Colorado § 1-4-904 Signatures on the petitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-4-904 — Signatures on the petitions

Colorado·Title 01 Elections·Art. Elections - Access to Ballot by Candidates

(1)Every petition shall be signed only by eligible electors.

(2)(a) For petitions to nominate candidates from a major political party in a partisan election, each signer must be affiliated with the major political party named in the petition and shall state the following to the circulator: That the signer has been affiliated with the major political party named in the petition for at least twenty-two days as shown in the statewide voter registration system and that the signer has not signed any other petition for any other candidate for the same office.

(b)Petitions to nominate candidates from a minor political party or unaffiliated candidates in a partisan election may be signed by any eligible elector who has not signed any other petition for any other candidate for the same

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(1) Every petition shall be signed only
by eligible electors.

(2) (a) For petitions to nominate candidates from a major political party in a
partisan election, each signer must be affiliated with the major political party
named in the petition and shall state the following to the circulator: That the signer
has been affiliated with the major political party named in the petition for at least
twenty-two days as shown in the statewide voter registration system and that the
signer has not signed any other petition for any other candidate for the same office.

(b) Petitions to nominate candidates from a minor political party or
unaffiliated candidates in a partisan election may be signed by any eligible elector
who has not signed any other petition for any other candidate for the same office.

(3) Unless physically unable, all electors shall sign their own signature and
shall print their names, their respective residence addresses, including the street
number and name, the city or town, the county, and the date of signature. Each
signature on a petition shall be made, to the extent possible, in black ink.

(4) Any person, except a circulator, may assist an elector who is physically
unable to sign the petition in completing the information on the petition as required
by law. On the petition, immediately following the name of the disabled elector, the
person providing assistance shall sign, provide the person's address, and state that
the assistance was given to the disabled elector.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 688, � 7, effective January 1, 1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 34, effective July 1. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 765, � 28, effective May 20. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1626, � 3, effective June 7. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 1311, � 8, effective April 22. L. 2016: (2)(a) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 577, � 32, effective May 18. L. 2021: (2)(a) and (4) amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1641, � 20, effective June 21.