Section 1-5-402 - Primary election ballots(1) No later than thirty-two days before the primary election, the county clerk and recorder shall prepare a separate ballot for each political party. The county clerk and recorder shall ensure that the ballots are printed in the following manner: (a) The county clerk and recorder shall ensure that all official ballots are printed according to the provisions of section 1-5-407; except that across the top of each ballot must be printed the name of the political party for which the ballot is to be used.(b) The positions on the ballot shall be arranged as follows: First, candidates for United States senator; next, congressional candidates; next, state candidates; next, legislative candidates; next, district attorney candidates; next, other candidates for district offices greater than a county office; next, candidates for county commissioners; next, county clerk and recorder candidates; next, county treasurer candidates; next, county assessor candidates; next, county sheriff candidates; next, county surveyor candidates; and next, county coroner candidates. When other offices are to be filled at the coming general election, the county clerk and recorder, in preparing the primary ballot, shall use substantially the form prescribed by this section, stating the proper designation of the office and placing the names of the candidates for the office under the name of the office.Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 14, eff. 6/6/2024.Amended by 2018 Ch. 262, § 13, eff. 5/29/2018.L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 707, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1)(a) amended, p. 1766, § 6, effective June 6. L. 99: IP(1) amended, p. 774, § 46, effective May 20. Initiated 2016: (2) added, Proposition 108, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2016. See L. 2017, p. 2825. L. 2018: (2) repealed, (SB 18-233), ch. 262, p. 1608, § 13, effective May 29.(1) This section is similar to former § 1-6-401(2) as it existed prior to 1992.
(2) This section was amended by initiative in 2016. The vote count on Proposition 108 at the general election held November 8, 2016, was as follows:
FOR: 1,398,577
AGAINST: 1,227,117
(1) For order of names on a primary ballot, see § 1-4-103 ; for designation of candidates by party assembly, see § 1-4-601 ; for designation of party candidates by petition, see § 1-4-603 ; for conduct of primary elections, see part 2 of article 7 of this title. (2) For the declaration of the people of Colorado in Proposition 108, see section 1 on p. 2822, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.