March 16, 2010 09:30 PM UTC

Walker Stapleton Will Skip Caucus, Go Petition Route

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• by: Colorado Pols

Republican Treasurer candidate Walker Stapleton announced today that he would be petitioning onto the ballot and not participating in the caucus. From a press release:

Walker Stapleton, candidate for Colorado State Treasurer, will launch a grassroots statewide petition drive to earn a spot on the Republican Party primary ballot.  

“I am really looking forward to starting the petition process,” Stapleton said. “This is a great chance to get out and talk to thousands of registered Republicans across the state about the need to put taxpayers first and put Colorado back on the path to fiscal discipline.”

Stapleton said his campaign will be out at major events statewide throughout the spring collecting signatures.

There’s no real surprise here, given that Republican candidates J.J. Ament and Ali Hasan are more well-known among Republican faithful. Stapleton will need to collect at least 10,500 signatures from registered Republicans (1,500 minimum from each congressional district) in order to qualify for the ballot.