(1) Each election officer shall ensure that:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-6-401

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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) the following endorsements are printed in 18 point bold type:

          (1)(a)(i) “Official Primary Ballot for ____ (City or Town), Utah”;
          (1)(a)(ii) the date of the election; and
          (1)(a)(iii) a facsimile of the signature of the election officer and the election officer’s title in eight point type;
     (1)(b) immediately below the election officer’s title, two one-point parallel horizontal rules separate endorsements from the rest of the ballot;
     (1)(c) immediately below the horizontal rules, an “Instructions to Voters” section is printed in 10 point bold type that states: “To vote for a candidate, mark the space adjacent to the name(s) of the person(s) you favor as the candidate(s) for each respective office.” followed by two one-point parallel rules;
     (1)(d) after the rules, the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination is printed and the words, “Vote for one” or “Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)” are printed in 10-point bold type, followed by a hair-line rule;
     (1)(e) after the hair-line rule, the names of the candidates are printed in heavy face type between lines or rules three-eighths inch apart, in the order specified under Section 20A-6-305 with surnames last and grouped according to the office that they seek;
     (1)(f) a square with sides not less than one-fourth inch long is printed immediately adjacent to the names of the candidates; and
     (1)(g) the candidate groups are separated from each other by one light and one heavy line or rule.
(2) A municipal primary ballot may not contain any space for write-in votes.