2006 Utah Code - 17-2-6 — Annexation of portion of county to adjoining county -- Petition -- Election -- Ballots.

     17-2-6.   Annexation of portion of county to adjoining county -- Petition -- Election -- Ballots.
     (1) (a) Except as provided in Section 17-2-13, whenever a majority of the legal voters of any portion of any county, in number equal to a majority of the votes cast at the preceding general election within that portion of the county, desire to have the territory within which they reside included within the boundaries of 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 from which territory is to be taken, as well as the county legislative body of the county to which they desire to be annexed, which is referred to as the annexing county.
     (b) Such petition must be presented before the first Monday in June of a year during which a general election is held, and the county legislative body must cause such proposition to be submitted to the legal voters residing in the county from which territory is to be taken as well as to the legal voters of the annexing county at the ensuing general election.
     (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided, the election provided in Subsection (1) shall be held, the results canvassed, and returns made under the provisions of the general election laws of the state.
     (b) The ballot to be used shall be:
     For annexing a portion of ____ county to ____ county.
     Against annexing a portion of ____ county to ____ county.

Amended by Chapter 258, 2003 General Session