§ 1-4-502 — Methods of nomination for partisan candidates

Colorado § 1-4-502

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 01: Elections
• Art.: Elections - Access to Ballot by Candidates

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(1) Except as
otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of this section,
nominations for United States senator, representative in congress, governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, member
of the state board of education, regent of the university of Colorado, member of the
general assembly, district attorney, and all county officers to be elected at the
general election may be made by primary election under section 1-4-101 or by
assembly or convention under section 1-4-702 by major political parties, by petition
for nomination as provided in section 1-4-802, or by a minor political party as
provided in section 1-4-1304.

(2) Nominations for presidential electors to be elected at the general
election and for candidates to fill vacancies to unexpired terms of representatives
in congress to be elected at a congressional vacancy election may be made by a
convention of a political party, or by a committee authorized by the convention, or
by petition for nomination of an unaffiliated candidate as provided in parts 8 and 9
of this article.

(3) For general elections:

(a) The nomination of a major political party for lieutenant governor shall be
made by the party's candidate for governor. No later than seven days after the
official statewide election results for the primary election are certified pursuant to
section 1-10-105 (1), the party's candidate for governor shall select a candidate for
lieutenant governor and shall file a written nomination of the candidate with the
secretary of state. Other nominations for the office of lieutenant governor may be
made by petition for nomination of an unaffiliated candidate as provided in section
1-4-802 or by a minor political party as provided in section 1-4-1304 (2).

(b) No person shall be eligible for a major political party nomination for
lieutenant governor unless such person is a registered elector and has been
affiliated with the major political party making the nomination, as shown in the
record books of the county clerk and recorder, no later than the first business day
of the January immediately preceding the election for which the person desires to
be placed in nomination.

(c) Any person nominated as the candidate for lieutenant governor of a major
political party pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section shall file a written
acceptance with the secretary of state by mail or hand delivery. The written
acceptance must be postmarked or received by the secretary of state within thirty
days after the nomination. If an acceptance is not filed within the required time, the
candidate is deemed to have declined the nomination, and the nomination must be
treated as a vacancy to be filled as provided in part 10 of this article 4.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 677, � 5, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 860, � 115, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 256, � 6, effective April 13. L. 2000: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 2027, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 1309, � 6, effective April 22. L. 2010: (3)(b) amended, (HB 10-1271), ch. 324, p. 1501, � 2, effective May 27. Initiated 2016: (1) amended, Proposition 108, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2016. See L. 2017, p. 2823. L. 2017: IP(3) and (3)(c) amended, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 962, � 7, effective August 9. L. 2019: (3)(a) and (3)(c) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 326, p. 3010, � 16, effective August 2. L. 2021: (3)(a) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1639, � 14, effective June 21.