Candidate Guidelines#
April 6, 2021 Regular Election#
The Candidate Guidelines are intended to provide candidates for municipal office general information about the basic requirements of running for municipal office at the next regular municipal election in April of odd-numbered years..
Questions regarding the Candidate Guidelines or requirements of running for municipal office should be addressed to Rita Knoll, Chief Deputy City Clerk, at rknoll@fcgov.com or by calling 970.221.6516.
Information
- Candidate Guidelines
- Candidate Class (covering the Candidate Guidelines) - January 25, 2021
- FAQs
Campaign Reporting Forms
The campaign report forms MUST be maintained in Excel format and submitted electronically as Excel files.
NOTE: All files were updated March 23, 2021 to correct minor formula/formatting errors.
- 35 day pre-election report (covering from date of committee registration through February 28)
- 21 day pre-election report (covering March 1 through March 14)
- 14 day pre-election report (covering March 15 through March 21)
- Friday before election report (covering March 22 through March 31)
- 35 day post-election report (covering April 1 through May 9)
- 70 day post-election report (covering May 10 through June 13)
- Annual report
- Termination Report
Contributions from Limited Liability Companies (LLC) must be accompanied by the following form completed by the LLC and provided to the Committee. The Committee must retain the form, but it does not need to be filed with the City Clerk.
NOTE: Campaign Finance Reporting Forms must be filed electronically by emailing the Excel file to Rita Knoll, Chief Deputy City Clerk, at rknoll@fcgov.com, and are considered timely if filed no later than midnight Mountain Standard Time on the date due. The report due the Friday before the election is due at noon Mountain Standard Time.