This bill provides for the election of a secretary of state in the 2028 regular general election and transfers most of the duties,currently assigned by statute to the lieutenant governor to the secretary of state. This bill: - defines terms; - provides for the election of a secretary of state; - transfers most of the duties currently assigned to the lieutenant governor to the secretary of state, including:oversight of, and other duties relating to, elections;duties relating to redistricting;administrative duties relating to municipalities;the keeping and regulation of the Great Seal of the State of Utah;regulation of lobbyists and notaries public;authentication of documents and gubernatorial acts; andthe keeping of certain records; - makes this bill effective contingent upon the passage of a constitutional amendment creating the office of secretary of state; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-1-501, 20A-1-504, 20A-6-110, 20A-7-702, 20A-8-101, 20A-9-101, 20A-9-201, 20A-9-207, 20A-11-101, 49-22-102, 52-7-102, 63A-3-110, 63A-14-102, 63A-16-109, 63A-19-101, 63G-2-103, 67-5-17, 67-8-5, 67-9-1, 67-22-1, 81-2-305