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 and
consolidated with an adjoining county, they may petition the county legislative body of the
county 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 June
of any year.
(3) (a) If a petition under Subsection (1) is presented in a year during which a regular
general election is held, the county legislative body of the originating county and the county
legislative body of the consolidating county shall cause the proposition to be submitted to the
legal 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 no
regular general election, the county legislative body of the originating county and the county
legislative body of the consolidating county shall:
(i) call a special election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November following the presentation of the petition; and
(ii) cause the proposition to be submitted to the legal voters of the respective counties on
that day.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, an election under this Subsection (3) shall
be held, the results canvassed, and returns made under the provisions of the general election laws
of 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
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