Section 504 – Midterm vacancies in the offices of attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, State Board of Education member, and lieutenant governor.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-1-504. Midterm vacancies in the offices of attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, State Board of Education member, and lieutenant governor. (1) (a) When a vacancy occurs for any reason in the office of attorney general, state treasurer, state auditor, or State Board of Education member, the vacancy shall be filled for the […]
Section 506 – Vacancy in the office of justice court judge.
Effective 5/8/2018 20A-1-506. Vacancy in the office of justice court judge. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Appointing authority” means: (i) for a county: (A) the chair of the county commission in a county having the county commission or expanded county commission form of county government; and (B) the county executive in a county […]
Section 508 – Midterm vacancies in county elected offices — Temporary manager — Interim replacement.
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-1-508. Midterm vacancies in county elected offices — Temporary manager — Interim replacement. (1) As used in this section: (a) (i) “County offices” includes the county executive, members of the county legislative body, the county treasurer, the county sheriff, the county clerk, the county auditor, the county recorder, the county surveyor, and the […]
Section 509 – Definitions applicable to Sections 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, and 20A-1-509.3.
20A-1-509. Definitions applicable to Sections 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, and 20A-1-509.3. As used in Sections 20A-1-509.1, 20A-1-509.2, and 20A-1-509.3: (1) “County clerk” means: (a) for a single county, the county clerk of that county; and (b) for a prosecution district, the county clerk of the most populous county within the prosecution district. (2) “County legislative body” includes […]
Section 509.1 – Procedure for filling midterm vacancy in county or district with 15 or more attorneys.
Effective 2/28/2022 20A-1-509.1. Procedure for filling midterm vacancy in county or district with 15 or more attorneys. (1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of county or district attorney in a county or district having 15 or more attorneys who are licensed active members in good standing with the Utah State Bar and registered […]
Section 404 – Election controversies.
20A-1-404. Election controversies. (1) (a) (i) Whenever any controversy occurs between any election officer or other person or entity charged with any duty or function under this title and any candidate, or the officers or representatives of any political party, or persons who have made nominations, either party to the controversy may file a verified […]
Section 501 – Candidate vacancies — Procedure for filling.
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-1-501. Candidate vacancies — Procedure for filling. (1) The state central committee of a political party, for candidates for United States senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor, and for legislative candidates whose legislative districts encompass more than one county, and the county central committee of […]
Section 502 – Midterm vacancy in office of United States senator.
Effective 3/2/2020 20A-1-502. Midterm vacancy in office of United States senator. (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), when a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor shall, within seven days after the day on which the vacancy occurs, issue a proclamation calling a special congressional election to fill […]
Section 502.5 – Midterm vacancy in office of United States representative.
Effective 3/2/2020 20A-1-502.5. Midterm vacancy in office of United States representative. (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (4), when a vacancy occurs in the office of United States representative, the governor shall, within seven days after the day on which the vacancy occurs, issue a proclamation calling a special congressional election to fill […]
Section 206 – Cancellation of local election or local race — Municipalities — Local districts — Notice.
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-1-206. Cancellation of local election or local race — Municipalities — Local districts — Notice. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Contested race” means a race in a general election where the number of candidates, including any eligible write-in candidates, exceeds the number of offices to be filled in the race. (b) […]