Conte v. Meyer

The majority holds that Joanne Conte’s (Conte) petition was “continuously filed,” for the purposes of the statutory requirements, every day from July 18, 1994, until August 2, 1994. Maj. op. at 965. I disagree. Section *967l-4-802(l)(g), IB C.R.S. (1994 Supp.), is clear and unambiguous, and mandates that a candidate be registered at least twelve months prior to the date of filing of the petition. The Uniform Election Code requires independent candidates to meet its statutory mandate before their names can appear on the ballot. Since Conte failed to meet that mandate, I respectfully dissent.

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