Utah § 17-66-201 - Eligibility and residency requirements for county office -- Election of county officer to consolidated office.
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§ 17-66-201. Eligibility and residency requirements for county office -- Election of county officer to consolidated office.
Effective 5/6/2026 17-66-201.
Eligibility and residency requirements for county office -- Election of county officer to consolidated office.
(1)
An individual filing a declaration of candidacy for a county officer enumerated in Section 17-66-102 or any other county elected official established by law shall:
(a)
be a United States citizen;
(b)
except as provided in Section 20A-1-509.2 with respect to the office of county attorney or district attorney, as of the date of the election, have been a resident for at least one year of the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the individual seeks office;
(c)
be a registered voter in the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the individual seeks office;
(d)
if the individual is filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county auditor in a county of the first class, meet the qualifications described in Section 17-69-202; and
(e)
if the individual is filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county assessor, meet the qualifications for filing described in Section 17-67-201.
(2)
(a)
A county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer shall maintain residency within the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected during the officer's term of office.
(b)
If a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer establishes the officer's principal place of residence as provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected, the office is automatically vacant.
(3)
When county offices are consolidated, as described in Section 17-66-104:
(a)
only one individual shall be elected to fill the consolidated offices; and
(b)
the individual elected shall:
(i)
take the oath required for each of the offices;
(ii)
obtain the crime insurance required for each of the offices, as established under Section 17-66-105; and
Section 17-66-201 ("Eligibility and residency requirements for county office -- Election of county officer to consolidated office.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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