Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 9 > Part 4 - Primary Elections

• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• 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
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Board: means the Utah Education and Telehealth Network Board. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
• bound: means securing more than one piece of paper together using staples or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank space reserved for securing the paper. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Candidates for elective office: means persons who file a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 to run in a regular general election for a federal office, constitutional office, multicounty office, or county office. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• 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
• Career and technical education: means an educational program that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53B-1-408. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Constitutional office: means the state offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• Continuing political party: means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-8-101. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Cooperating employer: means a public or private entity which, as part of a work experience and career exploration program offered through an institution of higher education, provides interns with training and work experience in activities related to the entity's ongoing business activities. See Utah Code 53B-16-401
• 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.
• County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• County office: means an elective office where the officeholder is selected by voters entirely within one county. See Utah Code 20A-9-101
• degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Digital resource: means a digital or online library resource, including a database. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
• Digital resource provider: means an entity that offers a digital resource to customers for license or sale. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
• Disposable earnings: means the part of an employee's earnings remaining after the deduction of all amounts required by law to be withheld. See Utah Code 53B-15-101
• Education Advisory Council: means the Utah Education Network Advisory Council created in Section 53B-17-107. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5
• 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 Electronic candidate qualification process: means : (a)  as it relates to a registered political party that is not a qualified political party, the process for gathering signatures electronically to seek the nomination of a registered political party, described in: (i)  Section 20A-9-403; (ii)  Section 20A-9-405, except Subsections 20A-9-405(3) and (5); and (iii)  Section 20A-21-201; and (b)  as it relates to a qualified political party, the process, for gathering signatures electronically to seek the nomination of a registered political party, described in: (i)  Section 20A-9-405, except Subsections 20A-9-405(3) and (5); (ii)  Section 20A-9-408; and (iii)  Section 20A-21-201. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Federal office: means an elective office for United States Senator and United States Representative. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Filing officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor, for: (i)  the office of United States Senator and United States Representative; and (ii)  all constitutional offices; (b)  for the office of a state senator, state representative, or the state school board, the lieutenant governor or the applicable clerk described in Subsection (7)(c) or (d); (c)  the county clerk, for county offices and local school district offices; (d)  the county clerk in the filer's county of residence, for multicounty offices; (e)  the city or town clerk, for municipal offices; or (f)  the special district clerk, for special district offices. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Institution of higher education: means any component of the state system of higher education as defined under Section 53B-1-102 that is authorized by the board to offer internship programs, and any private institution of higher education which offers internship programs under this part. See Utah Code 53B-16-401 Intern: means a student enrolled in a work experience and career exploration program under Section 53B-16-402 that is sponsored by an institution of higher education, involving both classroom instruction and work experience with a cooperating employer, regardless of whether the student receives compensation. See Utah Code 53B-16-401 Internship: means the work experience segment of an intern's work experience and career exploration program sponsored by an institution of higher education, performed under the direct supervision of a cooperating employer. See Utah Code 53B-16-401 Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Manual candidate qualification process: means the process for gathering signatures to seek the nomination of a registered political party, using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 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 Multicounty office: means an elective office where the officeholder is selected by the voters from more than one county. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Municipal office: means an elective office in a municipality. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 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 Obscene or pornographic material: means material that:Utah Code 53B-17-101.5 Official ballot: means the ballots distributed by the election officer for voters to record their votes. See Utah Code 20A-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 Person: means : (a)  a federal, state, or local governmental entity: (i)  that sponsors sponsored research; or (ii)  participates in a technology transfer; (b)  an individual; (c)  a nonprofit or profit corporation; (d)  a partnership; (e)  a sole proprietorship; or (f)  other type of business organization. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 Political division: includes a county, a city, a town, a special district, a school district, a legislative district, and a county prosecution district. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 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 Polling place: means a building where voting is conducted. 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 Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Public employee: means any employee, officer, or servant of the state of Utah, or any office, department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, or other instrumentality of the state, or of any county, city, town, school district, special improvement or taxing district, or any other political subdivision or public corporation of or within the state. See Utah Code 53B-15-101 Public institution of higher education: means an institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 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 Qualified political party: means a registered political party that: (a)  (i)  permits a delegate for the registered political party to vote on a candidate nomination in the registered political party's convention remotely; or (ii)  provides a procedure for designating an alternate delegate if a delegate is not present at the registered political party's convention; (b)  does not hold the registered political party's convention before the fourth Saturday in March of an even-numbered year; (c)  permits a member of the registered political party to seek the registered political party's nomination for any elective office by the member choosing to seek the nomination by either or both of the following methods: (i)  seeking the nomination through the registered political party's convention process, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-407; or (ii)  seeking the nomination by collecting signatures, in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-408; and (d)  (i)  if the registered political party is a continuing political party, no later than 5 p. See Utah Code 20A-9-101 Registration form: means a form by which an individual may register to vote under this title. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 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 Resident: means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah. 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 Sponsored research: refers to research, training, and other sponsored activities as defined by the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget: (a)  conducted by a public institution of higher education through an office responsible for sponsored projects or programs; and (b)  funded or otherwise supported by an external person that is not created or controlled by the public institution of higher education. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 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 Swear: includes "affirm. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Technical college: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(b). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Technical education: means career and technical education that:Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Technology transfer: refers to transferring information, commercializing research, or providing technical assistance between a public institution of higher education and external persons for the purpose of economic development. See Utah Code 53B-16-301 Telehealth: means the electronic transfer, exchange, or management of related data for diagnosis, treatment, and consultation, and educational, public health, or other related purposes. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5 Telehealth Advisory Council: means the Utah Telehealth Advisory Council created in Section 53B-17-106. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. UETN: means a consortium and partnership between public and higher education, the Utah Department of Health, and health care providers, that is created in Section 53B-17-105. See Utah Code 53B-17-101.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vacancy: means : (a)  except as provided in Subsection (75)(b), the absence of an individual to serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause ; or (b)  in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or disqualification. 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 Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 3. See Utah Code 20A-1-102