Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 3a > Part 7 - Election Day Voting Center

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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 day voting center: means a polling place designated by an election officer to provide for voting on election day for an individual who:

  (a)	is eligible to vote; and

  (b)

  resides within the political subdivision holding the election. See Utah Code 20A-3a-701 Election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections; (b)  the county clerk for: (i)  a county ballot and election; and (ii)  a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 20A-5-400. 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. Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. 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 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. 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 Regular ballot: means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot. 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. 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 precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 3. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5