Democrat Stephany Rose Spaulding makes ballot in CD 5
DENVER, April 4, 2018 -- Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced today that Democrat Stephany Rose Spaulding has successfully petitioned onto the primary ballot in Congressional District 5.
The seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, who also petitioned onto the ballot. Other candidates are seeking the same seat.
Colorado law now allows petitioners a chance to "cure" non-matching signatures and other technical problems, such as the wrong date on a circulator affidavit. That gives candidates the ability to fix issues without having to go to court. Previously judges had much more leeway to accept signatures that the Secretary of State's office, by law, had to reject. That led to legal challenges.
Spaulding's numbers:
- Turned in: 1,539
- Rejected: 422
- Accepted: 1,117
- Required: 1,000
Candidates who planned to petition onto the primary ballot were allowed to begin collecting signatures on Jan. 16, and required to turn them in by March 20. In all, 45 candidates, including six running for governor, submitted petitions. Our office releases results after the petitions are reviewed, and notes when candidates have been declared sufficient. Here is that list.
Other candidates are getting on the ballot through the assembly process, which began with neighborhood caucuses in March and concludes with the state Democratic and Republican assemblies on April 14.
