Colorado § 1-4-503 - Method of nomination for nonpartisan candidates.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-4-503 — Method of nomination for nonpartisan candidates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-4-503. Method of nomination for nonpartisan candidates.
Nominations for all elected nonpartisan local government officials must be by petition for nomination as provided in part 8 of this article.
Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 678, § 5, effective January 1, 1993. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 450, § 4, effective August 4. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 72, § 36, effective February 18.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 1-4-502 and 1-4-801 as they existed prior to 1992.
Cross references: (1) For filing of petitions and certificates of designation of assembly, see § 1-4-604.
(2) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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