Utah Code 20A-1-607. Inducing attendance at polls — Payment of workers
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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-1-607
- Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
- 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
- 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
- Watcher: means an individual who complies with the requirements described in Section
20A-3a-801 to become a watcher for an election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person to pay another for a loss incurred because an individual voted or registered to vote.(1)(b) Subsection (1)(a) does not permit an employer to make a deduction from the usual salary or wages of an employee who takes a leave of absence as authorized under Section 20A-3a-105 for the purpose of voting. - Watcher: means an individual who complies with the requirements described in Section
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(2)(a) A person may not pay for personal services performed or to be performed on the day of a caucus, primary, convention, or election, or for any purpose connected with a caucus, primary, convention, or election that directly or indirectly affect the result of the caucus, primary, convention, or election.
(2)(b) Subsection (2)(a) does not prohibit a person from hiring a person to act as a watcher.