Petition Signature Requirements
Signature requirements for:
Major Party Candidate Petitions
Minor Party Candidate Petitions
Unaffiliated and RTD Candidate Petitions
Primary Election: Major Party Candidate Petitions
Office | Signatures required |
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Attorney General | 1,000 per congressional district |
County Offices | 1,000 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
CU Regent, At-Large | 500 per congressional district |
CU Regent, District | 1,500 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
District Attorney | 1,000 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
Governor | 1,500 per congressional district |
Secretary of State | 1,000 per congressional district |
State Board of Education, At-Large | 500 per congressional district |
State Board of Education, District | 1,500 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Representative | 1,000 or 30% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Senator | 1,000 or 30% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Treasurer | 1,000 per congressional district |
US Representative | 1,500 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
US Senator | 1,500 per congressional district |
* The votes cast in the previous primary election for that office. If there was no primary, calculate based on votes cast in most recent general election for that office. |
Minor Party Candidate Petitions
Office | Signatures required |
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Attorney General | 1,000 per congressional district |
County Offices | 1,000 or 2% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
CU Regent, At-Large | 500 per congressional district |
CU Regent, District | 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
District Attorney | 1,000 or 3% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
Governor | 1,000 per congressional district |
Secretary of State | 1,000 per congressional district |
State Board of Education, At-Large | 500 per congressional district |
State Board of Education, District | 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Representative | 1,000 or 5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Senator | 1,000 or 3.33% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Treasurer | 1,000 per congressional district |
US Representative | 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
US Senator | 1,000 per congressional district |
* Votes cast for all candidates for that office in the most recent general election. [1-4-802(1)(c), C.R.S.] |
General Election: Unaffiliated and RTD Candidate Petitions
Office | Signatures required |
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President and Vice President | 1,500 per congressional district |
Attorney General | 1,000 per congressional district |
County Offices | 1,000 or 2% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
CU Regent, At-Large | 500 per congressional district |
CU Regent, District | 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
District Attorney | 1,000 or 3% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
Governor | 1,000 per congressional district |
RTD Director | 250 within RTD District |
Secretary of State | 1,000 per congressional district |
State Board of Education, At-Large | 500 per congressional district |
State Board of Education, District | 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Representative | 1,000 or 5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Senator | 1,000 or 3.33% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
State Treasurer | 1,000 per congressional district |
US Representative | 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
US Senator | 1,000 per congressional district |
* Votes cast for all candidates for that office in the most recent general election. [1-4-802(1)(c), C.R.S.] |