Title 20A, Title 20A: Election Code

20A-11-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a reporting entity has its principal office. "Address" does not include a post office box. (2) "Agent of a reporting entity" means: a person acting on …

20A-11-101.3. Detailed listing and report requirements -- Rulemaking authority. (1) As used in this section: "Advertising" includes: website development and maintenance; social media; television, newspaper, or radio; or a convention booth. "Association expense" means a membership…

20A-11-101.5. Disclosure of actual source or recipient required. (1) As used in this section, "transactional intermediary" means a person, including a credit card company, a financial institution, or a money transfer service, that pays or transfers money to a person on behalf of …

20A-11-101.7. Concealing contributor's identity. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person conspires with another to make a contribution through one or more persons with the intent that: (1) the contribution will ultimately be made to a filing entity specified by …

20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of submission -- Public availability -- Notice of reporting and filing requirements. (1) Except as provided under Subsection, on the last business day that is at least 10 calendar days before an interim report or s…

20A-11-104. Personal use expenditure -- Authorized and prohibited uses of campaign funds -- Enforcement -- Penalties. (1) As used in this chapter, "personal use expenditure" means an expenditure that: is not excluded from the definition of personal use expenditure by Subsection; …

20A-11-105. Deadline for payment of fine. A person against whom the lieutenant governor imposes a fine under this chapter shall pay the fine no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor imposes the …

20A-11-1102. Paid advertisements permitted. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, an owner, publisher, editor, reporter, agent, or employee of any newspaper or other periodical may not, directly or indirectly, solicit, receive, or accept any payment, promise, or compensation for …

20A-11-1103. False statements in relation to candidates forbidden. A person may not knowingly make or publish, or cause to be made or published, any false statement in relation to any candidate, proposed constitutional amendment, or other measure, that is intended or tends to aff…

20A-11-1104. Disclosure of synthetic media. (1) As used in this section: "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. "Creato…

20A-11-1201. Title. This part is known as the "Political Activities of Public Entities Act."

20A-11-1202. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Applicable election officer" means: a county clerk, if the email relates only to a local election; or the lieutenant governor, if the email relates to an election other than a local election. (2) "Ballot proposition" means cons…

20A-11-1203. Public entity prohibited from expending public funds on certain electoral matters. (1) Unless specifically required by law, and except as provided in Subsection (5) or Section, a public entity may not: 20A-11-1206 make an expenditure from public funds for political p…

20A-11-1203.5. Public official prohibited from expending public funds on certain communications. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a public official may not make an expenditure from public funds for a billboard or mass communication that: (2) includes a photograph, image, or …

20A-11-1204. Criminal penalty. Each public official who violates Sectionis guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

20A-11-1205. Use of public email for a political purpose. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a person may not send an email using the email of a public entity: (5) for a political purpose; to advocate for or against a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, refer…

20A-11-1206. Exclusions. (1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public official from speaking, campaigning, contributing personal money, or otherwise exercising the public official's individual First Amendment rights for political purposes. (2) Subject to Subsection, nothing in …

20A-11-1301. School board office -- Campaign finance requirements -- Candidate as a political action committee officer -- No personal use -- Contribution reporting deadline -- Report other accounts -- Anonymous contributions. (1) Each school board office candidate shall deposit e…

20A-11-1302. School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Year-end summary report. (1) Each school board office candidate shall file a summary report by January 10 of the year after the regular general election year. In addition to the requirements of Subs…

20A-11-1303. School board office candidate and school board officeholder -- Financial reporting requirements -- Interim reports. (1) As used in this section, "received" means: for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a school board office candidate or a member of the sc…

20A-11-1304. School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Termination of duty to report. (1) Each school board candidate is subject to interim reporting requirements until the candidate withdraws or is eliminated in a primary. (2) Each school board office …

20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement -- Penalties. (1) A school board office candidate who fails to file a financial statement by the deadline is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section. 20A-11-1005 (2) If a school board office cand…

20A-11-1401. Title. This part is known as the "Voluntary Contributions Act."

20A-11-1402. Definitions. (1) As used in this part: "Ballot proposition" includes constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, judicial retention questions, opinion questions, or other questions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection. "Labor organization" m…

20A-11-1403. Prohibition of required contributions for political purposes. A labor organization may not require any contribution to a candidate, personal campaign committee, political action committee, political issues committee, registered political party, ballot proposition, or…

20A-11-1404. Establishment and administration of political fund. (1) A labor organization wishing to make expenditures for political purposes shall establish a political fund. (2) Each labor organization that establishes a political fund shall: maintain the political fund as a se…

20A-11-1406. Enforcement of part -- Attorney general. (1) Subject to the requirements of Subsectionsand, the attorney general may bring an action to require the labor organization to comply with the requirements of this part. (2) (3) (2) Before bringing an action under Subsection…

20A-11-1501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Labor organization" means a lawful organization of any kind that is composed, in whole or in part, of employees and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disput…

20A-11-1502. Campaign financial reporting of expenditures -- Filing requirements -- Statement contents. (1) Each labor organization that has made expenditures for political purposes or political issues expenditures on current or proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 dur…

20A-11-1503. Criminal penalties -- Fines. (1) Within 60 calendar days after a deadline for the filing of a financial statement required by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed financial statement to ensure that: each labor organization that is required to fi…

20A-11-1601. Title. This part is known as "Conflict of Interest Disclosures."

20A-11-1602. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Conflict of interest" means an action that is taken by a regulated officeholder that the officeholder reasonably believes may cause direct financial benefit or detriment to the officeholder, a member of the officeholder's immed…

20A-11-1602.5. Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website. (1) The lieutenant governor shall, in cooperation with the county clerks, establish and administer a Candidate and Officeholder Conflict of Interest Disclosure Website. (2) The website shall: permi…

20A-11-1603. Conflict of interest disclosure -- Required when filing for candidacy -- Public availability. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, candidates seeking the following offices shall make a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the website at the time of filing a d…

20A-11-1604. Failure to disclose conflict of interest -- Failure to comply with reporting requirements. (1) Before or during the execution of any order, settlement, declaration, contract, or any other official act of office in which a state constitutional officer has actual knowl…

20A-11-1605. Failure to file -- Penalties. (1) Within 60 calendar days after the day on which a regulated officeholder is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure under Subsection,or, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed conflict of interest disclosure to ens…

20A-11-1606. Link to conflict of interest disclosure on Legislature's website. The Legislature's website shall include, for each legislative officeholder, a link to the conflict of interest disclosure on the website maintained by the lieutenant governor in relation to that legisl…

20A-11-1701. Title. This part is known as "Independent Expenditures."

20A-11-1702. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Clearly identified" means: the name of the candidate appears; a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous reference. (2) "Independent expen…

20A-11-1703. Exceptions. (1) A registered political party is not required to comply with the requirements of this part. (2) A reporting entity is not required to report an independent expenditure under this part if the reporting party: reports the expenditure under another part i…

20A-11-1704. Independent expenditure report. (1) Except as provided in Section, within 31 calendar days after the day on which a person has made a total of at least $1,000 in independent expenditures during an election cycle, the person shall file an independent expenditure repor…

20A-11-1705. Detailed records. A person who files an independent expenditure report shall keep records of all independent expenditures made by the person, including receipts, and all donations described in Subsection, for at least two years after the day on which the independent …

20A-11-1706. Penalties. (1) The chief election officer shall impose a $100 fine against an individual who fails to file an independent expenditure report, that includes the information required for the report, within the time period required by this part. (2) The chief election o…

20A-11-201. State office -- Separate bank account for campaign funds -- No personal use -- State office candidate reporting deadline -- Report other accounts -- Anonymous contributions. (1) Each state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee shall deposit e…

20A-11-202. State office candidate -- Personal campaign committee required -- Candidate as a political action committee officer. (1) Each state office candidate shall select no more than one personal campaign committee, consisting of one or more persons, to receive contributions,…

20A-11-203. State office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements -- Year-end summary report. (1) Each state office candidate shall file a summary report by January 10 of the year after the regular general election year. In addition to the requirements of Subsection, a forme…