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As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-17-103- 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
- Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- 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.
- 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
- Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Special district: means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and includes a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- 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
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“Local government entity” means:
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a county, municipality, or other political subdivision; |
| (ii) |
a special district, as defined in Section 17B-1-102; |
| (iii) |
a special service district, as defined in Section 17D-1-102; |
| (iv) |
a local building authority, as defined in Section 17D-2-102; |
| (v) |
a conservation district, as defined in Section 17D-3-102; |
| (vi) |
an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102; |
| (vii) |
a public corporation, as defined in Section 63E-1-102; |
| (viii) |
a public transit district, organized under 8; |
| (x) |
a public school, including a charter school or other publicly funded school; |
| (xi) |
a state institution of higher education; |
| (xii) |
an entity that expends public funds; and |
| (xiii) |
each office, agency, or other division of an entity described in Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (xii). |
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| (b) |
“Political sign” means any sign or document that advocates:
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the election or defeat of a candidate for public office; or |
| (ii) |
the approval or defeat of a ballot proposition. |
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| (c) |
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“Public property” means any real property, building, or structure owned or leased by a local government entity. |
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“Public property” does not include any real property, building, or structure during a period of time that the real property, building, or structure is rented out by a government entity to a private party for a meeting, convention, or similar event. |
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