Utah Code § 20A-9-207

Withdrawal of candidacy -- Notice
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As used in this section:
(1) "Public office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
auditor, state treasurer, state senator, state representative, state school board, or an elective
office of a local political subdivision.
(2) "Public office candidate" means a person who files a declaration of candidacy for a public
office.
(3) If a public office candidate withdraws as a candidate, an election officer shall:
(a) no later than two business days after the day on which the election officer receives notice
of the withdrawal, notify every opposing candidate for the public office that the public office
candidate has withdrawn;
(b) subject to Subsection (4), upon notice of a withdrawal that occurs 65 or fewer calendar days
before the date of the election, send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote
in the public office race for whom the election officer has an email address informing the
voter:
(i) that the public office candidate has withdrawn; and
(ii) that a vote cast for the public office candidate will not be counted, regardless of whether the
public office candidate's name appears on the ballot;
(c) post notice of the withdrawal on a public website; and
(d) if practicable, include with the ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, a written notice
that:
(i) contains the information described in Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (ii); or
(ii) directs the voter to a public website to inform the voter whether a candidate on the ballot has
withdrawn.
(4) An election officer shall send the email notification described in Subsection (3)(b) on or before
the earlier of:
(a) the next day on which the election officer mails ballots in accordance with Section
20A-3a-202; or
(b) two business days before the date of the election.

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