Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-1-201. Date and purpose of regular general elections

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

(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.

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