Utah Code 20A-9-201.5. Declaration of candidacy filing period for a qualified political party

20A-9-201.5. Declaration of candidacy filing period for a qualified political party.

(1)	In 2022, for a qualified political party, the filing period to file a declaration of candidacy for an elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election begins at 8 a.m. on February 28, 2022, and ends at 5 p.m. on March 4, 2022.

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-9-201.5

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
Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. 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
Qualified political party: means a registered political party that:

(a)

(i)	permits a delegate for the registered political party to vote on a candidate nomination in the registered political party's convention remotely; or

(ii)	provides a procedure for designating an alternate delegate if a delegate is not present at the registered political party's convention;

(b)	does not hold the registered political party's convention before the fourth Saturday in March of an even-numbered year;

(c)

permits a member of the registered political party to seek the registered political party's nomination for any elective office by the member choosing to seek the nomination by either or both of the following methods:

(i)	seeking the nomination through the registered political party's convention process, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-407; or

(ii)	seeking the nomination by collecting signatures, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-408; and

(d)

(i)

if the registered political party is a continuing political party, no later than 5 p. See Utah Code 20A-9-101

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

(2)

Beginning on January 1, 2024, for a qualified political party, the filing period to file a declaration of candidacy for an elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election:

(a)

begins at 8:00 a.m. on the later of:

(i)	January 2 of the year in which the next regular general election is held; or

(ii)	if January 2 is not a business day, the first business day after January 2; and

(b)	ends at 5 p.m. on the fourth business day after the day on which the filing period begins.

Amended by Chapter 45, 2023 General Session

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