Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 2001 (2021S2)

Sponsor

Sen. Harper, W.

Final action

Governor Signed 11/16/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• modifies the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy and conforms signature-gathering deadlines and the candidate certification deadline to that modification;
• clarifies provisions relating to the schedule for redistricting local school board districts; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

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Bill text

ELECTION SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS
SECOND SPECIAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
House Sponsor: 
A. Cory Maloy
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends scheduling provisions of the Election Code.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ modifies the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy and conforms
signature-gathering deadlines and the candidate certification deadline to that
modification;
▸ clarifies provisions relating to the schedule for redistricting local school board
districts; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
20A-9-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 183
20A-9-407
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, First Special Session, Chapter 4
20A-9-408
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, First Special Session, Chapter 4
20A-9-409
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, First Special Session, Chapter 4
20A-14-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 162 and 345
63I-2-220
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 101
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
20A-9-202
 is amended to read:
20A-9-202.
Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections.
(1) (a) An individual seeking to become a candidate for an elective office that is to be
filled at the next regular general election shall:
(i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), file a declaration of candidacy in person
with the filing officer on or after January 1 of the regular general election year, and, if
applicable, before the individual circulates nomination petitions under Section 
20A-9-405
; and
(ii) pay the filing fee.
(b) Unless expressly provided otherwise in this title, for a registered political party that
is not a qualified political party, the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for an
elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election is 5 p.m. on the first
Monday after the [
third
] 
fourth
 Saturday in April.
(c) Subject to Subsection 
20A-9-201
(7)(b), an individual may designate an agent to file
a declaration of candidacy with the filing officer if:
(i) the individual is located outside of the state during the entire filing period;
(ii) the designated agent appears in person before the filing officer;
(iii) the individual communicates with the filing officer using an electronic device that
allows the individual and filing officer to see and hear each other; and
(iv) the individual provides the filing officer with an email address to which the filing
officer may send the individual the copies described in Subsection 
20A-9-201
(5).
(d) Each county clerk who receives a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for
multicounty office shall transmit the filing fee and a copy of the candidate's declaration of
candidacy to the lieutenant governor within one business day after the candidate files the
declaration of candidacy.
(e) Each day during the filing period, each county clerk shall notify the lieutenant
governor electronically or by telephone of candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy
with the county clerk.
(f) Each individual seeking the office of lieutenant governor, the office of district
attorney, or the office of president or vice president of the United States shall comply with the
specific declaration of candidacy requirements established by this section.
(2) (a) Each individual intending to become a candidate for the office of district
attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next regular general
election shall:
(i) file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk designated in the interlocal agreement
creating the prosecution district on or after January 1 of the regular general election year, and
before the individual circulates nomination petitions under Section 
20A-9-405
; and
(ii) pay the filing fee.
(b) The designated clerk shall provide to the county clerk of each county in the
prosecution district a certified copy of each declaration of candidacy filed for the office of
district attorney.
(3) (a) Before the deadline described in Subsection (1)(b), each lieutenant governor
candidate shall:
(i) file a declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor;
(ii) pay the filing fee; and
(iii) submit a letter from a candidate for governor who has received certification for the
primary-election ballot under Section 
20A-9-403
 that names the lieutenant governor candidate
as a joint-ticket running mate.
(b) (i) A candidate for lieutenant governor who fails to timely file is disqualified.
(ii) If a candidate for lieutenant governor is disqualified, another candidate may file to
replace the disqualified candidate.
(4) Before 5 p.m. no later than August 31, each registered political party shall:
(a) certify the names of the political party's candidates for president and vice president
of the United States to the lieutenant governor; or
(b) provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification
of candidates for president and vice president of the United States from the national office of
the registered political party.
(5) (a) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section is valid unless a written
objection is filed with the clerk or lieutenant governor before 5 p.m. on the last business day
that is at least 10 days before the deadline described in Subsection 
20A-9-409
(4)(c).
(b) If an objection is made, the clerk or lieutenant governor shall:
(i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate
immediately; and
(ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
(c) If the clerk or lieutenant governor sustains the objection, the candidate may cure the
problem by amending the declaration or petition before 5 p.m. within three days after the day
on which the objection is sustained or by filing a new declaration before 5 p.m. within three
days after the day on which the objection is sustained.
(d) (i) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon objections to form is final.
(ii) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable
by a district court if prompt application is made to the court.
(iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
(6) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as a candidate by
filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
(7) (a) Except for a candidate who is certified by a registered political party under
Subsection (4), and except as provided in Section 
20A-9-504
, before 5 p.m. no later than
August 31 of a general election year, each individual running as a candidate for vice president
of the United States shall:
(i) file a declaration of candidacy, in person or via a designated agent, on a form
developed by the lieutenant governor, that:
(A) contains the individual's name, address, and telephone number;
(B) states that the individual meets the qualifications for the office of vice president of
the United States;
(C) names the presidential candidate, who has qualified for the general election ballot,
with which the individual is running as a joint-ticket running mate;
(D) states that the individual agrees to be the running mate of the presidential candidate
described in Subsection (7)(a)(i)(C); and
(E) contains any other necessary information identified by the lieutenant governor;
(ii) pay the filing fee; and
(iii) submit a letter from the presidential candidate described in Subsection (7)(a)(i)(C)
that names the individual as a joint-ticket running mate as a vice presidential candidate.
(b) A designated agent described in Subsection (7)(a)(i) may not sign the declaration of
candidacy.
(c) A vice presidential candidate who fails to meet the requirements described in this
Subsection (7) may not appear on the general election ballot.
(8) An individual filing a declaration of candidacy for president or vice president of the
United States shall pay a filing fee of $500.
Section 2. Section 
20A-9-407
 is amended to read:
20A-9-407.
 Convention process to seek the nomination of a qualified political
party.
(1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party
who is seeking the nomination of a qualified political party for an elective office through the
qualified political party's convention process.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-201
(7)(a), the form of the declaration of
candidacy for a member of a qualified political party who is nominated by, or who is seeking
the nomination of, the qualified political party under this section shall be substantially as
described in Section 
20A-9-408.5
.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(a), and except as provided in Subsection
20A-9-202
(4), a member of a qualified political party who, under this section, is seeking the
nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office that is to be filled at the next
general election, shall:
(a) except as provided in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(c), file a declaration of candidacy in
person with the filing officer [
on or after the second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on the
third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
]
:
(i) on or after 48 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session begins,
as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(ii) before 5 p.m. 52 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session
begins, as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(b) pay the filing fee.
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202
(2)(a), a member of a qualified political
party who, under this section, is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for the
office of district attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next
general election shall:
(a) file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk designated in the interlocal
agreement creating the prosecution district [
on or after the second Friday in March and before 5
p.m. on the third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
]
:
(i) on or after 48 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session begins,
as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(ii) before 5 p.m. 52 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session
begins, as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(b) pay the filing fee.
(5) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202
(3)(a)(iii), a lieutenant governor candidate
who files as the joint-ticket running mate of an individual who is nominated by a qualified
political party, under this section, for the office of governor shall, before the deadline described
in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy and submit a letter from the
candidate for governor that names the lieutenant governor candidate as a joint-ticket running
mate.
(6) (a) A qualified political party that nominates a candidate under this section shall
certify the name of the candidate to the lieutenant governor before the deadline described in
Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(b).
(b) The lieutenant governor shall include, in the primary ballot certification or, for a
race where a primary is not held because the candidate is unopposed, in the general election
ballot certification, the name of each candidate nominated by a qualified political party under
this section.
(7) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-701
(2), the ballot shall, for each candidate who
is nominated by a qualified political party under this section, designate the qualified political
party that nominated the candidate.
Section 3. Section 
20A-9-408
 is amended to read:
20A-9-408.
Signature-gathering process to seek the nomination of a qualified
political party.
(1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party
who is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office through the
signature-gathering process described in this section.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-201
(7)(a), the form of the declaration of
candidacy for a member of a qualified political party who is nominated by, or who is seeking
the nomination of, the qualified political party under this section shall be substantially as
described in Section 
20A-9-408.5
.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(a), and except as provided in Subsection
20A-9-202
(4), a member of a qualified political party who, under this section, is seeking the
nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office that is to be filled at the next
general election shall:
(a) within the period beginning on January 1 before the next regular general election
and ending at 5 p.m. [
on the third Thursday in March of the same year
] 
days after the day on
which the Legislature's general session begins, as provided in Section 
36-3-201
, and before
gathering signatures under this section, file with the filing officer on a form approved by the
lieutenant governor a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy that includes:
(i) the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered
political party under this section;
(ii) the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking
nomination;
(iii) the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
(iv) the address and telephone number of the member; and
(v) other information required by the lieutenant governor;
(b) except as provided in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(c), file a declaration of candidacy,
in person, with the filing officer [
on or after the second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on
the third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
]
:
(i) on or after 48 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session begins,
as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(ii) before 5 p.m. 52 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session
begins, as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(c) pay the filing fee.
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202
(2)(a), a member of a qualified political
party who, under this section, is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for the
office of district attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next
general election shall:
(a) on or after January 1 before the next regular general election, and before gathering
signatures under this section, file with the filing officer on a form approved by the lieutenant
governor a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy that includes:
(i) the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered
political party under this section;
(ii) the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking
nomination;
(iii) the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
(iv) the address and telephone number of the member; and
(v) other information required by the lieutenant governor;
(b) except as provided in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(c), file a declaration of candidacy,
in person, with the filing officer [
on or after the second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on
the third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
]
:
(i) on or after 48 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session begins,
as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(ii) before 5 p.m. 52 days after the day on which the Legislature's general session
begins, as provided in Section 
36-3-201
; and
(c) pay the filing fee.
(5) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202
(3)(a)(iii), a lieutenant governor candidate
who files as the joint-ticket running mate of an individual who is nominated by a qualified
political party, under this section, for the office of governor shall, before the deadline described
in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy and submit a letter from the
candidate for governor that names the lieutenant governor candidate as a joint-ticket running
mate.
(6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the certification described in Subsection
20A-9-701
(1) also includes the name of each candidate nominated by a qualified political party
under this section.
(7) Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-701
(2), the ballot shall, for each candidate who
is nominated by a qualified political party under this section, designate the qualified political
party that nominated the candidate.
(8) A member of a qualified political party may seek the nomination of the qualified
political party for an elective office by:
(a) complying with the requirements described in this section; and
(b) collecting signatures, on a form approved by the lieutenant governor, during the
period beginning on January 1 of an even-numbered year and ending at 5 p.m. 14 days before
the day on which the qualified political party's convention for the office is held, in the
following amounts:
(i) for a statewide race, 28,000 signatures of registered voters in the state who are
permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in
a primary election;
(ii) for a congressional district race, 7,000 signatures of registered voters who are
residents of the congressional district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote
for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
(iii) for a state Senate district race, 2,000 signatures of registered voters who are
residents of the state Senate district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for
the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
(iv) for a state House district race, 1,000 signatures of registered voters who are
residents of the state House district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for
the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
(v) for a State Board of Education race, the lesser of:
(A) 2,000 signatures of registered voters who are residents of the State Board of
Education district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified
political party's candidates in a primary election; or
(B) 3% of the registered voters of the qualified political party who are residents of the
applicable State Board of Education district; and
(vi) for a county office race, signatures of 3% of the registered voters who are residents
of the area permitted to vote for the county office and are permitted by the qualified political
party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election.
(9) (a) In order for a member of the qualified political party to qualify as a candidate
for the qualified political party's nomination for an elective office under this section, the
member shall:
(i) collect the signatures on a form approved by the lieutenant governor, using the same
circulation and verification requirements described in Sections 
20A-7-204
 and 
20A-7-205
; and
(ii) submit the signatures to the election officer before 5 p.m. no later than 14 days
before the day on which the qualified political party holds the party's convention to select
candidates, for the elective office, for the qualified political party's nomination.
(b) An individual may not gather signatures under this section until after the individual
files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in this section.
(c) An individual who files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy,
described in Subsection (3)(a) or (4)(a), is, beginning on the day on which the individual files
the notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy:
(i) required to comply with the reporting requirements that a candidate for office is
required to comply with; and
(ii) subject to the same enforcement provisions, and civil and criminal penalties, that
apply to a candidate for office in relation to the reporting requirements described in Subsection
(9)(c)(i).
(d) Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections (8) and (9)(a), the
election officer shall, no later than the earlier of 14 days after the day on which the election
officer receives the signatures, or one day before the day on which the qualified political party
holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective office to which the signature packets
relate:
(i) check the name of each individual who completes the verification for a signature
packet to determine whether each individual is a resident of Utah and is at least 18 years old;
(ii) submit the name of each individual described in Subsection (9)(d)(i) who is not a
Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and the county attorney;
(iii) determine whether each signer is a registered voter who is qualified to sign the
petition, using the same method, described in Section 
20A-7-206.3
, used to verify a signature
on a petition; and
(iv) certify whether each name is that of a registered voter who is qualified to sign the
signature packet.
(e) Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections (8) and (9)(a), the
election officer shall, no later than one day before the day on which the qualified political party
holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective office to which the signature packets
relate, notify the qualified political party and the lieutenant governor of the name of each
member of the qualified political party who qualifies as a nominee of the qualified political
party, under this section, for the elective office to which the convention relates.
(f) Upon receipt of a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in
this section, the lieutenant governor shall post the notice of intent to gather signatures for
candidacy on the lieutenant governor's website in the same location that the lieutenant governor
posts a declaration of candidacy.
Section 4. Section 
20A-9-409
 is amended to read:
20A-9-409.
Primary election provisions relating to qualified political party.
(1) The regular primary election is held on the date specified in Section 
20A-1-201.5
.
(2) (a) A qualified political party that nominates one or more candidates for an elective
office under Section 
20A-9-407
 and does not have a candidate qualify as a candidate for that
office under Section 
20A-9-408
, may, but is not required to, participate in the primary election
for that office.
(b) A qualified political party that has only one candidate qualify as a candidate for an
elective office under Section 
20A-9-408
 and does not nominate a candidate for that office
under Section 
20A-9-407
, may, but is not required to, participate in the primary election for
that office.
(c) A qualified political party that nominates one or more candidates for an elective
office under Section 
20A-9-407
 and has one or more candidates qualify as a candidate for that
office under Section 
20A-9-408
 shall participate in the primary election for that office.
(d) A qualified political party that has two or more candidates qualify as candidates for
an elective office under Section 
20A-9-408
 and does not nominate a candidate for that office
under Section 
20A-9-407
 shall participate in the primary election for that office.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), in an opt-in county, as defined in Section
17-52a-201
 or 
17-52a-202
, a qualified political party shall participate in the primary election
for a county commission office if:
(a) there is more than one:
(i) open position as defined in Section 
17-52a-201
; or
(ii) midterm vacancy as defined in Section 
17-52a-201
; and
(b) the number of candidates nominated under Section 
20A-9-407
 or qualified under
Section 
20A-9-408
 for the respective open positions or midterm vacancies exceeds the number
of respective open positions or midterm vacancies.
(4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), a candidate is "unopposed" if:
(i) no individual other than the candidate receives a certification, from the appropriate
filing officer, for the regular primary election ballot of the candidate's registered political party
for a particular elective office; or
(ii) for an office where more than one individual is to be elected or nominated, the
number of candidates who receive certification, from the appropriate filing officer, for the
regular primary election of the candidate's registered political party does not exceed the total
number of candidates to be elected or nominated for that office.
(b) Before the deadline described in Subsection (4)(c), the lieutenant governor shall:
(i) provide to the county clerks:
(A) a list of the names of all candidates for federal, constitutional, multi-county, single
county, and county offices who have received certifications from the appropriate filing officer,
along with instructions on how those names shall appear on the primary election ballot in
accordance with Section 
20A-6-305
; and
(B) a list of unopposed candidates for elective office who have been nominated by a
registered political party; and
(ii) instruct the county clerks to exclude unopposed candidates from the primary
election ballot.
(c) The deadline described in Subsection (4)(b) is 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday after
the [
third
] 
fourth
 Saturday in April.
Section 5. Section 
20A-14-201
 is amended to read:
20A-14-201.
Boards of education -- School board districts -- Creation --
Redistricting.
(1) (a) The county legislative body, for local school districts whose boundaries
encompass more than a single municipality, and the municipal legislative body, for 
local
 school
districts contained completely within a municipality, shall divide the local school district into
local school board districts as required under Subsection 
20A-14-202
(1)(a).
(b) The county and municipal legislative bodies shall divide the school district so that
the local school board districts are substantially equal in population and are as contiguous and
compact as practicable.
(2) (a) County and municipal legislative bodies shall [
reapportion district boundaries
]
redistrict local school board districts
 to meet the population, compactness, and contiguity
requirements of this section:
(i) at least once every 10 years;
(ii) if a new 
school
 district is created:
(A) within 45 days after the canvass of an election at which voters approve the creation
of a new 
school
 district; and
(B) at least 60 days before the candidate filing deadline for a school board election;
(iii) whenever 
school
 districts are consolidated;
(iv) whenever a 
school
 district loses more than 20% of the population of the entire
school district to another 
school
 district;
(v) whenever a 
school
 district loses more than 50% of the population of a local school
board district to another 
school
 district;
(vi) whenever a 
school
 district receives new residents equal to at least 20% of the
population of the 
school
 district at the time of the last [
reapportionment
] 
redistricting
 because
of a transfer of territory from another 
school
 district; and
(vii) whenever it is necessary to increase the membership of a board [
from five to
seven members
] as a result of changes in student membership under Section 
20A-14-202
.
(b) If a school district receives territory containing less than 20% of the population of
the transferee district at the time of the last [
reapportionment
] 
redistricting
, the local school
board may assign the new territory to one or more existing school board districts.
(3) (a) [
Reapportionment
] 
Redistricting
 does not affect the right of any school board
member to complete the term for which the member was elected.
(b) (i) After [
reapportionment
] 
redistricting
, representation in a local school board
district shall be determined as provided in this Subsection (3).
(ii) If only one board member whose term extends beyond [
reapportionment
]
redistricting
 lives within a [
reapportioned
] 
redistricted
 local school board district, that board
member shall represent that local school board district.
(iii) (A) If two or more members whose terms extend beyond [
reapportionment
]
redistricting
 live within a [
reapportioned
] 
redistricted
 local school board district, the members
involved shall select one member by lot to represent the local school board district.
(B) The other members shall serve at-large for the remainder of their terms.
(C) The at-large board members shall serve in addition to the designated number of
board members for the board in question for the remainder of their terms.
(iv) If there is no board member living within a local school board district whose term
extends beyond [
reapportionment
] 
redistricting
, the seat shall be treated as vacant and filled as
provided in this part.
(4) (a) If, before an election affected by [
reapportionment
] 
redistricting
, the county or
municipal legislative body that conducted the [
reapportionment
] 
redistricting
 determines that
one or more members shall be elected to terms of two years to meet this part's requirements for
staggered terms, the legislative body shall determine by lot which of the [
reapportioned
]
redistricted
 local school board districts will elect members to two-year terms and which will
elect members to four-year terms.
(b) All subsequent elections are for four-year terms.
(5) Within 10 days after any local school board district boundary change, the county or
municipal legislative body making the change shall send an accurate map or plat of the
boundary change to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 
63A-16-505
.
Section 6. Section 
63I-2-220
 is amended to read:
63I-2-220.
Repeal dates -- Title 20A.
[
(1) On January 1, 2021:
]
[
(a) Subsection 
20A-1-201.5
(1), the language that states "Except as provided in
Subsection (4)," is repealed.
]
[
(b) Subsection 
20A-1-201.5
(4) is repealed.
]
[
(c) Subsections 
20A-1-204
(1)(a)(i) through (iii) are repealed and replaced with the
following:
]
[
"(i) the fourth Tuesday in June; or
]
[
(ii) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.".
]
[
(d) In Subsections 
20A-1-503
(4)(c), 
20A-9-202
(3)(a), 
20A-9-403
(3)(d)(ii),
20A-9-407
(5) and (6)(a), and 
20A-9-408
(5), immediately following the reference to Subsection
20A-9-202
(1)(b), the language that states "(i) or (ii)" is repealed.
]
[
(e) Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(b) is repealed and replaced with the following:
]
[
"(b) Unless expressly provided otherwise in this title, for a registered political party
that is not a qualified political party, the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for an
elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election is 5 p.m. on the first
Monday after the third Saturday in April.".
]
[
(f) Subsection 
20A-9-409
(4)(c) is repealed and replaced with the following:
]
[
"(c) The deadline described in Subsection (4)(b) is 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday after
the third Saturday in April.".
]
(1) Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, is
repealed January 1, 2026.
(2) Subsection 
20A-5-803
(8) is repealed July 1, 2023.
(3) Section 
20A-5-804
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(4) Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, is
repealed January 1, 2026.
]
[
(5) Section 
20A-7-407
 is repealed January 1, 2021.
]
[
(6) Section 
20A-1-310
 is repealed January 1, 2021.
]
Section 7. 
Effective date.
If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
the date of veto override.