Colorado § 1-4-1001 - Withdrawal or disqualification from candidacy.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-4-1001 — Withdrawal or disqualification from candidacy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-4-1001. Withdrawal or disqualification from candidacy.
(1) (a) Any person who has accepted a designation or nomination may withdraw from candidacy at any time by filing a letter of withdrawal. The withdrawing candidate shall sign and acknowledge the letter before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and shall file the letter with the designated election official with whom the original certificate or petition of candidacy was filed.
(b) Any candidate withdrawing from a designation or nomination shall forthwith report the withdrawal to the persons designated in this part 10 to fill the vacancy.
(c) Except in the case of a vacancy to be filled in accordance with the provisions of section 1-4-1004 or 1-4-1006 that apply when a vacancy occurs from the earliest day to mail ballots pursuant to section 1-7.5-107 and the day of a primary or general election, respectively, if the withdrawal of candidacy is not made in time for the candidate's name to be taken off the ballot, any votes cast for the candidate are invalid and shall not be counted.
(2) If the designated election official disqualifies a candidate before the ballots are printed, that candidate's name shall not appear on the ballots.
(3) If a party fails to fill a vacancy in nomination by the deadlines established in this part 10, that vacancy in nomination shall remain unfilled.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part amended with relocated provisions, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 947, § 5, effective August 9. L. 2026: (3) added, (HB 26-1113), ch. 267, p. 1495, § 24, effective June 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-4-1001 ("Withdrawal or disqualification from candidacy.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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