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Elections office flags tight deadlines, redistricting steps and $150k–$200k cost if Utah County ballot added in 2019
Summary
Clerk/Auditor staff told commissioners a 2019 ballot measure would trigger compressed timelines for attorney review, ballot‑title certification and redistricting; staff estimated $150k–$200k in additional administration costs for 2019 and further costs for voter notification and redistricting work ahead of 2020.
Utah County's Clerk/Auditor's Office told commissioners that putting a change to county government on the November 2019 ballot would create tight statutory and operational deadlines and nontrivial costs for the county's election administration.
Josh Daniels of the Clerk/Auditor's Office said the state code requirement known as ballot‑title certification is due about 65 days before Election Day; for a November election that places final language roughly around Sept. 1, which shortens further if the statutory reference date falls on a weekend. Daniels said the county also faces a separate 45‑day attorney review window and other timing constraints that together require rapid drafting of an optional plan and a resolution by the commission if 2019 is the target.
Daniels explained redistricting implications for a newly elected…
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