17-16-6. County officers — Time of holding elections — County commissioners — Terms of office.
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Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government:
(a) |
each elected county officer shall be elected at the regular general election every four years in accordance with Section 20A-1-201, except as otherwise provided in this title; |
(b) |
county commissioners shall be elected at the times, in the manner, and for the terms provided in Section 17-52a-201; and |
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(c) |
an elected officer shall hold office for the term for which the officer is elected, beginning at noon on the first Monday in January following the officer’s election and until a successor is elected or appointed and qualified, except as provided in Section 17-16-1. |
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(2) |
(a) |
The terms of county officers shall be staggered in accordance with this Subsection (2). |
(b) |
Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), in the 2014 general election:
(i) |
the following county officers shall be elected to one six-year term and thereafter elected to a four-year term:
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(ii) |
all other county officers shall be elected to a four-year term. |
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(c) |
If a county legislative body consolidates two or more county offices in accordance with Section 17-16-3, and the consolidated offices are on conflicting election schedules, the county legislative body shall pass an ordinance that sets the election schedule for the consolidated offices in a reasonable manner that staggers the terms of county officers as provided in this Subsection (2). |
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(3) |
An individual who holds a municipal elected office may not, at the same time, hold a county elected office. |
(4) |
The restriction described in Subsection (3) applies regardless of whether the individual is elected to the office or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office. |
Amended by Chapter 258, 2019 General Session