Utah Code 20A-1-204. Date of special election — Legal effect
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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-1-204
- Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Local political subdivision: means a county, a municipality, a special district, or a local school district. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Local special election: means a special election called by the governing body of a local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Municipal general election: means the election held in municipalities and, as applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section
20A-1-202 . See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Presidential Primary Election: means the election established in Chapter 9, Part 8, Presidential Primary Election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section
20A-1-201 . See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Special election: means an election held as authorized by Section
20A-1-203 . See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Statewide special election: means a special election called by the governor or the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1)(a) Except as provided by Subsection (1)(d), the governor, Legislature, or the legislative body of a local political subdivision calling a statewide special election or local special election under Section 20A-1-203 shall schedule the special election to be held on:
(1)(a)(i) in an even-numbered year:
(1)(a)(i)(A) the fourth Tuesday in June; or
(1)(a)(i)(B) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; or
(1)(a)(ii) in an odd-numbered year:
(1)(a)(ii)(A) the second Tuesday after the first Monday in August; or
(1)(a)(ii)(B) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(1)(b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), the governor, Legislature, or the legislative body of a local political subdivision calling a statewide special election or local special election under Section 20A-1-203 may not schedule a special election to be held on any other date.
(1)(c)
(1)(c)(i) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) or (1)(d), the legislative body of a local political subdivision may call a local special election on a date other than those specified in this section if the legislative body:
(1)(c)(i)(A) determines and declares that there is a disaster, as defined in Section 53-2a-102, requiring that a special election be held on a date other than the ones authorized in statute;
(1)(c)(i)(B) identifies specifically the nature of the disaster, as defined in Section 53-2a-102, and the reasons for holding the special election on that other date; and
(1)(c)(i)(C) votes unanimously to hold the special election on that other date.
(1)(c)(ii) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may not hold a local special election on the same date as the presidential primary election conducted under Chapter 9, Part 8, Presidential Primary Election.
(1)(d) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may only call a special election for a ballot proposition related to a bond, debt, leeway, levy, or tax on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
(1)(e) Nothing in this section prohibits:
(1)(e)(i) the governor or Legislature from submitting a matter to the voters at the regular general election if authorized by law; or
(1)(e)(ii) a local government from submitting a matter to the voters at the regular municipal election if authorized by law.
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(2)(a) Two or more entities shall comply with Subsection (2)(b) if those entities hold a special election within a county on the same day as:
(2)(a)(i) another special election;
(2)(a)(ii) a regular general election; or
(2)(a)(iii) a municipal general election.
(2)(b) Entities described in Subsection (2)(a) shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate:
(2)(b)(i) polling places;
(2)(b)(ii) ballots;
(2)(b)(iii) election officials; and
(2)(b)(iv) other administrative and procedural matters connected with the election.