This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 3:24 PM by jeyring.
This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 4:23 PM by jeyring.
Representative Brad M. Daw proposes the following substitute bill:


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POLITICAL ACTIVITY AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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House Sponsor: Daniel McCay

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions of the Election Code and the Lobbyist Disclosure and
10     Regulation Act.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines and amends terms;
14          ▸     amends and corrects provisions relating to primary elections;
15          ▸     changes the date on which a county clerk is required to provide an election notice;
16          ▸     modifies the political party registration petition;
17          ▸     modifies provisions relating to a declaration of candidacy;
18          ▸     amends provisions relating to notifications that a qualified political party is required
19     to provide to the lieutenant governor;
20          ▸     amends ballot provisions;
21          ▸     modifies provisions relating to rulemaking authority;
22          ▸     amends provisions relating to candidate nomination and certification;
23          ▸     amends provisions relating to nomination petitions;
24          ▸     amends provisions relating to straight party voting;
25          ▸     modifies requirements relating to reporting by a corporation or a lobbyist; Ĥ→ and

26     ☆     [
▸     removes the requirements relating to lobbyist nametags; and] ←Ĥ
27          ▸     makes technical and conforming amendments.
28     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
29          None
30     Other Special Clauses:
31          None
32     Utah Code Sections Affected:
33     AMENDS:
34          20A-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 17, 31, 231, 362, and 391
35          20A-1-201.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 320
36          20A-3-106, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 326
37          20A-5-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapters 17 and 362
38          20A-6-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
39          20A-6-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
40          20A-9-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
41          20A-9-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
42          20A-9-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
43          20A-9-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
44          20A-9-406, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
45          20A-9-407, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
46          20A-9-408, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
47          20A-9-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 17
48          20A-11-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapters 318 and 420
49          36-11-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 325
50     Ĥ→ [
     36-11-305.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 335] ←Ĥ
51     ENACTS:
52          20A-9-408.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53          20A-9-411, Utah Code Annotated 1953
54          20A-11-705, Utah Code Annotated 1953
55     

56     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

57          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
58          20A-1-102. Definitions.
59          As used in this title:
60          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
61     voter by the county clerk.
62          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
63     and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot sheets and tabulates the results.
64          (3) (a) "Ballot" means the storage medium, whether paper, mechanical, or electronic,
65     upon which a voter records the voter's votes.
66          (b) "Ballot" includes ballot sheets, paper ballots, electronic ballots, and secrecy
67     envelopes.
68          (4) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that:
69          (a) contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to
70     be voted on; and
71          (b) are used in conjunction with ballot sheets that do not display that information.
72          (5) "Ballot proposition" means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to voters
73     on the ballot for their approval or rejection including:
74          (a) an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature;
75          (b) a constitutional amendment;
76          (c) an initiative;
77          (d) a referendum;
78          (e) a bond proposition;
79          (f) a judicial retention question;
80          (g) an incorporation of a city or town; or
81          (h) any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature.
82          (6) "Ballot sheet":
83          (a) means a ballot that:
84          (i) consists of paper or a card where the voter's votes are marked or recorded; and
85          (ii) can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment; and
86          (b) includes punch card ballots and other ballots that are machine-countable.
87          (7) "Bind," "binding," or "bound" means securing more than one piece of paper

88     together with a staple or stitch in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank
89     space reserved for securing the paper.
90          (8) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
91     20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
92          (9) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
93     the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
94          (10) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a
95     bound book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
96          (11) "Business reply mail envelope" means an envelope that may be mailed free of
97     charge by the sender.
98          (12) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
99     completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
100          (13) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
101     election results by the board of canvassers.
102          (14) "Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots at
103     the canvass.
104          (15) "Contracting election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract
105     or interlocal agreement with a provider election officer.
106          (16) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
107     delegates are selected.
108          (17) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
109     charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
110          (18) "Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during
111     election day.
112          (19) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section
113     20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
114          (20) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
115     immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the poll workers
116     and counting judges to count ballots during election day.
117          (21) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
118     elected.

119          (22) "Date of the election" or "election day" or "day of the election":
120          (a) means the day that is specified in the calendar year as the day that the election
121     occurs; and
122          (b) does not include:
123          (i) deadlines established for absentee voting; or
124          (ii) any early voting or early voting period as provided under Chapter 3, Part 6, Early
125     Voting.
126          (23) "Elected official" means:
127          (a) a person elected to an office under Section 20A-1-303;
128          (b) a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with
129     Subsection 20A-1-206(1)(c)(ii); or
130          (c) a person who is considered to be elected to a local district office in accordance with
131     Subsection 20A-1-206(3)(c)(ii).
132          (24) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
133     statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
134     primary election, and a local district election.
135          (25) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
136     Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
137          (26) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
138     file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
139          (27) "Election judge" means a poll worker that is assigned to:
140          (a) preside over other poll workers at a polling place;
141          (b) act as the presiding election judge; or
142          (c) serve as a canvassing judge, counting judge, or receiving judge.
143          (28) "Election officer" means:
144          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
145          (b) the county clerk for:
146          (i) a county ballot and election; and
147          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
148     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5;
149          (c) the municipal clerk for:

150          (i) a municipal ballot and election; and
151          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
152     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5;
153          (d) the local district clerk or chief executive officer for:
154          (i) a local district ballot and election; and
155          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
156     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5; or
157          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for:
158          (i) a school district ballot and election; and
159          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
160     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5.
161          (29) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker.
162          (30) "Election results" means:
163          (a) for an election other than a bond election, the count of votes cast in the election and
164     the election returns requested by the board of canvassers; or
165          (b) for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and against the bond
166     proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers may request.
167          (31) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, the military and overseas absentee voter
168     registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed absentee ballots, all
169     counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition
170     form, and the total votes cast form.
171          (32) "Electronic ballot" means a ballot that is recorded using a direct electronic voting
172     device or other voting device that records and stores ballot information by electronic means.
173          (33) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to
174     or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign
175     the record.
176          (34) (a) "Electronic voting device" means a voting device that uses electronic ballots.
177          (b) "Electronic voting device" includes a direct recording electronic voting device.
178          (35) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has:
179          (a) been sent the notice required by Section 20A-2-306; and
180          (b) failed to respond to that notice.

181          (36) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
182     witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
183          (37) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
184          (38) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
185     court judge.
186          (39) "Local district" means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose
187     Local Government Entities - Local Districts, and includes a special service district under Title
188     17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
189          (40) "Local district officers" means those local district board members that are required
190     by law to be elected.
191          (41) "Local election" means a regular county election, a regular municipal election, a
192     municipal primary election, a local special election, a local district election, and a bond
193     election.
194          (42) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a local district, or a
195     local school district.
196          (43) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
197     local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
198     vote.
199          (44) "Municipal executive" means:
200          (a) the mayor in the council-mayor form of government defined in Section 10-3b-102;
201     or
202          (b) the mayor in the council-manager form of government defined in Subsection
203     10-3b-103(6).
204          (45) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and, as
205     applicable, local districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each
206     odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202.
207          (46) "Municipal legislative body" means the council of the city or town in any form of
208     municipal government.
209          (47) "Municipal office" means an elective office in a municipality.
210          (48) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
211     elected.

212          (49) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
213     municipal office.
214          (50) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the poll
215     workers to be given to voters to record their votes.
216          (51) "Official endorsement" means:
217          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
218          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
219          (ii) the date of the election; and
220          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
221          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
222          (i) the poll worker's initials; and
223          (ii) the ballot number.
224          (52) "Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the
225     election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401.
226          (53) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
227          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
228     voted on; and
229          (b) spaces for the voter to record the voter's vote for each office and for or against each
230     ballot proposition.
231          (54) "Pilot project" means the election day voter registration pilot project created in
232     Section 20A-4-108.
233          (55) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
234     participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation
235     and Procedures.
236          (56) "Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they appear to
237     cast votes.
238          (57) "Polling place" means the building where voting is conducted.
239          (58) (a) "Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist with an
240     election, voting, or counting votes.
241          (b) "Poll worker" includes election judges.
242          (c) "Poll worker" does not include a watcher.

243          (59) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
244     in which the voter marks the voter's choice.
245          (60) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions held during the year
246     of the regular general election.
247          (61) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that:
248          (a) is built into a voting machine; and
249          (b) records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
250          (62) "Provider election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract or
251     interlocal agreement with a contracting election officer to conduct an election for the
252     contracting election officer's local political subdivision in accordance with Section
253     20A-5-400.1.
254          (63) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
255          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
256          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
257          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker.
258          (64) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
259     Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to
260     verify a person's legal right to vote.
261          (65) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
262     duties of the position for which the person was elected.
263          (66) "Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the
264     official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot
265     after the voter has voted.
266          (67) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
267     registration form.
268          (68) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
269          (69) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
270     Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
271     established in Section 20A-1-201.
272          (70) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of
273     each even-numbered year, to nominate candidates of political parties and candidates for

274     nonpartisan local school board positions to advance to the regular general election.
275          (71) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
276          (72) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed
277     and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405.
278          (73) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
279     punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties or
280     who are unaffiliated.
281          (74) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
282     which the voter places the ballot after the voter has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of
283     the voter's vote.
284          (75) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-203.
285          (76) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
286          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
287          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
288          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
289          (77) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
290     Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
291          (78) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
292          (79) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to
293     the poll workers when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
294          (80) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
295     petitioners.
296          (81) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
297     counting center.
298          (82) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by
299     statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation,
300     or other cause.
301          (83) "Valid voter identification" means:
302          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
303     include:
304          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;

305          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
306          (A) the state; or
307          (B) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
308          (iii) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
309          (iv) a currently valid United States passport; or
310          (v) a currently valid United States military identification card;
311          (b) one of the following identification cards, whether or not the card includes a
312     photograph of the voter:
313          (i) a valid tribal identification card;
314          (ii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or
315          (iii) a tribal treaty card; or
316          (c) two forms of identification not listed under Subsection (83)(a) or (b) but that bear
317     the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which
318     may include:
319          (i) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof, dated within the 90 days before the
320     election;
321          (ii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
322          (iii) a certified birth certificate;
323          (iv) a valid Social Security card;
324          (v) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
325          (vi) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
326          (vii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
327          (viii) certified naturalization documentation;
328          (ix) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
329          (x) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
330          (xi) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card;
331          (xii) a currently valid identification card issued by:
332          (A) a local government within the state;
333          (B) an employer for an employee; or
334          (C) a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within the
335     state; or

336          (xiii) a current Utah vehicle registration.
337          (84) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
338     candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
339          (85) "Voter" means a person who:
340          (a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
341          (b) meets the requirements of election registration;
342          (c) is registered to vote; and
343          (d) is listed in the official register book.
344          (86) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
345     20A-2-102.5.
346          (87) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
347     machines, and ballot box.
348          (88) "Voting booth" means:
349          (a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation
350     of ballots, including the voting machine enclosure or curtain; or
351          (b) a voting device that is free standing.
352          (89) "Voting device" means:
353          (a) an apparatus in which ballot sheets are used in connection with a punch device for
354     piercing the ballots by the voter;
355          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance;
356          (c) an electronic voting device or other device used to make selections and cast a ballot
357     electronically, or any component thereof;
358          (d) an automated voting system under Section 20A-5-302; or
359          (e) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
360     by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
361          (90) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording
362     and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
363          (91) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
364     witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
365          (92) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
366     within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.

367          (93) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, an inspecting
368     poll watcher, and a testing watcher.
369          (94) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Chapter 9,
370     Part 8, Western States Presidential Primary.
371          (95) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
372          (96) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the
373     ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
374          Section 2. Section 20A-1-201.5 is amended to read:
375          20A-1-201.5. Primary election dates.
376          (1) A regular primary election shall be held throughout the state on the fourth Tuesday
377     of June of each even numbered year as provided in Section 20A-9-403, 20A-9-407, or
378     20A-9-408, as applicable, to nominate persons for national, state, school board, and county
379     offices.
380          (2) A municipal primary election shall be held, if necessary, on the second Tuesday
381     following the first Monday in August before the regular municipal election to nominate persons
382     for municipal offices.
383          (3) If the Legislature makes an appropriation for a Western States Presidential Primary
384     election, the Western States Presidential Primary election shall be held throughout the state on
385     the first Tuesday in February in the year in which a presidential election will be held.
386          Section 3. Section 20A-3-106 is amended to read:
387          20A-3-106. Voting straight ticket -- Splitting ballot -- Writing in names -- Effect
388     of unnecessary marking of cross.
389          (1) When voting a paper ballot, any voter desiring to vote for all the candidates who are
390     listed on the ballot as being from any one registered political party may:
391          (a) mark in the circle or position above that political party;
392          (b) mark in the squares or position opposite the names of all candidates for that party
393     ticket; or
394          (c) make both markings.
395          (2) (a) When voting a ballot sheet, any voter desiring to vote for all the candidates who
396     are listed on the ballot as being from any one registered political party may:
397          (i) mark the selected party on the straight party page or section; or

398          (ii) mark the name of each candidate from that party.
399          (b) To vote for candidates from two or more political parties, the voter may:
400          (i) mark in the squares or positions opposite the names of the candidates for whom the
401     voter wishes to vote without marking in any circle; or
402          (ii) indicate [his] the voter's choice by:
403          (A) marking in the circle or position above one political party; and
404          (B) marking in the squares or positions opposite the names of desired candidates who
405     are members of any party, are unaffiliated, or are listed without party name.
406          (3) (a) When voting an electronic ballot, any voter desiring to vote for all the
407     candidates who are listed on the ballot as being from any one registered political party may:
408          (i) select that party on the straight party selection area; or
409          (ii) select the name of each candidate from that party.
410          (b) To vote for candidates from two or more political parties, the voter may:
411          (i) select the names of the candidates for whom the voter wishes to vote without
412     selecting a political party in the straight party selection area; or
413          (ii) (A) select a political party in the straight party selection area; and
414          (B) select the names of the candidates for whom the voter wishes to vote who are
415     members of any party, are unaffiliated, or are listed without party name.
416          (4) In any election other than a primary election, if a voter voting a ballot has selected
417     or placed a mark next to a party name in order to vote a straight party ticket and wishes to vote
418     for a person on another party ticket for an office, or for an unaffiliated candidate, the voter shall
419     select or mark the ballot next to the name of the candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote.
420          (5) (a) The voter may cast a write-in vote on a paper ballot or ballot sheet:
421          (i) by entering the name of a valid write-in candidate:
422          (A) by writing the name of a valid write-in candidate in the blank write-in section of
423     the ballot; or
424          (B) by affixing a sticker with the office and name of the valid write-in name printed on
425     it in the blank write-in part of the ballot; and
426          (ii) by placing a mark opposite the name of the write-in candidate to indicate the voter's
427     vote.
428          (b) On a paper ballot or ballot sheet, a voter is considered to have voted for the person

429     whose name is written or whose sticker appears in the blank write-in part of the ballot, if a
430     mark is made opposite that name.
431          (c) On a paper ballot or ballot sheet, the unnecessary marking of a mark in a square on
432     the ticket below the marked circle does not affect the validity of the vote.
433          (6) The voter may cast a write-in vote on an electronic ballot by:
434          (a) marking the appropriate position opposite the area for entering a write-in candidate
435     for the office sought by the candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote; and
436          (b) entering the name of a valid write-in candidate in the write-in selection area.
437          Section 4. Section 20A-5-101 is amended to read:
438          20A-5-101. Notice of election.
439          (1) On or before November 15 in the year before each regular general election year, the
440     lieutenant governor shall prepare and transmit a written notice to each county clerk that:
441          (a) designates the offices to be filled at the next year's regular general election;
442          (b) identifies the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy, and for submitting and
443     certifying nomination petition signatures, as applicable, under [Section] Sections 20A-9-403,
444     20A-9-407, and 20A-9-408 for those offices;
445          (c) includes the master ballot position list for the next year and the year following as
446     established under Section 20A-6-305; and
447          (d) contains a description of any ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that
448     have qualified for the ballot as of that date.
449          (2) (a) No later than [November 15 in the year before the regular general election year]
450     seven business days after the day on which the lieutenant governor transmits the written notice
451     described in Subsection (1), each county clerk shall:
452          (i) publish a notice:
453          (A) once in a newspaper published in that county; and
454          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101; or
455          (ii) (A) cause a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place most likely to
456     give notice of the election to the voters in each voting precinct within the county; and
457          (B) prepare an affidavit of that posting, showing a copy of the notice and the places
458     where the notice was posted.
459          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall:

460          (i) designate the offices to be voted on in that election; and
461          (ii) identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices.
462          (3) Before each election, the election officer shall give written or printed notice of:
463          (a) the date and place of election;
464          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open;
465          (c) the polling places for each voting precinct;
466          (d) an election day voting center designated under Section 20A-3-703; and
467          (e) the qualifications for persons to vote in the election.
468          (4) To provide the notice required by Subsection (3), the election officer shall publish
469     the notice at least two days before the election:
470          (a) in a newspaper of general circulation common to the area or in which the election is
471     being held; and
472          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101.
473          Section 5. Section 20A-6-303 is amended to read:
474          20A-6-303. Regular general election -- Ballot sheets.
475          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
476          (a) copy on the ballot sheets or ballot labels, as applicable, are arranged in
477     approximately the same order as paper ballots;
478          (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are printed in vertical columns or in
479     a series of separate pages;
480          (c) the ballot sheet or any pages used for the ballot label are of sufficient number to
481     include, after the list of candidates:
482          (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and
483          (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
484          (d) (i) a voting square or position is included where the voter may record a straight
485     party ticket vote for all the candidates [of] who are listed on the ballot as being from one party
486     by one mark or punch; and
487          (ii) the name of each political party listed in the straight party selection area includes
488     the word "party" at the end of the party's name;
489          (e) the tickets are printed in the order specified under Section 20A-6-305;
490          (f) the office titles are printed immediately adjacent to the names of candidates so as to

491     indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
492          (g) the party designation of each candidate who has been nominated by a registered
493     political party under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5) is printed
494     immediately adjacent to the candidate's name; and
495          (h) (i) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one
496     page;
497          (ii) if all candidates for one office cannot be listed in one column or grouped on one
498     page:
499          (A) the ballot sheet or ballot label shall be clearly marked to indicate that the list of
500     candidates is continued on the following column or page; and
501          (B) approximately the same number of names shall be printed in each column or on
502     each page.
503          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
504          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed in accordance with
505     Section 20A-6-107;
506          (b) ballot propositions submitted to the voters are listed in accordance with Section
507     20A-6-107; and
508          (c) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the title
509     assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206.
510          Section 6. Section 20A-6-304 is amended to read:
511          20A-6-304. Regular general election -- Electronic ballots.
512          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
513          (a) the format and content of the electronic ballot is arranged in approximately the
514     same order as paper ballots;
515          (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are displayed in vertical columns or
516     in a series of separate display screens;
517          (c) the electronic ballot is of sufficient length to include, after the list of candidates:
518          (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and
519          (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
520          (d) (i) a voting square or position is included where the voter may record a straight
521     party ticket vote for all the candidates [of] who are listed on the ballot as being from one party

522     by making a single selection; and
523          (ii) the name of each political party listed in the straight party selection area includes
524     the word "party" at the end of the party's name;
525          (e) the tickets are displayed in the order specified under Section 20A-6-305;
526          (f) the office titles are displayed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to
527     indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
528          (g) the party designation of each candidate who has been nominated by a registered
529     political party under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5) is displayed
530     adjacent to the candidate's name; and
531          (h) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one
532     display screen.
533          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
534          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are displayed in accordance with
535     Section 20A-6-107;
536          (b) ballot propositions submitted to the voters are displayed in accordance with Section
537     20A-6-107; and
538          (c) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the title
539     assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206.
540          Section 7. Section 20A-9-101 is amended to read:
541          20A-9-101. Definitions.
542          As used in this chapter:
543          (1) (a) "Candidates for elective office" means persons who file a declaration of
544     candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 to run in a regular general election for a federal office,
545     constitutional office, multicounty office, or county office.
546          (b) "Candidates for elective office" does not mean candidates for:
547          (i) justice or judge of court of record or not of record;
548          (ii) presidential elector;
549          (iii) any political party offices; and
550          (iv) municipal or local district offices.
551          (2) "Constitutional office" means the state offices of governor, lieutenant governor,
552     attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer.

553          (3) "Continuing political party" is as defined in Section 20A-8-101.
554          (4) (a) "County office" means an elective office where the office holder is selected by
555     voters entirely within one county.
556          (b) "County office" does not mean:
557          (i) the office of justice or judge of any court of record or not of record;
558          (ii) the office of presidential elector;
559          (iii) any political party offices;
560          (iv) any municipal or local district offices; and
561          (v) the office of United States Senator and United States Representative.
562          (5) "Federal office" means an elective office for United States Senator and United
563     States Representative.
564          (6) "Filing officer" means:
565          (a) the lieutenant governor, for:
566          (i) the office of United States Senator and United States Representative; and
567          (ii) all constitutional offices;
568          (b) the county clerk, for county offices and local school district offices, and the county
569     clerk in the filer's county of residence, for multicounty offices;
570          (c) the city or town clerk, for municipal offices; and
571          (d) the local district clerk, for local district offices.
572          (7) "Local district office" means an elected office in a local district.
573          (8) "Local government office" includes county offices, municipal offices, and local
574     district offices and other elective offices selected by the voters from a political division entirely
575     within one county.
576          (9) (a) "Multicounty office" means an elective office where the office holder is selected
577     by the voters from more than one county.
578          (b) "Multicounty office" does not mean:
579          (i) a county office;
580          (ii) a federal office;
581          (iii) the office of justice or judge of any court of record or not of record;
582          (iv) the office of presidential elector;
583          (v) any political party offices; and

584          (vi) any municipal or local district offices.
585          (10) "Municipal office" means an elective office in a municipality.
586          (11) (a) "Political division" means a geographic unit from which an office holder is
587     elected and that an office holder represents.
588          (b) "Political division" includes a county, a city, a town, a local district, a school
589     district, a legislative district, and a county prosecution district.
590          (12) "Qualified political party" means a registered political party that:
591          (a) permits voters who are unaffiliated with any political party to vote for the registered
592     political party's candidates in a primary election;
593          (b) (i) permits a delegate for the registered political party to vote on a candidate
594     nomination in the registered political party's convention remotely; or
595          (ii) provides a procedure for designating an alternate delegate if a delegate is not
596     present at the registered political party's convention;
597          (c) does not hold the registered political party's convention before [April 1] the fourth
598     Saturday in March of an even-numbered year;
599          (d) permits a member of the registered political party to seek the registered political
600     party's nomination for any elective office by the member choosing to seek the nomination by
601     either or both of the following methods:
602          (i) seeking the nomination through the registered political party's convention process,
603     in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-407; or
604          (ii) seeking the nomination by collecting signatures, in accordance with the provisions
605     of Section 20A-9-408; and
606          (e) (i) if the registered political party is a continuing political party, no later than 5 p.m.
607     on September 30 of an odd-numbered year, certifies to the lieutenant governor that, for the
608     election in the following year, the registered political party intends to nominate the registered
609     political party's candidates in accordance with the provisions of [Sections 20A-9-407 and
610     20A-9-408.] Section 20A-9-406; or
611          (ii) if the registered political party is Ĥ→ [
a] ←Ĥ not a continuing political party,
611a     certifies at the
612     time that the registered political party files the petition described in Section 20A-8-103 that, for
613     the next election, the registered political party intends to nominate the registered political
614     party's candidates in accordance with the provisions of Section 20A-9-406.

615          Section 8. Section 20A-9-201 is amended to read:
616          20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy -- Candidacy for more than one office or of
617     more than one political party prohibited with exceptions -- General filing and form
618     requirements -- Affidavit of impecuniosity.
619          (1) Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, a person shall:
620          (a) be a United States citizen;
621          (b) meet the legal requirements of that office; and
622          (c) if seeking a registered political party's nomination as a candidate for elective office,
623     [designate that registered political party as their preferred party affiliation on their declaration
624     of candidacy.] state:
625          (i) the registered political party of which the person is a member; or
626          (ii) that the person is not a member of a registered political party.
627          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), [a person] an individual may not:
628          (i) file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than one office in
629     Utah during any election year; [or]
630          (ii) appear on the ballot as the candidate of more than one political party[.]; or
631          (iii) file a declaration of candidacy for a registered political party of which the
632     individual is not a member, except to the extent that the registered political party permits
633     otherwise in the registered political party's bylaws.
634          (b) (i) A person may file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, president
635     or vice president of the United States and another office, if the person resigns the person's
636     candidacy for the other office after the person is officially nominated for president or vice
637     president of the United States.
638          (ii) A person may file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than
639     one justice court judge office.
640          (iii) A person may file a declaration of candidacy for lieutenant governor even if the
641     person filed a declaration of candidacy for another office in the same election year if the person
642     withdraws as a candidate for the other office in accordance with Subsection 20A-9-202(6)
643     before filing the declaration of candidacy for lieutenant governor.
644          (3) (a) (i) Except for presidential candidates, before the filing officer may accept any
645     declaration of candidacy, the filing officer shall:

646          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
647     requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
648          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those
649     requirements.
650          (ii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney, the
651     county clerk shall ensure that the person filing that declaration of candidacy is:
652          (A) a United States citizen;
653          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good
654     standing of the Utah State Bar;
655          (C) a registered voter in the county in which the person is seeking office; and
656          (D) a current resident of the county in which the person is seeking office and either has
657     been a resident of that county for at least one year or was appointed and is currently serving as
658     county attorney and became a resident of the county within 30 days after appointment to the
659     office.
660          (iii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of district attorney, the
661     county clerk shall ensure that, as of the date of the election, the person filing that declaration of
662     candidacy is:
663          (A) a United States citizen;
664          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good
665     standing of the Utah State Bar;
666          (C) a registered voter in the prosecution district in which the person is seeking office;
667     and
668          (D) a current resident of the prosecution district in which the person is seeking office
669     and either will have been a resident of that prosecution district for at least one year as of the
670     date of the election or was appointed and is currently serving as district attorney and became a
671     resident of the prosecution district within 30 days after receiving appointment to the office.
672          (iv) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county sheriff, the
673     county clerk shall ensure that the person filing the declaration of candidacy:
674          (A) as of the date of filing:
675          (I) is a United States citizen;
676          (II) is a registered voter in the county in which the person seeks office;

677          (III) (Aa) has successfully met the standards and training requirements established for
678     law enforcement officers under Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 2, Peace Officer Training and
679     Certification Act; or
680          (Bb) has met the waiver requirements in Section 53-6-206; and
681          (IV) is qualified to be certified as a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section
682     53-13-103; and
683          (B) as of the date of the election, shall have been a resident of the county in which the
684     person seeks office for at least one year.
685          (v) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of governor, lieutenant
686     governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or State Board of
687     Education member, the filing officer shall ensure:
688          (A) that the person filing the declaration of candidacy also files the financial disclosure
689     required by Section 20A-11-1603; and
690          (B) if the filing officer is not the lieutenant governor, that the financial disclosure is
691     provided to the lieutenant governor according to the procedures and requirements of Section
692     20A-11-1603.
693          (b) If the prospective candidate states that the qualification requirements for the office
694     are not met, the filing officer may not accept the prospective candidate's declaration of
695     candidacy.
696          (c) If the candidate meets the requirements of Subsection (3)(a) and states that the
697     requirements of candidacy are met, the filing officer shall:
698          (i) inform the candidate that:
699          (A) the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is written on the declaration of
700     candidacy;
701          (B) the candidate may be required to comply with state or local campaign finance
702     disclosure laws; and
703          (C) the candidate is required to file a financial statement before the candidate's political
704     convention under:
705          (I) Section 20A-11-204 for a candidate for constitutional office;
706          (II) Section 20A-11-303 for a candidate for the Legislature; or
707          (III) local campaign finance disclosure laws, if applicable;

708          (ii) except for a presidential candidate, provide the candidate with a copy of the current
709     campaign financial disclosure laws for the office the candidate is seeking and inform the
710     candidate that failure to comply will result in disqualification as a candidate and removal of the
711     candidate's name from the ballot;
712          (iii) provide the candidate with a copy of Section 20A-7-801 regarding the Statewide
713     Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the submission
714     deadline under Subsection 20A-7-801(4)(a);
715          (iv) provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices
716     described under Section 20A-9-206 and inform the candidate that:
717          (A) signing the pledge is voluntary; and
718          (B) signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer;
719          (v) accept the candidate's declaration of candidacy; and
720          (vi) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
721     declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the
722     candidate is a member.
723          (d) If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing
724     officer shall:
725          (i) accept the candidate's pledge; and
726          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
727     candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a
728     member.
729          (4) (a) Except for presidential candidates, the form of the declaration of candidacy
730     shall:
731          (i) be substantially as follows:
732          "State of Utah, County of ____
733               I, ______________, declare my candidacy for the office of ____, seeking the
734     nomination of the ____ party[, which is my preferred political party affiliation]. I do
735     solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications to hold the office, both legally and
736     constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City or Town of ____,
737     Utah, Zip Code ____ Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate any law governing
738     campaigns and elections; I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports as required

739     by law; and I understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a candidate
740     for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. The mailing address that I designate
741     for receiving official election notices is ___________________________.
742     ____________________________________________________________________
743          Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year).
744     
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"; and

745          (ii) require the candidate to state, in the sworn statement described in Subsection
746     (4)(a)(i):
747          (A) the registered political party of which the candidate is a member; or
748          (B) that the candidate is not a member of a registered political party.
749          (b) An agent designated to file a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202
750     may not sign the form described in Subsection (4)(a).
751          (5) (a) Except for presidential candidates, the fee for filing a declaration of candidacy
752     is:
753          (i) $50 for candidates for the local school district board; and
754          (ii) $50 plus 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the
755     person holding the office for all other federal, state, and county offices.
756          (b) Except for presidential candidates, the filing officer shall refund the filing fee to
757     any candidate:
758          (i) who is disqualified; or
759          (ii) who the filing officer determines has filed improperly.
760          (c) (i) The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received
761     from candidates.
762          (ii) The lieutenant governor shall:
763          (A) apportion to and pay to the county treasurers of the various counties all fees
764     received for filing of nomination certificates or acceptances; and
765          (B) ensure that each county receives that proportion of the total amount paid to the
766     lieutenant governor from the congressional district that the total vote of that county for all
767     candidates for representative in Congress bears to the total vote of all counties within the
768     congressional district for all candidates for representative in Congress.
769          (d) (i) A person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy

770     without payment of the filing fee upon a prima facie showing of impecuniosity as evidenced by
771     an affidavit of impecuniosity filed with the filing officer and, if requested by the filing officer,
772     a financial statement filed at the time the affidavit is submitted.
773          (ii) A person who is able to pay the filing fee may not claim impecuniosity.
774          (iii) (A) False statements made on an affidavit of impecuniosity or a financial
775     statement filed under this section shall be subject to the criminal penalties provided under
776     Sections 76-8-503 and 76-8-504 and any other applicable criminal provision.
777          (B) Conviction of a criminal offense under Subsection (5)(d)(iii)(A) shall be
778     considered an offense under this title for the purposes of assessing the penalties provided in
779     Subsection 20A-1-609(2).
780          (iv) The filing officer shall ensure that the affidavit of impecuniosity is printed in
781     substantially the following form:
782          "Affidavit of Impecuniosity
783     Individual Name
784     ____________________________Address_____________________________
785     Phone Number _________________
786     I,__________________________(name), do solemnly [swear] [affirm], under penalty of law
787     for false statements, that, owing to my poverty, I am unable to pay the filing fee required by
788     law.
789     Date ______________ Signature________________________________________________
790     Affiant
791     Subscribed and sworn to before me on ___________ (month\day\year)
792     
______________________

793     
(signature)

794          Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Administer Oath
______________________"

795          (v) The filing officer shall provide to a person who requests an affidavit of
796     impecuniosity a statement printed in substantially the following form, which may be included
797     on the affidavit of impecuniosity:
798          "Filing a false statement is a criminal offense. In accordance with Section 20A-1-609, a
799     candidate who is found guilty of filing a false statement, in addition to being subject to criminal
800     penalties, will be removed from the ballot."

801          (vi) The filing officer may request that a person who makes a claim of impecuniosity
802     under this Subsection (5)(d) file a financial statement on a form prepared by the election
803     official.
804          (6) (a) If there is no legislative appropriation for the Western States Presidential
805     Primary election, as provided in Part 8, Western States Presidential Primary, a candidate for
806     president of the United States who is affiliated with a registered political party and chooses to
807     participate in the regular primary election shall:
808          (i) file a declaration of candidacy, in person or via a designated agent, with the
809     lieutenant governor:
810          (A) on a form developed and provided by the lieutenant governor; and
811          (B) on or after the second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on the third Thursday in
812     March before the next regular primary election;
813          (ii) identify the registered political party whose nomination the candidate is seeking;
814          (iii) provide a letter from the registered political party certifying that the candidate may
815     participate as a candidate for that party in that party's presidential primary election; and
816          (iv) pay the filing fee of $500.
817          (b) An agent designated to file a declaration of candidacy may not sign the form
818     described in Subsection (6)(a)(i)(A).
819          (7) Any person who fails to file a declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination
820     within the time provided in this chapter is ineligible for nomination to office.
821          (8) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section may not be amended or
822     modified after the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy.
823          Section 9. Section 20A-9-202 is amended to read:
824          20A-9-202. Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections.
825          (1) (a) Each person seeking to become a candidate for an elective office that is to be
826     filled at the next regular general election shall:
827          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the filing officer on or after January 1
828     of the regular general election year, and, if applicable, before the candidate circulates
829     nomination petitions under Section 20A-9-405; and
830          (ii) pay the filing fee.
831          (b) Each county clerk who receives a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for

832     multicounty office shall transmit the filing fee and a copy of the candidate's declaration of
833     candidacy to the lieutenant governor within one working day after it is filed.
834          (c) Each day during the filing period, each county clerk shall notify the lieutenant
835     governor electronically or by telephone of candidates who have filed in their office.
836          (d) Each person seeking the office of lieutenant governor, the office of district attorney,
837     or the office of president or vice president of the United States shall comply with the specific
838     declaration of candidacy requirements established by this section.
839          (2) (a) Each person intending to become a candidate for the office of district attorney
840     within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next regular general election
841     shall:
842          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk designated in the interlocal agreement
843     creating the prosecution district on or after January 1 of the regular general election year, and
844     before the candidate circulates nomination petitions under Section 20A-9-405; and
845          (ii) pay the filing fee.
846          (b) The designated clerk shall provide to the county clerk of each county in the
847     prosecution district a certified copy of each declaration of candidacy filed for the office of
848     district attorney.
849          (3) (a) On or before 5 p.m. on the first Monday after the third Saturday in April, each
850     lieutenant governor candidate shall:
851          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor;
852          (ii) pay the filing fee; and
853          (iii) submit a letter from a candidate for governor who has received certification for the
854     primary-election ballot under Section 20A-9-403 that names the lieutenant governor candidate
855     as a joint-ticket running mate.
856          (b) Any candidate for lieutenant governor who fails to timely file is disqualified. If a
857     lieutenant governor is disqualified, another candidate shall file to replace the disqualified
858     candidate.
859          (4) Each registered political party shall:
860          (a) certify the names of its candidates for president and vice president of the United
861     States to the lieutenant governor no later than August 31; or
862          (b) provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification

863     of candidates for president and vice president of the United States from the national office of
864     the registered political party.
865          (5) (a) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section is valid unless a written
866     objection is filed with the clerk or lieutenant governor within five days after the last day for
867     filing.
868          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk or lieutenant governor shall:
869          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate
870     immediately; and
871          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
872          (c) If the clerk or lieutenant governor sustains the objection, the candidate may cure the
873     problem by amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is
874     sustained or by filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
875          (d) (i) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon objections to form is final.
876          (ii) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable
877     by a district court if prompt application is made to the court.
878          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
879     of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
880          (6) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as a candidate by
881     filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
882          (7) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-9-201(4)(b), notwithstanding a requirement
883     in this section to file a declaration of candidacy in person, a person may designate an agent to
884     file the form described in Subsection 20A-9-201(4) in person with the filing officer if:
885          (a) the person is located outside the state during the filing period because:
886          (i) of employment with the state or the United States; or
887          (ii) the person is a member of:
888          (A) the active or reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or
889     Coast Guard of the United States who is on active duty;
890          (B) the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the
891     commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United
892     States; or
893          (C) the National Guard on activated status;

894          (b) the person communicates with the filing officer using an electronic device that
895     allows the person and filing officer to see and hear each other; and
896          (c) the person provides the filing officer with an email address to which the filing
897     officer may send the copies described in Subsection 20A-9-201(3).
898          Section 10. Section 20A-9-403 is amended to read:
899          20A-9-403. Regular primary elections.
900          (1) (a) Candidates for elective office that are to be filled at the next regular general
901     election shall be nominated in a regular primary election by direct vote of the people in the
902     manner prescribed in this section. The fourth Tuesday of June of each even-numbered year is
903     designated as regular primary election day. Nothing in this section shall affect a candidate's
904     ability to qualify for a regular general election's ballot as an unaffiliated candidate under
905     Section 20A-9-501 or to participate in a regular general election as a write-in candidate under
906     Section 20A-9-601.
907          (b) Each registered political party that chooses to have the names of its candidates for
908     elective office featured with party affiliation on the ballot at a regular general election shall
909     comply with the requirements of this section and shall nominate its candidates for elective
910     office in the manner prescribed in this section.
911          (c) A filing officer may not permit an official ballot at a regular general election to be
912     produced or used if the ballot denotes affiliation between a registered political party or any
913     other political group and a candidate for elective office who was not nominated in the manner
914     prescribed in this section or in Subsection 20A-9-202(4).
915          (d) Unless noted otherwise, the dates in this section refer to those that occur in each
916     even-numbered year in which a regular general election will be held.
917          (2) (a) Each registered political party, in a statement filed with the lieutenant governor,
918     shall:
919          (i) either declare their intent to participate in the next regular primary election or
920     declare that the registered political party chooses not to have the names of its candidates for
921     elective office featured on the ballot at the next regular general election; and
922          (ii) if the registered political party participates in the upcoming regular primary
923     election, identify one or more registered political parties whose members may vote for the
924     registered political party's candidates and whether or not persons identified as unaffiliated with

925     a political party may vote for the registered political party's candidates[; and].
926          [(iii) if the registered political party participates in the upcoming regular primary
927     election, indicate whether it chooses to nominate unopposed candidates without their name
928     appearing on the ballot, as described under Subsection (5)(c).]
929          (b) (i) A registered political party that is a continuing political party must file the
930     statement described in Subsection (2)(a) with the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on
931     November 15 of each odd-numbered year.
932          (ii) An organization that is seeking to become a registered political party under Section
933     20A-8-103 must file the statement described in [Subsection (2)(b) no later than 5 p.m. on
934     February 15] Subsection (2)(a) at the time that the registered political party files the petition
935     described in Section 20A-8-103.
936          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e), a person who has submitted a
937     declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 shall appear as a candidate for elective
938     office on the regular primary ballot of the registered political party listed on the declaration of
939     candidacy only if the person is certified by the appropriate filing officer as having submitted a
940     set of nomination petitions that was:
941          (i) circulated and completed in accordance with Section 20A-9-405; and
942          (ii) signed by at least two percent of the registered political party's members who reside
943     in the political division of the office that the person seeks.
944          (b) A candidate for elective office shall submit nomination petitions to the appropriate
945     filing officer for verification and certification no later than 5 p.m. on the final day in March.
946     Candidates may supplement their submissions at any time on or before the filing deadline.
947          (c) The lieutenant governor shall determine for each elective office the total number of
948     signatures that must be submitted under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) by counting the aggregate number
949     of persons residing in each elective office's political division who have designated a particular
950     registered political party on their voter registration forms as of November 1 of each
951     odd-numbered year. The lieutenant governor shall publish this determination for each elective
952     office no later than November 15 of each odd-numbered year.
953          (d) The filing officer shall:
954          (i) verify signatures on nomination petitions in a transparent and orderly manner;
955          (ii) for all qualifying candidates for elective office who submitted nomination petitions

956     to the filing officer, issue certifications referenced in Subsection (3)(a) no later than 5 p.m. on
957     the first Monday after the third Saturday in April;
958          (iii) consider active and inactive voters eligible to sign nomination petitions;
959          (iv) consider a person who signs a nomination petition a member of a registered
960     political party for purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if the person has designated that registered
961     political party as [their preferred party affiliation on their] the person's party membership on the
962     person's voter registration form [prior to 5 p.m. on the final day in March]; and
963          (v) utilize procedures described in Section 20A-7-206.3 to verify submitted nomination
964     petition signatures, or use statistical sampling procedures to verify submitted nomination
965     petition signatures pursuant to rules [issued by the lieutenant governor] made under Subsection
966     (3)(f).
967          (e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Subsection (3), a candidate for
968     lieutenant governor may appear on the regular primary ballot of a registered political party
969     without submitting nomination petitions if the candidate files a declaration of candidacy and
970     complies with Subsection 20A-9-202(3).
971          [(f) The lieutenant governor shall issue rules that]
972          (f) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
973     director of elections, within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, shall make rules that:
974          (i) provide for the use of statistical sampling procedures [for] that:
975          (A) filing officers are required to use to verify signatures under Subsection (3)(d)[.
976     The statistical sampling procedures shall]; and
977          (B) reflect a bona fide effort to determine the validity of a candidate's entire
978     submission, using widely recognized statistical sampling techniques[. The lieutenant governor
979     may also issue supplemental rules and guidance that]; and
980          (ii) provide for the transparent, orderly, and timely submission, verification, and
981     certification of nomination petition signatures.
982          (g) The county clerk shall:
983          (i) review the declarations of candidacy filed by candidates for local boards of
984     education to determine if more than two candidates have filed for the same seat;
985          (ii) place the names of all candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy for a
986     local board of education seat on the nonpartisan section of the ballot if more than two

987     candidates have filed for the same seat; and
988          (iii) determine the order of the local board of education candidates' names on the ballot
989     in accordance with Section 20A-6-305.
990          (4) (a) By 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday after the third Saturday in April, the lieutenant
991     governor shall provide to the county clerks:
992          (i) a list of the names of all candidates for federal, constitutional, multi-county, and
993     county offices who have received certifications under Subsection (3), along with instructions
994     on how those names shall appear on the primary-election ballot in accordance with Section
995     20A-6-305; and
996          (ii) a list of unopposed candidates for elective office who have been nominated by a
997     registered political party under Subsection (5)(c) and instruct the county clerks to exclude such
998     candidates from the primary-election ballot.
999          (b) A candidate for lieutenant governor and a candidate for governor campaigning as
1000     joint-ticket running mates shall appear jointly on the primary-election ballot.
1001          (c) After the county clerk receives the certified list from the lieutenant governor under
1002     Subsection (4)(a), the county clerk shall post or publish a primary election notice in
1003     substantially the following form:
1004          "Notice is given that a primary election will be held Tuesday, June ____,
1005     ________(year), to nominate party candidates for the parties and candidates for nonpartisan
1006     local school board positions listed on the primary ballot. The polling place for voting precinct
1007     ____ is ____. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and continue open until 8 p.m. of the same day.
1008     Attest: county clerk."
1009          (5) (a) Candidates, other than presidential candidates, receiving the highest number of
1010     votes cast for each office at the regular primary election are nominated by their registered
1011     political party for that office or are nominated as a candidate for a nonpartisan local school
1012     board position.
1013          (b) If two or more candidates, other than presidential candidates, are to be elected to
1014     the office at the regular general election, those party candidates equal in number to positions to
1015     be filled who receive the highest number of votes at the regular primary election are the
1016     nominees of their party for those positions.
1017          (c) A candidate who is unopposed for an elective office in the regular primary election

1018     of a registered political party is nominated by the party for that office without appearing on the
1019     primary ballot[, provided that the party has chosen to nominate unopposed candidates under
1020     Subsection (2)(a)(iii)]. A candidate is "unopposed" if no person other than the candidate has
1021     received a certification under Subsection (3) for the regular primary election ballot of the
1022     candidate's registered political party for a particular elective office.
1023          (6) (a) When a tie vote occurs in any primary election for any national, state, or other
1024     office that represents more than one county, the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney
1025     general shall, at a public meeting called by the governor and in the presence of the candidates
1026     involved, select the nominee by lot cast in whatever manner the governor determines.
1027          (b) When a tie vote occurs in any primary election for any county office, the district
1028     court judges of the district in which the county is located shall, at a public meeting called by
1029     the judges and in the presence of the candidates involved, select the nominee by lot cast in
1030     whatever manner the judges determine.
1031          (7) The expense of providing all ballots, blanks, or other supplies to be used at any
1032     primary election provided for by this section, and all expenses necessarily incurred in the
1033     preparation for or the conduct of that primary election shall be paid out of the treasury of the
1034     county or state, in the same manner as for the regular general elections.
1035          (8) An individual may not file a declaration of candidacy for a registered political party
1036     of which the individual is not a member, except to the extent that the registered political party
1037     permits otherwise under the registered political party's bylaws.
1038          Section 11. Section 20A-9-406 is amended to read:
1039          20A-9-406. Qualified political party -- Requirements and exemptions.
1040          The following provisions apply to a qualified political party:
1041          (1) the qualified political party shall [certify to the lieutenant governor], no later than 5
1042     p.m. on March 1 of each even-numbered year[: (a)], certify to the lieutenant governor the
1043     identity of one or more registered political parties whose members may vote for the qualified
1044     political party's candidates; [and]
1045          [(b) whether the qualified political party chooses to nominate unopposed candidates
1046     without the names of the candidates appearing on the ballot, as described in Subsection
1047     20A-9-403(5)(c);]
1048          (2) the provisions of Subsections 20A-9-403(1) through (4)(a), Subsection

1049     20A-9-403(5)(c), and Section 20A-9-405 do not apply to a nomination for the qualified
1050     political party;
1051          (3) an individual may only [obtain a] seek the nomination [for] of the qualified
1052     political party by using a method described in Section 20A-9-407, Section 20A-9-408, or both;
1053          (4) the qualified political party shall comply with the provisions of Sections
1054     20A-9-407, 20A-9-408, and 20A-9-409;
1055          (5) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-6-301(1)(a), (1)(g), or (2)(a), each election officer
1056     shall ensure that a ballot described in Section 20A-6-301 includes each person nominated by a
1057     qualified political party [under Section 20A-9-407 or 20A-9-408]:
1058          (a) under the qualified political party's name and emblem, if any; or
1059          (b) under the title of the qualified registered political party as designated by the
1060     qualified political party in the certification described in Subsection (1), or, if none is
1061     designated, then under some suitable title;
1062          (6) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-6-302(1)(a), each election officer shall ensure, for
1063     paper ballots in regular general elections, that each candidate who is nominated by the qualified
1064     political party is listed by party;
1065          (7) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-6-303(1)(g), each election officer shall ensure that
1066     the party designation of each candidate who is nominated by the qualified political party is
1067     printed immediately adjacent to the candidate's name on ballot sheets or ballot labels;
1068          (8) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-6-304(1)(g), each election officer shall ensure that
1069     the party designation of each candidate who is nominated by the qualified political party is
1070     displayed adjacent to the candidate's name on an electronic ballot;
1071          (9) "candidates for elective office," defined in Subsection 20A-9-101(1)(a), also
1072     includes an individual who files a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-407 or
1073     20A-9-408 to run in a regular general election for a federal office, constitutional office,
1074     multicounty office, or county office;
1075          (10) an individual who is nominated by, or seeking the nomination of, the qualified
1076     political party is not required to comply with Subsection 20A-9-201(1)(c);
1077          (11) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-403(3), the qualified political party is entitled
1078     to have each of the qualified political party's candidates for elective office appear on the
1079     primary ballot of the qualified political party with an indication that each candidate is a

1080     candidate for the qualified political party;
1081          (12) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-403(4)(a), the lieutenant governor shall include
1082     on the list provided by the lieutenant governor to the county clerks:
1083          (a) the names of all candidates of the qualified political party for federal, constitutional,
1084     multicounty, and county offices; and
1085          (b) the names of unopposed candidates for elective office who have been nominated by
1086     the qualified political party and instruct the county clerks to exclude such candidates from the
1087     primary-election ballot;
1088          (13) notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-403(5)(c), a candidate who is unopposed for an
1089     elective office in the regular primary election of the qualified political party is nominated by
1090     the party for that office without appearing on the primary ballot[, provided that the party has
1091     chosen to nominate unopposed candidates under Subsection 20A-9-403(2)(a)(iii)]; and
1092          (14) notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections 20A-9-403(1) and (2) and Section
1093     20A-9-405, the qualified political party is entitled to have the names of its candidates for
1094     elective office featured with party affiliation on the ballot at a regular general election.
1095          Section 12. Section 20A-9-407 is amended to read:
1096          20A-9-407. Convention process to seek the nomination of a qualified political
1097     party.
1098          (1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party
1099     who is seeking the nomination of a qualified political party for an elective office through the
1100     qualified political party's convention [nomination] process.
1101          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-201(4)(a), the form of the declaration of
1102     candidacy for a member of a qualified political party who is nominated by, or who is seeking
1103     the nomination of, the qualified political party under this section shall be substantially as
1104     [follows:] described in Section 20A-9-408.5.
1105          ["State of Utah, County of ____]
1106          [I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of
1107     ____ as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications
1108     to hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in
1109     the City or Town of ____, Utah, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate
1110     any law governing campaigns and elections; I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports

1111     as required by law; and I understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a
1112     candidate for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. The mailing address that I
1113     designate for receiving official election notices is
1114     ___________________________________________________________________________
1115     ___________________________________________________________________________.
1116          Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year). Notary Public (or
1117     other officer qualified to administer oath)."]
1118          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(1)(a), and except as provided in Subsection
1119     20A-9-202(4), a member of a qualified political party who, under this section, is seeking the
1120     nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office that is to be filled at the next
1121     general election, shall:
1122          (a) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the filing officer on or after the
1123     second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on the third Thursday in March before the next
1124     regular general election; and
1125          (b) pay the filing fee.
1126          (4) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(2)(a), a member of a qualified political
1127     party who, under this section, is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for the
1128     office of district attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next
1129     general election shall:
1130          (a) file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk designated in the interlocal
1131     agreement creating the prosecution district on or after the second Friday in March and before 5
1132     p.m. on the third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
1133          (b) pay the filing fee.
1134          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(3)(a)(iii), a lieutenant governor candidate
1135     who files as the joint-ticket running mate of an individual who is nominated by a qualified
1136     political party, under this section, for the office of governor shall submit a letter from the
1137     candidate for governor that names the lieutenant governor candidate as a joint-ticket running
1138     mate.
1139          (6) (a) A qualified political party that nominates a candidate under this section shall
1140     certify the name of the candidate to the lieutenant governor before 5 p.m. on the first Monday
1141     after the fourth Saturday in April.

1142          [(6)] (b) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the certification described in
1143     Subsection 20A-9-701(1) also includes the name of each candidate nominated by a qualified
1144     political party under this section.
1145          (7) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-701(2), the ballot shall, for each candidate who
1146     is nominated by a qualified political party under this section, designate the qualified political
1147     party that nominated the candidate.
1148          Section 13. Section 20A-9-408 is amended to read:
1149          20A-9-408. Signature-gathering process to seek the nomination of a qualified
1150     political party.
1151          (1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party
1152     who is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office through the
1153     signature-gathering [nomination] process described in this section.
1154          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-201(4)(a), the form of the declaration of
1155     candidacy for a member of a qualified political party who is nominated by, or who is seeking
1156     the nomination of, the qualified political party under this section shall be substantially as
1157     [follows:] described in Section 20A-9-408.5.
1158          ["State of Utah, County of ____
1159          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of
1160     ____ as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications
1161     to hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in
1162     the City or Town of ____, Utah, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate
1163     any law governing campaigns and elections; I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports
1164     as required by law; and I understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a
1165     candidate for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. The mailing address that I
1166     designate for receiving official election notices is
1167     ___________________________________________________________________________
1168     ___________________________________________________________________________.
1169          Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year). Notary Public (or
1170     other officer qualified to administer oath)."]
1171          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(1)(a), and except as provided in Subsection
1172     20A-9-202(4), a member of a qualified political party who, under this section, is seeking the

1173     nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office that is to be filled at the next
1174     general election shall:
1175          (a) within the period beginning on January 1 before the next regular general election
1176     and ending on the third Thursday in March of the same year, and before gathering signatures
1177     under this section, file with the filing officer on a form approved by the lieutenant governor a
1178     notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy that includes:
1179          (i) the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered
1180     political party under this section;
1181          (ii) the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking
1182     nomination;
1183          (iii) the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
1184          (iv) the address and telephone number of the member; and
1185          (v) other information required by the lieutenant governor;
1186          (b) file a declaration of candidacy, in person, with the filing officer on or after the
1187     second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on the third Thursday in March before the next
1188     regular general election; and
1189          (c) pay the filing fee.
1190          (4) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(2)(a), a member of a qualified political
1191     party who, under this section, is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for the
1192     office of district attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next
1193     general election shall:
1194          (a) on or after January 1 before the next regular general election, and before gathering
1195     signatures under this section, file with the filing officer on a form approved by the lieutenant
1196     governor a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy that includes:
1197          (i) the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered
1198     political party under this section;
1199          (ii) the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking
1200     nomination;
1201          (iii) the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
1202          (iv) the address and telephone number of the member; and
1203          (v) other information required by the lieutenant governor;

1204          (b) file a declaration of candidacy, in person, with the filing officer on or after the
1205     second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on the third Thursday in March before the next
1206     regular general election; and
1207          (c) pay the filing fee.
1208          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(3)(a)(iii), a lieutenant governor candidate
1209     who files as the joint-ticket running mate of an individual who is nominated by a qualified
1210     political party, under this section, for the office of governor shall submit a letter from the
1211     candidate for governor that names the lieutenant governor candidate as a joint-ticket running
1212     mate.
1213          (6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the certification described in Subsection
1214     20A-9-701(1) also includes the name of each candidate nominated by a qualified political party
1215     under this section.
1216          (7) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-701(2), the ballot shall, for each candidate who
1217     is nominated by a qualified political party under this section, designate the qualified political
1218     party that nominated the candidate.
1219          (8) A member of a qualified political party may seek the nomination of the qualified
1220     political party for an elective office by:
1221          (a) complying with the requirements described in this section; and
1222          (b) collecting signatures, on a form approved by the lieutenant [governor's office]
1223     governor, during the period beginning on January 1 of an even-numbered year and ending 14
1224     days before the day on which the qualified political party's convention for the office is held, in
1225     the following amounts:
1226          (i) for a statewide race, 28,000 signatures of registered voters in the state who are
1227     permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in
1228     a primary election;
1229          (ii) for a congressional district race, 7,000 signatures of registered voters who are
1230     residents of the congressional district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote
1231     for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
1232          (iii) for a state Senate district race, 2,000 signatures of registered voters who are
1233     residents of the state Senate district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for
1234     the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;

1235          (iv) for a state House district race, 1,000 signatures of registered voters who are
1236     residents of the state House district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for
1237     the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election; and
1238          (v) for a county office race, signatures of 3% of the registered voters who are residents
1239     of the area permitted to vote for the county office and are permitted by the qualified political
1240     party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election.
1241          (9) (a) In order for a member of the qualified political party to qualify as a candidate
1242     for the qualified political party's nomination for an elective office under this section, the
1243     member shall:
1244          (i) collect the signatures on a form approved by the lieutenant [governor's office]
1245     governor, using the same circulation and verification requirements described in Sections
1246     [20A-7-304 and 20A-7-305] 20A-7-204 and 20A-7-205; and
1247          (ii) submit the signatures to the election officer no later than 14 days before the day on
1248     which the qualified political party holds its convention to select candidates, for the elective
1249     office, for the qualified political party's nomination.
1250          (b) An individual may not gather signatures under this section until after the individual
1251     files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in this section.
1252          (c) An individual who files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy,
1253     described in Subsection (3)(a) or (4)(a), is, beginning on the day on which the individual files
1254     the notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy:
1255          (i) required to comply with the reporting requirements that a candidate for office is
1256     required to comply with; and
1257          (ii) subject to the same enforcement provisions, and civil and criminal penalties, that
1258     apply to a candidate for office in relation to the reporting requirements described in Subsection
1259     (9)(c)(i).
1260          (d) Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections (8) and (9)(a), the
1261     election officer shall, no later than one day before the day on which the qualified political party
1262     holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective office to which the signature packets
1263     relate:
1264          (i) check the name of each individual who completes the verification for a signature
1265     packet to determine whether each individual is a resident of Utah and is at least 18 years old;

1266          (ii) submit the name of each individual described in Subsection (9)(d)(i) who is not a
1267     Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and the county attorney;
1268          (iii) determine whether each signer is a registered voter who is qualified to sign the
1269     petition, using the same method, described in Section 20A-7-206.3, used to verify a signature
1270     on a petition;
1271          (iv) certify whether each name is that of a registered voter who is qualified to sign the
1272     signature packet; and
1273          (v) notify the qualified political party and the lieutenant governor of the name of each
1274     member of the qualified political party who qualifies as a nominee of the qualified political
1275     party, under this section, for the elective office to which the convention relates.
1276          (e) Upon receipt of a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in
1277     this section, the lieutenant governor shall post the notice of intent to gather signatures for
1278     candidacy on the lieutenant governor's website in the same location that the lieutenant governor
1279     posts a declaration of candidacy.
1280          Section 14. Section 20A-9-408.5 is enacted to read:
1281          20A-9-408.5. Declaration of candidacy form for qualified political party.
1282          The declaration of candidacy form described in Sections 20A-9-407 and 20A-9-408
1283     shall:
1284          (1) be substantially as follows:
1285          "State of Utah, County of ____
1286          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of
1287     ____ as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications
1288     to hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in
1289     the City or Town of ____, Utah, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate
1290     any law governing campaigns and elections; I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports
1291     as required by law; and I understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a
1292     candidate for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. The mailing address that I
1293     designate for receiving official election notices is
1294     ___________________________________________________________________________
1295     ___________________________________________________________________________.
1296          Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year). Notary Public (or

1297     other officer qualified to administer oath).";
1298          (2) direct the candidate to state, in the sworn statement described in Subsection (1):
1299          (a) the registered political party of which the candidate is a member; or
1300          (b) that the candidate is not a member of a registered political party; and
1301          (3) direct the candidate to indicate whether the candidate is seeking the nomination
1302     using:
1303          (a) the convention process described in Section 20A-9-407;
1304          (b) the signature-gathering process described in Section 20A-9-408; or
1305          (c) both processes described in Subsections (3)(a) and (b).
1306          Section 15. Section 20A-9-411 is enacted to read:
1307          20A-9-411. Signing multiple nomination petitions.
1308          (1) An individual who signs a petition, described in Section 20A-9-403 or 20A-9-408,
1309     to nominate a candidate may not sign a petition to nominate another candidate for the same
1310     office.
1311          (2) If an individual signs more than one petition in violation of Subsection (1), the
1312     election officer may only count the signature on the first petition that the election officer
1313     reviews for that office.
1314          Section 16. Section 20A-9-701 is amended to read:
1315          20A-9-701. Certification of party candidates to county clerks -- Display on ballot.
1316          (1) No later than August 31 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant
1317     governor shall certify to each county clerk, for offices to be voted upon at the regular general
1318     election in that county clerk's county:
1319          (a) the names of each candidate nominated under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or
1320     Subsection 20A-9-403(5) [for offices to be voted upon at the regular general election in that
1321     county clerk's county.]; and
1322          (b) the names of the candidates for president and vice president that are certified by the
1323     registered political party as the party's nominees.
1324          (2) The names shall be certified by the lieutenant governor and shall be displayed on
1325     the ballot as they are provided on the candidate's declaration of candidacy. No other names
1326     may appear on the ballot as affiliated with, endorsed by, or nominated by any other registered
1327     political party, political party, or other political group.

1328          Section 17. Section 20A-11-701 is amended to read:
1329          20A-11-701. Campaign financial reporting by Ĥ→ [
political purpose] ←Ĥ
1329a     corporations --
1330     Filing requirements -- Statement contents -- Donor reporting and notification required.
1331          (1) (a) Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at
1332     least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant
1333     governor's office:
1334          (i) on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
1335          (ii) seven days before the state political convention for each major political party;
1336          (iii) seven days before the regular primary election date;
1337          (iv) on August 31; and
1338          (v) seven days before the regular general election date.
1339          (b) The corporation shall report:
1340          (i) a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement;
1341          (ii) for financial statements filed under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (v), all
1342     expenditures as of five days before the required filing date of the financial statement; and
1343          (iii) whether the corporation, including an officer of the corporation, director of the
1344     corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
1345          (A) has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section
1346     63G-6a-103, in excess of $100,000;
1347          (B) is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, in excess of
1348     $100,000; or
1349          (C) is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, in excess of $100,000.
1350          (c) The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the
1351     corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
1352          (d) The corporation is not required to report an expenditure made to, or on behalf of, a
1353     reporting entity that the reporting entity is required to include in a financial statement described
1354     in this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
1355          (2) The financial statement shall include:
1356          (a) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
1357     corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
1358          (b) the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation:

1359          (i) since the last financial statement; and
1360          (ii) during the calendar year;
1361          (c) (i) a statement that the corporation did not receive any money from any donor
1362     during the calendar year or the previous calendar year that the corporation has not reported in a
1363     previous financial statement; or
1364          (ii) a report, described in Subsection (3), of the money received from donors during the
1365     calendar year or the previous calendar year that the corporation has not reported in a previous
1366     financial statement; and
1367          (d) a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the
1368     accuracy of the financial statement.
1369          (3) (a) The report required by Subsection (2)(c)(ii) shall include:
1370          (i) the name and address of each donor;
1371          (ii) the amount of the money received by the corporation from each donor; and
1372          (iii) the date on which the corporation received the money.
1373          (b) A corporation shall report money received from donors in the following order:
1374          (i) first, beginning with the least recent date on which the corporation received money
1375     that the corporation has not reported in a previous financial statement, the money received from
1376     a donor that:
1377          (A) requests that the corporation use the money to make an expenditure;
1378          (B) gives the money to the corporation in response to a solicitation indicating the
1379     corporation's intent to make an expenditure; or
1380          (C) knows that the corporation may use the money to make an expenditure; and
1381          (ii) second, divide the difference between the total amount of expenditures made since
1382     the last financial statement and the total amount of money reported under Subsection (3)(b)(i)
1383     on a proration basis between all donors that:
1384          (A) are not described in Subsection (3)(b)(i);
1385          (B) gave at least $50 during the calendar year or previous calendar year; and
1386          (C) have not been reported in a previous financial statement.
1387          (c) If the amount reported under Subsection (3)(b) is less than the total amount of
1388     expenditures made since the last financial statement, the financial statement shall contain a
1389     statement that the corporation has reported all donors that gave money, and all money received

1390     by donors, during the calendar year or previous calendar year that the corporation has not
1391     reported in a previous financial statement.
1392          (d) The corporation shall indicate on the financial statement that the amount attributed
1393     to each donor under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) is only an estimate.
1394          (e) (i) For all individual donations of $50 or less, the corporation may report a single
1395     aggregate figure without separate detailed listings.
1396          (ii) The corporation:
1397          (A) may not report in the aggregate two or more donations from the same source that
1398     have an aggregate total of more than $50; and
1399          (B) shall separately report donations described in Subsection (3)(e)(ii)(A).
1400          (4) If a corporation makes expenditures that total at least $750 during a calendar year,
1401     the corporation shall notify a person giving money to the corporation that:
1402          (a) the corporation may use the money to make an expenditure; and
1403          (b) the person's name and address may be disclosed on the Ĥ→ [
political purpose] ←Ĥ
1404     corporation's financial statement.
1405          Section 18. Section 20A-11-705 is enacted to read:
1406          20A-11-705. Notice of in-kind contributions.
1407          (1) A corporation that makes an in-kind contribution to a reporting entity shall, in
1408     accordance with Subsection (2), provide the reporting entity a written notice that includes:
1409          (a) the name and address of the corporation;
1410          (b) the date of the in-kind expenditure;
1411          (c) a description of the in-kind expenditure; and
1412          (d) the value, in dollars, of the in-kind expenditure.
1413          (2) A corporation shall provide the written notice described in Subsection (1) to the
1414     reporting entity:
1415          (a) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), within 30 days after the day on which the
1416     corporation makes the in-kind contribution; or
1417          (b) within three business days after the day on which the corporation makes the in-kind
1418     contribution, if:
1419          (i) the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a convention and the
1420     corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 days before the day on which the

1421     convention is held;
1422          (ii) the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a primary election and
1423     the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 days before the day on which the
1424     primary election is held; or
1425          (iii) the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a general election and
1426     the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 days before the day on which the
1427     general election is held.
1428          (3) A corporation that provides, and a reporting entity that receives, the written notice
1429     described in Subsection (1) shall retain a copy of the notice for five years after the day on
1430     which the written notice is provided to the reporting entity.
1431          (4) A corporation or reporting entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this
1432     section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
1433          (5) A person that intentionally or knowingly provides, or conspires to provide, false
1434     information on a written notice described in this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
1435          Section 19. Section 36-11-201 is amended to read:
1436          36-11-201. Lobbyist, principal, and government officer financial reporting
1437     requirements -- Prohibition for related person to make expenditures.
1438          (1) (a) (i) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a lobbyist shall file financial
1439     reports with the lieutenant governor on or before the due dates specified in Subsection (2).
1440          (ii) [If a] A lobbyist who has not made an expenditure during [the] a quarterly reporting
1441     period[, the lobbyist shall file a financial report listing the amount of expenditures as "none."]
1442     is not required to file a quarterly financial report for that quarterly reporting period.
1443          (iii) A lobbyist who is not required to file any quarterly reports under this section for a
1444     calendar year shall, on or before January 10 of the following year, file a financial report listing
1445     the amount of the expenditures for the entire preceding year as "none."
1446          (b) A government officer or principal that makes an expenditure during any of the
1447     quarterly reporting periods under Subsection (2)(a) shall file a financial report with the
1448     lieutenant governor on or before the date that a report for that quarter is due.
1449          (2) (a) A financial report is due quarterly on the following dates:
1450          (i) April 10, for the period of January 1 through March 31;
1451          (ii) July 10, for the period of April 1 through June 30;

1452          (iii) October 10, for the period of July 1 through September 30; and
1453          (iv) January 10, for the period of October 1 through December 31 of the previous year.
1454          (b) If the due date for a financial report falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday,
1455     the report is due on the next succeeding business day.
1456          (c) A financial report is timely filed if it is filed electronically before the close of
1457     regular office hours on or before the due date.
1458          (3) A financial report shall contain:
1459          (a) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the
1460     quarterly reporting period;
1461          (b) the total amount of expenditures made, by the type of public official, during the
1462     quarterly reporting period;
1463          (c) for the financial report due on January 10:
1464          (i) the total amount of expenditures made to benefit any public official during the last
1465     calendar year; and
1466          (ii) the total amount of expenditures made, by the type of public official, during the last
1467     calendar year;
1468          (d) a disclosure of each expenditure made during the quarterly reporting period to
1469     reimburse or pay for travel or lodging for a public official, including:
1470          (i) each travel destination and each lodging location;
1471          (ii) the name of each public official who benefitted from the expenditure on travel or
1472     lodging;
1473          (iii) the public official type of each public official named;
1474          (iv) for each public official named, a listing of the amount and purpose of each
1475     expenditure made for travel or lodging; and
1476          (v) the total amount of expenditures listed under Subsection (3)(d)(iv);
1477          (e) a disclosure of aggregate daily expenditures greater than $10 made during the
1478     quarterly reporting period including:
1479          (i) the date and purpose of the expenditure;
1480          (ii) the location of the expenditure;
1481          (iii) the name of any public official benefitted by the expenditure;
1482          (iv) the type of the public official benefitted by the expenditure; and

1483          (v) the total monetary worth of the benefit that the expenditure conferred on any public
1484     official;
1485          (f) for each public official who was employed by the lobbyist, principal, or government
1486     officer, a list that provides:
1487          (i) the name of the public official; and
1488          (ii) the nature of the employment with the public official;
1489          (g) each bill or resolution, by number and short title, on behalf of which the lobbyist,
1490     principal, or government officer made an expenditure to a public official;
1491          (h) a description of each executive action on behalf of which the lobbyist, principal, or
1492     government officer made an expenditure to a public official;
1493          (i) the general purposes, interests, and nature of the entities that the lobbyist, principal,
1494     or government officer filing the report represents; and
1495          (j) for a lobbyist, a certification that the information provided in the report is true,
1496     accurate, and complete to the lobbyist's best knowledge and belief.
1497          (4) A related person may not, while assisting a lobbyist, principal, or government
1498     officer in lobbying, make an expenditure that benefits a public official under circumstances that
1499     would otherwise fall within the disclosure requirements of this chapter if the expenditure was
1500     made by the lobbyist, principal, or government officer.
1501          (5) The lieutenant governor shall:
1502          (a) (i) develop a preprinted form for a financial report required by this section; and
1503          (ii) make copies of the form available to a lobbyist, principal, or government officer
1504     who requests a form; and
1505          (b) provide a reporting system that allows a lobbyist, principal, or government officer
1506     to submit a financial report required by this chapter via the Internet.
1507          (6) (a) A lobbyist and a principal shall continue to file a financial report required by
1508     this section until the lobbyist or principal files a statement with the lieutenant governor that:
1509          (i) states:
1510          (A) for a lobbyist, that the lobbyist has ceased lobbying activities; or
1511          (B) for a principal, that the principal no longer employs an individual as a lobbyist;
1512          (ii) in the case of a lobbyist, states that the lobbyist is surrendering the lobbyist's
1513     license;

1514          (iii) contains a listing, as required by this section, of all previously unreported
1515     expenditures that have been made through the date of the statement; and
1516          (iv) states that the lobbyist or principal will not make any additional expenditure that is
1517     not disclosed on the statement unless the lobbyist or principal complies with the disclosure and
1518     licensing requirements of this chapter.
1519          (b) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a person that fails to renew the
1520     lobbyist's license or otherwise ceases to be licensed is required to file a financial report
1521     quarterly until the person files the statement required by Subsection (6)(a).
1522          Ĥ→ [
Section 20. Section 36-11-305.5 is amended to read:
1523          36-11-305.5. Lobbyist requirements.
1524          [(1) The lieutenant governor shall issue to each lobbyist a name tag that includes:]
1525          [(a) the word "Lobbyist" in at least 18-point type; and]
1526          [(b) the first and last name of the lobbyist, in at least 18-point type.]
1527          [(2) Beginning on August 1, 2014, a lobbyist may not lobby a public official while the
1528     lobbyist is at the capitol hill complex unless the lobbyist is wearing the name tag described in
1529     Subsection (1) in plain view.]
1530          [(3)] A lobbyist shall, at the beginning of making a communication to a public official
1531     that constitutes lobbying, inform the public official of the identity of the principal on whose
1532     behalf the lobbyist is lobbying.
] ←Ĥ