Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 8 > Part 4 - Political Party Procedures

• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Cost of attendance: includes tuition, costs payable to the eligible institution, and other direct educational expenses related to taking an online course. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County political party: means , for each registered political party, all of the persons within a single county who, under definitions established by the county political party, are members of the registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-8-101
• 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
• Eligible institution: means an institution that offers a postsecondary level course of instruction using digital technology. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101
• Eligible student: means a financially needy student who is:

  (a)	at least 26 years old;

  (b)	enrolled in an online course at an eligible institution;

  (c)	pursuing: (i)  an online postsecondary degree program in a field where there is a demonstrated industry need; or (ii)  an online non-degree program that is designed to meet industry needs and leads to a certificate or another recognized educational credential; and

  (d)

  a resident student under Section 53B-8-102 and rules the board establishes. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Financially needy student: means a student who demonstrates the financial inability to meet all or a portion of the cost of attendance at an eligible institution as defined by the board, after utilizing family and personal resources, federal assistance, and scholarships. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 institution: means : (a)  an institution of higher education listed in Subsection 53B-2-101(1); or (b)  a private, nonprofit, postsecondary institution located in Utah that is accredited by a recognized accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Institution: means : (a)  an institution described in Section 53B-1-102; or (b)  a Utah private, nonprofit postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization that the board recognizes. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Online course: means a postsecondary level course of instruction offered by an eligible institution using digital technology. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Position: means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in which the voter marks the voter's choice. 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 Program: means the Veterans Tuition Gap Program created in this chapter. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Program: means the Adult Learners Grant Program established in Section 53B-13c-102. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 Public institution of higher education: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53B-16-301. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Qualifying military veteran: means a veteran, as defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 53B-13b-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Registered political party: means an organization of voters that: (a)  (i)  participated in the last regular general election; and (ii)  in at least one of the last two regular general elections, polled a total vote for any of its candidates for any office equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives in the same regular general election; or (b)  has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 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 political party: means , for each registered political party, all of the persons in Utah who, under definitions established by the state political party, are members of the registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-8-101 Ticket: means a list of: (a)  political parties; (b)  candidates for an office; or (c)  ballot propositions. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Tuition: means tuition and fees at the rate charged for residents of the state. See Utah Code 53B-13c-101 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vacancy: means : (a)  except as provided in Subsection (75)(b), the absence of an individual to serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause ; or (b)  in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or disqualification. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Veteran: means an individual who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5