2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 1 - Elections
General, Primary, Recall, and Congressional Vacancy Elections
Article 5 - Notice of and Preparation for Elections
Part 4 - Ballots
§ 1-5-402. Primary election ballots

(1) No later than thirty-two days before the primary election, the county clerk and recorder shall prepare a separate ballot for each political party. The ballots shall be printed in the following manner:

(a) All official ballots shall be printed according to the provisions of sections 1-5-407 and 1-5-408; except that across the top of each ballot shall be printed the name of the political party for which the ballot is to be used.

(b) The positions on the ballot shall be arranged as follows: First, candidates for United States senator; next, congressional candidates; next, state candidates; next, legislative candidates; next, district attorney candidates; next, other candidates for district offices greater than a county office; next, candidates for county commissioners; next, county clerk and recorder candidates; next, county treasurer candidates; next, county assessor candidates; next, county sheriff candidates; next, county surveyor candidates; and next, county coroner candidates. When other offices are to be filled at the coming general election, the county clerk and recorder, in preparing the primary ballot, shall use substantially the form prescribed by this section, stating the proper designation of the office and placing the names of the candidates for the office under the name of the office.

(2) No later than forty-five days before the primary election, the county clerk and recorder shall prepare a combined primary election ballot to be used by unaffiliated electors. the ballot must be printed in the following manner:

(a) All official ballots must be printed according to the provisions of sections 1-4-101, 1-5-407, and 1-5-408. across the top of each ballot the words "primary election ballot for unaffiliated voters" shall be printed.

(b) The positions of candidates on the ballots to be used by unaffiliated electors must be arranged in the order specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section; except that the candidates of each political party must be clearly and conspicuously segregated from the candidates of any other political party and grouped together according to section 1-4-101 (2).