{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-9-201.5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-9-201.5","heading":"Declaration of candidacy filing period for a regular general election year.","body":"Except as provided in Part 5, Candidates Not Affiliated with a Party, or Part 6, Write-in Candidates:\n(1) except as provided in Subsection (2), the filing period to file a declaration of candidacy for an elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election:\n(a) begins at 8 a.m. on the first business day in January of an even-numbered year; and\n(b) ends at 5 p.m. on the fifth business day in January of an even-numbered year; and\n(2) for the 2026 election year only, the filing period to file a declaration of candidacy for the office of United States representative:\n(a) begins at 8 a.m. on March 9, 2026; and\n(b) ends at 5 p.m. on March 13, 2026.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-9 Candidate Qualifications and Nominating Procedures","Part 20A-9-2 Candidate Qualifications and Declarations of Candidacy"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter9/20A-9-S201.5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"57f1552fe88ea11ceb2810db4e24ede1bd0f78fc47703a917c3cd4ef59b1bd82","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-9-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-9-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}