Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 11 > Part 11 - Media Prohibitions

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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: 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
• Contribution: means any of the following when done for political purposes:
            (6)(a)(i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value given to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
            (6)(a)(v) remuneration from:

                 (6)(a)(v)(A) any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered lobbyist; or

                 (6)(a)(v)(B) any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts;
            (6)(a)(vi) a loan made by a candidate deposited to the candidate's own campaign; and
            (6)(a)(vii) in-kind contributions. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• 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
• 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
• Political action committee: includes groups affiliated with a registered political party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Political issues committee: means an entity, or any group of individuals or entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
            (39)(a)(i) solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot, or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote against any ballot proposition;
            (39)(a)(ii) make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation election; or
            (39)(a)(iii) make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
• Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• 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
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5