Utah Code Title 17. Counties § 17-2-203. Annexation of portion of county to adjoining county--Petition--Certification of petition signatures--Removal of signature--Election--Ballot

(1)(a) Except as provided in Section 17-2-209, if a majority of the legal voters of any portion of any county, in number equal to a majority of the votes cast at the preceding general election within that portion of the county, desire to have the territory within which they reside included within the boundaries of an adjoining county, they may petition the county legislative body of the county in which they reside and the county legislative body of the adjoining county.

(b) Each petition under Subsection (1)(a) shall be presented before the first Monday in June of a year during which a general election is held.

(c) If a petition is presented under Subsection (1)(a), at the ensuing regular general election:

(2)(a) Within three business days after the day on which a county legislative body receives a petition under Subsection (1), the county legislative body shall provide the petition to the county clerk.

(b) Within 14 days after the day on which a county clerk receives a petition from the county legislative body under Subsection (2)(a), the county clerk shall:

(3)(a) A voter who signs a petition under this section may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by, no later than three business days after the day on which the county legislative body provides the petition to the county clerk, submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed.

(b) A statement described in Subsection (3)(a) shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(2).

(c) The county clerk shall use the procedures described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(3) to determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a petition after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature.

(4)(a) Except as otherwise provided, the election provided in Subsection (1) shall be held, the results canvassed, and returns made under the provisions of the general election laws of the state.

(b) The ballot to be used shall be:

For annexing a portion of ____ county to ____ county.

Against annexing a portion of ____ county to ____ county.