Utah Code 20A-4-601. Definitions
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As used in this part:
(1) “Candidate amplifier” means the product of:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-4-601
- 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
- Candidate amplifier: means the product of:(1)(a) two less than the total number of candidates in a given ballot-counting phase of a multi-candidate race; and(1)(b) . See Utah Code 20A-4-601
- 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
- Multi-candidate race: means a nonpartisan municipal race where:
(3)(a) for the election of at-large officers, the number of candidates who qualify for the race exceeds the total number of seats to be filled; or(3)(b) for the election of an officer other than an at-large officer, more than two candidates qualify to run for one office. See Utah Code 20A-4-601- Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Pilot project: means the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project created in Section 20A-4-602. See Utah Code 20A-4-601
- Valid: means that the ballot is marked in a manner that permits the ranking to be counted during the applicable ballot-counting phase. See Utah Code 20A-4-601
- 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(1)(a) two less than the total number of candidates in a given ballot-counting phase of a multi-candidate race; and(1)(b) .02%.(2) “First preference ranking” means the candidate selected as the candidate most preferred by a voter, as indicated by:(2)(a) the number one; or(2)(b) if the voter does not assign the number one to any candidate, the number two.(3) “Multi-candidate race” means a nonpartisan municipal race where:(3)(a) for the election of at-large officers, the number of candidates who qualify for the race exceeds the total number of seats to be filled; or(3)(b) for the election of an officer other than an at-large officer, more than two candidates qualify to run for one office.(4) “Participating municipality” means a municipality that is participating in the pilot project, in accordance with Subsection 20A-4-602(3).(5) “Pilot project” means the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project created in Section 20A-4-602.(6) “Recount threshold” means the sum of the candidate amplifier and the following:(6)(a) for a ballot-counting phase in which fewer than 100 valid rankings are counted, 0.21%;(6)(b) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 100, but fewer than 500, valid rankings are counted, 0.19%;(6)(c) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 500, but fewer than 1,000, valid rankings are counted, 0.17%;(6)(d) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 1,000, but fewer than 5,000, valid rankings are counted, 0.15%;(6)(e) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 5,000, but fewer than 10,000, valid rankings are counted, 0.13%; and(6)(f) for a ballot-counting phase in which 10,000 or more valid rankings are counted, 0.11%.(7) “Valid” means that the ballot is marked in a manner that permits the ranking to be counted during the applicable ballot-counting phase.