Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 9 > Part 6 - Write-in Candidates

• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• 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 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 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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 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 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. 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