Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53B > Chapter 3 - Enforcement of Regulations at Institutions

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• 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: means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to voters on the ballot for their approval or rejection including:
       (4)(a) an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature;
       (4)(b) a constitutional amendment;
       (4)(c) an initiative;
       (4)(d) a referendum;
       (4)(e) a bond proposition;
       (4)(f) a judicial retention question;
       (4)(g) an incorporation of a city or town; or
       (4)(h) any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
• Board of canvassers: means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and 20A-4-306 to canvass election returns. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Budget officer: means :
       (2)(a) for a county, the person designated as finance officer as defined in Section 17-36-3;
       (2)(b) for a city, the person designated as budget officer in Subsection 10-6-106(4); or
       (2)(c) for a town, the town council. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Certified: means that the county clerk has acknowledged a signature as being the signature of a registered voter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Circulation: means the process of submitting an initiative petition or a referendum petition to legal voters for their signature. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. 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
• Election officer: means :
       (23)(a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
       (23)(b) the county clerk for:

            (23)(b)(i) a county ballot and election; and

            (23)(b)(ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Electronic initiative process: means :
       (5)(a) as it relates to a statewide initiative, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-215 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures; or
       (5)(b) as it relates to a local initiative, the process, described in Sections 20A-7-514 and 20A-21-201, for gathering signatures. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Initial fiscal impact and legal statement: means a financial and legal statement prepared under Section Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative: means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative application: means :
       (12)(a) for a statewide initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-202(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-202(2); or
       (12)(b) for a local initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-502(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-502(2). See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative packet: means a copy of the initiative petition, a copy of the proposed law, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Legally referable to voters: means :
       (18)(a) for a proposed local initiative, that the proposed local initiative is legally referable to voters under Section Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Local attorney: means the county attorney, city attorney, or town attorney in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Local clerk: means the county clerk, city recorder, or town clerk in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Local legislative body: means the legislative body of a county, city, or town. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Manual initiative process: means the process for gathering signatures for an initiative using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Official ballot: means the ballots distributed by the election officer for voters to record their votes. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See 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
• Referendum: means a process by which a law passed by the Legislature or by a local legislative body is submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Signature sheets: means sheets in the form required by this chapter that are used under the manual initiative process or the manual referendum process to collect signatures in support of an initiative or referendum. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Sponsors: means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and who sign the initiative application or referendum application. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• state institution of higher education: means an institution described in Section 53B-2-101 or any other university or college that is established and maintained by the state. See Utah Code 53B-3-102
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Verified: means acknowledged by the person circulating the petition as required in Section 20A-7-105. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Voter: means an individual who:
       (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
       (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
       (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
       (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102