[CedarDave]

I am fascinated that Utah’s Oct. 15 deadline for a list of potential candidates is the first hint that we’ll see, nation-wide, that she intends to toss her hat (expensive like last time?) into the ring.

This date and the NY Times article was mentioned a few days ago. A couple of us tried searching Utah websites to verify/clarify if that indeed was the date. We were unable to find anything at the time.

However, a second search did discover that the candidacy date is indeed October 14:

Utah Code
Title 20A Election Code
Chapter 9 Candidate Qualifications and Nominating Procedures
Section 803 Declaration of candidacy -- Filing fee -- Form.

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20A-9-803. Declaration of candidacy -- Filing fee -- Form.

(1) Candidates for President of the United States who are affiliated with a registered political party in Utah that has elected to participate in Utah's Western States Presidential Primary and who wish to participate in the primary shall:
(a) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy, in person or via a designated agent, with the lieutenant governor between July 1 of the year before the primary election will be held and 5 p.m. on October 15 of the year before the primary election will be held;
(b) identify the registered political party whose nomination the candidate is seeking;
(c) provide a letter from the registered political party certifying that the candidate may participate as a candidate for that party in that party's presidential primary election; and
(d) pay the filing fee of $500.

(2) The lieutenant governor shall develop a declaration of candidacy form for presidential candidates participating in the primary.

Amended by Chapter 225, 2008 General Session

[CedarDave]

the candidacy date is indeed October 14 15

Darn keyboard...

[CedarDave]

Link to the election reference above:

http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE20A/htm/20A09_080300.htm

[CedarDave]

See #16. I found the October 15th date I was searching for a couple of days ago. Utah, BTW, has 5 electoral votes.

[deport]

Interesting......... Here's another date from the Lt. Gov. website giving data on filing. It clearly states between July 1 of the previous year until Jan. 15 of the primary election year. Somthing is screwed up in Utah land.

Becoming a Federal Candidate

Office	Qualifications	Filing Dates	Filing Fee *	Term
President	35 years old; Natural born citizen; Resident of the U.S. for 14 years	Western States Primary-Between between July 1 of the year before the primary election will be held and 5 p.m. on January 15 of the year in which the primary election will be held	$500	4 years