§ C.R.S. § 1-4-502Methods of nomination for partisan candidates

(1) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of this section, nominations for United
States senator, representative in congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state
treasurer, attorney general, member of the state board of education, regent of the university of
Colorado, member of the general assembly, district attorney, and all county officers to be elected
at the general election may be made by primary election under section 1-4-101 or by assembly or
convention under section 1-4-702 by major political parties, by petition for nomination as
provided in section 1-4-802, or by a minor political party as provided in section 1-4-1304.
(2) Nominations for presidential electors to be elected at the general election and for
candidates to fill vacancies to unexpired terms of representatives in congress to be elected at a
congressional vacancy election may be made by a convention of a political party, or by a
committee authorized by the convention, or by petition for nomination of an unaffiliated
candidate as provided in parts 8 and 9 of this article.
(3) For general elections:
(a) The nomination of a major political party for lieutenant governor shall be made by
the party's candidate for governor. No later than seven days after the official statewide election
results for the primary election are certified pursuant to section 1-10-105 (1), the party's
candidate for governor shall select a candidate for lieutenant governor and shall file a written
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nomination of the candidate with the secretary of state. Other nominations for the office of
lieutenant governor may be made by petition for nomination of an unaffiliated candidate as
provided in section 1-4-802 or by a minor political party as provided in section 1-4-1304 (2).
(b) No person shall be eligible for a major political party nomination for lieutenant
governor unless such person is a registered elector and has been affiliated with the major
political party making the nomination, as shown in the record books of the county clerk and
recorder, no later than the first business day of the January immediately preceding the election
for which the person desires to be placed in nomination.
(c) Any person nominated as the candidate for lieutenant governor of a major political
party pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section shall file a written acceptance with the
secretary of state by mail or hand delivery. The written acceptance must be postmarked or
received by the secretary of state within thirty days after the nomination. If an acceptance is not
filed within the required time, the candidate is deemed to have declined the nomination, and the
nomination must be treated as a vacancy to be filled as provided in part 10 of this article 4.
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