No petition shall be circulated until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of this section as to form. The secretary of state or the official with whom the petitions are to be filed shall approve or disapprove a petition as to form by the close of the second business day following submission of the proposed petition. The secretary of state or official, as applicable, shall mail or e-mail written notice of the action taken to the person who submitted the petition on the day the action is taken.Amended by 2021 Ch. 282, § 19, eff. 6/21/2021.L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 688, § 7, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 832, § 34, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1740, § 25, effective July 1. Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021. For filing a certificate of designation, see § 1-4-604 ; for convention nominations, see § 1-4-701 .