Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-4-605

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 1-4-605 - Order of names on primary ballot

Candidates designated and certified by assembly for a particular office shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the order of the vote received at the assembly. The candidate receiving the highest vote shall be placed first in order on the ballot, followed by the candidate receiving the next highest vote, and so on until all of the candidates designated have been placed on the ballot. The names of two or more candidates receiving an equal number of votes for designation by assembly shall be placed on the primary ballot in the order determined by lot in accordance with section 1-4-601 (2). Candidates by petition for any particular office shall follow assembly candidates and shall be placed on the primary election ballot in an order established by lot.

C.R.S. § 1-4-605

L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 329, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 258, § 10, effective May 31. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 683, § 6, effective 1/1/1993.

This section is similar to former § 1-14-209 as it existed prior to 1980.