COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE
[8 CCR 1505-1]
Election rules

Rules as Adopted - Clean

May 1, 2012

New Rule 10.6 is adopted as follows:
10.6	Printing primary election ballots.
10.6.1	If any major political party as defined in section 1-1-104(22.5), C.R.S., has nominated more than one candidate for any office, whether by assembly or petition, the primary election must be conducted for all major political parties. 
(a)	The county clerk must print the ballot to include all offices to which candidates may be nominated in the primary election.
(b)	If there are no candidates on the ballot for any particular office, the county clerk must print “There are no candidates for this office”.
[Sections 1-4-101 and 1-4-104.5, C.R.S.; Election Rule 10.3]
10.6.2	If any minor political party as defined in section 1-1-104(23), C.R.S., has nominated more than one candidate for any office, whether by assembly or petition, the primary election must be conducted for that party only. 
(a)	The county clerk must print the ballot to include only the races for which there is more than one candidate nominated.
(b)	If there is not more than one minor party candidate nominated for any race, the candidate is certified to the general election ballot. 
[Sections 1-4-101, 1-4-104.5(3), and 1-4-1304, C.R.S.]