Utah § 17-62-404 - Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Partisan elections.

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§ 17-62-404. Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Partisan elections.

Effective 5/6/2026
17-62-404.  Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Partisan elections.
(1)
(a)The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 17-62-403(1) shall ensure that each optional plan proposes changing the form of county government to:
(i)for a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class:
(A)the county commission form under Section 17-62-201;
(B)the expanded county commission form under Section 17-62-202;
(C)the county executive and council form under Section 17-62-203; or
(D)the council-manager form under Section 17-62-204; and
(ii)for a county of the fifth or sixth class:
(A)the county commission form under Section 17-62-201; or
(B)the expanded county commission form under Section 17-62-202.
(b)The optional plan proponent described in Subsection 16-62-403(1) may not recommend an optional plan that:
(i)proposes changing the form of government to a form not authorized in Subsection (1)(a);
(ii)provides for the nonpartisan election of elected officers;
(iii)imposes a limit on the number of terms or years that an elected officer may serve; or
(iv)provides for elected officers to be subject to a recall election.
(2)A county that provides for the election of the county's elected officers through a partisan election may not change to a process that provides for the election of the county's elected officers through a nonpartisan election.


Amended by Chapter 97, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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