Effective 3/3/2022 20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy — Candidacy for more than one office or of more than one political party prohibited with exceptions — General filing and form requirements — Affidavit of impecuniosity. (1) Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, an individual shall: (a) be a United States citizen; (b) […]
Effective 2/28/2022 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 […]
Effective 11/16/2021 20A-9-202. Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections. (1) (a) An individual seeking to become a candidate for an elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall: (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), file a declaration of candidacy in person with the filing officer on or […]
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-9-202.5. Declaration of candidacy — Presidential primary election. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Presidential candidate” means a person seeking nomination for President of the United States from a Utah registered political party. (b) “Utah registered political party” means a political party that has complied with the requirements of Chapter 8, Political […]
Effective 7/1/2021 20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy — Municipal general elections. (1) An individual may become a candidate for any municipal office if: (a) the individual is a registered voter; and (b) (i) the individual has resided within the municipality in which the individual seeks to hold elective office for the 12 consecutive months immediately before […]
Effective 5/10/2016 20A-9-203.5. Requirement to post candidate information on website. The clerk of a county or a municipality shall, within three business days after the day on which the clerk accepts a declaration of candidacy, post the following information on the website of the county or municipality: (1) the name and campaign contact information of […]
20A-9-204. Inducements not to become candidate. (1) (a) It is unlawful for any person to pay or reward, or promise to pay or reward, another in any manner or form for the purpose of inducing that other person to be, or to refrain from or cease being, a candidate. (b) It is unlawful for any […]
20A-9-206. Fair campaign practices — Voluntary pledge — Pledge is a public record — Retention requirements. (1) Each person seeking to become a candidate for any elective office that is to be filled at the next election shall be provided with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices. (2) The pledge shall be […]
