Colorado § 1-4-105 - Defeated candidate ineligible.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-4-105 — Defeated candidate ineligible., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-4-105. Defeated candidate ineligible.
No person who has been defeated as a candidate in a primary election shall be eligible for election to the same office by ballot or as a write-in candidate in the next general election unless the party vacancy committee nominates that person; except that this section does not apply to candidates for president of the United States.
Source: L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 620, § 32, effective May 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-210), ch. 468, p. 3243, § 7, effective June 6.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-15-110 as it existed prior to 1980.
ANNOTATION
A defeated candidate in a primary election is not barred from being named as a candidate to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of the regular nominee for the office. Armstrong v. Simonson, 84 Colo. 472, 271 P. 627 (1928) (decided under former law).
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Section 1-4-105 ("Defeated candidate ineligible.") 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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