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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-9-501
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Candidates for public office who do not wish to affiliate with a registered political party may obtain a position on the ballot by following the procedures and requirements of this part. |
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Upon compliance with the provisions of this part, the unaffiliated candidate is entitled to all the rights and subject to all the penalties of candidates selected by a registered political party. |
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A candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy may not file a certificate of nomination as an unaffiliated candidate in the same year. |
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The courts shall construe this part liberally so as to give unaffiliated candidates for public office every reasonable opportunity to make their candidacy effective. |
Amended by Chapter 21, 1994 General Session