Utah State Legislature

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Utah Senate Districts Up For Election in 2008: 1,5*,6,8,10,13,14,16,19,20,21,23,24,25, 27,29 *Mid-term vacancy

Utah Senate Districts Up For Election in 2006: 2,3,4,5,7,9,11,12,15,17,18,21,22,24,26,28

Utah Senate Districts Up For Election in 2004: 1,6,8,10,13,14,16,19,20,21,23,24,25, 27,29

Utah House of Representative Districts Up For Election: Districts 1-75

Term:

A state senator holds office for four years beginning on the first day of the annual general session after the election.

A state representative holds office for two years beginning on the first of January after their election.

Qualifications:

To be eligible for the Utah Legislature a person must:

a) be a U.S. Citizen at the time of filing

b) 25 years old at the filing deadline time

c) Three-year resident of Utah at the filing deadline time

d) Be a resident for 6 months of the senate or representative district from which elected at the filing deadline time

e) No person holding any public office of profit or trust under authority of the United States, or of this State, shall be a member of the Legislature;provided, that appointments in the State Militia, and the offices of notary public, justice of the peace, United States commissioner, and postmaster of the fourth class, shall not, within the meaning of this section, be considered offices of profit or trust.

f) be a qualified voter.

Qualified voter:

1) U.S. Citizen

2) a resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the next election

3) at least 18 years old by the next election

4) their principal place of residence is in a specific voting precinct in Utah

Filing:

Any person intending to run for a seat in the Utah Legislature must file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk's office of the county in which they reside or with the Office of Lieutenant Governor.

Filing Fee:

1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the person holding the office.

Utah Senator: $32.40* Utah Representative: $16.20*

*Filing Fees subject to change

Contributions and Expenditures:

A legislative candidate is not required to have a personal campaign committee. A candidate should deposit any contributions or public service assistance into one or more separate campaign accounts in a financial institution. These monies can only be used for political purposes and may not be mixed with personal or business monies or accounts.

References: Utah Constitution Article VI, Section 3, 4, 5 & 6

Utah Code 20A-9-201