Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 11 > Part 17 - Independent Expenditures

• Address: means the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Apprenticeship program: means a program that:

  (a)	combines paid on-the-job learning with formal classroom instruction to prepare students for careers; and

  (b)

  includes: (i)  structured on-the-job learning for students under the supervision of a skilled employee; (ii)  classroom instruction for students related to the on-the-job learning; (iii)  ongoing student assessments using established competency and skills standards; and (iv)  the student receiving an industry-recognized credential or degree upon completion of the program. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Ballot proposition: includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code Annotated 1953. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Candidate: means any person who: (a)  files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or (b)  receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Career and technical education region: means an economic service area created in Section 35A-2-101. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Chief election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501; and (b)  the county clerk for local school board candidates. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Clearly identified: means : (a)  the name of the candidate appears; (b)  a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or (c)  the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous reference. See Utah Code 20A-11-1702 Commissioner: means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53B-1-408. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. council: means the Higher Education and Corrections Council created in Section 53B-35-201. See Utah Code 53B-35-101 degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Election: means each: (a)  regular general election; (b)  regular primary election; and (c)  special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Election cycle: means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections; (b)  the county clerk for: (i)  a county ballot and election; and (ii)  a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 20A-5-400. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Expenditure: means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity: (i)  any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account required by this chapter; (ii)  a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes; (iii)  an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for political purposes; (iv)  compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity; (v)  a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign committee; (vi)  goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value; or (vii)  an independent expenditure, as defined in Section 20A-11-1702. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Independent expenditure: includes : (i)  the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and (ii)  a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i). See Utah Code 20A-11-1702 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Institution of higher education: means the University of Utah, Utah State University, Southern Utah University, Weber State University, Snow College, Utah Tech University, Utah Valley University, or Salt Lake Community College. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). Local education agency: means a school district, a charter school, or the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Participating employer: means an employer that: (a)  partners with an educational institution on a curriculum for an apprenticeship program or work-based learning program; and (b)  provides an apprenticeship or work-based learning program for students. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Personal campaign committee: means the committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Political action committee: includes groups affiliated with a registered political party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Political issues committee: means an entity, or any group of individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to: (i)  solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition; (ii)  make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or (iii)  make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Political purposes: means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any: (a)  candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus, political convention, or election; or (b)  judge standing for retention at any election. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public communication: means a communication by: (i)  broadcast, cable, satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank; or (ii)  another medium used for political advertising to the general public. See Utah Code 20A-11-1702 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Receipts: means contributions and public service assistance. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Reporting entity: means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee, a judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party committee, a political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor organization, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Talent board: means the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board created in Section 53B-34-102. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Talent program: means the Talent Ready Utah Program created in Section 53B-34-103. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Technical college: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(b). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Technical college: means : (a)  the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-1-101. See Utah Code 53B-34-101 Technical education: means career and technical education that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Telephone bank: means 500 or more identical or substantially similar telephone calls within any 30-day period. See Utah Code 20A-11-1702 Work-based learning program: includes the following objectives: (i)  providing students an applied workplace experience using knowledge and skills attained in a program of study that includes an internship, externship, or work experience; (ii)  providing an educational institution with objective input from a participating employer regarding the education requirements of the current workforce; and (iii)  providing funding for programs that are associated with high-wage, in-demand, or emerging occupations. See Utah Code 53B-34-101