Two Congressional Candidates Do Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot

Denver, April 17, 2024 - The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced today that two candidates for United States House of Representatives in District 3 and 4, have not submitted the required number of valid signatures to appear on the June 25, 2024 State Primary ballot.

Candidates for United States House of Representatives are required to collect 1,500 signatures (or 10% of votes cast in the last election, whichever is smaller) in their district, a requirement outlined by 1-4-801, C.R.S.

Joe Granado, Republican candidate for District 3, submitted 1,069 valid signatures, failing to meet the signature threshold.

Petition Verification Summary:

Number of qualified signatures submitted: 1,927

Number of entries rejected: 858

Number of entries accepted: 1,069

Number of valid signatures required:  1,500

Granado complete statement of sufficiency (PDF)

Floyd Trujillo, Republican candidate for District 4, submitted 1,084 valid signatures, failing to meet the signature threshold.

Petition Verification Summary:

Number of qualified signatures submitted: 2,363

Number of entries rejected: 1,279

Number of entries accepted: 1,084

Number of valid signatures required:  1,500

Trujillo complete statement of sufficiency (PDF)

2024 State Primary petitioning candidates

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