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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-1-1001

  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Clerk: includes a board of trustees under Title 17B, Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts. See Utah Code 20A-1-1001
  • Convention: means the political party convention at which party officers and delegates are selected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • 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
  • Local petition: means :
         (2)(a) a manual or electronic local initiative petition described in Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives - Procedures; or
         (2)(b) a manual or electronic local referendum petition described in Chapter 7, Part 6, Local Referenda - Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-1001
  • Municipal office: means an elective office in a municipality. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Official register: means the official record furnished to election officials by the election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Petition: means one of the following written requests, signed by registered voters, appealing to an authority with respect to a particular cause:
         (3)(a) a local petition;
         (3)(b) a petition to consolidate two or more municipalities under Section 10-2-601;
         (3)(c) a petition for disincorporation of a municipality under Section 10-2-701;
         (3)(d) a petition to incorporate a proposed municipality under Section 10-2a-208;
         (3)(e) a petition to consolidate adjoining counties under Section 17-2-103;
         (3)(f) a petition to annex a portion of a county to an adjoining county under Section 17-2-203;
         (3)(g) a petition for the creation of a new county under Section 17-3-1;
         (3)(h) a petition for the removal of a county seat under Section 17-11-2;
         (3)(i) a petition for the adoption of an optional plan under Section 17-52a-303;
         (3)(j) a petition for the repeal of an optional plan under Section 17-52a-505;
         (3)(k) a petition to create a special district under Section 17B-1-203;
         (3)(l) a petition to withdraw an area from a special district under Section 17B-1-504;
         (3)(m) a petition to dissolve a special district under Section 17B-1-1303;
         (3)(n) a petition for issuance of local building authority bonds under Section 17D-2-502;
         (3)(o) a petition to become a registered political party under Section 20A-8-103;
         (3)(p) a nomination petition for municipal office under Section 20A-9-203;
         (3)(q) a nomination petition for a regular primary election under Subsection 20A-9-403(3)(a) and Section 20A-9-405;
         (3)(r) a petition for a political party to qualify as a municipal political party under Section 20A-9-404;
         (3)(s) a petition for the nomination of a qualified political party under Section 20A-9-408;
         (3)(t) a nomination petition for a candidate not affiliated with a political party under Section 20A-9-502;
         (3)(u) a nomination petition to become a delegate to a ratification convention under Section 20A-15-103;
         (3)(v) a petition to create a new school district under Section 53G-3-301;
         (3)(w) a petition to consolidate school districts under Section 53G-3-401;
         (3)(x) a petition to transfer a portion of a school district to another district under Section 53G-3-501;
         (3)(y) a petition to determine whether a privatization project agreement should be approved under Section 73-10d-4; or
         (3)(z) a statewide petition. See Utah Code 20A-1-1001
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Special district: means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and includes a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Statewide petition: means :
         (4)(a) a manual or electronic statewide initiative petition described in Chapter 7, Part 2, Statewide Initiatives; or
         (4)(b) a manual or electronic statewide referendum petition described in Chapter 7, Part 3, Statewide Referenda. See Utah Code 20A-1-1001
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) “Clerk” means the lieutenant governor, a county clerk, municipal clerk, town clerk, city recorder, or municipal recorder.
     (1)(b) “Clerk” includes a board of trustees under Title 17B, Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts.
(2) “Local petition” means:

     (2)(a) a manual or electronic local initiative petition described in Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives – Procedures; or
     (2)(b) a manual or electronic local referendum petition described in Chapter 7, Part 6, Local Referenda – Procedures.
(3) “Petition” means one of the following written requests, signed by registered voters, appealing to an authority with respect to a particular cause:

     (3)(a) a local petition;
     (3)(b) a petition to consolidate two or more municipalities under Section 10-2-601;
     (3)(c) a petition for disincorporation of a municipality under Section 10-2-701;
     (3)(d) a petition to incorporate a proposed municipality under Section 10-2a-208;
     (3)(e) a petition to consolidate adjoining counties under Section 17-2-103;
     (3)(f) a petition to annex a portion of a county to an adjoining county under Section 17-2-203;
     (3)(g) a petition for the creation of a new county under Section 17-3-1;
     (3)(h) a petition for the removal of a county seat under Section 17-11-2;
     (3)(i) a petition for the adoption of an optional plan under Section 17-52a-303;
     (3)(j) a petition for the repeal of an optional plan under Section 17-52a-505;
     (3)(k) a petition to create a special district under Section 17B-1-203;
     (3)(l) a petition to withdraw an area from a special district under Section 17B-1-504;
     (3)(m) a petition to dissolve a special district under Section 17B-1-1303;
     (3)(n) a petition for issuance of local building authority bonds under Section 17D-2-502;
     (3)(o) a petition to become a registered political party under Section 20A-8-103;
     (3)(p) a nomination petition for municipal office under Section 20A-9-203;
     (3)(q) a nomination petition for a regular primary election under Subsection 20A-9-403(3)(a) and Section 20A-9-405;
     (3)(r) a petition for a political party to qualify as a municipal political party under Section 20A-9-404;
     (3)(s) a petition for the nomination of a qualified political party under Section 20A-9-408;
     (3)(t) a nomination petition for a candidate not affiliated with a political party under Section 20A-9-502;
     (3)(u) a nomination petition to become a delegate to a ratification convention under Section 20A-15-103;
     (3)(v) a petition to create a new school district under Section 53G-3-301;
     (3)(w) a petition to consolidate school districts under Section 53G-3-401;
     (3)(x) a petition to transfer a portion of a school district to another district under Section 53G-3-501;
     (3)(y) a petition to determine whether a privatization project agreement should be approved under Section 73-10d-4; or
     (3)(z) a statewide petition.
(4) “Statewide petition” means:

     (4)(a) a manual or electronic statewide initiative petition described in Chapter 7, Part 2, Statewide Initiatives; or
     (4)(b) a manual or electronic statewide referendum petition described in Chapter 7, Part 3, Statewide Referenda.
(5)

     (5)(a) “Substantially similar name” means:

          (5)(a)(i) the given name, the surname, or both, provided by the individual with the individual’s petition signature, contain only minor spelling differences when compared to the given name and surname shown on the official register;
          (5)(a)(ii) the surname provided by the individual with the individual’s petition signature exactly matches the surname shown on the official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is a commonly used abbreviation or variation of the other;
          (5)(a)(iii) the surname provided by the individual with the individual’s petition signature exactly matches the surname shown on the official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is accompanied by a first or middle initial or a middle name which is not shown on the other record; or
          (5)(a)(iv) the surname provided by the individual with the individual’s petition signature exactly matches the surname shown on the official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is an alphabetically corresponding initial that has been provided in the place of a given name shown on the other record.
     (5)(b) “Substantially similar name” does not include a name having an initial or a middle name provided by the individual with the individual’s petition signature that does not match a different initial or middle name shown on the official register.
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