Giulianna “Jewels” Gray Does Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot

Denver, April 11, 2022 - The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced today that Giulianna “Jewels” Gray, Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives, District 8, did not submit the required number of signatures to appear on the June 28, 2022 State Primary ballot.

Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives are required to collect 1,500 signatures (or 10% of votes cast in the last election in the district, whichever is smaller) in their district, a requirement outlined by 1-4-801(2)(a.5), C.R.S. Gray submitted 1,046 valid signatures, failing to meet the 1,500-signature threshold. 

Petition Verification Summary:

Number of qualified signatures submitted:  1,714

Number of entries rejected:  668

Number of entries accepted:  1,046

Number of valid signatures required:  1,500

For a complete statement of insufficiency (PDF), click here.

For an updated list of 2022 State Primary petitioning candidates to date, click here.

A record of all accepted and rejected signatures, including reasons for each rejection is on file with the Secretary of State.