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2011 Utah Code
Title 10 Utah Municipal Code
Chapter 3 Municipal Government
Section 301 Eligibility and residency requirements for elected municipal office -- Mayor and recorder limitations.
10-3-301. Eligibility and residency requirements for elected municipal office -- Mayor and recorder limitations.(1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a municipal office shall meet the requirements of Section 20A-9-203.
(2) Any person elected to municipal office shall be a registered voter in the municipality in which the person was elected.
(3) (a) Each elected officer of a municipality shall maintain residency within the boundaries of the municipality during the officer's term of office.
(b) If an elected officer of a municipality establishes a principal place of residence as provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the municipality during the officer's term of office, the office is automatically vacant.
(4) If an elected municipal officer is absent from the municipality any time during the officer's term of office for a continuous period of more than 60 days without the consent of the municipal legislative body, the municipal office is automatically vacant.
(5) (a) A mayor of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal recorder or treasurer.
(b) The recorder of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal treasurer.
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