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 |
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 |
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 |
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.] |