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Senate committee approves SB314 to streamline special district election rules and vacancies

2381209 · February 24, 2025
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Summary

The Senate Government Operations Committee unanimously approved SB314 on Feb. 24, a five-part cleanup bill the Utah Association of Special Districts said standardizes election filing, vacancy procedures and certain fire-district annexation rules.

Senate Bill 314, described to the committee as the Utah Association of Special Districts' annual cleanup bill, received a favorable committee recommendation Feb. 24 after the committee approved an amendment to align a 90-day deadline with "90 calendar days" in election code.

Heather Anderson, representing the Utah Association of Special Districts, told the committee the bill "does 5 things." She summarized the provisions: it creates a uniform candidate filing…

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