Utah Code 17-16-1. Eligibility and residency requirements for county, district, precinct, or prosecution district office
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(1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district office shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-16-1
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) be a United States citizen;(1)(b) except as provided in Section 20A-1-509.2 with respect to the office of county attorney or district attorney, as of the date of the election, have been a resident for at least one year of the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the person seeks office; and(1)(c) be a registered voter in the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the person seeks office.
(2)
(2)(a) A county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer shall maintain residency within the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected during the officer’s term of office.
(2)(b) If a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer establishes the officer’s principal place of residence as provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected, the office is automatically vacant.