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A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district office shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-16-1
| (a) |
be a United States citizen; |
| (b) |
except as provided in Section 20A-1-509.2 with respect to the office of county attorney or district attorney, as of the date of the election, have been a resident for at least one year of the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the person seeks office; and |
| (c) |
be a registered voter in the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the person seeks office. |
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| (2) |
| (a) |
A county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer shall maintain residency within the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected during the officer’s term of office. |
| (b) |
If a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer establishes the officer’s principal place of residence as provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected, the office is automatically vacant. |
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Amended by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session
