By BRIAN PORTER / Rocky Mountain Voice
Three candidates have been disqualified and a fourth has withdrawn from the state’s primary ballot, the Secretary of State’s elections office announced Friday.
Luis A. Moy and Robert Tate, both Republicans, have been disqualified for failure to submit a candidate affidavit and personal financial disclosure as required by law. Moy was vying for the State House District 61 seat and Tate was vying for the State Senate District 29 seat.
Charles Alvarado, a Democrat, was similarly disqualified for failure to submit a personal financial disclosure. He was vying for the State House District 63 seat.
Kristine Sposato, a Republican, withdrew as a candidate for District 3 University of Colorado regent, the Secretary of State’s office announced.
State law requires the Secretary of State to disqualify any candidate who fails to file either their candidate affidavit or a complete personal financial disclosure statement after notice from the office. All three disqualified candidates were given notice of their potential disqualification, as required by the statute, and failed to submit the required documents, a statement from the Secretary of State’s office reads.
Each individual will still appear on the ballot, the office said. The deadline for ballots to be printed and in the hands of county clerks was Friday, May 24, and ballots to military and overseas voters already have been issued. Votes cast for these four individuals will not be counted.