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Utah Code § 20A-5a-205

Certification of state candidates for regular primary election

Enacted by Chapter 329, 2026 General Session

(1) On or before the first Wednesday after the fourth Saturday in April of an even-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)

(i) transmit to each county clerk the notice described in Subsection (2); or

(ii) transmit the portion of the notice described in Subsection (2) that relates to a particular county to the county clerk for that county.

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

(a) shall list the names of all candidates who are qualified for placement on the regular primary election ballot for a county, by office, for the following offices:

(i) a federal office;

(ii) a statewide constitutional office;

(iii) state senator;

(iv) state representative; and

(v) State Board of Education member;

(b) shall, in accordance with Sections 20A-6-109 and 20A-6-110, include instructions on how the names of candidates will appear on the primary election ballot; and

(c) may not include candidates who are unopposed in the regular primary election.

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