C.R.S. Section 1-4-1304
Nomination of candidates

(1)

A minor political party may nominate candidates in accordance with sections 1-4-302, 1-4-402 (1)(a), 1-4-502 (1), and 1-4-802 and this article.

(1.5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

A minor political party may nominate candidates for offices to be filled at a general election by petition in accordance with section 1-4-802.

(b)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

A minor political party may nominate candidates for offices to be filled at a general election by assembly. Except as provided in subsection (1.5)(f) of this section, an assembly shall be held no later than seventy-three days preceding the primary election.

(II)

Each candidate receiving thirty percent or more of the votes of all duly accredited assembly delegates who are present and voting on that office shall be designated by the assembly and certified pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(c)

If an assembly designates more than one candidate for an office, or if an assembly designates one or more candidates and one or more candidates qualifies by petition, the candidate of the minor political party for that office shall be nominated at a primary election held in accordance with this code. A minor political party may prohibit unaffiliated electors from voting in the party’s primary election so long as the prohibition is in accordance with the party’s constitution, bylaws, or other applicable rules. Any minor party choosing to prohibit unaffiliated electors from voting in its primary election must notify the secretary of state of the prohibition not less than seventy-five days prior to the primary election.

(d)

If only one candidate is designated for an office by petition or assembly, that candidate shall be the candidate of the minor political party in the general election.

(e)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any eligible elector associated with a political organization that does not qualify as a minor political party in an election from qualifying for the ballot by petition as an unaffiliated candidate under section 1-4-802.

(f)

Repealed.

(2)

Nominations by a minor political party, to be valid, must be made in accordance with the party’s constitution or bylaws. No nomination under this section is valid for any general election unless the nominee:

(a)

Is a registered elector;

(b)

Was registered as affiliated with the minor political party that is making the nomination, as shown in the statewide voter registration system, no later than the first business day of the January immediately preceding the general election for which the person was nominated, unless otherwise provided in the constitution or bylaws of the minor political party; and

(c)

Has not been registered as a member of a major political party at any time after the first business day of the January immediately preceding the general election for which the person was nominated, unless otherwise provided in the constitution or bylaws of the minor political party.

(3)

Any minor political party nominating candidates in accordance with this part 13 shall file a certificate of designation with the designated election official no later than four days after the assembly was held at which the candidate was designated. The certificate of designation must state the name of the office for which each person is a candidate and the candidate’s name and address, the date on which the assembly was held at which the candidate was designated, must designate in not more than three words the name of the minor political party that the candidate represents, and must certify that the candidate is a member of the minor political party. The candidate’s name may include one nickname, if the candidate regularly uses the nickname and the nickname does not include any part of a political party name. The candidate’s affiliation as shown in the statewide voter registration system is prima facie evidence of party membership.

(4)

Any person nominated in accordance with this part 13 shall file a written acceptance with the designated election official by mail, facsimile transmission, or hand delivery. The written acceptance must be postmarked or received by the designated election official no later than four business days after the filing of the certificate of designation required under subsection (3) of this section. If the acceptance is transmitted to the designated election official by facsimile transmission, the original acceptance must also be filed and postmarked no later than ten days after the filing of the certificate of designation required under subsection (3) of this section. If an acceptance is not filed within the specified time, the candidate shall be deemed to have declined the nomination.

(5)

Nothing in this part 13 shall be construed to allow a minor political party to nominate more than one candidate for any one office.

Source: Section 1-4-1304 — Nomination of candidates, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑4‑101
Primary elections - when - nominations - expenses 1‑4‑102
Methods of placing names on primary ballot 1‑4‑103
Order of names on primary ballot 1‑4‑104
Party nominees 1‑4‑104.5
Primary election canceled - when 1‑4‑105
Defeated candidate ineligible 1‑4‑201
Time of holding general election 1‑4‑202
United States senators 1‑4‑203
Representatives in congress 1‑4‑204
State and district officers 1‑4‑205
County commissioners 1‑4‑206
Other county officers 1‑4‑301
Time of holding presidential elections 1‑4‑302
Party nominations to be made by convention 1‑4‑304
Presidential electors 1‑4‑305
Compensation 1‑4‑401
Time of congressional vacancy elections 1‑4‑401.5
Special congressional vacancy election - continuity in representation - rules 1‑4‑402
Nominations of political party candidates 1‑4‑403
Nomination of unaffiliated candidates for congressional vacancy election 1‑4‑404
Nomination and acceptance of candidate 1‑4‑501
Only eligible electors eligible for office 1‑4‑502
Methods of nomination for partisan candidates 1‑4‑503
Method of nomination for nonpartisan candidates 1‑4‑504
Documents are public records 1‑4‑601
Designation of candidates for primary election - definition 1‑4‑602
Delegates to party assemblies - definition 1‑4‑603
Designation of major political party candidates by petition 1‑4‑604
Filing of petitions and certificates of designation by assembly - legislative declaration 1‑4‑605
Order of names on primary ballot 1‑4‑701
Party nominations to be made by convention 1‑4‑702
Nominations of candidates for general election by convention 1‑4‑801
Designation of party candidates by petition 1‑4‑802
Petitions for nominating minor political party and unaffiliated candidates for a partisan office 1‑4‑803
Petitions for nominating school district directors 1‑4‑805
Petitions for nominating municipal candidates in coordinated elections 1‑4‑806
Preregistrants eligible to sign petitions 1‑4‑901
Designation of petition 1‑4‑902
Form of petition 1‑4‑903
Approval of petition 1‑4‑904
Signatures on the petitions 1‑4‑905
Circulators - requirements - affidavits - notarization - training 1‑4‑905.5
Petition entities - requirements - violations - definitions 1‑4‑906
Candidate’s acceptance 1‑4‑907
Filing of petition 1‑4‑908
Review of petition - signature verification - notification - cure - rules 1‑4‑909
Protest of designations and nominations 1‑4‑911
Review of a protest 1‑4‑912
Cure - rules 1‑4‑1001
Withdrawal or disqualification from candidacy 1‑4‑1002
Vacancies in major party designation up to the sixty-eighth day before primary election day 1‑4‑1003
Vacancies in major party designation occurring between the sixty-seventh day before a primary election and the earliest day to mail primary election ballots 1‑4‑1004
Vacancies in major party designation occurring from the day after the earliest day to mail primary election ballots through primary election day 1‑4‑1005
Vacancies in major party nomination occurring from the day after primary election day through the earliest day to mail general election ballots 1‑4‑1006
Vacancies in major party nomination occurring from the day after the earliest day to mail general election ballots through general election day 1‑4‑1007
Vacancies in minor party designation or nomination 1‑4‑1008
Vacancies in unaffiliated designation or nomination 1‑4‑1009
Vacancies in school district director nomination 1‑4‑1010
Vacancies in office occurring from the sixty-eighth day prior to primary election day through the earliest day to mail general election ballots 1‑4‑1011
Vacancies of joint gubernatorial candidates - process for filling vacancy in nomination for office of lieutenant governor 1‑4‑1012
Remote participation in vacancy committee meetings 1‑4‑1101
Write-in candidate affidavit of intent 1‑4‑1102
Time of filing affidavit 1‑4‑1103
Write-in votes for governor, president 1‑4‑1201
Declaration 1‑4‑1202
Definitions 1‑4‑1203
Presidential primary elections - when - conduct 1‑4‑1204
Names on ballots 1‑4‑1205
Write-in candidate affidavit for presidential primary 1‑4‑1206
Presidential primary ballots - survey of returns 1‑4‑1207
Election results - certification - pledging of delegates 1‑4‑1301
Formation of minor political party 1‑4‑1302
Petition to qualify as a minor political party 1‑4‑1303
Qualifications to nominate by constitution or bylaws 1‑4‑1304
Nomination of candidates 1‑4‑1305
Disqualification of minor political party 1‑4‑1401
Legislative declaration 1‑4‑1402
Applicability of part 1‑4‑1403
Referral of question in single-county judicial districts 1‑4‑1404
Referral of question in multiple-county judicial districts 1‑4‑1405
Coordinated or general election ballot 1‑4‑1406
County clerk and recorder designated election official - certification of results to secretary of state 1‑4‑1407
Initiative - petition 1‑4‑1408
Prior actions not affected
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-4-1304’s source at colorado​.gov