Utah Code 20A-9-207. Withdrawal of candidacy — Notice
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As used in this section:
(1) “Public office” means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, state senator, state representative, state school board, or an elective office of a local political subdivision.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-9-207
- 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 - Local political subdivision: means a county, a municipality, a special district, or a local school district. 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- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. 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(2) “Public office candidate” means a person who files a declaration of candidacy for a public office.(3) If a public office candidate withdraws as a candidate, an election officer shall:(3)(a) no later than two business days after the day on which the election officer receives notice of the withdrawal, notify every opposing candidate for the public office that the public office candidate has withdrawn;(3)(b) subject to Subsection (4), upon notice of a withdrawal that occurs 65 or fewer days before the date of the election, send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the public office race for whom the election officer has an email address informing the voter:(3)(b)(i) that the public office candidate has withdrawn; and(3)(b)(ii) that a vote cast for the public office candidate will not be counted, regardless of whether the public office candidate’s name appears on the ballot;(3)(c) post notice of the withdrawal on a public website; and(3)(d) if practicable, include with the ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, a written notice that:(3)(d)(i) contains the information described in Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (ii); or(3)(d)(ii) directs the voter to a public website to inform the voter whether a candidate on the ballot has withdrawn.(4) An election officer shall send the email notification described in Subsection (3)(b) on or before the earlier of:(4)(a) the next day on which the election officer mails ballots in accordance with Section20A-3a-202 ; or(4)(b) two business days before the date of the election.