§ C.R.S. § 1-4-604(untitled)

Filing of petitions and certificates of designation by assembly - legislative
declaration. (1) (a) Every petition or certificate of designation by assembly in the case of a
candidate for nomination for any national or state office specified in section 1-4-502 (1), or for
member of the general assembly, district attorney, or district office greater than a county office,
together with the written acceptances signed by the persons designated or nominated by such
assembly described in section 1-4-601 (3), shall be filed by the presiding officer or secretary of
such assembly and received in the office of the secretary of state.
(b) A copy of each such certificate of designation shall be transmitted by the presiding
officer or secretary of each assembly to the state central committee of the political party holding
such assembly within three days after the adjournment of such assembly.
(2) Every petition or certificate of designation by assembly in the case of a candidate for
nomination for any elective office other than the offices specified in paragraph (a) of subsection
(1) of this section shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county where
the person is a candidate.
(3) Certificates of designation by assembly shall be filed no later than four days after the
adjournment of the assembly. Certificates of designation may be transmitted by facsimile
transmission; however, the original certificate must also be filed and postmarked no later than
ten days after the adjournment of the assembly.
(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 99, p. 764, § 22, effective May 20, 1999.)
(5) Late filing of the certificate of designation shall not deprive candidates of their
candidacy.
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(6) (a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (6)(a)(II) of this section, no later than four
days after the adjournment of the assembly, the state central committee of each political party,
utilizing the information described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, shall file with the
secretary of state a compilation of the certificates of designation of each assembly that
nominated candidates for any national or state office or for member of the general assembly,
district attorney, or district office greater than a county office. Such a compilation of certificates
of designation may be transmitted by facsimile transmission; however, the original compilation
must also be filed and postmarked no later than ten days after the adjournment of the assembly.
(II) Repealed.
(b) The secretary of state shall compare such party compilation of certificates of
designation with the certificates of designation filed by each such assembly with the secretary of
state's office pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section. In the event that a
certificate of designation appearing on such party compilation has not been filed pursuant to
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, the secretary of state shall notify the state central
committee of such party not less than fifty-seven days before the primary election of an
assembly's failure to file such certificate of designation.
(c) A state central committee that receives notification pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
subsection (6) shall file, or direct the presiding officer of the assembly to file, the certificate of
designation, together with any written acceptances, not less than fifty-six days before the
primary election.
(d) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is beneficial to improve the
procedure and timeliness for communicating the designation of candidates for the primary
election ballot by political party assemblies between the officers of such assemblies, the state
central committee of each political party, and the secretary of state. The general assembly further
finds that prescribing certain additional review processes for the documentation evidencing
designations and nominations of candidates that are not onerous will serve to minimize the
likelihood of a candidate being deprived of his or her candidacy and of an erroneous primary
election ballot. The general assembly further encourages the responsible officials to engage in
the enhanced communication and review described in this subsection (6) well in advance of
statutorily prescribed deadlines or ballot certification dates, if possible, in order to maximize the
time for giving notice and resolving any issues that may arise from the primary ballot
nomination process.
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(3) Subsection (6)(a)(II)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (6)(a)(II), effective
December 31, 2020. (See L. 2020, p. 85.)