2006 Utah Code - 17-2-1 — County to county -- Petition -- Election -- Ballots.

     17-2-1.   County to county -- Petition -- Election -- Ballots.
     Whenever a majority of the legal voters of any county desire to have the territory included within the boundaries of such county annexed to an adjoining county they may petition the county legislative body of the county in which they reside, which is hereafter referred to as the county to be annexed, as well as the county legislative body of the county to which they desire to be annexed, which shall hereafter be referred to as the annexing county. Such petition must be presented before the first Monday in June of any year, and, if presented in a year during which a general election is held, the county legislative body must cause said proposition to be submitted to the legal voters of each of said counties at the ensuing general election. If the petition is presented during a year in which there is no general election, the county legislative body must call a special election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the presentation of such petition, and must cause the proposition to be submitted to the legal voters of the respective counties on that day. Except as otherwise provided, such election shall be held, the results canvassed, and returns made under the provisions of the general election laws of the state. The ballot to be used shall be:
     For annexing ____ county to ____ county.
     Against annexing ____ county to ____ county.

Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session