(1) Any person who desires to be a candidate for a municipal office in a mail ballot election conducted pursuant to this part 9 after May 1, 2014, shall comply with the nominating procedures set forth in this article 10; except that:
Any nominating petition in a mail ballot election may be circulated and signed beginning on the ninety-first day prior to the election and must be filed with the municipal clerk no later than the close of business on the seventy-first day prior to the election. The petition may be amended to correct or replace signatures that the clerk finds are not in apparent conformity with the requirements of this article 10 by filing such changes anytime prior to sixty-three days before the day of the election.
Any person who has been nominated and who has accepted a nomination may causehis or her name to be withdrawn from such nomination at any time prior to sixty-three days before the election by a written affidavit withdrawing from such nomination. The affidavit stating withdrawal shall be signed by the candidate and filed with the clerk. (c) Repealed.
Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 62, § 20, effective February 18. L. 2018: (1)(c) repealed, (SB 18-107), ch. 104, p. 789, § 4, effective August 8. L. 2020: IP(1), (1)(a), and (1)(b) amended, (HB 20-1156), ch. 51, p. 177, § 3, effective September 14.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
(2) For the legislative declaration in SB 18-107, see section 1 of chapter 104, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.