Utah State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

Utah

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: 3 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2004 Electors:	5	(0.93% of 538)
1990 Census:	1,722,850	(0.69% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	2,236,714	(0.79% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	1,123,238
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	1,465,000
Capital:	Salt Lake City

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States Alphabetically Current Utah Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Utah
	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
	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 2009 Office holders
	• Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None
	• Lieutenant Governor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Elected on a ticket with the Governor
	• Attorney General: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
	• Treasurer: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
	• Auditor: 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

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


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

Incorporated Municipalities All States

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--) 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)]
State Primary All States
	• 4th Tuesday in June of even-numbered years [UT Code 20A-9-403(1)(a)]
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

Constitution
	• http://www.le.state.ut.us/Documents/code_const.htm
Election Authority
	• State of Utah Elections Office
Legislature
	• Utah House of Representatives
	• Utah State Legislature
	• Utah State Senate
Democratic
	• Utah Democratic Party
Republican
	• Utah Republican Party
Third Party
	• American Reform Party of Utah
	• Being Human Party
	• Constitution Party of Utah
	• Desert Greens Green Party of Utah
	• Green Party of Utah
	• Independent American Party of Utah
	• Libertarian Party of Utah
	• Personal Choice Party
	• The Unity Party of Utah
	• United States Pirate Party
Media & others
	• Box Elder News Journal
	• Davis County Clipper
	• DC's Political Report - Utah
	• Democracy for Utah
	• Deseret Morning News - Salt Lake City
	• KSL TV - NBC - Salt Lake City
	• KSTU TV - Fox - Salt Lake City
	• KTVX - ABC - Salt Lake City
	• KUTV TV - CBS - Salt Lake City
	• Park Record - Park City
	• Politics1.com - Utah
	• Standard-Examiner - Ogden
	• The Daily Herald - Provo
	• The Herald Journal - Logan
	• The Salt Lake Tribune
	• The Spectrum - St. George
	• The Times-News - Nephi
	• The Uintah Basin Standard - Roosevelt
	• The Wasatch Wave
	• Tooele Transcript Bulletin
	• Utah Policy - Politics, Communications & Government Relations
	• Utah Politics (blog)
	• Vote Utah - KUED