{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-1-204","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-1-204","heading":"Date of special election -- Legal effect.","body":"(1)\n(a) Except as provided by Subsection (1)(d), the governor, Legislature, or the legislative body of a local political subdivision calling a statewide special election or local special election under Section 20A-1-203 shall schedule the special election to be held on:\n(i) in an even-numbered year:\n(A) the fourth Tuesday in June; or\n(B) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; or\n(ii) in an odd-numbered year:\n(A) the second Tuesday after the first Monday in August; or\n(B) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.\n(b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), the governor, Legislature, or the legislative body of a local political subdivision calling a statewide special election or local special election under Section 20A-1-203 may not schedule a special election to be held on any other date.\n(c)\n(i) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) or (1)(d), the legislative body of a local political subdivision may call a local special election on a date other than those specified in this section if the legislative body:\n(A) determines and declares that there is a disaster, as defined in Section 53-2a-102, requiring that a special election be held on a date other than the ones authorized in statute;\n(B) identifies specifically the nature of the disaster, as defined in Section 53-2a-102, and the reasons for holding the special election on that other date; and\n(C) votes unanimously to hold the special election on that other date.\n(ii) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may not hold a local special election on the same date as the presidential primary election conducted under Chapter 9, Part 8, Presidential Primary Election.\n(d) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may only call a special election for a ballot proposition related to a bond, debt, leeway, levy, or tax on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.\n(e) Nothing in this section prohibits:\n(i) the governor or Legislature from submitting a matter to the voters at the regular general election if authorized by law; or\n(ii) a local government from submitting a matter to the voters at the regular municipal election if authorized by law.\n(2)\n(a) Two or more entities shall comply with Subsection (2)(b) if those entities hold a special election within a county on the same day as:\n(i) another special election;\n(ii) a regular general election; or\n(iii) a municipal general election.\n(b) Entities described in Subsection (2)(a) shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate:\n(i) polling places;\n(ii) ballots;\n(iii) election officials; and\n(iv) other administrative and procedural matters connected with the election.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-1 General Provisions","Part 20A-1-2 Elections: General and Special"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter1/20A-1-S204.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"730e27fd18f57a9e048a2ad9ad0402f9f3cf962ca6753adff3696cb10e0cb0f0","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-1-203","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-1-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}