Full text of Utah Utah Code § 17-66-202 — County officers -- Time of holding elections -- County commissioners -- Terms of office., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-66-202. County officers -- Time of holding elections -- County commissioners -- Terms of office.
Effective 11/6/2025
17-66-202.
County officers -- Time of holding elections -- County commissioners -- Terms of office.
| (1) | Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under Chapter 62, Forms of County Government:
| (a) | each elected county officer shall be elected at the regular general election every four years in accordance with Section 20A-1-201, except as otherwise provided in this title; |
| (b) | county commissioners shall be elected at the times, in the manner, and for the terms provided in Section 17-62-201; and |
| (c) | an elected officer shall hold office for the term for which the officer is elected, beginning at noon on the first Monday in January following the officer's election and until a successor is elected or appointed and qualified, except as provided in Section 17-66-201. |
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| (2) |
| (a) | The terms of county officers shall be staggered in accordance with this Subsection (2). |
| (b) | Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), in the 2014 general election:
| (i) | the following county officers shall be elected to one six-year term and thereafter elected to a four-year term:
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| (ii) | all other county officers shall be elected to a four-year term. |
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| (c) | If a county legislative body consolidates two or more county offices in accordance with Section 17-66-104, and the consolidated offices are on conflicting election schedules, the county legislative body shall pass an ordinance setting the election schedule for the consolidated offices in a reasonable manner that staggers the terms of county officers as provided in this Subsection (2). |
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| (3) | An individual who holds a municipal elected office may not, at the same time, hold a county elected office. |
| (4) | The restriction described in Subsection (3) applies regardless of whether the individual is elected to the office or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
13, 2025 Special Session 1
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