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Utah Code § 20A-5a-201

State notice of candidate filing for regular election -- Notice of statewide ballot propositions

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2026 General Session

(1) On or before the second Friday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year, the lieutenant governor shall:

(a) publish for the state, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for 30 calendar days, the notice described in Subsection (2); and

(b) transmit the notice described in Subsection (2) to each county clerk.

(2) The notice required under Subsection (1) shall:

(a) designate the offices to be filled at the next year's regular general election for:

(i) a federal office;

(ii) a statewide constitutional office;

(iii) state senator;

(iv) state representative; and

(v) State Board of Education member;

(b) identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy, and for submitting and certifying nomination petition signatures, as applicable, under Sections 20A-9-403, 20A-9-407, and 20A-9-408 for the offices described in Subsection (2)(a);

(c) describe the statewide ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that have qualified for the ballot as of that date; and

(d) designate a webpage that, for each elective office, states the total number of signatures that must be submitted under Subsection 20A-9-403(3)(a)(ii) or 20A-9-408(8), with the necessary calculations made by counting the aggregate number of individuals residing in each elective office's political division who have designated a particular registered political party on the individuals' voter registration forms on or before November 15 of each odd-numbered year.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.