20A-16-402.  Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.

(1)  An application for a military-overseas ballot is timely if received before the day of the election.

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-16-402

  • 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
  • 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
  • Military-overseas ballot: means :
(a) a federal write-in absentee ballot;
(b) a ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter; or
(c) a ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
  • Municipal general election: means the election held in municipalities and, as applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Municipal primary election: means an election held to nominate candidates for municipal office. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • 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
    • (2)  An application for a military-overseas ballot for a regular primary election or municipal primary election, whether or not timely, is effective as an application for a military-overseas ballot for the regular general election or municipal general election.

    Amended by Chapter 215, 2023 General Session

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