Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 6 > Part 4 - Ballot Form Requirements for Municipal Elections

• 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
• Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. 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
• 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 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. Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of: (i)  (A)  the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state; (B)  a state institution of higher education; or (C)  a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and (ii)  that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102 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 Mechanical ballot: means a record, including a paper record, electronic record, or mechanical record, that: (a)  is created via electronic or mechanical means; and (b)  records an individual voter's vote cast via a method other than an individual directly placing a mark, using a pen or other marking instrument, to record an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Position: means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in which the voter marks the voter's choice. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Regular primary election: means the election, held on the date specified in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Valid write-in candidate: means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Write-in vote: means a vote cast for an individual, whose name is not printed on the ballot, in accordance with the procedures established in this title. See Utah Code 20A-1-102