Title 20A, Election Code

20A-9-202.5. Declaration of candidacy -- Presidential primary election. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Presidential candidate" means a person seeking nomination for President of the United States from a Utah registered political party. (b) "Utah registered political party" mea…

20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy -- Municipal general elections -- Nomination petition -- Removal of signature. (1) An individual may become a candidate for any municipal office if: (a) the individual is a registered voter; and (b)(i) the individual has resided within the mun…

20A-9-203.5. Requirement to post candidate information on website. The clerk of a county or a municipality shall, within three business days after the day on which the clerk accepts a declaration of candidacy, post the following information on the website of the county or municip…

20A-9-204. Inducements not to become candidate. (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to pay or reward, or promise to pay or reward, another in any manner or form for the purpose of inducing that other person to be, or to refrain from or cease being, a candidate. (b) It is unlawfu…

20A-9-206. Fair campaign practices -- Voluntary pledge -- Pledge is a public record -- Retention requirements. (1) Each person seeking to become a candidate for any elective office that is to be filled at the next election shall be provided with a copy of the pledge of fair campa…

20A-9-207. Withdrawal of candidacy -- Notice. As used in this section: (1) "Public office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, state senator, state representative, state school board, or an elective office of a loc…

20A-9-401. Primary elections. (1) This part shall be construed liberally so as to ensure full opportunity for persons to become candidates and for voters to express their choice. (2) This part may not be construed to govern or regulate the internal procedures of a registered poli…

20A-9-401.1. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Candidate nomination document" means: (a) a candidate signature packet; or (b) a written request to remove a signature from a candidate signature packet. (2) "Candidate signature packet" means a single packet of signature sheet…

20A-9-402. General requirements for all primary elections. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county clerks, and election judges shall follow the procedures and requirements of this title in administering primary elections. (2) If there is any conf…

20A-9-403. Regular primary elections. (1)(a) Candidates for elective office that are to be filled at the next regular general election shall be nominated in a regular primary election by direct vote of the people in the manner prescribed in this section. The regular primary elect…

20A-9-404. Municipal primary elections. (1)(a) Candidates for municipal office in all municipalities shall be nominated at a municipal primary election. (b) Municipal primary elections shall be held: (i) consistent with Section 20A-1-201.5, on the second Tuesday following the fir…

20A-9-405. Nomination petitions for regular primary elections. (1) This section applies to the form and circulation of nomination petitions for regular primary elections described in Subsection 20A-9-403(3)(a). (2) A candidate for elective office, and the agents of the candidate,…

20A-9-406. Qualified political party -- Requirements and exemptions. The following provisions apply to a qualified political party: (1) the qualified political party shall, no later than 5 p.m. on the first Monday of October of each odd-numbered year, certify to the lieutenant go…

20A-9-407. Convention process to seek the nomination of a qualified political party. (1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party who is seeking the nomination of a qualified political party for an elective office through the qualified p…

20A-9-408. Signature-gathering process to seek the nomination of a qualified political party -- Removal of signature. (1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party who is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for an elec…

20A-9-408.1. Candidate nomination document -- Access - Limitations -- Storage. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(a), notwithstanding Section 63G-2-305.5, and subject to Subsection (4)(b), the following may review a complete, unredacted candidate nomination document: (a) th…

20A-9-408.2. Tracking signatures on candidate nomination petition. (1) Beginning no later than January 1, 2026, the lieutenant governor shall, on the same website where a voter may track the status of a ballot returned by a voter, provide a voter information regarding: (a) each p…

20A-9-408.3. Submission of candidate signature packet -- Requirements for submission -- Signature packet chain of custody and storage. (1) To submit a candidate signature packet to an election officer, a person shall: (a) label the front of each candidate signature packet with a …

20A-9-408.4. Incumbent county clerk required to contract for certain services relating to a race for reelection. In relation to a race in which an incumbent county clerk is running for reelection, the incumbent county clerk shall: (1) contract with another county clerk to fulfill…

20A-9-408.5. Declaration of candidacy form for qualified political party. The declaration of candidacy form described in Sections 20A-9-407 and 20A-9-408 shall: (1) be substantially as follows: "State of Utah, County of ____ I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a c…

20A-9-409. Primary election provisions relating to qualified political party. (1) The regular primary election is held on the date specified in Section 20A-1-201.5. (2)(a) A qualified political party that nominates only one candidate for an elective office under Section 20A-9-407…

20A-9-410. Rulemaking authority. The director of elections, within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, shall make rules, in accordance with the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act: (1) relating to procedures for complying with, and verifying …

20A-9-411. Signing multiple nomination petitions. (1) An individual who signs a petition, described in Section 20A-9-403 or 20A-9-408, to nominate a candidate may not sign a petition to nominate another candidate for the same office. (2) If an individual signs more than one petit…

20A-9-501. Candidates not affiliated with a party -- General requirements. (1)(a) Candidates for public office who do not wish to affiliate with a registered political party may obtain a position on the ballot by following the procedures and requirements of this part. (b) Upon co…

20A-9-502. Certificate of nomination -- Contents -- Circulation -- Verification -- Criminal penalty -- Removal of petition signature. (1) The candidate shall: (a) prepare a certificate of nomination in substantially the following form: "State of Utah, County of __________________…

20A-9-503. Certificate of nomination -- Filing -- Fees. (1) A candidate shall, in accordance with the deadline described in Subsection 20A-9-502(5)(a): (a) file the certificate of nomination and the applicable declaration of candidacy, in person unless otherwise provided in statu…

20A-9-504. Unaffiliated candidates -- Governor and president of the United States. (1)(a) Each unaffiliated candidate for governor shall, before 5 p.m. no later than June 15 of the regular general election year, select a running mate to file as an unaffiliated candidate for the o…

20A-9-601. Qualifying as a write-in candidate. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an individual who wishes to become a valid write-in candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person, or through a designated agent for a candidate for president or vice presid…

20A-9-602. Write-in candidacy and voting prohibited in certain circumstances. In elections for county attorney or district attorney that meet the requirements of Subsections 20A-6-302(2) and (3), a person may not file a declaration of candidacy as a write-in candidate under this …

20A-9-801. Definitions. As used in this part, "registered political party" means a political party that has complied with the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, to become a political party officially recognized by the state.

20A-9-802. Presidential primary election established -- Other ballot items prohibited. (1)(a) There is established a presidential primary election held on the first Tuesday in March in the year in which a presidential election will be held. (b) Except as otherwise specifically pr…

20A-9-802.5. Presidential primary required. (1) A presidential primary election shall be held under this part each year in which a presidential election will be held. (2) A registered political party that wishes to nominate a presidential candidate for the general election may pa…

20A-9-803. Declaration of candidacy -- Filing fee -- Form. (1) Candidates for president of the United States who are affiliated with a registered political party that has elected to participate in the presidential primary election and who wish to participate in the primary electi…

20A-9-805. Closed primary -- Determining party affiliation -- Changing party affiliation. (1) If a registered political party has restricted voting for its presidential candidates as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-802(3)(b), the lieutenant governor shall direct the county clerks …

20A-9-806. Ballots. (1) The lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties, shall: (a) develop manual ballots, mechanical ballots, return envelopes and provisional ballot envelopes to be used …

20A-9-807. Combining voting precincts. (1) The county legislative body may combine voting precincts for the presidential primary election by following the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303. (2) The county legislative body may not combine voting precincts if the vot…

20A-9-808. Voting. Voting in a presidential primary election shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures of Chapter 3a, Part 2, Voting Procedures.

20A-9-809. Counting votes -- Canvass -- Certification of results to parties. (1) Votes shall be counted, results tabulated, returns transmitted, ballots reviewed and retained, returns canvassed, and recounts and election contests conducted as provided in Chapter 4, Election Retur…