10-2a-211.  Ballot used in incorporation election.

(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2a-211

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
(a)  The ballot used in an incorporation election described in Section 10-2a-210 shall pose the incorporation question substantially as follows:
     “Shall the area described as (insert a description of the proposed municipality) be incorporated as (insert the proposed name of the proposed municipality)?”

(b)  The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer “yes” or “no” to the question described in Subsection (1)(a).

(2)  The ballot for an incorporation election for a proposed city shall also:

(a) 

(i)  pose the question relating to the form of government substantially as follows:
     “If the above incorporation proposal passes, under what form of municipal government shall (insert the name of the proposed city) operate? Vote for one:
     Five-member council form
     Six-member council form
     Five-member council-mayor form
     Seven-member council-mayor form.”

(ii)  provide a space for the voter to vote for one form of government; and

(b) 

(i)  pose the question of whether to elect city council members by district substantially as follows:
     “If the above incorporation proposal passes, shall members of the city council of (insert the name of the proposed city) be elected by district?”; and

(ii)  provide a space for the voter to answer “yes” or “no” to the question described in Subsection (2)(b)(i).

Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session