No petition shall be circulated until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of this section as to form. The secretary of state or the official with whom the petitions are to be filed shall approve or disapprove a petition as to form by the close of the second business day following submission of the proposed petition. The secretary of state or official, as applicable, shall mail or e-mail written notice of the action taken to the person who submitted the petition on the day the action is taken.
Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 688, § 7, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 832, § 34, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1740, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1641, § 19, effective June 21.
Editor's note: Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
Cross references: For filing a certificate of designation, see § 1-4-604; for convention nominations, see § 1-4-701.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 4 - Elections - Access to Ballot by Candidates
Part 9 - Petitions for Candidacy
§ 1-4-901. Designation 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
§ 1-4-908. Review of Petition - Signature Verification - Notification - Cure - Rules
§ 1-4-909. Protest of Designations and Nominations