The Utah County Republican Party announced Monday their schedule of events, culminating with the special election.

The candidate filing period opened Monday and will remain until 5 p.m. Friday. An in-person candidate meet and greet is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 7, though the location is still to be determined. A virtual candidate forum will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 via Zoom.

The special election and a pre-election meeting with candidates for district delegates are scheduled for Jan. 14 at the Provo Library.

“We would like to thank Representative Robertson for his service to our state and our community, and wish him the best in his future endeavors. It is the party’s duty to run a special election with the county delegates that reside in House District 60 to fill this vacancy,” reads a UCRP announcement.

According to party bylaws, only residents of House District 60 are eligible to run. Legislative maps for the new session are available at https://le.utah.gov/GIS/findDistrict2022.jsp. An interested person must also be registered as a Republican for the most recent general election “and is currently eligible to file as a Republican candidate.” Eligible Provo residents interested in running can do so at https://ucrp.org/2023-house-district-60-special-election-registration/.

As of Tuesday afternoon, only one candidate had filed to run for the seat. McKay Jensen, a Provo City School District school board member, has filled out the requisite filings. Jensen was first selected to join the PCSD board in 2013 after the resignation of Vance Checketts. Jensen held the seat until losing a reelection race in November to challenger Megan Van Wagenen.

Robertson resigned from the office after earning reelection in the 2022 general election on Nov. 8. He first took the office in a 2017 special election after the resignation of then-Rep. Dean Sanpei.

In his announcement, Robertson wrote that he will be stepping away to dedicate more time and attention to Fortem Technologies, the company of which he is co-founder and chief technology officer. According to the business’s website, Robertson was “key in securing more than $100M in contracts in the company’s first few years.”

He also endorsed Kimberley Nelson in his resignation, though Nelson has not yet officially declared her candidacy.

“While I won’t be serving as your State House Representative, I will continue to do my utmost to support Kimberley, or whoever the delegates choose to replace me,” Robertson wrote.