Utah Code 20A-11-701.1. Definitions
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As used in this part, “political purposes” means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly:
(1) any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-11-701.1
- 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: includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the Utah Code Annotated 1953. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
- Candidate: means any person who:(4)(a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or(4)(b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to a public office. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
- 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 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- Incorporation: means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2a, Municipal Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
- Incorporation petition: means a petition described in Section
10-2a-208 . 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- Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus, political convention, or election;(1)(b) judge standing for retention at any election;(1)(c) ballot proposition; or(1)(d) incorporation election; or(2) any person to sign, refrain from signing, remove the person’s signature from, or refrain from removing the person’s signature from, a petition for a ballot proposition or an incorporation petition.