Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project -- Creation -- Participation.

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Affected by 63I-2-220 on 1/1/2026

Effective 3/16/2021
20A-4-602. Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project -- Creation -- Participation.
  • (1) There is created the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.
  • (2) The pilot project begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on January 1, 2026.
  • (3)
    • (a) A municipality may participate in the pilot project, in accordance with the requirements of this section and all other applicable provisions of law, during any odd-numbered year that the pilot project is in effect, if, before the second Monday in May of the odd-numbered year, the legislative body of the municipality:
      • (i) votes to participate; and
      • (ii) provides written notice to the lieutenant governor and the county clerk stating that the municipality intends to participate in the pilot project for the year specified in the notice.
    • (b) The legislative body of a municipality that provides the notice of intent described in Subsection (3)(a) may withdraw the notice of intent, and not participate in the pilot project, if the legislative body of the municipality provides written notice of withdrawal to the lieutenant governor and the county clerk before the second Monday in May.
  • (4) The lieutenant governor shall maintain, in a prominent place on the lieutenant governor's website, a current list of the municipalities that are participating in the pilot project.
  • (5)
    • (a) An election officer of a participating municipality shall, in accordance with the provisions of this part, conduct a multi-candidate race during the municipal general election using instant runoff voting.
    • (b) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-4-603(9), an election officer of a participating municipality that will conduct a multi-candidate race under Subsection (5)(a) may not conduct a municipal primary election relating to that race.
    • (c) A municipality that has in effect an ordinance described in Subsection 20A-9-404(3) or (4) may not participate in the pilot project.
  • (6) Except for an election described in Subsection 20A-4-603(9), an individual who files a declaration of candidacy or a nomination petition, for a candidate who will run in an election described in this part, shall file the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition during the office hours described in Section 10-3-301 and not later than the close of those office hours, no sooner than the second Tuesday in August and no later than the third Tuesday in August of an odd-numbered year.




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