Utah Code 20A-9-805. Closed primary — Determining party affiliation — Changing party affiliation
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(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 and other election officials to allow only those voters meeting the registered political party‘s criteria to vote for that party’s presidential candidates.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-9-805
- 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
- Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- 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. See Utah Code 20A-9-801
- Registration form: means a form by which an individual may register to vote under this title. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- 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(2)(2)(a) For each individual who registers to vote, the county clerk shall:(2)(a)(i) record the party affiliation designated by the individual on the voter registration form as the individual’s party affiliation; or(2)(a)(ii) if no political party affiliation is designated by the individual on the voter registration form, record the individual’s party affiliation as “unaffiliated.”