S.B. 25 Enrolled
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions of the Election Code relating to the deadlines to certify
10 candidates for a primary election.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . provides that, for the 2014 calendar year only, the deadline for a registered political
14 party to certify its candidates for a primary election is 5 p.m. on April 28, 2014;
15 . provides that, for the 2014 calendar year only, the deadline for the lieutenant
16 governor to certify to the county clerks the candidates who will appear on the
17 primary ballot is 5 p.m. on April 29, 2014; and
18 . provides that the provisions of this bill are repealed on January 1, 2015.
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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21 Other Special Clauses:
22 This bill provides an immediate effective date.
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 63I-2-220 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 129
26 ENACTS:
27 20A-9-403.1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 20A-9-403.1 is enacted to read:
31 20A-9-403.1. Certification of candidates for 2014 calendar year.
32 (1) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-403 (2)(b), for the 2014 calendar year only, as a
33 condition for using the state's election system, each registered political party that wishes to
34 participate in the primary election shall:
35 (a) certify the name and office of all of the registered political party's candidates to the
36 lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on April 28, 2014, and indicate which of the candidates
37 will be on the primary ballot; and
38 (b) certify the name and office of each of its county candidates to the county clerks by
39 5 p.m. on April 28, 2014, and indicate which of the candidates will be on the primary ballot.
40 (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-403 (2)(c), for the 2014 calendar year only, by 5
41 p.m. on April 29, 2014, the lieutenant governor shall send the county clerks a certified list of
42 the names of all statewide candidates, multicounty candidates, or single county candidates that
43 shall be printed on the primary ballot and the order the candidates are to appear on the ballot in
44 accordance with Section 20A-6-305 .
45 Section 2. Section 63I-2-220 is amended to read:
46 63I-2-220. Repeal dates, Title 20A.
47 (1) Section 20A-3-704 is repealed January 1, 2016.
48 (2) Section 20A-5-410 is repealed January 1, 2016.
49 (3) (a) Subsection 20A-7-101 (1)(a)(i), the language that states "of the first class" and ";
50 or" is repealed January 1, 2015.
51 (b) Subsection 20A-7-101 (1)(a)(ii), the language that states "for a county not described
52 in Subsection (1)(a)(i), a person designated as budget officer in Section 17-19-19 " is repealed
53 January 1, 2015.
54 (4) Section 20A-9-403.1 is repealed on January 1, 2015.
55 Section 3. Effective date.
56 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
57 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
58 Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
59 the date of veto override.
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