Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 16 > Part 4 - Voting and Ballots

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• 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
• Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Certificate: means a license issued by a governmental jurisdiction outside the state. See Utah Code 53E-6-102
• Charter agreement: means an agreement made in accordance with Section 53G-5-303 that authorizes the operation of a charter school. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Charter school authorizer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53G-5-102. See Utah Code 53E-5-301
• Cohort: means all district schools and charter schools identified as:

  (a)	springboard schools based on school accountability results from the same school year; or

  (b)

  elevate schools based on school accountability results from the same school year. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Continuous improvement expert: means a person identified by the state board under Section 53E-5-305. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. 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 District school: means a public school under the control of a local school board. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Educator: means : (a)  a person who holds a license; (b)  a teacher, counselor, administrator, librarian, or other person required, under rules of the state board, to hold a license; or (c)  a person who is the subject of an allegation which has been received by the state board or UPPAC and was, at the time noted in the allegation, a license holder or a person employed in a position requiring licensure. See Utah Code 53E-6-102 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 official: means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Elevate school: means a district school or charter school that: (a)  is not a Title I school; (b)  is implementing targeted support and improvement activities under 20 U. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Federal postcard application: means the application prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U. See Utah Code 20A-16-102 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 Final remedial year: means the second or third school year following the initial remedial year, as determined by the state board. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 hearing: means a proceeding held in accordance with generally accepted principles of due process and administrative law in which definite issues of fact or of law are tried before a hearing body, and in which proceeding evidence is presented and witnesses heard, and in which the party against whom the proceedings are held has a right to: (1)  appear with or without counsel to present evidence, confront and cross-examine witnesses, or subpoena witnesses; and (2)  obtain a decision based solely upon evidence presented to the hearing body in the presence of both parties or representatives of both parties, recognizing that presence is satisfied if a party has been given a reasonable opportunity to attend, even if the party fails to do so. See Utah Code 53E-6-601 Initial remedial year: means the school year a district school or charter school is designated as a springboard school under Section 53E-5-302 or elevate school under Section 53E-5-302. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. 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 License: means an authorization issued by the state board that permits the holder to serve in a professional capacity in the public schools. See Utah Code 53E-6-102 Local school board: means a board elected under 2. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Manual ballot: means a paper document produced by an election officer on which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper document using a pen or other marking instrument. 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 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. 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. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public education code: means : (a)  this title; (b)  Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding; and (c)  Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. 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 School: means a public or private entity that provides educational services to a minor child. See Utah Code 53E-6-102 School accountability system: means the school accountability system established in 2. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 School improvement committee: means a committee established under: (a)  for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or (b)  for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 School improvement plan: means a plan described in: (a)  for a district school, Section 53E-5-303; or (b)  for a charter school, Section 53E-5-304. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Springboard school: means a district school or charter school that has been designated a springboard school by the state board because the school: (a)  is not a Title I school; and (b)  when ranked according to the percentage of possible points the state board awards under 2, averaged over three school years is: (i)  one of the five lowest performing elementary, middle, or junior high schools statewide; or (ii)  one of the two lowest performing high schools statewide. See Utah Code 53E-5-301 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 State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102 Statewide assessment: means one or more of the following, as applicable: (a)  a standards assessment described in Section 53E-4-303; (b)  a high school assessment described in Section 53E-4-304; (c)  a college readiness assessment described in Section 53E-4-305; or (d)  an alternate assessment administered to a student with a disability. See Utah Code 53E-5-201 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. 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 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 UPPAC: means the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission. See Utah Code 53E-6-102 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 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5