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Candidate Qualifications for Salt Lake County

Candidates interested in running for countywide offices must file with the County Clerk's Office. People running for statewide or federal offices must file with the Lieutenant Governor's Office and those running for citywide offices must file with their City Recorder's Office.

Utah Code 17-16-1; 20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen at time of filing.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.

Utah Code §17-66-201, §17-64-201, §20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Registered voter for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.

If filing for a Council District:

  • Registered voter in the district.
  • Resident of the district for at least one year prior to the date of the election.

Utah Code §17-66-201, §17-69-202, §20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • Shall have one or more of the following professional certifications active and in good standing:
    • certified public accountant; certified internal auditor; certified fraud examiner; certified management accountant; or certified information systems auditor.

Utah Code 17-16-1; 17-17-2; 20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen at time of filing.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • Shall be a state-licensed or state certified appraiser as defined in Title 61, Chapter 2g, prior to taking office.

Utah Code §17-68-202, §20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • An attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing of the Utah State Bar.
  • Shall submit either:
    • A letter from the Utah Supreme Court, affirming that the individual is an attorney in good standing;
    • Proof of the individual’s application with the Utah State Bar, with an affidavit describing the status of the individual’s application; or
    • An affidavit describing how the individual intends to comply with the requirements for office of county attorney described in Subsection (3)(b)(i), prior to taking office.
  • Shall provide the individual's license number with:
    • Either the Utah State Bar, if the individual is a member,
    • Or any other State Bar Association, if the individual is a member.

Utah Code 17-16-1; 20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen at time of filing.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.

Utah Code §17-66-201, §17-72-201, §20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • Must provide certificate from the Peace Officer Standards stating that the candidate has:
    • Successfully met the standards and training requirements established for law enforcement officers under Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 2, Peace Officer Training and Certification Act;
    • or has met the waiver requirements in Section 53-6-206; and
  • Qualified to be certified as a law enforcement officer as defined in Section 53-13-103.
  • At the time of taking office must be qualified to be certified as:
    • law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103; and
    • a correctional officer, as defined in Section 53-13-104; or
    • a correctional facility manager by having successfully completed a correctional facility management course that is offered by a certified academy in both an online web-based format and in a classroom format and that is approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-106.

Utah Code 17-16-1; 17-23-1; 20A-9-201

  • U.S. Citizen at time of filing.
  • Registered voter in Salt Lake County.
  • Resident of Salt Lake County for at least one year prior to the date of the election.
  • Licensed professional land surveyor in the state at the time of filing.

Utah Code §20A-9-201, §20A-14-202

  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Resident of the local school board district in which the person is seeking election for at least one year as of the date of election.
  • Registered voter of the school representative district from which elected.
  • Non-partisan.

Financial Disclosures

Advisory: If a candidate fails to timely file his/her disclosure report in an election year, Utah law requires either the removal of that candidate's name from the ballot or that votes cast for that candidate not be counted.

Financial Disclosures