For President & Vice President

Have you announced your candidacy and filed the required campaign finance forms?

Yes, continue to Step 1.

No, I need to become a candidate.

Steps

1. Eligibility for nomination
2. Contact your political party
3. Party submits nominating documents
4. Submit audio recording
5. Names placed on general election ballot
6. Additional filing requirements

Step 1: Eligibility for nomination

Candidates must meet the basic qualifications for office.

A candidate must meet the qualifications for office outlined in Article II, Section 1(5) of the United States Constitution and meet the requirements established by their political party.

Step 2: Contact your political party

A major party or minor party (recognized by Colorado) presidential candidate should contact their political party for information about obtaining the party’s presidential nomination.

Political party directory

Step 3: Party submits nominating documents

Following the national party nominating convention, the party will submit to our office a certificate of nomination with the names of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees and the names of ten presidential electors. [1] [2]

Minor parties should also submit candidate acceptance of nominations for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

The certificate of nomination and minor party candidate acceptance of nominations must be received by our office no later than 60 days before the general election (September 6, 2024). [3]

The documents can be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed to:

Colorado Secretary of State – Elections Division
Attention: Ballot Access
1700 Broadway, Suite 550
Denver, CO 80290
Email: ballot.access@sos.state.co.us

Step 4: Submit audio recording

Candidate audio recordings for president and vice president must be submitted to the Secretary of State’s office no later than 60 days before the election (September 6, 2024). The audio recording must state the candidate’s name exactly as it appears on the certificate of nomination or candidate acceptance of nomination form, as this is how the candidate’s name will appear on the ballot. [4]

Audio recording instructions

Step 5: Names placed on general election ballot

Additional filing requirements

All candidates for president or vice president should contact the Federal Election Commission for campaign finance information and other requirements not addressed at the state level.

Federal Election Commission
1050 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20463
1-800-424-9530
Website: www.fec.gov

[1] Article II, Section 1(2), U.S. Constitution
[2] 1-4-302(1) & 1-4-701, C.R.S
[3] 1-4-701(3), C.R.S.
[4] SOS Election rule 4.6.1