20A-1-201. Date and purpose of regular general elections.

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Effective 2/27/2023

(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.

(2)At the regular general election, the voters shall:

(a)choose persons to serve the terms established by law for the following offices:

(i)electors of President and Vice President of the United States;

(ii)United States Senators;

(iii)Representatives to the United States Congress;

(iv)governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor;

(v)senators and representatives to the Utah Legislature;

(vi)county officers;

(vii)State School Board members;

(viii)local school board members;

(ix)except as provided in Subsection

(3), special district officers, as applicable; and

(x)any elected judicial officers; and

(b)approve or reject:

(i)any proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution that have qualified for the ballot under procedures established in the Utah Code;

(ii)any proposed initiatives or referenda that have qualified for the ballot under procedures established in the Utah Code; and

(iii)any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code.

(3)This section:

(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

(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.

Amended by Chapter 15 , 2023 General Session