(1) The governor shall:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-15-102

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
     (1)(a) issue a proclamation establishing the date of an election to elect 21 delegates to Utah’s ratification convention from the state at large;
     (1)(b) ensure that the election is held at least as soon as the next regular general election occurring more than three months after the amendment has been proposed by Congress; and
     (1)(c) either call a special election or schedule the election to be held at the same time as a regular or municipal general election.
(2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the election shall be conducted according to the procedures for a regular general election contained in this title.