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Utah Code § 10-3-205.5, 1997

City officers are generally elected at large, but a city governing body may choose by ordinance to elect some or all commissioners or council members by district.

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United States — Utah
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Year 1997
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Enacted 1997
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Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)

A city governing body may adopt an ordinance to elect some or all commissioners or council members by district, and the districts must have substantially equal population.

Section 10-3-205.5(2)

Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)(a)

A city governing body may, by ordinance, provide for electing some or all commissioners or council members by district.

Section 10-3-205.5(2)(a)

Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)(b)(ii)

A city governing body covered by Subsection (2)(a) must adjust district boundaries within six months after the Legislature finishes redistricting, if needed to keep districts substantially equal in population.

Section 10-3-205.5(2)(b)(ii)

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part 10-3-2 Election of Governing Body

§ 10-3-205.5At-large election of officers -- Election of commissioners or council members.Provision

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City officers are generally elected at large, but a city governing body may choose by ordinance to elect some or all commissioners or council members by district.

At-large election of officers -- Election of commissioners or council members. Except as provided in Subsection (2), (3), or (4), the officers of each city shall be elected in an at-large election held at the time and in the manner provided for electing municipal officers. The governing body of a city may by ordinance provide for the election of some or all commissioners or council members, as the case may be, by district equal in number to the number of commissioners or council members elected by district. Each district shall be of substantially equal population as the other districts. Within six months after the Legislature completes its redistricting process, the governing body of each city that has adopted an ordinance under Subsection (2)(a) shall make any adjustments in the boundaries of the districts as may be required to maintain districts of substantially equal population.
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§ 10-3-205.5(1)Subsection 10-3-205.5(1)Provision

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Except as provided in Subsection (2), (3), or (4), the officers of each city shall be elected in an at-large election held at the time and in the manner provided for electing municipal officers.

Except as provided in Subsection (2), (3), or (4), the officers of each city shall be elected in an at-large election held at the time and in the manner provided for electing municipal officers.
Section 10-3-205.5(1)Verify source
§ 10-3-205.5(2)Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)Provision

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A city governing body may adopt an ordinance to elect some or all commissioners or council members by district, and the districts must have substantially equal population.

The governing body of a city may by ordinance provide for the election of some or all commissioners or council members, as the case may be, by district equal in number to the number of commissioners or council members elected by district. Each district shall be of substantially equal population as the other districts. Within six months after the Legislature completes its redistricting process, the governing body of each city that has adopted an ordinance under Subsection (2)(a) shall make any adjustments in the boundaries of the districts as may be required to maintain districts of substantially equal population.
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§ 10-3-205.5(2)(a)Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)(a)Provision

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A city governing body may, by ordinance, provide for electing some or all commissioners or council members by district.

The governing body of a city may by ordinance provide for the election of some or all commissioners or council members, as the case may be, by district equal in number to the number of commissioners or council members elected by district.
Section 10-3-205.5(2)(a)Verify source
§ 10-3-205.5(2)(b)Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)(b)Provision

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Districts must be kept at substantially equal population, and a city’s governing body must adjust district boundaries within six months after the Legislature finishes redistricting if needed to maintain that equality.

Each district shall be of substantially equal population as the other districts. Within six months after the Legislature completes its redistricting process, the governing body of each city that has adopted an ordinance under Subsection (2)(a) shall make any adjustments in the boundaries of the districts as may be required to maintain districts of substantially equal population.
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§ 10-3-205.5(2)(b)(i)Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)(b)(i)Provision

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Each district must have substantially equal population to the other districts.

Each district shall be of substantially equal population as the other districts.
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§ 10-3-205.5(2)(b)(ii)Subsection 10-3-205.5(2)(b)(ii)Provision

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A city governing body covered by Subsection (2)(a) must adjust district boundaries within six months after the Legislature finishes redistricting, if needed to keep districts substantially equal in population.

Within six months after the Legislature completes its redistricting process, the governing body of each city that has adopted an ordinance under Subsection (2)(a) shall make any adjustments in the boundaries of the districts as may be required to maintain districts of substantially equal population.
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