C.R.S. Section 1-4-502
Methods of nomination for partisan candidates

(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.

Source: Section 1-4-502 — Methods of nomination for partisan 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

§ 1-4-502’s source at colorado​.gov