20A-5a-201. State notice of candidate filing for regular election -- Notice of statewide ballot propositions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)On or before the second Friday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year, the lieutenant governor shall:

(a)publish for the state, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102 , for 30 calendar days, the notice described in Subsection

(2); and

(b)transmit the notice described in Subsection

(2)to each county clerk.

(2)The notice required under Subsection

(1)shall:

(a)designate the offices to be filled at the next year's regular general election for:

(i)a federal office;

(ii)a statewide constitutional office;

(iii)state senator;

(iv)state representative; and

(v)State Board of Education member;

(b)identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy, and for submitting and certifying nomination petition signatures, as applicable, under Sections 20A-9-403 , 20A-9-407 , and 20A-9-408 for the offices described in Subsection (2)(a) ;

(c)describe the statewide ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that have qualified for the ballot as of that date; and

(d)designate a webpage that, for each elective office, states the total number of signatures that must be submitted under Subsection 20A-9-403(3)(a)(ii) or 20A-9-408(8) , with the necessary calculations made by counting the aggregate number of individuals residing in each elective office's political division who have designated a particular registered political party on the individuals' voter registration forms on or before November 15 of each odd-numbered year.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329 , 2026 General Session