Title 20A, Election Code

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…

20A-11-1001. Electronic form prepared by chief election officer. The chief election officer shall: (1) develop and prepare an electronic form for all financial statements required by this chapter and Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections; and (2) provide access to the …

20A-11-1002. Retention and public inspection of financial statements -- Written complaint if statement is false or unlawful. (1) The chief election officer shall: (a) make each financial statement required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections: (i) o…

20A-11-1004. Summary of financial reports of political action committees and corporations. (1) The lieutenant governor's office shall prepare a summary of each financial report submitted by each corporation, political action committee, and political issues committee. (2) Each sum…

20A-11-1005. Fines for failing to file a financial statement. (1) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-11-512(4), the chief election officer shall fine a filing entity $100 for failing to file a financial statement by the filing deadline. (2) If a filing entity is unable to pay t…

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

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

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)(a) Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), on the last business day that is at least 10 calendar days before an interim r…

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

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 (3), 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 …

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: (a) "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. (b)…

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) a county clerk, if the email relates only to a local election; or (b) the lieutenant governor, if the email relates to an election other than a local election. (2) "Ballot proposition" me…

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 20A-11-1206, a public entity may not: (a) make an expenditure from public funds for politic…

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

20A-11-1204. Criminal penalty. Each public official who violates Section 20A-11-1203 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

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

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)(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), n…

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)(a)(i) Each school board office candidate shall dep…

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

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

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: (a) "Ballot proposition" includes constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, judicial retention questions, opinion questions, or other questions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection. (b)(i) "Labor orga…

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: (a) maintain the political fund as …

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

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)(a) 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 …