Section 604 – Destroying or altering voter instructions, sample ballots, or election paraphernalia — Penalties.
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-1-604. Destroying or altering voter instructions, sample ballots, or election paraphernalia — Penalties. (1) A person may not, without lawful authority granted by an election officer: (a) willfully alter, deface, or destroy any list of candidates posted in accordance with the provisions of this title; (b) willfully alter, deface, tear down, remove or […]
Section 605 – Mutilating certificate of nomination — Forging declination or resignation — Tampering with ballots.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-1-605. Mutilating certificate of nomination — Forging declination or resignation — Tampering with ballots. (1) It is unlawful for any person to: (a) falsely mark or willfully deface or destroy: (i) any certificate of nomination or any part of a certificate of nomination; or (ii) any letter of declination or resignation; (b) file […]
Section 606 – Wagering on elections forbidden.
Effective 3/1/2018 20A-1-606. Wagering on elections forbidden. (1) (a) A candidate may not, before or during any primary or election campaign: (i) make any bet or wager anything of pecuniary value on the result of the primary or election, or on any event or contingency relating to any pending primary or election; (ii) become a […]
Section 607 – Inducing attendance at polls — Payment of workers.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-1-607. Inducing attendance at polls — Payment of workers. (1) (a) It is unlawful for a person to pay another for a loss incurred because an individual voted or registered to vote. (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not permit an employer to make a deduction from the usual salary or wages of an employee […]
Section 608 – Promises of appointment to office forbidden.
Effective 3/3/2022 20A-1-608. Promises of appointment to office forbidden. (1) An individual may not, in order to aid or promote the individual’s nomination or election, directly or indirectly appoint or promise to appoint an individual or secure or promise to secure, or aid in securing the appointment, nomination, or election of an individual to any […]
Section 609 – Omnibus penalties.
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-1-609. Omnibus penalties. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a provision of this title for which another penalty is expressly stated. (c) An individual is not guilty of […]
Section 610 – Abetting violation of chapter — Penalty.
Effective 3/1/2018 20A-1-610. Abetting violation of chapter — Penalty. In addition to the penalties established in Subsections 20A-1-609(2) and (3), any person who aids, abets, or advises a violation of any provision of this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, unless another penalty is specifically provided. Amended by Chapter 19, 2018 General Session
Section 611 – Cost of defense of action.
Effective 3/3/2022 20A-1-611. Cost of defense of action. Nothing contained in this chapter prevents any candidate from employing counsel to represent the candidate in any action or proceeding affecting the candidate’s rights as a candidate or from paying all costs and disbursements arising from that representation. Amended by Chapter 18, 2022 General Session
Section 701 – Prosecutions — Venue.
20A-1-701. Prosecutions — Venue. Violations of the provisions of this title concerning expenditure of money or making contributions or providing services may be prosecuted in the county where the expenditure or contribution was made, or where the services were provided, or in any county where the money was paid or distributed. Enacted by Chapter 1, […]
Section 510.1 – Candidate vacancies in local office.
Effective 5/8/2018 20A-1-510.1. Candidate vacancies in local office. (1) A vacancy that occurs in a candidacy for an elected office in a local political subdivision may be filled in accordance with the requirements of this section if: (a) a nonpartisan primary election is held for the office; (b) the vacancy occurs after the date of […]