Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 20A > Chapter 16 > Part 3 - Voter Registration

• 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
• Covered voter: means an individual who:
       (1)(a) satisfies Utah's voter eligibility requirements that do not relate to residency;
       (1)(b) is not registered to vote in a state other than Utah;
       (1)(c) is absent from the United States on the day of the election; and
       (1)(d)

            (1)(d)(i) is a resident of Utah under Section 20A-2-105, but is absent from the United States on election day because the individual:

                 (1)(d)(i)(A) is a uniformed service voter; or

                 (1)(d)(i)(B) temporarily resides outside the United States;

            (1)(d)(ii) is a foreign United States citizen who:

                 (1)(d)(ii)(A) before establishing a principal place of residence outside the United States, established a principal place of residence in Utah; and

                 (1)(d)(ii)(B) did not, after leaving Utah, register to vote in a state other than Utah or establish a principal place of residence in a state other than Utah; or

            (1)(d)(iii) is a foreign United States citizen:

                 (1)(d)(iii)(A) who has never registered to vote in a state other than Utah;

                 (1)(d)(iii)(B) who has never established a principal place of residence in the United States; and

                 (1)(d)(iii)(C) whose parent, legal guardian, spouse, or domestic partner established the parent's, legal guardian's, spouse's, or domestic partner's most recent United States principal place of residence in Utah. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
• 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 official: means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• Federal postcard application: means the application prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Utah Code 20A-16-102
• Federal write-in absentee ballot: means the ballot described in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Utah Code 20A-16-102
• LEA: means :
       (6)(a) a school district;
       (6)(b) a charter school; or
       (6)(c) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Parent: means a parent or legal guardian. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public education code: means :
       (10)(a) this title;
       (10)(b) Title 53F, Public Education System -- Funding; and
       (10)(c) Title 53G, Public Education System -- Local Administration. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, or American Samoa. See Utah Code 20A-16-102
• 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
• State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
• 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
• Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under Chapter 5, Part 3, Duties of the County and Municipal Legislative Bodies. See Utah Code 20A-1-102