Section 805 – Closed primary — Determining party affiliation — Changing party affiliation.
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-9-805. Closed primary — Determining party affiliation — Changing party affiliation. (1) If a registered political party has restricted voting for its presidential candidates as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-802(3)(b), the lieutenant governor shall direct the county clerks and other election officials to allow only those voters meeting the registered political party’s criteria to […]
Section 806 – Ballots.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-9-806. Ballots. (1) The lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties, shall: (a) develop manual ballots, mechanical ballots, return envelopes and provisional ballot envelopes to be used in a presidential primary election; (b) ensure that the ballots, return envelopes, and provisional ballot envelopes comply […]
Section 807 – Combining voting precincts.
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-9-807. Combining voting precincts. (1) The county legislative body may combine voting precincts for the presidential primary election by following the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303. (2) The county legislative body may not combine voting precincts if the voting precincts are in different congressional districts as established by Section 20A-13-102. Amended by […]
Section 808 – Voting.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-9-808. Voting. Voting in a presidential primary election shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures of Section 20A-3a-203. Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
Section 809 – Counting votes — Canvass — Certification of results to parties.
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-9-809. Counting votes — Canvass — Certification of results to parties. (1) Votes shall be counted, results tabulated, returns transmitted, ballots reviewed and retained, returns canvassed, and recounts and election contests conducted as provided in Chapter 4, Election Returns and Election Contests. (2) After the canvass is complete and the report is prepared, […]
Section 502 – Certificate of nomination — Contents — Circulation — Verification — Criminal penalty.
Effective 2/28/2022 20A-9-502. Certificate of nomination — Contents — Circulation — Verification — Criminal penalty. (1) The candidate shall: (a) prepare a certificate of nomination in substantially the following form: “State of Utah, County of ______________________________________________ I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming an unaffiliated candidate for the political group designated as ____ for the […]
Section 503 – Certificate of nomination — Filing — Fees.
Effective 3/3/2022 20A-9-503. Certificate of nomination — Filing — Fees. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), after the certificate of nomination has been certified, executed, and acknowledged by the county clerk, the candidate shall: (a) (i) file the petition in person with the lieutenant governor, if the office the candidate seeks is a constitutional […]
Section 504 – Unaffiliated candidates — Governor and president of the United States.
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-9-504. Unaffiliated candidates — Governor and president of the United States. (1) (a) Each unaffiliated candidate for governor shall, before 5 p.m. no later than July 1 of the regular general election year, select a running mate to file as an unaffiliated candidate for the office of lieutenant governor. (b) The unaffiliated lieutenant […]
Section 601 – Qualifying as a write-in candidate.
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-9-601. Qualifying as a write-in candidate. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an individual who wishes to become a valid write-in candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person, or through a designated agent for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States, with the appropriate filing […]
Section 602 – Write-in candidacy and voting prohibited in certain circumstances.
20A-9-602. Write-in candidacy and voting prohibited in certain circumstances. In elections for county attorney or district attorney that meet the requirements of Subsections 20A-6-302(2) and (3), a person may not file a declaration of candidacy as a write-in candidate under this part and the county clerk may not count any write-in votes received for the […]