Running for Office

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The Eagle County County Clerk and Recorder’s office oversees ballot access for candidates interested in running for County elected offices, including:
  • County Commissioner (Districts 1 and 2 will be up for election in 2024)
  • Clerk and Recorder
  • Treasurer
  • Assessor
  • Sheriff
  • Surveyor
  • Coroner
Refer to the 2024 Candidate Guide for information regarding steps to take towards candidacy, options to get your name on the ballot (ballot access), calendar deadlines, and campaign finance resources.

See the Candidate Forms section below, to access forms required during the candidacy process.

Eagle County does not oversee ballot access for federal, state, municipal, special district or school district candidates. Refer to Appendix A of the 2024 Candidate Guide for resource information. 
Running for Office
Becoming a Candidate

According to the Colorado Constitution Article XXVIII Section 2, a person is a candidate for election if the person has publicly announced an intention to seek election to public office and thereafter has received a contribution or made an expenditure in support of the candidacy.  


Eligibility requirements for all elected positions in Eagle County are as follows: 

  • Must be registered to vote in Eagle County. 
  • Must be registered as affiliated with the party (or unaffiliated) no later than the first business day of January of the election year (January 2, 2024), or as determined by party rule. 
  • Specific requirements regarding each elected position are included in the 2024 Candidate Guide

Eligibility requirements apply unless otherwise provided by party rules.  Potential candidates are encouraged to contact local party chairs for more information.


Refer to the 2024 Candidate Guide for information regarding steps to take towards candidacy, options to get your name on the ballot, calendar deadlines, and campaign finance resources. 


Candidates who wish to petition onto either the primary or general election ballot must contact the Clerk and Recorder's office at regina.obrien@eaglecounty.us for the appropriate petition forms. See the Petition Signature Requirements section below to determine the number of petition signatures required for each elected position.
Petition Signature Requirements for 2024

For candidates wishing to obtain ballot access by petition in 2024, this section provides petition signature requirements for each elected position. The petition process involves circulating a written petition to other electors eligible to vote who share the candidate’s party affiliation. The petition includes their signature in support of the candidacy.


Candidates who wish to petition onto either the primary or general election ballot must contact the Clerk and Recorder's office at regina.obrien@eaglecounty.us for the appropriate petition forms. 


Access the 2024 Candidate Guide for information regarding petition circulation, petition circulator requirements, and petition deadlines. 

MAJOR PARTY PETITIONS:
Major party petitions require the lesser of 1,000 signers, or signers equal in number to 10 percent of the votes cast in the political subdivision at the contested or uncontested primary election for the political party’s candidate for the office for which the petition is being circulated (or, if there was no primary election, at the last preceding general election for which there was a candidate for the office).

 

Major party petition signature requirements for each elected position (based on the 2022 Primary or General Election unless otherwise noted) are as follows: 

Commissioner District 1 (based on 2020 Primary Election)

Republican

300 signatures

Commissioner District 1 (based on 2020 Primary Election)

Democrat

716 signatures

Commissioner District 2 (based on 2020 Primary Election)

Republican

301 signatures

Commissioner District 2 (based on 2020 Primary Election)

Democrat

737 signatures

Treasurer

Republican

1000 signatures

Treasurer

Democrat

409 signatures

Clerk and Recorder

Republican 

1000 signatures

Clerk and Recorder

Democrat

410 signatures

Assessor

Republican

1000 signatures

Assessor

Democrat

403 signatures

Sheriff

Republican

306 signatures

Sheriff

Democrat

1000 signatures

Surveyor

Republican

1000 signatures

Surveyor

Democrat

397 signatures

Coroner

Republican

1000 signatures

Coroner

Democrat

404 signatures

 

MINOR PARTY AND UNAFFILIATED PETITIONS:

Minor party and unaffiliated petitions require the lesser of 1,000 signers or two percent of the votes cast for all candidates for that office in the most recent general election for any county office. 

 

Minor party and unaffiliated petition signature requirements for each elected position are as follows (based on the 2022 General Election unless otherwise noted): 

Commissioner District 1 (based on 2020 General Election)

560 signatures

Commissioner District 2 (based on 2020 General Election)

560 signatures

Treasurer

315 signatures

Clerk and Recorder

317 signatures

Assessor

310 signatures

Sheriff

396 signatures

Surveyor

309 signatures

Coroner

315 signatures

 

Political Party Contact Information

Eagle County Democratic  Party

https://eagledems.org/

PO Box 2387

Edwards, CO 81632

Chair: Jennifer Filipowski

info@eagledems.org

Eagle County Republican Party

https://www.eaglegop.com/

PO Box 982

Vail, CO 81658-0982

Chair: Tony Martinez

eaglecountyrepublicans@gmail.com 

970-445-4944


Colorado Political Party Information
Candidate Forms

Forms used in the candidacy process are included in this section. Refer to the 2024 Candidate Guide for more information.

Forms to file with the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder

Designation by Party Assembly

Designation by Petition

Designation by Write-In

Certificate of Designation Vacancy Committee

Forms to file with the Colorado Secretary of State:

Questions?
Clerk and Recorder Regina O'Brien and her staff are available to help candidates and committees understand the campaign finance requirements and successfully navigate the online process.  Please contact the Clerk's office at 970-328-8715 or regina.obrien@eaglecounty.us.
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