Colorado Secretary of State

General information
Office Type: | Partisan
Office website: | Official Link
Compensation: | $102,000
2025 FY Budget: | $46,513,310
Term limits: | 2 consecutive terms
Structure
Length of term: |  4 years
Authority: | Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
Selection Method: | Elected
Current Officeholder(s)

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
Democratic Party
Assumed office: January 8, 2019

Elections
Next election: | 2026
Last election: | 2022
Other Colorado Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Controller • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Exec. Director • Labor Executive Director • Public Utilities Commission • Colorado State Board of Regents

The Colorado Secretary of State is an elected constitutional officer in Colorado's state government. Elected every four years, the secretary of state manage's the state's elections, administers campaign finance laws, and oversees the registration of Colorado businesses, notaries, charities, and trade names.

Colorado has a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

## Contents

* 1 Current officeholder
* 2 Authority
* 3 Qualifications
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 Term limits
* 4.2 Election results
* 4.2.1 2014
* 5 Vacancies
* 6 Duties
* 7 Divisions
* 8 State budget
* 9 Compensation
* 9.1 2023
* 9.2 2022
* 9.3 2021
* 9.4 2020
* 9.5 2019
* 9.6 2018
* 9.7 2017
* 9.8 2016
* 9.9 2015
* 9.10 2014
* 9.11 2013
* 9.12 2010
* 10 Historical officeholders
* 11 Recent news
* 12 Contact information
* 13 See also
* 14 External links
* 15 Footnotes

## Current officeholder[edit]

The current Colorado Secretary of State is Jena Griswold (D). Griswold assumed office in 2019.

## Authority[edit]

The state Constitution establishes the office of secretary of state in Article IV, the Executive Department.

Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 1

(1) The executive department shall include the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and attorney general, each of whom shall hold his office for the term of four years, commencing on the second Tuesday of January in the year 1967, and each fourth year thereafter. They shall perform such duties as are prescribed by this constitution or by law.

## Qualifications[edit]

To serve as secretary of state, a person must:

* Be at least 25 years old
* Be a U.S. citizen
* Been a resident of Colorado for at least two years.

Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 4

No person shall be eligible to the office of... attorney general unless he shall have attained the age of twenty­five years and be a licensed attorney of the supreme court of the state in good standing, and no person shall be eligible to any one of said offices unless, in addition to the qualifications above prescribed therefore, he shall be a citizen of the United States, and have resided within the limits of the state two years next preceding his election.

## Elections[edit]

Secretaries of state are elected to four-year terms during federal midterm election years (2018, 2022, 2026, etc.). The candidate that earns a plurality of the votes is the winner, and, per Article IV, Section 1 of the state Constitution, assumes office on the second Tuesday of January in the year following the election.

Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 1

(1) The executive department shall include the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, and attorney general, each of whom shall hold his office for the term of four years, commencing on the second Tuesday of January in the year 1967, and each fourth year thereafter.

### Term limits[edit]

Per the Colorado Term Limits Amendment, Issue 5 (1990), secretaries of state, like all statewide constitutional officers, are limited to two consecutive terms in office. Former officeholders may run again after one term out of office. Serving more than one half of a term as an appointed replacement counts as a full term for the purpose of term limits.[1]

Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 1-2:

In order to broaden the opportunities for public service and to guard against excessive concentrations of power, no governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, or attorney general shall serve more than two consecutive terms in such office. This limitation on the number of terms shall apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 1991. Any person who succeeds to the office of governor or is appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in one of the other offices named in this section, and who serves at least one­ half of a term of office, shall be considered to have served a term in that office for purposes of this subsection (2). Terms are considered consecutive unless they are at least four years apart.

### Election results[edit]

* 2030
* 2026
* 2022
* 2018

See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2026

####  General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

##### General election for Colorado Secretary of State

Celeste Landry (Colorado Forward Party) and Melissa Richards (Unaffiliated) are running in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

Candidate

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| Celeste Landry (Colorado Forward Party)

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| Melissa Richards (Unaffiliated)

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#### Democratic primary

##### Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Jessie Danielson (D) and Amanda Gonzalez (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 30, 2026.

Candidate

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| Jessie Danielson

| Amanda Gonzalez

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#### Republican primary

##### Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

James McKinzie (R), Cory Parella (R), Ross Taraborelli (R), and James Wiley (R) are running in the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 30, 2026.

Candidate

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| James McKinzie

| Cory Parella

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| Ross Taraborelli

| James Wiley

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See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2022

####  General election

##### General election for Colorado Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Jena Griswold (D) |

55.1

| 1,369,040

| Pam Anderson (R) |

42.1

| 1,045,482

| Bennett Rutledge (L)  |

1.5

| 36,485

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| Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party) |

0.7

| 17,602

| Gary Swing (Unity Party)  |

0.5

| 11,458

| Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party) |

0.2

| 4,591

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,484,658

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Jeff Orrok (Approval Voting Party)

#### Democratic primary

##### Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Incumbent Jena Griswold (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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| Jena Griswold |

100.0

| 510,462

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 510,462

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#### Republican primary

##### Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Pam Anderson (R) defeated Tina Peters (R) and Mike O'Donnell (R) in the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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| Pam Anderson |

43.1

| 268,638

| Tina Peters |

28.9

| 180,059

| Mike O'Donnell |

28.1

| 175,158

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 623,855

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* David Winney (R)

#### Approval Voting Party convention

##### Approval Voting convention for Colorado Secretary of State

Jeff Orrok (Approval Voting Party) advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado Secretary of State on March 26, 2022.

Candidate

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See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2018

####  General election

##### General election for Colorado Secretary of State

Jena Griswold (D) defeated incumbent Wayne W. Williams (R), Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party), and Blake Huber (Approval Voting Party) in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Jena Griswold (D)  |

52.7

| 1,313,716

| Wayne W. Williams (R) |

44.7

| 1,113,927

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| Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party) |

2.1

| 51,734

| Blake Huber (Approval Voting Party)  |

0.5

| 13,258

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 2,492,6350

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Bennett Rutledge (L)

#### Democratic primary

##### Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Jena Griswold (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 26, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Jena Griswold |

100.0

| 510,903

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 510,903

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#### Republican primary

##### Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Incumbent Wayne W. Williams (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 26, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Wayne W. Williams |

100.0

| 414,926

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 414,926

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Previous election results

#### 2014

See also: Colorado secretary of state election, 2014

Secretary of State of Colorado, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Wayne Williams | 47.3% | 932,588
| Democratic  |  Joe Neguse | 45% | 886,043
| American Constitution  |  Amanda Campbell | 3.9% | 77,790
| Libertarian  |  David Schambach | 3.7% | 73,413
Total Votes | 1,969,834
Election results via Colorado Secretary of State

## Vacancies[edit]

If the office of secretary of state becomes vacant, the governor appoints a replacement with the consent of the state Senate. The replacement serves until the next election. If the vacancy occurs while the state Senate is out of session, the appointee serves until it can meet.

Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 6

(2) If the office of state treasurer, secretary of state, or attorney general shall be vacated by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor shall nominate and, by and with the consent of the senate, appoint a successor. The appointee shall hold the office until his successor shall be elected and qualified in such manner as may be provided by law. If the vacancy occurs in any such office while the senate is not in session, the governor shall appoint some fit person to discharge the duties thereof until the next meeting of the senate, when he shall nominate and, by and with the consent of the senate, appoint some fit person to fill such office.

## Duties[edit]

The secretary handles a variety of matters related to registration, filing and administration. Some of those duties include:[2]

* Registering businesses, trade names and handling other business-related filings
* Administering the Uniform Commercial Code in Colorado
* Registering charitable organizations and professional fundraisers, as well as political lobbyists
* Licensing notaries public
* Certifying bingo, raffle, and other gaming managers
* Running the state's elections, registering voters, managing campaign finance laws and filings, certifying citizen ballot initiatives, and other elections-related tasks

## Divisions[edit]

As of January 13, 2021, divisions within the Secretary of State's Office included:[2]

* Bingo
* Business
* Charities
* Elections
* Notary

## State budget[edit]

See also: Colorado state budget and finances

The budget for the Secretary of State's Office in the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year was $46,513,310.[3]

## Compensation[edit]

The salaries of all elected executives in Colorado are determined by state law as mandated by the Colorado Constitution.[4] Article IV, Section 19 of the state constitution notes that legislators cannot decrease state executive salaries during their current terms in office.

| Text of Section 19:

Salaries of Officers Fees Paid into Treasury

The officers named in section one of this article shall receive for their services a salary to be established by law, which shall not be increased or diminished during their official terms. It shall be the duty of all such officers to collect in advance all fees prescribed by law for services rendered by them severally, and pay the same into the state treasury.

### 2023[edit]

In 2023, the officer's salary was $102,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]

### 2022[edit]

In 2022, the officer's salary was $93,360, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]

### 2021[edit]

In 2021, the secretary of state received a salary of $93,360, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

### 2020[edit]

In 2020, the secretary of state received a salary of $93,360 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

### 2019[edit]

In 2019, the secretary of state received a salary of $93,260 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

### 2018[edit]

In 2018, the secretary of state received a salary of $68,496 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

### 2017[edit]

In 2017, the secretary of state received a salary of $68,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

### 2016[edit]

In 2016, the secretary of state received a salary of $68,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

### 2015[edit]

In 2015, the secretary of state received a salary of $68,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

### 2014[edit]

In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $68,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

### 2013[edit]

In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $68,500 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

### 2010[edit]

In 2010, the secretary received a salary of $68,500.

## Historical officeholders[edit]

List of officeholders from 1876-Present[16]

#  | Name  | Tenure  | Party
1 | William Clark | 1876-1879 |  Republican
2 | Norman Meldrum | 1879-1883 |  Republican
3 | Melvin Edwards | 1883-1887 |  Republican
4 | James Rice | 1887-1891 |  Republican
5 | Edward J. Eaton | 1891-1893 |  Republican
6 | Nelson O. McCless | 1893-1895 | Populist
7 | Albert B. McGaffey | 1895-1897 |  Republican
8 | Charles H. S. Whipple | 1897-1899 |  Democratic
9 | Elmer F. Beckwith | 1899-1901 |  Democratic
10 | David A. Mills | 1901-1903 |  Democratic
11 | James Cowie | 1903-1907 |  Republican
12 | Timothy O'Conner | 1907-1909 |  Republican
13 | James B. Pearce | 1909-1915 |  Democratic
14 | John E. Ramer | 1915-1917 |  Republican
15 | James R. Noland | 1917-1921 |  Democratic
16 | Carl Miliken | 1921-1927 |  Republican
17 | Charles Armstrong | 1927-1935 |  Republican
18 | James Carr | 1935-1935 |  Democratic
19 | George Saunders | 1935-1941 |  Democratic
20 | Walter Morrison | 1941-1949 |  Republican
21 | George Baker | 1949-1953 |  Democratic
22 | Homer Bruce | 1953-1955 |  Republican
23 | George Baker | 1955-1963 |  Democratic
24 | Bryon A. Anderson | 1963-1974 |  Republican
25 | Mary Estill Buchanan | 1974-1983 |  Republican
26 | Natalie Meyer | 1983-1995 |  Republican
27 | Victoria Buckley | 1995-1999 |  Republican
28 | Donetta Davidson | 1999-2005 |  Republican
29 | Gigi Dennis | 2005-2007 |  Republican
30 | Mike Coffman | 2007-2009 |  Republican
31 | Bernie Buescher | 2009-2011 |  Democratic
32 | Scott Gessler | 2011-2015 |  Republican
33 | Wayne W. Williams | 2015-2019 |  Republican
34 | Jena Griswold | 2019-present |  Democratic

## Recent news[edit]

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## Contact information[edit]

Capitol Address:
Secretary of State
1700 Broadway, Suite 550
Denver, CO 80290

Phone: (303) 894-2200

## See also[edit]

Colorado | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Colorado State Legislature, "Ballot History," accessed January 13, 2021
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Programs and Services," accessed January 13, 2021
3. ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Appropriations Report Fiscal Year 2024-25," accessed January 15, 2025
4. ↑ Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services, "Constitution of the State of Colorado," accessed January 13, 2021
5. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
6. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
7. ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
8. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
9. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
10. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
11. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
12. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
13. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
14. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
15. ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
16. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, Secretary of State Past and Present," accessed January 13, 2021

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