Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 3a > Part 5 - Voting Offenses

• 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.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety appointed under Section 53-1-107. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• 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 official: means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• 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.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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.
• 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
• Motor vehicle: means every self-propelled vehicle and every vehicle propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, except motorized wheel chairs and vehicles moved solely by human power. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102
• Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Polling place: means a building where voting is conducted. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Provisional ballot: means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:

  (a)	whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;

  (b)	whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or

  (c)

  whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Return envelope: means the envelope, described in Subsection 20A-3a-202(4), provided to a voter with a manual ballot: (a)  into which the voter places the manual ballot after the voter has voted the manual ballot in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote; and (b)  that includes the voter affidavit and a place for the voter's signature. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Ticket: means a list of: (a)  political parties; (b)  candidates for an office; or (c)  ballot propositions. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Voting booth: means : (a)  the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation of ballots, including the voting enclosure or curtain; or (b)  a voting device that is free standing. See Utah Code 20A-1-102