20A-1-201.  Date and purpose of regular general elections.

(1)  A regular general election shall be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-1-201

  • Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Municipal legislative body: means :
(a) the council of the city or town in any form of municipal government; or
(b) the council of a metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Special district: means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and includes a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  At the regular general election, the voters shall:

    (a)  choose persons to serve the terms established by law for the following offices:

    (i)  electors of President and Vice President of the United States;

    (ii)  United States Senators;

    (iii)  Representatives to the United States Congress;

    (iv)  governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor;

    (v)  senators and representatives to the Utah Legislature;

    (vi)  county officers;

    (vii)  State School Board members;

    (viii)  local school board members;

    (ix)  except as provided in Subsection (3), special district officers, as applicable; and

    (x)  any elected judicial officers; and

    (b)  approve or reject:

    (i)  any proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution that have qualified for the ballot under procedures established in the Utah Code;

    (ii)  any proposed initiatives or referenda that have qualified for the ballot under procedures established in the Utah Code; and

    (iii)  any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code.

    (3)  This section:

    (a)  applies to a special service district for which the county legislative body or the municipal legislative body, as applicable, has delegated authority for the special service district to an administrative control board; and

    (b)  does not apply to a special service district for which the county legislative body or the municipal legislative body, as applicable, has not delegated authority for the special service district to an administrative control board.

    Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session

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