Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 35 - Higher Education and Corrections Council

• Address: means the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• 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
• Ballot proposition: includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code Annotated 1953. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Candidate: means any person who:

  (a)	files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or

  (b)

  receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Chief election officer: means : (a)  the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501; and (b)  the county clerk for local school board candidates. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Commissioner: means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53B-1-408. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 council: means the Higher Education and Corrections Council created in Section 53B-35-201. See Utah Code 53B-35-101 degree-granting institution: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(a). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5 Election: means each: (a)  regular general election; (b)  regular primary election; and (c)  special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Election cycle: means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed. 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 Expenditure: means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity: (i)  any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account required by this chapter; (ii)  a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes; (iii)  an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for political purposes; (iv)  compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity; (v)  a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign committee; (vi)  goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value; or (vii)  an independent expenditure, as defined in Section 20A-11-1702. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Independent expenditure: includes : (i)  the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and (ii)  a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i). See Utah Code 20A-11-1702 Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto). Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Political purposes: means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any: (a)  candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus, political convention, or election; or (b)  judge standing for retention at any election. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Receipts: means contributions and public service assistance. See Utah Code 20A-11-101 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. Technical college: means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53B-1-102(1)(b). See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5