I, Brenda D. Tuttle, Clerk/Auditor of Emery County, hereby inform you that candidates are to be elected for the following offices at the upcoming General Election to be held Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Declaration of Candidacy filing period for qualified political party candidates begins on Friday, March 13, 2020 and ends at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020, and; the Declaration of Candidacy filing period for state and local school board candidates begins on Friday, March 13, 2020 and ends at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020, and; the Declaration of Candidacy filing period for justices and judges of a court of record begins Wednesday, July 1, 2020 and ends at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2020, and; the Declaration of Intent to Gather Signatures period for qualified political party candidates begins on Thursday, January 2, 2020 and ends at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2020, and; candidates must submit nomination petition signatures no later than 14 days before the day on which the qualified political party holds it convention to select candidates for the elective office.
1. Federal
(a) U.S. President and Vice President for a four (4) year term.
(c) U.S. House of Representatives. One Representative for a two (2) year term from the Third Congressional District. The Third District consists of Carbon, Emery, Grand, part of Salt Lake, part of San Juan, part of Utah, and Wasatch Counties.
2. State
(a) State Executive
(1) Attorney General for a four (4) year term.
(2) Auditor for a four (4) year term.
(3) Governor for a four (4) year term.
(4) Lieutenant Governor for a four (4) year term.
(5) Treasurer for a four (4) year term.
(b) State Senate One member of the State Senate District twenty-seven (27) for a four (4) year term. District twenty-seven (27) consists of Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah and Wasatch Counties.
(c) House of Representatives. One member of the Utah House of Representatives from each of the seventy-five (75) state legislative districts for a two (2) year term. Those affecting Emery County are:
(1) District (69) Sixty-nine includes that portion of Emery County in and around Green River.
(2) District (70) Seventy includes the remaining portion of Emery County not included in District 69.
3. County
(a) County Commissioners. One (1) for a four year term.
(b) County Assessor. One (1) for a four year term.
(c) County Recorder. One (1) for a four year term.
(d) County Treasurer. One (1) for a four year term.
4. School Boards
(a) Local School Board. One member from each of the following districts to serve a four (4) year term on the Emery County School District Board.
(1) School Board District One (1) consists of voting precincts: Ferron #2, Ferron #3, and Clawson #4.
(2) School Board District Two (2) consists of voting precincts: Orangeville #5, and Castle Dale West #6.
(3) School Board District Three (3) consists of voting precincts: Castle Dale East #7, Huntington East #8.
5. Judicial
Supreme Court. There will be a retention election for one (1) Supreme Court Judge, provided that the incumbent whose term is expiring files during the filing period.
Court of Appeals. There will be a retention election for six (6) Court of Appeals Judges, provided that the incumbent(s) whose term is expiring files during the filing period.
2020 Filing Fees
U.S. President $500.00
U.S. Vice President $1,267.50
U.S. House of Representatives $485.00
Attorney General $794.92
Governor $834.13
Lieutenant Governor $755.71
State Auditor $755.71
State Treasurer $755.71
Utah State Senate $114.12
Utah House of Representatives $82.06
State Board of Education $90.61
Court of Record Judge/Justice $50.00
County Offices $50 + 0.00125x term x annual salary
Justice Court Judge $25.00
Local Board of Education $50.00
For updates to this list, please visit Emery County’s website www.emerycounty.com
Brenda D. Tuttle
Emery County Clerk/Auditor
Published in the ETV Newspaper November 27, 2019.