What would have been the problem if Maes was under 10% in CO gov race ?

[big bad fab]

The GOP couldn't have put forward candidates in next elections ??

I haven't understood the issue at stake here.

Thanks for your explanations.

[Vepres]

Well, he is over 10%, so this is hypothetical.

The big issue I know of: the major parties go on the top slots on the ballot, followed by the other candidates in a random order. Had he fell below 10%, causing the Colorado Republicans to become (legally) a minor party, the Republican candidate could be anywhere on the list for the next four years, not in the top two as usual.

I think it would've been more symbolic than anything, though there probably are other legal effects I don't know of.