Petition Signature Requirements
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 |
|---|---|
| Office Attorney General | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office County Offices | Signatures required 1,000 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office CU Regent, At-Large | Signatures required 500 per congressional district |
| Office CU Regent, District | Signatures required 1,500 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office District Attorney | Signatures required 1,000 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office Governor | Signatures required 1,500 per congressional district |
| Office Secretary of State | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office State Board of Education, At-Large | Signatures required 500 per congressional district |
| Office State Board of Education, District | Signatures required 1,500 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Representative | Signatures required 1,000 or 30% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Senator | Signatures required 1,000 or 30% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Treasurer | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office US Representative | Signatures required 1,500 or 10% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office US Senator | Signatures required 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 |
|---|---|
| Office Attorney General | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office County Offices | Signatures required 1,000 or 2% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office CU Regent, At-Large | Signatures required 500 per congressional district |
| Office CU Regent, District | Signatures required 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office District Attorney | Signatures required 1,000 or 3% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office Governor | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office Secretary of State | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office State Board of Education, At-Large | Signatures required 500 per congressional district |
| Office State Board of Education, District | Signatures required 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Representative | Signatures required 1,000 or 5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Senator | Signatures required 1,000 or 3.33% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Treasurer | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office US Representative | Signatures required 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office US Senator | Signatures required 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 |
|---|---|
| Office Attorney General | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office County Offices | Signatures required 1,000 or 2% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office CU Regent, At-Large | Signatures required 500 per congressional district |
| Office CU Regent, District | Signatures required 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office District Attorney | Signatures required 1,000 or 3% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office Governor | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office RTD Director | Signatures required 250 within RTD District |
| Office Secretary of State | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office State Board of Education, At-Large | Signatures required 500 per congressional district |
| Office State Board of Education, District | Signatures required 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Representative | Signatures required 1,000 or 5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Senator | Signatures required 1,000 or 3.33% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office State Treasurer | Signatures required 1,000 per congressional district |
| Office US Representative | Signatures required 1,500 or 2.5% of votes cast (whichever is less)* |
| Office US Senator | Signatures required 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.] | |