August 1 - Two Candidates Qualify for General Election Ballot; Five do Not
Denver, August 1, 2022 - The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office has announced that two candidates have qualified for the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot, and that an additional five candidates have not.
Steve Yurash, a Colorado Center Party candidate for Congressional District 2, and Richard O’Keefe, a nonpartisan candidate for Regional Transportation District Board of Directors, District O have collected the required number of signatures to appear on the November 8, 2022 General Election ballot.
Tim Long, a Center Party candidate for Congressional District 8; Ian Harwick, a nonpartisan candidate for Regional Transportation District Board of Directors, District L; Kathryn E. Vandegrift, a nonpartisan candidate for Regional Transportation District Board of Directors, District C; Michael Guzman, a nonpartisan candidate for Regional Transportation District Board of Directors, District C; and Drew Haugen, an unaffiliated candidate for State House District 53 have not met the required signature threshold to appear on the November 8, 2022 ballot.
Unaffiliated congressional candidates are required to submit signatures of eligible electors equal to “the lesser of one thousand five hundred signers or signers equal to two and one-half percent of the votes cast in the congressional district in the most recent general election,” a requirement outlined by 1-4-802, C.R.S.
Unaffiliated candidates for the state house of representatives are required to submit signatures of eligible electors equal to “the lesser of one thousand or five percent of the votes cast in the house district in the most recent general election for the office of member of the state house of representatives,” a requirement outlined by 1-4-802, C.R.S.
Candidates for RTD Board of Directors are required to collect 250 signatures in their district, a requirement outlined by 32-9-111, C.R.S.
Petition Verification Summary – Steve Yurash (Congressional District 2):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 2,164 |
| Number of entries rejected | 627 |
| Number of entries accepted | 1,537 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 1,500 |
Petition Verification Summary – Richard O’Keefe (RTD District O):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 435 |
| Number of entries rejected | 88 |
| Number of entries accepted | 347 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 250 |
Petition Verification Summary – Tim Long (Congressional District 8):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 1,725 |
| Number of entries rejected | 717 |
| Number of entries accepted | 1,008 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 1,500 |
Petition Verification Summary – Ian Harwick (RTD District L):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 282 |
| Number of entries rejected | 78 |
| Number of entries accepted | 204 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 250 |
Petition Verification Summary – Kathryn E. Vandegrift (RTD District C):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 365 |
| Number of entries rejected | 133 |
| Number of entries accepted | 232 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 250 |
Petition Verification Summary – Michael Guzman (RTD District C):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 273 |
| Number of entries rejected | 60 |
| Number of entries accepted | 213 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 250 |
Petition Verification Summary – Drew Haugen (State House District 53):
| Number of qualified signatures submitted | 1,087 |
| Number of entries rejected | 264 |
| Number of entries accepted | 823 |
| Number of valid signatures required | 1,000 |
For a complete statement of sufficiency for Mr. Yurash, click here. For a complete statement of sufficiency for Mr. O’Keefe, click here. For a complete statement of insufficiency for Mr. Long, click here. For a complete statement of insufficiency for Mr. Harwick, click here. For a complete statement of insufficiency for Ms. Vandegrift, click here. For a complete statement of insufficiency for Mr. Guzman, click here. For a complete statement of insufficiency for Mr. Haugen, click here.
A record of all accepted and rejected signatures, including reasons for each rejection is on file with the Secretary of State.
