Candidate Filing Period
August 10-17, 8:00am – 5:00pm (excluding Saturday and Sunday)
2021 Candidate Guide
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
TUESDAY AUG 10 – TUESDAY AUG 17
8 AM – 5 PM
(Excluding weekends and holidays – doors will be locked promptly at the end of the Declaration period)
Declarations will be accepted at the Recorder’s Office in the City & County Building (451 S State St, Suite 415, Salt Lake City, UT 84111). One-hour parking is available in the circle entrance access from 200 East. Please enter the building from the east side, south of the east entrance stairs at the Accessibility entrance. The door will be locked. Prospective candidates will need to press the small black button on the post near the door to be buzzed in by security. Security will ask for your purpose in the building, please respond that you’re visiting for candidate declaration. Security will unlock the door and you may enter. Masks are required in the building. Prospective candidates may then go directly to Room 415 (fourth floor, northeast side). The Recorder’s Office has enough space to permit 2 individuals at a time due to COVID precautions, any candidates that arrive when the office is at capacity (2 candidates) will need to wait in the hallway until the station is sanitized. Please adhere to the signed placards and language throughout the building.
Declaration of Candidacy Packet
To see a list of candidates who have declared please visit this link.
The filing officer must read the constitutional and statutory qualification requirements for office to the candidate and the candidate must state whether or not they meet those requirements.
Requirements
- Candidate must be a registered voter
- Be a resident of Salt Lake City for 12 months immediately preceding the date of the election, and in the case of Council member, be a resident of the council district 12 months immediately preceding the date of election
- Have no other compensated employment with Salt Lake City Corporation
- Register a Personal Campaign Committee before receiving any political contributions or spending any money for campaign expenses
- File periodic Campaign Finance Statements
A person may be a candidate for only one office at any one election
Mayoral Candidate
- Pay the appropriate filing fee, click here to view the SLC Consolidated Fee Schedule.
- Or in lieu of fee, submit a Filing Fee Waiver Petition signed by 315 residents: 45 within each council district who are at least 18 years of age.
- Form: Petition-Mayor
Council Member Candidate
- Pay the appropriate filing fee, click here to view the SLC Consolidated Fee Schedule.
- Or in lieu of fee, submit a Filing Fee Waiver Petition signed by 75 residents within the council district who are at least 18 years of age.
- Form: Petition-Council
Write-in Candidates
Anyone wishing to become a valid write-in candidate must meet the above requirements of a candidate, file a Write-in Declaration of Candidacy, and pay the appropriate filing fee 65 business days before the Municipal General Election.
Forms Required
Looking for election forms? You can find them in the drop-down menu of our main elections page.