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Governor:1
Senators: 2 (Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2020 Census: 3,275,252 (0.99% of 331,797,979
- 2024, 2028 Electors: 6 (1.12% of 538)
- 2022-2030 Representatives: 4 (0.92% of 435)
2010 Census: 2,770,765 (0.89% of 309,785,186)
- 2012, 2016, 2020 Electors: 6 (1.12% of 538)
- 2012-2020 Representatives: 4 (0.92% of 435)
Capital: Salt Lake City

Current Utah Statewide Office Holders

Official Name/Status All States

The STATE of Utah
Status: STATE of the Union
Organized as a Territory: 9 September 1850. 9 Stat. 453: created from the Mexican Cession to the United States of 1848 and a small strip of territory ceded to the United States by the State of Texas in 1850
Admitted to the Union as a State: 4 January 1896 upon Proclamation by President Grover Cleveland (29 Stat. 876)
The 45th state.

Traditional Sections and Regions All States

Section: WEST
Region: Intermountain
Survey: Public Domain

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 16 July 1894 [28 Stat. 107: authorizing formation of a State government and Admission thereafter]
- 1st (1896-) [Adopted: 8 May 1895 Convention convened, 4 March 1895, Ratified: 5 November 1895 effective upon Admission, 4 January 1896]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
- GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
- Lieutenant Governor [elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States
- Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: None
- Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
- Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028
- Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028
- Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
- LEGISLATURE

Upper House
- Senate
Lower House
- House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
- Supreme Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
- Court of Appeals

Local Government All States

PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
- County [Type: Strong, Executive and Legislative: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS]
  - MINOR CIVIL DIVISION
    - precinct [Type: None, Executive and Legislative: no associated governmental structure]

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
- A regular general election shall be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. [UT Code 20A-1-201(1)]
Presidential Primary All States
- (--2006) Friday next after 1st Monday in March of Presidential Election years
  [UT Code 20A-9-802(1)(a)]
- (2006-2011) There is established a Western States Presidential Primary election to be held on the first Tuesday in February in the year in which a presidential election will be held. [UT Code 20A-9-802(1)(a)]
- (2011-2016) "If there is no legislative appropriation for the Western States Presidential Primary ... a candidate for President of the United States who is affiliated with a registered political party and chooses to participate in the regular primary election ..." [Subsection (6)]
- (2017-2019) A presidential primary election shall be held each year in which a presidential election will be held. A registered political party that wishes to nominate a presidential candidate for the general election may participate in a presidential primary election ... [UT Code 20A-9-810(1) and (2)]
- (2019--) A presidential primary election shall be held throughout the state on the 1st Tuesday in March .... [UT Code Section 20A-1-201.5 (3)]
State Primary All States
- A regular primary election shall be held throughout the state on the fourth Tuesday of June of each even numbered year [UT Code 20A-1-201.5(1)]
  In 2020, the regular primary election shall be held throughout the state on June 30.... [UT Code 20A-1-201.5(4)]
Polling times All States
- Opening and closing of polls on election day. (1) Polls at all elections on the date of the election shall open at 7 a.m. and shall remain open until 8 p.m. of the same day. [UT Code 20A-1-302]

Links Links to other web sites. These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes.

Election Authority. All States
- Vote.Utah.gov
Legislature. All States
- Utah House of Representatives
- Utah Senate Democrats
Democratic
- Utah Democratic Party
Republican
- Utah Republican Party
Third Party
Media & others

State and Local Government Outline

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