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Utah Const. art. VI, § 5

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Constitution of Utah
Text as of
October 2026

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Effective 1/1/2021 [Who is eligible as a legislator.] (1) A person is not eligible to the office of senator or representative unless the person is: (a) at the time of election or appointment: (i) a citizen of the United States; (ii) at least twenty-five years of age; and (iii) a qualified voter in the district from which the person is chosen; (b) a resident of the state for three consecutive years immediately prior to: (i) the last date provided by statute for filing for the office, for a person seeking election to the office; or (ii) the person's appointment to the office, for a person appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy; and (c) (i) a resident of the district from which the person is elected for six consecutive months immediately prior to the last date provided by statute for filing for the office; or (ii) a resident of the district for which the person is appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy for six consecutive months immediately prior to the person's appointment. (2) A person elected or appointed to the office of senator or representative may not continue to serve in that office after ceasing to be a resident of the district from which elected or for which appointed.

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