Utah Code 20A-1-201. Date and purpose of regular general elections
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(1) A regular general election shall be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-1-201
- 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
- County legislative body: means :(8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section
17-52a-203 ; and(8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- County officers: means those county officers that are required by law to be elected. 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
- Municipal legislative body: means the council of the city or town in any form of municipal government. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. 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 district: means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and includes a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. 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
- Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
(42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or(42)(b)(42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and(42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(2) At the regular general election, the voters shall:(2)(a) choose persons to serve the terms established by law for the following offices:(2)(a)(i) electors of President and Vice President of the United States;(2)(a)(ii) United States Senators;(2)(a)(iii) Representatives to the United States Congress;(2)(a)(iv) governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor;(2)(a)(v) senators and representatives to the Utah Legislature;(2)(a)(vi) county officers;(2)(a)(vii) State School Board members;(2)(a)(viii) local school board members;(2)(a)(ix) except as provided in Subsection (3), special district officers, as applicable; and(2)(a)(x) any elected judicial officers; and(2)(b) approve or reject:(2)(b)(i) any proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution that have qualified for the ballot under procedures established in the Utah Code;(2)(b)(ii) any proposed initiatives or referenda that have qualified for the ballot under procedures established in the Utah Code; and(2)(b)(iii) any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code.(3) This section:(3)(a) applies to a special service district for which the county legislative body or the municipal legislative body, as applicable, has delegated authority for the special service district to an administrative control board; and(3)(b) does not apply to a special service district for which the county legislative body or the municipal legislative body, as applicable, has not delegated authority for the special service district to an administrative control board.