20A-9-701. Certification of party candidates to county clerks — Display on ballot.
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No later than August 31 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant governor shall certify to each county clerk, for offices to be voted upon at the regular general election in that county clerk’s county:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-9-701- 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
- 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
- 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
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the names of each candidate nominated under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5); and |
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the names of the candidates for president and vice president that are certified by the registered political party as the party’s nominees. |
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The names shall be certified by the lieutenant governor and shall be displayed on the ballot as they are provided on the candidate’s declaration of candidacy. No other names may appear on the ballot as affiliated with, endorsed by, or nominated by any other registered political party, political party, or other political group. |
Amended by Chapter 296, 2015 General Session
