17-2-103 - Consolidation of counties -- Petition -- Election -- Ballot. - Utah Statutes

17-2-103. Consolidation of counties -- Petition -- Election -- Ballot.
(1) If a majority of the legal voters of any county desire to have the county joined to andconsolidated with an adjoining county, they may petition the county legislative body of thecounty in which they reside and the county legislative body of the adjoining county.
(2) Each petition under Subsection (1) shall be presented before the first Monday in Juneof any year.
(3) (a) If a petition under Subsection (1) is presented in a year during which a regulargeneral election is held, the county legislative body of the originating county and the countylegislative body of the consolidating county shall cause the proposition to be submitted to thelegal voters of their respective counties at the next regular general election.
(b) If a petition under Subsection (1) is presented during a year in which there is noregular general election, the county legislative body of the originating county and the countylegislative body of the consolidating county shall:
(i) call a special election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday inNovember following the presentation of the petition; and
(ii) cause the proposition to be submitted to the legal voters of the respective counties onthat day.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, an election under this Subsection (3) shallbe held, the results canvassed, and returns made under the provisions of the general election lawsof the state.
(d) The ballot to be used at an election under this Subsection (3) shall be:
For combining ____ county with ____ county.
Against combining ____ county with ____ county.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 350, 2009 General Session