Nicknames, Other Identifiers on Ballot

COL222017 CH. 7 BALLOTS Any person who is a candidate for any office may, at the time of filing his or her nominating petition, or, thereafter, as the Commission by uniform regulations may prescribe, file with the Commission a request that his or her name be further identified on the ballot by the addition of an identifying word or phrase not derogatory or obscene and not exceeding twenty

(20)letters, in which event it shall be the duty of the Commission to so comply. The Commission shall have the authority on its own motion and in its discretion to so identify names on the ballot in accordance with regulations set forth in the Election Manual.