PAYSON CITY
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Public notice is hereby given that Payson City will hold a Municipal Election this fall to
elect three City Councilmembers At-Large.
As per Utah Code 20A-9-203:
A qualified candidate must file a Declaration of Candidacy Form, in person, with the City
Recorder during normal office hours between July 1 and July 15 (Payson City’s normal
office hours are Monday – Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., therefore filing days are
July 5th – July 14th between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. because July 4th is a Holiday). A
candidate must also pay the $50 filing fee.
1.
A qualified candidate shall have been a resident of Payson or newly annexed
area for at least 12 consecutive months immediately before the date of the
election; and maintain residency within Payson City during the term of office;
and
2.
Shall be a registered voter; and
3.
Any mentally incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any
person convicted of treason or a crime against the elective franchise may not
hold office in this state until the right to hold elective office is restored under
Section 20A-2-101; and
Candidates for municipal offices shall be nominated at a regular primary election
(Tuesday, September 13, 2011), if the number of candidates for a particular municipal
office exceeds twice the number of persons needed to fill that office (7 candidates total).
If the number of candidates is not twice the number needed, a primary for that office will
not be held and all the candidates are considered nominated for the municipal general
election on November 8, 2011.
All Candidates for election are subject to financial disclosure requirements and the
penalties associated with noncompliance (any candidate who fails to comply is guilty of
an infraction and if a candidate fails to file a campaign finance statement before the
deadline, the municipal clerk or recorder shall remove the candidate's name from the
ballot.)
City Recorder
Posted this 16th day of June, 2011 in the Payson City Office, 439 West Utah Avenue,
Payson, UT and on Payson City’s web page www.payson.org, and published in the
Payson Chronicle on June 22 & 29, 2011. Anyone with questions may call the City
Recorder at 465-5205.