C.R.S. Section 31-10-302
Nomination of municipal officers

(1)

Candidates for municipal offices shall be nominated, without regard to affiliation, by petition on forms supplied by the clerk. A petition of nomination may consist of one or more sheets, but it shall contain the name and address of only one candidate and shall indicate the office to which the candidate is seeking election.

(2)

Nomination petitions may be circulated and signed beginning on the ninety-first day and ending on the seventy-first day prior to the day of election. Each petition must be signed by registered electors in the following numbers:

(a)

For a candidate in a city, at least twenty-five registered electors residing within the city;

(b)

For a candidate from a ward within a city, at least twenty-five registered electors residing in the candidate’s ward;

(c)

For a candidate in a town, at least ten registered electors residing within the town; and

(d)

For a candidate from a ward within a town, at least ten registered electors residing in the candidate’s ward.

(3)

Each registered elector signing a petition shall sign such registered elector’s own signature and shall print or, if such elector is unable to do so, shall cause to be printed such elector’s legal name, the address at which such registered elector resides, including the street name and number, the city or town, the county, and the date of the signing. The registered elector, or the person printing on behalf of the registered elector, may use any abbreviations that reasonably identify the residence of the registered elector, and the date the registered elector signed the petition. The circulator of each nomination petition shall make an affidavit that each signature thereon is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be and that each signer has stated to the circulator that the signer is a registered elector of the municipality or municipality and ward, as the case may be, for which the nomination is made. The signature of each signer of a petition shall constitute prima facie evidence of his qualifications without the requirement that each signer make an affidavit as to his qualifications.

(4)

No petition is valid that does not contain the requisite number of signatures of registered electors. The clerk shall inspect timely filed petitions of nomination to ensure compliance with this section. Such inspection may consist of an examination of the information on the signature lines for patent defects, a comparison of the information on the signature lines with a list of registered electors provided by the county, or any other method of inspection reasonably expected to ensure compliance with this section. Any petition may be amended to correct or replace those signatures that the clerk finds are not in apparent conformity with the requirements of this section at any time prior to sixty-three days before the day of election.

(5)

No registered elector shall sign more than one nomination petition for each separate office to be filled in his municipality or municipality and ward, as the case may be. Each office of the governing body that is to be filled by the electorate shall be considered a separate office for the purpose of nomination. In municipalities in which offices of the governing body are filled both by election from wards and election at large, an elector may sign a nomination petition for each office to be filled from his ward and also for each office to be filled by election at large. If a registered elector’s signature appears on more than one nomination petition for a particular office, the clerk may utilize the date of signing indicated on the nomination petitions to determine which signature was valid when affixed to the nomination petitions. If the date of signing does not clarify which signature was valid, all signatures of such registered elector shall be rejected.

(6)

Each nomination petition shall be filed with the clerk no later than the seventy-first day prior to the day of election. Every petition shall have endorsed thereon or appended thereto the written affidavit of the candidate accepting the nomination and swearing that the candidate satisfies the requirements set forth in section 31-10-301 to be a candidate and hold office in the municipality. The acceptance of nomination shall contain the place of residence of the candidate and the name of the candidate in the form that the candidate wishes it to appear on the ballot. The candidate’s name may be a nickname or include a nickname but shall not contain any title or degree designating the business or profession of the candidate.

(7)

The clerk shall cause all nomination petitions to be preserved for a period of two years. All such petitions shall be open to public inspection under proper regulation by the clerk with whom they are filed.

(8)

Repealed.

Source: Section 31-10-302 — Nomination of municipal officers, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-31.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

31‑10‑101
Short title 31‑10‑102
Definitions 31‑10‑102.5
Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors 31‑10‑102.7
Applicability of the “Uniform Election Code of 1992” 31‑10‑102.8
Active military or overseas voters - timely mailing, casting, and receipt of ballot - definition 31‑10‑103
Computation of time 31‑10‑104
Powers of clerk and deputy 31‑10‑105
Election commission 31‑10‑106
Copies of election laws and manual provided 31‑10‑108
Special elections 31‑10‑109
Submission of question on regular election date for municipalities 31‑10‑201
Qualifications of municipal electors 31‑10‑202
Submission of question to qualified taxpaying electors - oath 31‑10‑203
Registration required 31‑10‑204
Municipal clerk as deputy county clerk and recorder 31‑10‑205
Registration lists 31‑10‑206
Delivery and custody of registration book or list 31‑10‑207
Questions answered by elector 31‑10‑208
Change of address 31‑10‑301
Electors eligible to hold municipal office 31‑10‑302
Nomination of municipal officers 31‑10‑303
Withdrawal from nominations 31‑10‑305
Objections to nominations 31‑10‑306
Write-in candidate affidavit 31‑10‑401
Appointment of election judges 31‑10‑402
Number of judges 31‑10‑403
Certificates of appointment 31‑10‑404
Acceptances 31‑10‑405
Vacancies 31‑10‑406
Removal of judges 31‑10‑407
Oath of judges 31‑10‑408
Compensation of judges 31‑10‑409
Compensation for delivery of election returns and other election papers 31‑10‑501
Clerk to give notice 31‑10‑501.5
Ballot issue notice 31‑10‑502
Establishing precincts and polling places 31‑10‑503
Judges may change polling places 31‑10‑504
Number of voting booths or voting machines 31‑10‑505
Arrangement of voting machines or voting booths and ballot boxes 31‑10‑506
Election expenses to be paid by municipality 31‑10‑507
Election may be canceled - when 31‑10‑601
Hours of voting 31‑10‑602
Watchers at municipal elections 31‑10‑603
Employee entitled to vote 31‑10‑604
Judges open ballot box first 31‑10‑605
Judge to keep pollbook 31‑10‑606
Preparing to vote 31‑10‑607
Manner of voting in precincts which use paper ballots 31‑10‑608
Disabled voter - assistance 31‑10‑609
Spoiled ballots 31‑10‑610
Counting paper ballots 31‑10‑611
Tally sheets 31‑10‑612
Defective ballots 31‑10‑613
Judges’ certificate 31‑10‑614
Delivery of election returns, ballot boxes, and other election papers 31‑10‑615
Judges to post returns 31‑10‑616
Preservation of ballots and election records 31‑10‑617
Ranked voting methods 31‑10‑701
Use of voting machines 31‑10‑702
Judges to inspect machines 31‑10‑703
Sample ballots, ballot labels, and cards of instruction 31‑10‑704
Instructions to vote 31‑10‑705
Length of time to vote 31‑10‑706
Judge to watch voting machines 31‑10‑707
Clerk to supply seals for voting machines 31‑10‑708
Close of polls and count of votes 31‑10‑709
Election laws apply - separate absentee ballots permitted 31‑10‑801
Use of electronic system 31‑10‑802
Sample ballots 31‑10‑803
Ballots - electronic voting 31‑10‑804
Preparation for use - electronic voting 31‑10‑805
Instructions to vote 31‑10‑806
Ballots 31‑10‑807
Distribution of ballots 31‑10‑808
Cards of instruction 31‑10‑809
Close of polls - count and seals in electronic voting 31‑10‑810
Electronic vote counting - test 31‑10‑811
Electronic vote counting - procedure 31‑10‑812
Election laws apply - separate absentee ballots permitted 31‑10‑901
Ballot boxes 31‑10‑902
Ballots 31‑10‑903
Ballots changed if candidate dies or withdraws 31‑10‑904
Printing and distribution of ballots 31‑10‑905
Substitute ballots 31‑10‑906
Cards of instruction 31‑10‑907
Definitions 31‑10‑908
Mail ballot elections - preelection process 31‑10‑909
Nomination of candidates in mail ballot elections 31‑10‑910
Procedures for conducting mail ballot election 31‑10‑910.3
Verification of signatures - signature verification devices - procedures - training - definitions 31‑10‑911
Counting mail ballots 31‑10‑912
Write-in candidate affidavit in mail ballot elections 31‑10‑913
Challenges 31‑10‑1001
When absent electors may vote 31‑10‑1002
Application for absentee voter’s ballot - permanent absentee voter status - ballot delivery - list of absentee voters 31‑10‑1003
Self-affirmation on return envelope 31‑10‑1004
Manner of absentee voting by paper ballot 31‑10‑1005
Absent voters’ voting machines - electronic voting systems 31‑10‑1006
Delivery to judges 31‑10‑1007
Casting and counting absentee ballots 31‑10‑1008
Challenge of absentee ballots - rejection - record 31‑10‑1010
Emergency absentee voting - definition 31‑10‑1101
No voting unless registered 31‑10‑1102
Right to vote may be challenged 31‑10‑1103
Challenge to be made by written oath 31‑10‑1104
Challenge questions asked voter 31‑10‑1105
Oath of challenged voter 31‑10‑1106
Refusal to answer questions or take oath 31‑10‑1201
Returns - canvass 31‑10‑1202
Imperfect returns 31‑10‑1203
Corrections 31‑10‑1204
Tie - lots - notice to candidates 31‑10‑1205
Statement - certificates of election 31‑10‑1206
Fees of municipal judge 31‑10‑1207
Recount 31‑10‑1301
Who may contest - causes 31‑10‑1302
District judge to preside - bond 31‑10‑1303
Filing statement - contents 31‑10‑1304
Summons - answer 31‑10‑1305
Trial and appeals 31‑10‑1306
Recount 31‑10‑1307
Judgment 31‑10‑1308
Ballot questions and ballot issues - how contested 31‑10‑1401
Controversies 31‑10‑1402
Correction of errors 31‑10‑1501
District attorney or attorney general to prosecute 31‑10‑1502
Sufficiency of complaint - judicial notice 31‑10‑1503
Immunity of witness from prosecution 31‑10‑1504
Penalties for election offenses 31‑10‑1505
Payment of fines 31‑10‑1506
Perjury 31‑10‑1507
Forgery 31‑10‑1508
Tampering with nomination papers 31‑10‑1509
Bribery of petition signers 31‑10‑1511
Custody and delivery of ballots and other election papers 31‑10‑1512
Destroying, removing, or delaying delivery of ballots and other election papers 31‑10‑1513
Unlawfully refusing or permitting to vote 31‑10‑1514
Revealing how elector voted 31‑10‑1515
Violation of duty 31‑10‑1516
Unlawful receipt of money 31‑10‑1517
Disclosing or identifying vote 31‑10‑1518
Delivering and receiving ballots at polls 31‑10‑1519
Voting twice 31‑10‑1520
Voting in the wrong precinct 31‑10‑1521
Electioneering near polls 31‑10‑1522
Employer’s unlawful acts 31‑10‑1523
Intimidation 31‑10‑1524
Unlawfully giving or promising money 31‑10‑1525
Corrupt means of influencing vote 31‑10‑1526
Interference with voter while voting 31‑10‑1528
Inducing defective ballot 31‑10‑1529
Personating elector 31‑10‑1530
Altering posted abstract of votes 31‑10‑1531
Wagers with electors 31‑10‑1532
Tampering with notices or supplies 31‑10‑1533
Tampering with registration book, registration list, or pollbook 31‑10‑1534
Tampering with voting machine 31‑10‑1535
Interference with election official 31‑10‑1536
Unlawful qualification as taxpaying elector 31‑10‑1537
Absentee voting 31‑10‑1538
Article to be liberally construed 31‑10‑1539
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§ 31-10-302’s source at colorado​.gov