Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 16 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Covered voter: means an individual who:

  (a)	satisfies Utah's voter eligibility requirements that do not relate to residency;

  (b)	is not registered to vote in a state other than Utah;

  (c)	is absent from the United States on the day of the election; and

  (d)

  (i)  is a resident of Utah under Section 20A-2-105, but is absent from the United States on election day because the individual: (A)  is a uniformed service voter; or (B)  temporarily resides outside the United States; (ii)  is a foreign United States citizen who: (A)  before establishing a principal place of residence outside the United States, established a principal place of residence in Utah; and (B)  did not, after leaving Utah, register to vote in a state other than Utah or establish a principal place of residence in a state other than Utah; or (iii)  is a foreign United States citizen: (A)  who has never registered to vote in a state other than Utah; (B)  who has never established a principal place of residence in the United States; and (C)  whose parent, legal guardian, spouse, or domestic partner established the parent's, legal guardian's, spouse's, or domestic partner's most recent United States principal place of residence in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 Dependent: means an individual recognized as a dependent by a uniformed service. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. 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 Federal write-in absentee ballot: means the ballot described in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 LEA: means : (a)  a school district; (b)  a charter school; or (c)  the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business. Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 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 State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Uniformed service: means : (a)  active and reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 United States: when used in the territorial sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 Voter: means an individual who: (a)  meets the requirements for voting in an election; (b)  meets the requirements of election registration; (c)  is registered to vote; and (d)  is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102