20A-6-304. Regular general election — Mechanical ballots.
(1)
Each election officer shall ensure that:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-6-304
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
Election officer: means :
(a)
the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
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
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
(a)
the format and content of a mechanical ballot is arranged in approximately the same order as manual ballots;
(b)
the titles of offices and the names of candidates are displayed in vertical columns or in a series of separate displays;
(c)
the mechanical ballot is of sufficient length to include, after the list of candidates:
(i)
the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and
(ii)
any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
(d)
the office titles are displayed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
(e)
the party designation of each candidate who has been nominated by a registered political party under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5) is displayed adjacent to the candidate’s name; and
(f)
if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one display screen.
(2)
Each election officer shall ensure that:
(a)
proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are displayed in accordance with Section 20A-6-107;
(b)
ballot propositions submitted to the voters are displayed in accordance with Section 20A-6-107;
(c)
bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206; and
(d)
the judicial retention section of the ballot includes a statement at the beginning directing voters to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission’s website in accordance with Subsection 20A-12-201(4).
