Section 17-16-1 - Eligibility and residency requirements for county, district, precinct, or prosecution district office(1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district office shall:(a) be a United States citizen;(b) except as provided in Section 20A-1-509.2 with respect to the office of county attorney or district attorney, as of the date of the election, have been a resident for at least one year of the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the person seeks office; and(c) be a registered voter in the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the person seeks office.(2)(a) A county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer shall maintain residency within the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected during the officer's term of office.(b) If a county, district, precinct, or prosecution district officer establishes the officer's principal place of residence as provided in Section 20A-2-105 outside the county, district, precinct, or prosecution district in which the officer was elected, the office is automatically vacant.Amended by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/14/2013.Amended by Chapter 206, 1999 General Session