Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 16 - Institutional Programs Generally

• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Candidates for elective office: means persons who file a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 to run in a regular general election for a federal office, constitutional office, multicounty office, or county office. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• Career and technical education: means an educational program that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53B-1-408. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Constitutional office: means the state offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Cooperating employer: means a public or private entity which, as part of a work experience and career exploration program offered through an institution of higher education, provides interns with training and work experience in activities related to the entity's ongoing business activities. See Utah Code 53B-16-401
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County office: means an elective office where the officeholder is selected by voters entirely within one county. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• 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 a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. 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 Electronic candidate qualification process: means : (a)  as it relates to a registered political party that is not a qualified political party, the process for gathering signatures electronically to seek the nomination of a registered political party, described in: (i)  Section 20A-9-403; (ii)  Section 20A-9-405, except Subsections 20A-9-405(3) and (5); and (iii)  Section 20A-21-201; and (b)  as it relates to a qualified political party, the process, for gathering signatures electronically to seek the nomination of a registered political party, described in: (i)  Section 20A-9-405, except Subsections 20A-9-405(3) and (5); (ii)  Section 20A-9-408; and (iii)  Section 20A-21-201. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Federal office: means an elective office for United States Senator and United States Representative. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Filing officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for: (i)  the office of United States Senator and United States Representative; and (ii)  all constitutional offices; (b)  for the office of a state senator, state representative, or the state school board, the lieutenant governor or the applicable clerk described in Subsection (7)(c) or (d); (c)  the county clerk, for county offices and local school district offices; (d)  the county clerk in the filer's county of residence, for multicounty offices; (e)  the city or town clerk, for municipal offices; or (f)  the special district clerk, for special district offices. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Institution of higher education: means any component of the state system of higher education as defined under Section 53B-1-102 that is authorized by the board to offer internship programs, and any private institution of higher education which offers internship programs under this part. See Utah Code 53B-16-401 Intern: means a student enrolled in a work experience and career exploration program under Section 53B-16-402 that is sponsored by an institution of higher education, involving both classroom instruction and work experience with a cooperating employer, regardless of whether the student receives compensation. See Utah Code 53B-16-401 Internship: means the work experience segment of an intern's work experience and career exploration program sponsored by an institution of higher education, performed under the direct supervision of a cooperating employer. See Utah Code 53B-16-401 Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Manual candidate qualification process: means the process for gathering signatures to seek the nomination of a registered political party, using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Mechanical ballot: means a record, including a paper record, electronic record, or mechanical record, that: (a)  is created via electronic or mechanical means; and (b)  records an individual voter's vote cast via a method other than an individual directly placing a mark, using a pen or other marking instrument, to record an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Multicounty office: means an elective office where the officeholder is selected by the voters from more than one county. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 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 :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means : (a)  a federal, state, or local governmental entity: (i)  that sponsors sponsored research; or (ii)  participates in a technology transfer; (b)  an individual; (c)  a nonprofit or profit corporation; (d)  a partnership; (e)  a sole proprietorship; or (f)  other type of business organization. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 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 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public institution of higher education: means an institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Qualified political party: means a registered political party that: (a)  (i)  permits a delegate for the registered political party to vote on a candidate nomination in the registered political party's convention remotely; or (ii)  provides a procedure for designating an alternate delegate if a delegate is not present at the registered political party's convention; (b)  does not hold the registered political party's convention before the fourth Saturday in March of an even-numbered year; (c)  permits a member of the registered political party to seek the registered political party's nomination for any elective office by the member choosing to seek the nomination by either or both of the following methods: (i)  seeking the nomination through the registered political party's convention process, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-407; or (ii)  seeking the nomination by collecting signatures, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-408; and (d)  (i)  if the registered political party is a continuing political party, no later than 5 p. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Regular primary election: means the election, held on the date specified in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Sponsored research: refers to research, training, and other sponsored activities as defined by the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget: (a)  conducted by a public institution of higher education through an office responsible for sponsored projects or programs; and (b)  funded or otherwise supported by an external person that is not created or controlled by the public institution of higher education. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 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 Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Technical college: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(b). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Technical education: means career and technical education that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Technology transfer: refers to transferring information, commercializing research, or providing technical assistance between a public institution of higher education and external persons for the purpose of economic development. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Voter: means an individual who: (a)  meets the requirements for voting in an election; (b)  meets the requirements of election registration; (c)  is registered to vote; and (d)  is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102