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Utah Code § 20A-9-408.5 (2026)

Declaration of candidacy form for qualified political party

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The declaration of candidacy form described in Sections

20A-9-407

and

20A-9-408

shall:

be substantially as follows:"State of Utah, County of ____I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of ____ as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear, under penalty of perjury, that: I will meet the qualifications to hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City or Town of ____, Utah, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate any law governing campaigns and elections; I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports as required by law; and I understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a candidate for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. The mailing address that I designate for receiving official election notices is ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year). Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath).";
direct the candidate to state, in the sworn statement described in Subsection (1):
the registered political party of which the candidate is a member; or
that the candidate is not a member of a registered political party; and
direct the candidate to indicate whether the candidate is seeking the nomination using:
the convention process described in Section 20A-9-407;
the signature-gathering process described in Section 20A-9-408; or
both processes described in Subsections (3)(a) and (b).

Amended by Chapter 183, 2021 General Session

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Garbett v. Herbert, 458 F. Supp. 3d 1328 (D. Utah 2020).
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Garbett v. Herbert, 458 F. Supp. 3d 1328 (D. Utah 2020). “§ 20A-9-408.5(3). 5 See Garbett Decl. ¶ 12.”
Utah Code § 20A-9-408.5(3): 1 case
Garbett v. Herbert, 458 F. Supp. 3d 1328 (D. Utah 2020). “§ 20A-9-408.5(3). 5 See Garbett Decl. ¶ 12.”
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