Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-11-1706

• Chief election officer: means :
       (5)(a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501; and
       (5)(b) the county clerk for local school board candidates. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Election: means each:
       (13)(a) regular general election;
       (13)(b) regular primary election; and
       (13)(c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• 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
• Expenditure: means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity:
            (15)(a)(i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account required by this chapter;
            (15)(a)(ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes;
            (15)(a)(iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for political purposes;
            (15)(a)(iv) compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity;
            (15)(a)(v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign committee;
            (15)(a)(vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value; or
            (15)(a)(vii) an independent expenditure, as defined in Section 20A-11-1702. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Independent expenditure: includes :
            (2)(b)(i) the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and
            (2)(b)(ii) a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i). See Utah Code 20A-11-1702
• Individual: means a natural person. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101