Effective 5/12/2020 20A-1-601. Bribery in elections — Paying for votes — Penalties. (1) A person may not, directly, indirectly, or through any other person: (a) pay, loan, or contribute, or offer or promise to pay, loan, or contribute any money or other valuable consideration to or for any voter or to or for any other […]
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-1-602. Receiving bribe — Receiving payments for votes — Penalties. (1) A person may not, for the person or for any other person, directly or indirectly, or through any person, before, during, or after any election: (a) receive, agree to receive, or contract for any money, gift, loan, or other valuable consideration, office, […]
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-1-603. Fraud, interference, disturbance — Tampering with ballots or records — Penalties. (1) (a) An individual may not fraudulently vote on the individual’s behalf or on behalf of another, by: (i) voting more than once at any one election, regardless of whether one of the elections is in a state or territory of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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
