20A-11-1203. Public entity prohibited from expending public funds on certain
electoral matters.
(1) Unless specifically required by law, a public entity may not make an expenditure
from public funds for political purposes or to influence a ballot proposition.
(2) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public official from speaking, campaigning,
contributing personal monies, or otherwise exercising the public official's individual First
Amendment rights for political purposes.
(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from providing factual information
about a ballot proposition to the public, so long as the information grants equal access to both the
opponents and proponents of the ballot proposition.
(4) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from the neutral encouragement of
voters to vote.
(5) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from preparing information analyzing
the pros and cons of a ballot proposition when requested to do so by the public entity's governing
body.
(6) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an elected official from campaigning or advocating
for or against a ballot proposition.
(7) A violation of this section does not invalidate an otherwise valid election.
Amended by Chapter 225, 2008 General Session
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