Section 304 – Petition to nominate candidates for appointment to the board of supervisors.

• (1) In addition to the procedure in Section 17D-3-302, a person may be nominated to be a candidate for appointment as a member of a board of supervisors of a conservation district by a petition filed with the department no later than the date set by the commission as the close of nominations.

• (2) A petition under Subsection (1) shall:
  • (a) state:
    • (i) the candidate’s name;
    • (ii) that the candidate is at least 18 years old; and
    • (iii) that the candidate for appointment is a resident of the conservation district for which the nomination for candidacy is to be held; and
  • (b) contain the notarized signature of the candidate.

• (3) The department shall forward a petition received under this section to the nominating committee for consideration under Sections 17D-3-302 and 17D-3-303.

Amended by Chapter 4, 2020 Special Session 5