Williams v. Libertarian Party of Colorado

¶1 Gordon Roy Butt sought to run for state senate for the Libertarian Party in a *5592013 recall election. The Secretary of State denied his request to circulate a petition because his request came after the deadline as then set by section 1-12-117(1). See Ch. 170, see. 8, § 1-12-117(1), 2014 Colo. Sess. Laws 621. Butt and the Libertarian Party (collectively, “the Party”) sued the Secretary under § 1-1-113, C.R.S. (2017), alleging that the statutory deadline conflicted with the Colorado Constitution. Within the section 1-1-113 proceeding, the Party also raised a claim for relief under 42…