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ELECTION LAW MODIFICATIONS

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2008 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson

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House Sponsor: Douglas C. Aagard

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions of the Election Code.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    consolidates provisions for calculating time when dates of interest fall on a Saturday,
             13      Sunday, or legal holiday;
             14          .    consolidates the date for the lieutenant governor's certification of candidates, ballot
             15      measures, and other matters to a single date;
             16          .    modifies the date for circulation of the voter information pamphlet to accommodate
             17      the early voting period;
             18          .    removes outdated ballot formatting requirements;
             19          .    provides alternative deadlines for submissions to the voter information pamphlet to
             20      accommodate voter information pamphlets issued for elections other than the regular
             21      general election;
             22          .    modifies language to clarify differences between a statewide voter information
             23      pamphlet and a local voter information pamphlet;
             24          .    modifies inaccurate references to reporting years for campaign finance reports;
             25          .    clarifies certain definitions; and
             26          .    makes technical changes.
             27      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             28          None
             29      Other Special Clauses:


             30          None
             31      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             32      AMENDS:
             33          20A-1-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 228
             34          20A-2-102.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 285
             35          20A-2-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 285
             36          20A-3-404, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 264
             37          20A-4-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 75
             38          20A-4-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 75
             39          20A-5-409, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 77
             40          20A-6-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 326
             41          20A-6-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 198
             42          20A-6-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 198
             43          20A-7-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 238
             44          20A-7-209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 236
             45          20A-7-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 78
             46          20A-7-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 215
             47          20A-7-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 236
             48          20A-7-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 1 and last amended by Laws of
             49      Utah 1995, Chapter 153
             50          20A-7-705, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 116
             51          20A-7-706, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 65
             52          20A-9-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 83, and 97
             53          20A-9-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 71
             54          20A-9-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 83, 97, and 256
             55          20A-9-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 16
             56          20A-9-601, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 264
             57          20A-9-701, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 97, and 238


             58          20A-9-802, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 355
             59          20A-9-803, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 97
             60          20A-11-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             61          20A-11-506, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             62          20A-11-601, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 226
             63          20A-11-801, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 226
             64          20A-11-1202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             65          20A-11-1203, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 158
             66          20A-11-1302, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 355
             67          20A-12-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 308
             68     
             69      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             70          Section 1. Section 20A-1-401 is amended to read:
             71           20A-1-401. Interpretation of election laws -- Computation of time.
             72          (1) Courts and election officers shall construe the provisions of Title 20A, Election
             73      Code, liberally to carry out the intent of this title.
             74          (2) Except as provided under Subsection (3), Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays shall be
             75      included in all computations of [time] days made under the provisions of Title 20A, Election
             76      Code.
             77          (3) Unless otherwise specifically provided for under this Title 20A:
             78          (a) when computing any number of days before or after a specified date or event under
             79      this Title 20A, the specified date or day of the event shall not be included in the count; and
             80          (b) (i) if the commencement date of a time period preceding a specified date or event
             81      falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the following business day shall be used;
             82          (ii) if the last day of a time period following a specified date or event falls on a
             83      Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the time period shall be extended to the following business
             84      day; and
             85          (iii) if a deadline that falls before or after a specified date or event falls on a Saturday,


             86      Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline shall be considered to fall on the following business day.
             87          Section 2. Section 20A-2-102.5 is amended to read:
             88           20A-2-102.5. Voter registration deadline.
             89          (1) Except as provided in Section 20A-2-201 and in Title 20A, Chapter 3, Part 4,
             90      Voting by Members of the Military and by Other Persons Living or Serving Abroad, a person
             91      who fails to submit a correctly completed voter registration form on or before the voter
             92      registration deadline shall not be permitted to vote in the election.
             93          (2) The voter registration deadline shall be the date that is 30 calendar days before the
             94      date of the election.
             95          [(3) If the voter registration deadline established in Subsection (2) falls on a weekend or
             96      holiday, it shall be extended to the next regular business day.]
             97          Section 3. Section 20A-2-201 is amended to read:
             98           20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk.
             99          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the county clerk shall register to vote all
             100      persons who present themselves for registration at the county clerk's office during designated
             101      office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a
             102      voting precinct in the county.
             103          (2) If a registration form is submitted in person at the office of the county clerk during
             104      the period beginning on the date after the voter registration deadline and ending on the date that
             105      is 15 calendar days before the date of the election, the county clerk shall:
             106          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
             107      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             108      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             109          (b) inform them that:
             110          (i) they will be registered to vote in the pending election; and
             111          (ii) for the pending election, they must vote on the day of the election and will not be
             112      eligible to vote using early voting under Chapter 3, Part 6, Early Voting, because they
             113      registered too late.


             114          (3) [Except as provided in Subsection (3), if] If a registration form is submitted to the
             115      county clerk on the date of the election or during the 14 calendar days before an election, the
             116      county clerk shall:
             117          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
             118      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             119      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             120          (b) inform them that they will be registered to vote but may not vote in the pending
             121      election because they registered too late.
             122          Section 4. Section 20A-3-404 is amended to read:
             123           20A-3-404. Special military write-in absentee ballots.
             124          (1) [(a)] Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a military voter may
             125      apply for a special write-in absentee ballot not later than the date 20 days before the date of an
             126      election.
             127          [(b) If the application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it shall be extended to the
             128      next regular business day.]
             129          (2) To qualify for a special write-in absentee ballot, a military voter shall:
             130          (a) apply for a special write-in absentee ballot by submitting a federal postcard
             131      application form; and
             132          (b) state on the form or on a separate paper submitted with the form that he is unable to
             133      vote by regular absentee ballot or in person because of his military service.
             134          (3) Upon receipt of the application, the county clerk shall issue and mail a special
             135      military write-in ballot.
             136          Section 5. Section 20A-4-101 is amended to read:
             137           20A-4-101. Counting paper ballots during election day.
             138          (1) Each county legislative body or municipal legislative body that has voting precincts
             139      that use paper ballots and each poll worker in those voting precincts shall comply with the
             140      requirements of this section.
             141          (2) (a) Each county legislative body or municipal legislative body shall provide:


             142          (i) two sets of ballot boxes for all voting precincts where both receiving and counting
             143      judges have been appointed; and
             144          (ii) a counting room for the use of the poll workers counting the ballots during the day.
             145          (b) At any election in any voting precinct in which both receiving and counting judges
             146      have been appointed, when at least 20 votes have been cast, the receiving judges shall:
             147          (i) close the first ballot box and deliver it to the counting judges; and
             148          (ii) prepare and use another ballot box to receive voted ballots.
             149          (c) Upon receipt of the ballot box, the counting judges shall:
             150          (i) take the ballot box to the counting room;
             151          (ii) count the votes on the regular ballots in the ballot box;
             152          (iii) place the provisional ballot envelopes in the envelope or container provided for
             153      them for return to the election officer; and
             154          (iv) when they have finished counting the votes in the ballot box, return the emptied box
             155      to the receiving judges.
             156          (d) (i) During the course of election day, whenever there are at least 20 ballots
             157      contained in a ballot box, the receiving judges shall deliver that ballot box to the counting
             158      judges for counting; and
             159          (ii) the counting judges shall immediately count the regular ballots and segregate the
             160      provisional ballots contained in that box.
             161          (e) The counting judges shall continue to exchange the ballot boxes and count ballots
             162      until the polls close.
             163          (3) Counting poll watchers appointed as provided in Section 20A-3-201 may observe
             164      the count.
             165          (4) The counting judges shall apply the standards and requirements of Section
             166      [ 20A-4-104 ] 20A-4-105 to resolve any questions that arise as they count the ballots.
             167          Section 6. Section 20A-4-306 is amended to read:
             168           20A-4-306. Statewide canvass.
             169          (1) (a) The state board of canvassers shall convene:


             170          (i) on the fourth Monday of November, at noon; or
             171          (ii) at noon on the day following the receipt by the lieutenant governor of the last of the
             172      returns of a statewide special election.
             173          (b) The state auditor, the state treasurer, and the attorney general are the state board of
             174      canvassers.
             175          (c) Attendance of all members of the state board of canvassers shall be required to
             176      constitute a quorum for conducting the canvass.
             177          (2) (a) The state board of canvassers shall:
             178          (i) meet in the lieutenant governor's office; and
             179          (ii) compute and determine the vote for officers and for and against any ballot
             180      propositions voted upon by the voters of the entire state or of two or more counties.
             181          (b) The lieutenant governor, as secretary of the board shall file a report in his office that
             182      details:
             183          (i) for each statewide officer and ballot proposition:
             184          (A) the name of the statewide office or ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot;
             185          (B) the candidates for each statewide office whose names appeared on the ballot, plus
             186      any recorded write-in candidates;
             187          (C) the number of votes from each county cast for each candidate and for and against
             188      each ballot proposition;
             189          (D) the total number of votes cast statewide for each candidate and for and against each
             190      ballot proposition; and
             191          (E) the total number of votes cast statewide; and
             192          (ii) for each officer or ballot proposition voted on in two or more counties:
             193          (A) the name of each of those offices and ballot propositions that appeared on the
             194      ballot;
             195          (B) the candidates for those offices, plus any recorded write-in candidates;
             196          (C) the number of votes from each county cast for each candidate and for and against
             197      each ballot proposition; and


             198          (D) the total number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each ballot
             199      proposition.
             200          (c) The lieutenant governor shall:
             201          (i) prepare certificates of election for:
             202          (A) each successful candidate; and
             203          (B) each of the presidential electors of the candidate for president who received a
             204      majority of the votes;
             205          (ii) authenticate each certificate with his seal; and
             206          (iii) deliver a certificate of election to:
             207          (A) each candidate who had the highest number of votes for each office; and
             208          (B) each of the presidential electors of the candidate for president who received a
             209      majority of the votes.
             210          (3) If the lieutenant governor has not received election returns from all counties on the
             211      fifth day before the day designated for the meeting of the state board of canvassers, the
             212      lieutenant governor shall:
             213          (a) send a messenger to the clerk of the board of county canvassers of the delinquent
             214      county;
             215          (b) instruct the messenger to demand a certified copy of the board of canvasser's report
             216      required by Section 20A-4-304 from the clerk; and
             217          (c) pay the messenger the per diem provided by law as compensation.
             218          (4) The state board of canvassers may not withhold the declaration of the result or any
             219      certificate of election because of any defect or informality in the returns of any election if the
             220      board can determine from the returns, with reasonable certainty, what office is intended and
             221      who is elected to it.
             222          (5) (a) At noon on the fourth Monday after the regular primary election, the lieutenant
             223      governor shall:
             224          (i) canvass the returns for all multicounty candidates required to file with the office of
             225      the lieutenant governor; and


             226          (ii) publish and file the results of the canvass in the lieutenant governor's office.
             227          (b) The lieutenant governor shall certify the results of the primary canvass to the county
             228      clerks not later than the August 1 after the primary election.
             229          (6) (a) At noon on the Tuesday that falls two weeks after the Western States
             230      Presidential Primary election, the lieutenant governor shall:
             231          (i) canvass the returns; and
             232          (ii) publish and file the results of the canvass in the lieutenant governor's office.
             233          (b) The lieutenant governor shall certify the results of the Western States Presidential
             234      Primary canvass to each registered political party that participated in the primary not later than
             235      the April 15 after the primary election[, or the following business day if April 15 falls on a
             236      Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday].
             237          Section 7. Section 20A-5-409 is amended to read:
             238           20A-5-409. Certification of candidates to county clerks.
             239          [By] No later than September [3] 8 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant
             240      governor shall certify to each county clerk the name of each candidate qualified to be printed on
             241      the regular general election ballot for that county clerk's county.
             242          Section 8. Section 20A-6-301 is amended to read:
             243           20A-6-301. Paper ballots -- Regular general election.
             244          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             245          (a) all paper ballots furnished for use at the regular general election contain no captions
             246      or other endorsements except as provided in this section;
             247          (b) (i) the paper ballot contains a ballot stub at least one inch wide, placed across the
             248      top of the ballot, and divided from the rest of ballot by a perforated line;
             249          (ii) the ballot number and the words " Poll Worker's Initial ____" are printed on the
             250      stub; and
             251          (iii) ballot stubs are numbered consecutively;
             252          (c) immediately below the perforated ballot stub, the following endorsements are
             253      printed in 18-point bold type:


             254          (i) "Official Ballot for ____ County, Utah";
             255          (ii) the date of the election; and
             256          (iii) a facsimile of the signature of the county clerk and the words "county clerk";
             257          (d) each ticket is placed in a separate column on the ballot in the order determined by
             258      the election officer with the party emblem, followed by the party name, at the head of the
             259      column;
             260          (e) the party name or title is printed in capital letters not less than 1/4 of an inch high;
             261          (f) a circle 1/2 inch in diameter is printed immediately below the party name or title, and
             262      the top of the circle is placed not less than two inches below the perforated line;
             263          (g) unaffiliated candidates and candidates not affiliated with a registered political party
             264      are listed in one column, without a party circle, with the following instructions printed at the
             265      head of the column: "All candidates not affiliated with a political party are listed below. They
             266      are to be considered with all offices and candidates listed to the left. Only one vote is allowed
             267      for each office.";
             268          (h) the columns containing the lists of candidates, including the party name and device,
             269      are separated by heavy parallel lines;
             270          (i) the offices to be filled are plainly printed immediately above the names of the
             271      candidates for those offices;
             272          (j) the names of candidates are printed in capital letters, not less than 1/8 nor more than
             273      1/4 of an inch high in heavy-faced type not smaller than ten-point, between lines or rules 3/8 of
             274      an inch apart;
             275          (k) a square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length is printed at the
             276      right of the name of each candidate;
             277          (l) for the offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor,
             278      one square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length is printed opposite a
             279      double bracket enclosing the right side of the names of the two candidates;
             280          (m) immediately to the right of the unaffiliated ticket on the ballot, the ballot contains a
             281      write-in column long enough to contain as many written names of candidates as there are


             282      persons to be elected with:
             283          (i) for each office on the ballot, the office to be filled plainly printed immediately above:
             284          (A) a blank, horizontal line to enable the entry of a valid write-in candidate and a square
             285      with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length printed at the right of the blank
             286      horizontal line; or
             287          (B) for the offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant
             288      governor, two blank horizontal lines, one placed above the other, to enable the entry of two
             289      valid write-in candidates, and one square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in
             290      length printed opposite a double bracket enclosing the right side of the two blank horizontal
             291      lines; and
             292          (ii) the words "Write-In Voting Column" printed at the head of the column without a
             293      1/2 inch circle;
             294          (n) when required, the ballot includes a nonpartisan ticket placed immediately to the
             295      right of the write-in ticket with the word "NONPARTISAN" in reverse type in an 18-point solid
             296      rule running vertically the full length of the nonpartisan ballot copy; and
             297          (o) constitutional amendments or other questions submitted to the vote of the people,
             298      are printed on the ballot after the list of candidates.
             299          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             300          (a) each person nominated by any political party or group of petitioners is placed on the
             301      ballot:
             302          (i) under the party name and emblem, if any; or
             303          (ii) under the title of the party or group as designated by them in their certificates of
             304      nomination or petition, or, if none is designated, then under some suitable title;
             305          (b) the names of all unaffiliated candidates that qualify as required in Title 20A, Chapter
             306      9, Part 5, Candidates not Affiliated with a Party, are placed on the ballot;
             307          (c) the names of the candidates for president and vice president are used on the ballot
             308      instead of the names of the presidential electors; and
             309          (d) the ballots contain no other names.


             310          (3) When the ballot contains a nonpartisan section, the election officer shall ensure that:
             311          (a) the designation of the office to be filled in the election and the number of candidates
             312      to be elected are printed in type not smaller than eight-point;
             313          (b) the words designating the office are printed flush with the left-hand margin;
             314          (c) the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or more" extend to the extreme right of
             315      the column;
             316          (d) the nonpartisan candidates are grouped according to the office for which they are
             317      candidates;
             318          (e) the names in each group are placed in alphabetical order with the surnames last,
             319      except for candidates for the State Board of Education and local school boards;
             320          (f) the names of candidates for the State Board of Education are placed on the ballot as
             321      certified by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-14-105 ;
             322          (g) if candidates for membership on a local board of education were selected in a
             323      primary election, the name of the candidate who received the most votes in the primary election
             324      is listed first on the ballot;
             325          (h) if candidates for membership on a local board of education were not selected in the
             326      primary election, the names of the candidates are listed on the ballot in the order determined by
             327      a lottery conducted by the county clerk; and
             328          (i) each group is preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seek
             329      election, and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or more," according to the number to
             330      be elected.
             331          (4) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             332          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed on the ballot under the
             333      heading "Constitutional Amendment Number __" with the number of the constitutional
             334      amendment as assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             335          (b) propositions submitted to the voters by the Utah Legislature are listed on the ballot
             336      under the heading "State Proposition Number __" with the number of the state proposition as
             337      assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;


             338          (c) propositions submitted to the voters by a county are listed on the ballot under the
             339      heading "County Proposition Number __" with the number of the county proposition as
             340      assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             341          (d) propositions submitted to the voters by a school district are listed on the ballot
             342      under the heading "School District Proposition Number __" with the number of the school
             343      district proposition as assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             344          (e) state initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             345      heading "Citizen's State Initiative Number __" with the number of the state initiative as assigned
             346      by Section 20A-7-209 placed in the blank;
             347          (f) county initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             348      heading "Citizen's County Initiative Number __" with the number of the county initiative as
             349      assigned under Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank;
             350          (g) state referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             351      heading "Citizen's State Referendum Number __" with the number of the state referendum as
             352      assigned under [Sections 20A-7-209 and] Section 20A-7-308 placed in the blank;
             353          (h) county referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             354      heading "Citizen's County Referendum Number __" with the number of the county referendum
             355      as assigned under Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank; and
             356          (i) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             357      title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206 .
             358          Section 9. Section 20A-6-303 is amended to read:
             359           20A-6-303. Regular general election -- Ballot sheets.
             360          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             361          (a) copy on the ballot sheets or ballot labels, as applicable, are arranged in
             362      approximately the same order as paper ballots;
             363          (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are printed in vertical columns or in
             364      a series of separate pages;
             365          (c) the ballot sheet or any pages used for the ballot label are of sufficient number to


             366      include, after the list of candidates:
             367          (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and
             368          (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
             369          (d) (i) a voting square or position is included where the voter may record a straight
             370      party ticket vote for all the candidates of one party by one mark or punch; and
             371          (ii) the name of each political party listed in the straight party selection area includes the
             372      word "party" at the end of the party's name;
             373          (e) the tickets are printed in the order determined by the county clerk;
             374          (f) the office titles are printed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to
             375      indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
             376          (g) the party designation of each candidate is printed to the right or below the
             377      candidate's name; and
             378          (h) (i) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one
             379      page;
             380          (ii) if all candidates for one office cannot be listed in one column or grouped on one
             381      page:
             382          (A) the ballot sheet or ballot label shall be clearly marked to indicate that the list of
             383      candidates is continued on the following column or page; and
             384          (B) approximately the same number of names shall be printed in each column or on
             385      each page[; and].
             386          [(i) arrows shall be used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate and on each
             387      measure.]
             388          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             389          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed under the heading
             390      "Constitutional Amendment Number __" with the number of the constitutional amendment as
             391      assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             392          (b) propositions submitted to the voters by the Utah Legislature are listed under the
             393      heading "State Proposition Number __" with the number of the state proposition as assigned


             394      under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             395          (c) propositions submitted to the voters by a county are listed under the heading
             396      "County Proposition Number __" with the number of the county proposition as assigned by the
             397      county legislative body placed in the blank;
             398          (d) propositions submitted to the voters by a school district are listed under the heading
             399      "School District Proposition Number __" with the number of the school district proposition as
             400      assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             401          (e) state initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading
             402      "Citizen's State Initiative Number __" with the number of the state initiative as assigned under
             403      Section 20A-7-209 placed in the blank;
             404          (f) county initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading
             405      "Citizen's County Initiative Number __" with the number of the county initiative as assigned
             406      under Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank;
             407          (g) state referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading
             408      "Citizen's State Referendum Number __" with the number of the state referendum as assigned
             409      under [Sections 20A-7-209 and] Section 20A-7-308 placed in the blank;
             410          (h) county referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading
             411      "Citizen's County Referendum Number __" with the number of the county referendum as
             412      assigned under Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank; and
             413          (i) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the title assigned
             414      to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206 .
             415          Section 10. Section 20A-6-304 is amended to read:
             416           20A-6-304. Regular general election -- Electronic ballots.
             417          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             418          (a) the format and content of the electronic ballot is arranged in approximately the same
             419      order as paper ballots;
             420          (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are displayed in vertical columns or
             421      in a series of separate display screens;


             422          (c) the electronic ballot is of sufficient length to include, after the list of candidates:
             423          (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and
             424          (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
             425          (d) (i) a voting square or position is included where the voter may record a straight
             426      party ticket vote for all the candidates of one party by making a single selection; and
             427          (ii) the name of each political party listed in the straight party selection area includes the
             428      word "party" at the end of the party's name;
             429          (e) the tickets are displayed in the order determined by the county clerk;
             430          (f) the office titles are displayed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to
             431      indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
             432          (g) the party designation of each candidate is displayed adjacent to the candidate's
             433      name; and
             434          (h) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one
             435      display screen.
             436          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             437          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are displayed under the heading
             438      "Constitutional Amendment Number __" with the number of the constitutional amendment as
             439      assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             440          (b) propositions submitted to the voters by the Utah Legislature are displayed under the
             441      heading "State Proposition Number __" with the number of the state proposition as assigned
             442      under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             443          (c) propositions submitted to the voters by a county are displayed under the heading
             444      "County Proposition Number __" with the number of the county proposition as assigned by the
             445      county legislative body placed in the blank;
             446          (d) propositions submitted to the voters by a school district are displayed under the
             447      heading "School District Proposition Number __" with the number of the school district
             448      proposition as assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             449          (e) state initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the heading


             450      "Citizen's State Initiative Number __" with the number of the state initiative as assigned under
             451      Section 20A-7-209 placed in the blank;
             452          (f) county initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the heading
             453      "Citizen's County Initiative Number __" with the number of the county initiative as assigned
             454      under Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank;
             455          (g) state referenda that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the heading
             456      "Citizen's State Referendum Number __" with the number of the state referendum as assigned
             457      under [Sections 20A-7-209 and] Section 20A-7-308 placed in the blank;
             458          (h) county referenda that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the heading
             459      "Citizen's County Referendum Number __" with the number of the county referendum as
             460      assigned under Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank; and
             461          (i) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the title
             462      assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206 .
             463          Section 11. Section 20A-7-103 is amended to read:
             464           20A-7-103. Constitutional amendments and other questions -- Procedures for
             465      submission to popular vote.
             466          (1) The procedures contained in this section govern when:
             467          (a) the Legislature submits a proposed constitutional amendment or other question to
             468      the voters; and
             469          (b) an act of the Legislature is referred to the voters by referendum petition.
             470          (2) In addition to the publication in the voter information pamphlet required by Section
             471      20A-7-702 , the lieutenant governor shall, not more than 60 days or less than [ten] 14 days
             472      before the [regular general] date of the election, publish the full text of the amendment,
             473      question, or statute in at least one newspaper in every county of the state where a newspaper is
             474      published.
             475          (3) The legislative general counsel shall:
             476          (a) entitle each proposed constitutional amendment "Constitutional Amendment
             477      Number __" and give it a number;


             478          (b) entitle each proposed question "State Proposition Number __" and give it a number;
             479          (c) entitle each state referendum that has qualified for the ballot "Citizen's State
             480      Referendum Number __" and give it a number;
             481          (d) draft and designate a ballot title that summarizes the subject matter of the
             482      amendment or question; and
             483          (e) deliver [them] each number and title to the lieutenant governor.
             484          (4) The lieutenant governor shall certify the number and ballot title of each amendment
             485      or question to the county clerk of each county no later than [September 1 of each regular
             486      general election year] 50 days before the date of the election.
             487          (5) The county clerk of each county shall:
             488          (a) ensure that both the number and title of the amendment, question, or referendum is
             489      printed on the sample ballots and official ballots; and
             490          (b) publish them as provided by law.
             491          Section 12. Section 20A-7-209 is amended to read:
             492           20A-7-209. Ballot title -- Duties of lieutenant governor and Office of Legislative
             493      Research and General Counsel.
             494          (1) By July 6 before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor shall deliver a
             495      copy of all of the proposed laws that have qualified for the ballot to the Office of Legislative
             496      Research and General Counsel.
             497          (2) (a) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
             498          (i) entitle each state initiative that has qualified for the ballot "Citizen's State Initiative
             499      Number __" and give it a number;
             500          (ii) prepare an impartial ballot title for each initiative summarizing the contents of the
             501      measure; and
             502          (iii) return each petition and ballot title to the lieutenant governor by July 20.
             503          (b) The ballot title may be distinct from the title of the proposed law attached to the
             504      initiative petition, and shall be not more than 100 words.
             505          (c) For each state initiative, the official ballot shall show:


             506          (i) the number of the initiative as determined by the Office of Legislative Research and
             507      General Counsel;
             508          (ii) the ballot title as determined by the Office of Legislative Research and General
             509      Counsel; and
             510          (iii) the initial fiscal impact estimate prepared under Section 20A-7-202.5 .
             511          (3) By July 21, the lieutenant governor shall mail a copy of the ballot title to any
             512      sponsor of the petition.
             513          (4) (a) (i) At least three of the sponsors of the petition may, by July 30, challenge the
             514      wording of the ballot title prepared by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
             515      to the Supreme Court.
             516          (ii) After receipt of the appeal, the Supreme Court shall direct the lieutenant governor
             517      to send notice of the appeal to:
             518          (A) any person or group that has filed an argument for or against the measure that is the
             519      subject of the challenge; or
             520          (B) any political issues committee established under Section 20A-11-801 that has filed
             521      written or electronic notice with the lieutenant governor that identifies the name, mailing or
             522      email address, and telephone number of the person designated to receive notice about any issues
             523      relating to the initiative.
             524          (b) (i) There is a presumption that the ballot title prepared by the Office of Legislative
             525      Research and General Counsel is an impartial summary of the contents of the initiative.
             526          (ii) The Supreme Court may not revise the wording of the ballot title unless the
             527      plaintiffs rebut the presumption by clearly and convincingly establishing that the ballot title is
             528      patently false or biased.
             529          (c) The Supreme Court shall:
             530          (i) examine the ballot title;
             531          (ii) hear arguments; and
             532          (iii) by August 10, certify to the lieutenant governor a ballot title for the measure that
             533      meets the requirements of this section.


             534          (d) [By September 1, the] The lieutenant governor shall, no later than September 8,
             535      certify the title verified by the Supreme Court to the county clerks to be printed on the official
             536      ballot.
             537          Section 13. Section 20A-7-503 is amended to read:
             538           20A-7-503. Form of initiative petitions and signature sheets.
             539          (1) (a) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             540      form:
             541          "INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town
             542      Clerk:
             543          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that the following proposed
             544      law be submitted to: the legislative body for its approval or rejection at its next meeting; and the
             545      legal voters of the county/city/town, if the legislative body rejects the proposed law or takes no
             546      action on it.
             547          Each signer says:
             548          I have personally signed this petition;
             549          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             550      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             551          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             552          (b) The sponsors of an initiative shall attach a copy of the proposed law to each
             553      initiative petition.
             554          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             555          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             556          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             557      blank for the purpose of binding;
             558          (c) contain the title of the initiative printed below the horizontal line;
             559          (d) contain the initial fiscal impact estimate's summary statement issued by the budget
             560      officer according to Subsection 20A-7-502.5 (2)(b) printed or typed in not less than 12-point,
             561      bold type, at the top of each signature sheet under the title of the initiative;


             562          (e) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet
             563      under the initial fiscal impact estimate's summary statement;
             564          (f) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             565      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             566          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any initiative petition with any other
             567      name than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to
             568      sign an initiative petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not
             569      intend to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county
             570      clerk.";
             571          (g) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement
             572      required by this section;
             573          (h) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             574          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             575      headed with "For Office Use Only", and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle
             576      with the left subdivision entitled "Registered" and the right subdivision left untitled;
             577          (ii) the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed
             578      Name (must be legible to be counted)";
             579          (iii) the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered
             580      Voter";
             581          (iv) the next column shall be one inch wide, headed "Birth Date or Age (Optional)";
             582          (v) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip
             583      Code"; and
             584          (vi) at the bottom of the sheet, contain the following statement: "Birth date or age
             585      information is not required, but it may be used to verify your identity with voter registration
             586      records. If you choose not to provide it, your signature may not be verified as a valid signature
             587      if you change your address before petition signatures are verified or if the information you
             588      provide does not match your voter registration records."; and
             589          (i) contain the following statement, printed or typed upon the back of each sheet:


             590          "Verification
             591          State of Utah, County of ____
             592          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             593          I am a resident of Utah and am at least 18 years old;
             594          All the names that appear on this sheet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             595      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             596          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address
             597      and residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             598      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             599          _____________________________"
             600          (3) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially
             601      followed, the initiative petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical
             602      errors.
             603          Section 14. Section 20A-7-701 is amended to read:
             604           20A-7-701. Voter information pamphlet to be prepared.
             605          (1) The lieutenant governor shall cause to be printed a voter information pamphlet
             606      designed to inform the voters of the state of the content, effect, operation, fiscal impact, and the
             607      supporting and opposing arguments of any measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature
             608      or by a statewide initiative or referendum petition.
             609          (2) The pamphlet shall also include a separate section prepared, analyzed, and submitted
             610      by the Judicial Council describing the judicial selection and retention process.
             611          (3) The lieutenant governor shall cause to be printed as many voter information
             612      pamphlets as needed to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
             613          (4) Voter information pamphlets prepared in association with a local initiative or a local
             614      referendum shall be prepared in accordance with the procedures and requirements of Section
             615      20A-7-402 .
             616          Section 15. Section 20A-7-702 is amended to read:
             617           20A-7-702. Voter information pamphlet -- Form -- Contents -- Distribution.


             618          (1) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that all information submitted for publication in
             619      the voter information pamphlet is:
             620          (a) printed and bound in a single pamphlet;
             621          (b) printed in clear readable type, no less than ten-point, except that the text of any
             622      measure may be set forth in eight-point type; and
             623          (c) printed on a quality and weight of paper that best serves the voters.
             624          (2) The voter information pamphlet shall contain the following items in this order:
             625          (a) a cover title page;
             626          (b) an introduction to the pamphlet by the lieutenant governor;
             627          (c) a table of contents;
             628          (d) a list of all candidates for constitutional offices;
             629          (e) a list of candidates for each legislative district;
             630          (f) a 100-word statement of qualifications for each candidate for the office of governor,
             631      lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, or state treasurer, if submitted by the
             632      candidate to the lieutenant governor's office before [July 15 at] 5 p.m. on the date that falls 105
             633      days before the date of the election;
             634          (g) information pertaining to all measures to be submitted to the voters, beginning a
             635      new page for each measure and containing, in the following order for each measure:
             636          (i) a copy of the number and ballot title of the measure;
             637          (ii) the final vote cast by the Legislature on the measure if it is a measure submitted by
             638      the Legislature or by referendum;
             639          (iii) the impartial analysis of the measure prepared by the Office of Legislative Research
             640      and General Counsel;
             641          (iv) the arguments in favor of the measure, the rebuttal to the arguments in favor of the
             642      measure, the arguments against the measure, and the rebuttal to the arguments against the
             643      measure, with the name and title of the authors at the end of each argument or rebuttal;
             644          (v) for each constitutional amendment, a complete copy of the text of the constitutional
             645      amendment, with all new language underlined, and all deleted language placed within brackets;


             646      and
             647          (vi) for each initiative qualified for the ballot, a copy of the measure as certified by the
             648      lieutenant governor and a copy of the fiscal impact estimate prepared according to Section
             649      20A-7-202.5 ;
             650          (h) a description provided by the Judicial Council of the selection and retention process
             651      for judges, including, in the following order:
             652          (i) a description of the judicial selection process;
             653          (ii) a description of the judicial performance evaluation process;
             654          (iii) a description of the judicial retention election process;
             655          (iv) a list of the criteria and minimum standards of judicial performance evaluation;
             656          (v) the names of the judges standing for retention election; and
             657          (vi) for each judge:
             658          (A) the counties in which the judge is subject to retention election;
             659          (B) a short biography of professional qualifications and a recent photograph;
             660          (C) for each standard of performance, a statement identifying whether or not the judge
             661      met the standard and, if not, the manner in which the judge failed to meet the standard;
             662          (D) a statement provided by the Utah Supreme Court identifying the cumulative number
             663      of informal reprimands, when consented to by the judge in accordance with Subsection
             664      78-8-107 (2), formal reprimands, and all orders of censure and suspension issued by the Utah
             665      Supreme Court under Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13 during the judge's current term
             666      and the immediately preceding term, and a detailed summary of the supporting reasons for each
             667      violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct that the judge has received; and
             668          (E) a statement identifying whether or not the judge was certified by the Judicial
             669      Council;
             670          (vii) (A) except as provided in Subsection (2)(h)(vii)(B), for each judge, in graphic
             671      format, the responses for each attorney, jury, and other survey question used by the Judicial
             672      Council for certification of judges, displayed in 1% increments;
             673          (B) notwithstanding Subsection (2)(h)(vii)(A), if the sample size for the survey for a


             674      particular judge is too small to provide statistically reliable information in 1% increments, the
             675      survey results for that judge shall be reported as being above or below 70% and a statement by
             676      the surveyor explaining why the survey is statistically unreliable shall also be included;
             677          (i) an explanation of ballot marking procedures prepared by the lieutenant governor,
             678      indicating the ballot marking procedure used by each county and explaining how to mark the
             679      ballot for each procedure;
             680          (j) voter registration information, including information on how to obtain an absentee
             681      ballot;
             682          (k) a list of all county clerks' offices and phone numbers; and
             683          (l) on the back cover page, a printed copy of the following statement signed by the
             684      lieutenant governor:
             685          "I, _______________ (print name), Lieutenant Governor of Utah, certify that the
             686      measures contained in this pamphlet will be submitted to the voters of Utah at the election to be
             687      held throughout the state on ____ (date of election), and that this pamphlet is complete and
             688      correct according to law. SEAL
             689          Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Salt Lake City, Utah this ____ day
             690      of ____ (month), ____ (year)
             691     
(signed) ____________________________________

             692     
Lieutenant Governor"

             693          (3) The lieutenant governor shall:
             694          (a) ensure that one copy of the voter information pamphlet is placed in one issue of
             695      every newspaper of general circulation in the state not more than 40 nor less than 15 days
             696      before the day fixed by law for the election;
             697          (b) ensure that a sufficient number of printed voter information pamphlets are available
             698      for distribution as required by this section;
             699          (c) provide voter information pamphlets to each county clerk for free distribution upon
             700      request and for placement at polling places; and
             701          (d) ensure that the distribution of the voter information pamphlets is completed 15 days


             702      before the election.
             703          Section 16. Section 20A-7-703 is amended to read:
             704           20A-7-703. Impartial analysis of measure -- Determination of fiscal effects.
             705          (1) The director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, after the
             706      approval of the legislative general counsel as to legal sufficiency, shall:
             707          (a) prepare an impartial analysis of each measure submitted to the voters by the
             708      Legislature or by initiative or referendum petition; and
             709          (b) submit the impartial analysis to the lieutenant governor no later than [August 20 of
             710      the year] the day that falls 75 days before the date of the election in which the measure will
             711      appear on the ballot.
             712          (2) The director shall ensure that the impartial analysis:
             713          (a) is not more than 1,000 words long;
             714          (b) is prepared in clear and concise language that will easily be understood by the
             715      average voter;
             716          (c) avoids the use of technical terms as much as possible;
             717          (d) shows the effect of the measure on existing law;
             718          (e) identifies any potential conflicts with the United States or Utah Constitutions raised
             719      by the measure;
             720          (f) fairly describes the operation of the measure;
             721          (g) identifies the measure's fiscal effects for the first full year of implementation and the
             722      first year when the last provisions to be implemented are fully effective; and
             723          (h) identifies the amount of any increase or decrease in revenue or cost to state or local
             724      government.
             725          (3) The director shall analyze the measure as it is proposed to be adopted without
             726      considering any implementing legislation, unless the implementing legislation has been enacted
             727      and will become effective upon the adoption of the measure by the voters.
             728          (4) (a) In determining the fiscal effects of a measure, the director shall confer with the
             729      legislative fiscal analyst.


             730          (b) The director shall consider any measure that requires implementing legislation in
             731      order to take effect to have no financial effect, unless implementing legislation has been enacted
             732      that will become effective upon adoption of the measure by the voters.
             733          (5) If the director requests the assistance of any state department, agency, or official in
             734      preparing his analysis, that department, agency, or official shall assist the director.
             735          Section 17. Section 20A-7-705 is amended to read:
             736           20A-7-705. Measures to be submitted to voters and referendum measures --
             737      Preparation of argument of adoption.
             738          (1) (a) Whenever the Legislature submits any measure to the voters or whenever an act
             739      of the Legislature is referred to the voters by referendum petition, the presiding officer of the
             740      house of origin of the measure shall appoint the sponsor of the measure or act and one member
             741      of either house who voted with the majority to pass the act or submit the measure to draft an
             742      argument for the adoption of the measure.
             743          (b) (i) The argument may not exceed 500 words in length.
             744          (ii) If the sponsor of the measure or act desires separate arguments to be written in
             745      favor by each person appointed, separate arguments may be written but the combined length of
             746      the two arguments may not exceed 500 words.
             747          (2) (a) If a measure or act submitted to the voters by the Legislature or by referendum
             748      petition was not adopted unanimously by the Legislature, the presiding officer of each house
             749      shall, at the same time as appointments to an argument in its favor are made, appoint one
             750      member who voted against the measure or act from their house to write an argument against the
             751      measure or act.
             752          (b) (i) The argument may not exceed 500 words.
             753          (ii) If those members appointed to write an argument against the measure or act desire
             754      separate arguments to be written in opposition to the measure or act by each person appointed,
             755      separate arguments may be written, but the combined length of the two arguments may not
             756      exceed 500 words.
             757          (3) (a) The legislators appointed by the presiding officer of the Senate or House of


             758      Representatives to submit arguments shall submit them to the lieutenant governor not later than
             759      [June 1] the day that falls 150 days before the date of the election.
             760          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), the authors may not amend or change the
             761      arguments after they are submitted to the lieutenant governor.
             762          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), the lieutenant governor may not alter the
             763      arguments in any way.
             764          (d) The lieutenant governor and the authors of an argument may jointly modify an
             765      argument after it is submitted if:
             766          (i) they jointly agree that changes to the argument must be made to correct spelling or
             767      grammatical errors; and
             768          (ii) the argument has not yet been submitted for typesetting.
             769          (4) (a) If an argument for or an argument against a measure submitted to the voters by
             770      the Legislature or by referendum petition has not been filed by a member of the Legislature
             771      within the time required by this section, any voter may request the presiding officer of the house
             772      in which the measure originated for permission to prepare and file an argument for the side on
             773      which no argument has been prepared by a member of the Legislature.
             774          (b) (i) The presiding officer of the house of origin shall grant permission unless two or
             775      more voters request permission to submit arguments on the same side of a measure.
             776          (ii) If two or more voters request permission to submit arguments on the same side of a
             777      measure, the presiding officer shall designate one of the voters to write the argument.
             778          (c) Any argument prepared under this subsection shall be submitted to the lieutenant
             779      governor not later than [June 15] the day that falls 135 days before the date of the election.
             780          (d) The lieutenant governor may not accept a ballot argument submitted under this
             781      section unless it is accompanied by:
             782          (i) the name and address of the person submitting it, if it is submitted by an individual
             783      voter; or
             784          (ii) the name and address of the organization and the names and addresses of at least
             785      two of its principal officers, if it is submitted on behalf of an organization.


             786          (e) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(g), the authors may not amend or change the
             787      arguments after they are submitted to the lieutenant governor.
             788          (f) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(g), the lieutenant governor may not alter the
             789      arguments in any way.
             790          (g) The lieutenant governor and the authors of an argument may jointly modify an
             791      argument after it is submitted if:
             792          (i) they jointly agree that changes to the argument must be made to correct spelling or
             793      grammatical errors; and
             794          (ii) the argument has not yet been submitted for typesetting.
             795          Section 18. Section 20A-7-706 is amended to read:
             796           20A-7-706. Copies of arguments to be sent to opposing authors -- Rebuttal
             797      arguments.
             798          (1) When the lieutenant governor has received the arguments for and against a measure
             799      to be submitted to the voters, the lieutenant governor shall immediately send copies of the
             800      arguments in favor of the measure to the authors of the arguments against and copies of the
             801      arguments against to the authors of the arguments in favor.
             802          (2) The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words.
             803          (3) (a) The rebuttal arguments must be filed with the lieutenant governor:
             804          (i) for constitutional amendments and referendum petitions, not later than [June 30] the
             805      day that falls 120 days before the date of the election; and
             806          (ii) for initiatives, not later than August 30.
             807          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), the authors may not amend or change the
             808      rebuttal arguments after they are submitted to the lieutenant governor.
             809          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), the lieutenant governor may not alter the
             810      arguments in any way.
             811          (d) The lieutenant governor and the authors of a rebuttal argument may jointly modify a
             812      rebuttal argument after it is submitted if:
             813          (i) they jointly agree that changes to the rebuttal argument must be made to correct


             814      spelling or grammatical errors; and
             815          (ii) the rebuttal argument has not yet been submitted for typesetting.
             816          (4) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that:
             817          (a) rebuttal arguments are printed in the same manner as the direct arguments; and
             818          (b) each rebuttal argument follows immediately after the direct argument which it seeks
             819      to rebut.
             820          Section 19. Section 20A-9-201 is amended to read:
             821           20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy -- Candidacy for more than one office or of
             822      more than one political party prohibited with exceptions -- General filing and form
             823      requirements.
             824          (1) Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, a person shall:
             825          (a) be a United States citizen; and
             826          (b) meet the legal requirements of that office.
             827          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a person may not:
             828          (i) file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than one office in
             829      Utah during any election year; or
             830          (ii) appear on the ballot as the candidate of more than one political party.
             831          (b) A person may file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, President or
             832      Vice President of the United States and another office, if the person resigns the person's
             833      candidacy for the other office after the person is officially nominated for President or Vice
             834      President of the United States.
             835          [(3) If the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy is a Saturday or
             836      Sunday, the filing time shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following business day.]
             837          [(4)] (3) (a) (i) Except for presidential candidates, before the filing officer may accept
             838      any declaration of candidacy, the filing officer shall:
             839          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             840      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             841          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those


             842      requirements.
             843          (ii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney, the
             844      county clerk shall ensure that the person filing that declaration of candidacy is:
             845          (A) a United States citizen;
             846          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good
             847      standing of the Utah State Bar;
             848          (C) a registered voter in the county in which he is seeking office; and
             849          (D) a current resident of the county in which he is seeking office and either has been a
             850      resident of that county for at least one year or was appointed and is currently serving as county
             851      attorney and became a resident of the county within 30 days after appointment to the office.
             852          (iii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of district attorney, the
             853      county clerk shall ensure that, as of the date of the election, the person filing that declaration of
             854      candidacy is:
             855          (A) a United States citizen;
             856          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good
             857      standing of the Utah State Bar;
             858          (C) a registered voter in the prosecution district in which he is seeking office; and
             859          (D) a current resident of the prosecution district in which he is seeking office and either
             860      will have been a resident of that prosecution district for at least one year as of the date of the
             861      election or was appointed and is currently serving as district attorney and became a resident of
             862      the prosecution district within 30 days after receiving appointment to the office.
             863          (iv) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county sheriff, the
             864      county clerk shall ensure that the person filing the declaration of candidacy:
             865          (A) as of the date of filing:
             866          (I) is a United States citizen;
             867          (II) is a registered voter in the county in which the person seeks office;
             868          (III) (Aa) has successfully met the standards and training requirements established for
             869      law enforcement officers under Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 2, Peace Officer Training and


             870      Certification Act; or
             871          (Bb) has passed a certification examination as provided in Section 53-6-206 ; and
             872          (IV) is qualified to be certified as a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section
             873      53-13-103 ; and
             874          (B) as of the date of the election, shall have been a resident of the county in which the
             875      person seeks office for at least one year.
             876          (b) If the prospective candidate states that he does not meet the qualification
             877      requirements for the office, the filing officer may not accept the prospective candidate's
             878      declaration of candidacy.
             879          (c) If the candidate states that he meets the requirements of candidacy, the filing officer
             880      shall:
             881          (i) inform the candidate that the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is
             882      written on the declaration of candidacy;
             883          (ii) provide the candidate with a copy of Section 20A-7-801 regarding the Statewide
             884      Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the submission
             885      deadline under Subsection 20A-7-801 (4)(a);
             886          (iii) provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices
             887      described under Section 20A-9-206 and inform the candidate that:
             888          (A) signing the pledge is voluntary; and
             889          (B) signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer;
             890          (iv) accept the candidate's declaration of candidacy; and
             891          (v) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             892      declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate
             893      is a member.
             894          (d) If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing officer
             895      shall:
             896          (i) accept the candidate's pledge; and
             897          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the


             898      candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a
             899      member.
             900          [(5)] (4) Except for presidential candidates, the form of the declaration of candidacy
             901      shall be substantially as follows:
             902          "State of Utah, County of ____
             903          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of ____
             904      as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I can qualify to hold that office,
             905      both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City or Town of
             906      ____, Utah, Zip Code ____ Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate any law governing
             907      campaigns and elections; and I will qualify for the office if elected to it. The mailing address
             908      that I designate for receiving official election notices is ___________________________.
             909      ____________________________________________________________________
             910          Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year).
             911     
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"

             912          [(6)] (5) (a) Except for presidential candidates, the fee for filing a declaration of
             913      candidacy is:
             914          (i) $25 for candidates for the local school district board; and
             915          (ii) 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the person
             916      holding the office, but not less than $5, for all other federal, state, and county offices.
             917          (b) Except for presidential candidates, the filing officer shall refund the filing fee to any
             918      candidate:
             919          (i) who is disqualified; or
             920          (ii) who the filing officer determines has filed improperly.
             921          (c) (i) The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received
             922      from candidates.
             923          (ii) The lieutenant governor shall:
             924          (A) apportion to and pay to the county treasurers of the various counties all fees
             925      received for filing of nomination certificates or acceptances; and


             926          (B) ensure that each county receives that proportion of the total amount paid to the
             927      lieutenant governor from the congressional district that the total vote of that county for all
             928      candidates for representative in Congress bears to the total vote of all counties within the
             929      congressional district for all candidates for representative in Congress.
             930          (d) (i) Each person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of
             931      candidacy without payment upon a prima facie showing of impecuniosity as evidenced by an
             932      affidavit of impecuniosity filed with the filing officer.
             933          (ii) The filing officer shall ensure that the affidavit of impecuniosity is printed in
             934      substantially the following form:
             935          "Affidavit of Impecuniosity
             936      Individual Name
             937      ____________________________Address_____________________________
             938      Phone Number _________________
             939      I,__________________________(name), do solemnly [swear] [affirm] that, owing to my
             940      poverty, I am unable to pay the filing fee required by law.
             941      Date ______________ Signature________________________________________________
             942      Affiant
             943      Subscribed and sworn to before me on ___________ (month\day\year)
             944     
______________________

             945     
(signature)

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

             947          [(7)] (6) Any person who fails to file a declaration of candidacy or certificate of
             948      nomination within the time provided in this chapter is ineligible for nomination to office.
             949          [(8)] (7) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section may not be amended or
             950      modified after the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             951          Section 20. Section 20A-9-202 is amended to read:
             952           20A-9-202. Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections --
             953      Requirements for candidates.


             954          (1) (a) Each person seeking to become a candidate for elective office for any county
             955      office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             956          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the county clerk on or after March 7
             957      and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             958          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             959          (b) Each person intending to become a candidate for any legislative office or
             960      multicounty office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             961          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with either the lieutenant governor or the
             962      county clerk in the candidate's county of residence on or after March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the
             963      March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             964          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             965          (c) (i) Each county clerk who receives a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for
             966      multicounty office shall transmit the filing fee and a copy of the candidate's declaration of
             967      candidacy to the lieutenant governor within one working day after it is filed.
             968          (ii) Each day during the filing period, each county clerk shall notify the lieutenant
             969      governor electronically or by telephone of legislative candidates who have filed in their office.
             970          (d) Each person seeking to become a candidate for elective office for any federal office
             971      or constitutional office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             972          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the lieutenant governor on or after
             973      March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             974          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             975          (e) Each person seeking the office of lieutenant governor, the office of district attorney,
             976      or the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall comply with the specific
             977      declaration of candidacy requirements established by this section.
             978          (2) (a) Each person intending to become a candidate for the office of district attorney
             979      within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next regular general election
             980      shall:
             981          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk designated in the interlocal agreement


             982      creating the prosecution district on or after March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before
             983      the next regular general election; and
             984          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             985          (b) The designated clerk shall provide to the county clerk of each county in the
             986      prosecution district a certified copy of each declaration of candidacy filed for the office of
             987      district attorney.
             988          (3) (a) Within five working days of nomination, each lieutenant governor candidate
             989      shall:
             990          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor; and
             991          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             992          (b) (i) Any candidate for lieutenant governor who fails to file within five working days
             993      is disqualified.
             994          (ii) If a lieutenant governor is disqualified, another candidate shall be nominated to
             995      replace the disqualified candidate.
             996          (4) Each registered political party shall:
             997          (a) certify the names of its candidates for President and Vice President of the United
             998      States to the lieutenant governor [by] no later than September [3] 8; or
             999          (b) provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification
             1000      of candidates for President and Vice President of the United States from the national office of
             1001      the registered political party.
             1002          (5) (a) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section is valid unless a written
             1003      objection is filed with the clerk or lieutenant governor within five days after the last day for
             1004      filing.
             1005          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk or lieutenant governor shall:
             1006          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate
             1007      immediately; and
             1008          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             1009          (c) If the clerk or lieutenant governor sustains the objection, the candidate may cure the


             1010      problem by amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is
             1011      sustained or by filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
             1012          (d) (i) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon objections to form is final.
             1013          (ii) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable
             1014      by a district court if prompt application is made to the court.
             1015          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
             1016      of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             1017          (6) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as a candidate by
             1018      filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
             1019          Section 21. Section 20A-9-203 is amended to read:
             1020           20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy -- Municipal general elections.
             1021          (1) (a) A person may become a candidate for any municipal office if the person is a
             1022      registered voter and:
             1023          (i) the person has resided within the municipality in which that person seeks to hold
             1024      elective office for the 12 consecutive months immediately before the date of the election; or
             1025          (ii) if the territory in which the person resides was annexed into the municipality, the
             1026      person has resided within the annexed territory or the municipality for 12 months.
             1027          (b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), candidates for a municipal
             1028      council position under the council-mayor or council-manager alternative forms of municipal
             1029      government shall, if elected from districts, be residents of the council district from which they
             1030      are elected.
             1031          (c) In accordance with Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 6, any mentally
             1032      incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any person convicted of treason or a
             1033      crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the right to hold
             1034      elective office is restored under Section 20A-2-101.5 .
             1035          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c), each person seeking to
             1036      become a candidate for a municipal office shall:
             1037          (i) file a declaration of candidacy, in person with the city recorder or town clerk, during


             1038      office hours and not later than 5 p.m. between July 1 and July 15 of any odd numbered year; and
             1039          (ii) pay the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             1040          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(b), "registered voters" means the number of
             1041      persons registered to vote in the municipality on the January 1 of the municipal election year.
             1042          (ii) A third, fourth, or fifth class city that used the convention system to nominate
             1043      candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the
             1044      process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last municipal election or a town that used the
             1045      convention system to nominate candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by
             1046      Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last
             1047      municipal election may, by ordinance, require, in lieu of the convention system, that candidates
             1048      for municipal office file a nominating petition signed by a percentage of registered voters at the
             1049      same time that the candidate files a declaration of candidacy.
             1050          (iii) The ordinance shall specify the number of signatures that the candidate must obtain
             1051      on the nominating petition in order to become a candidate for municipal office under this
             1052      Subsection (2), but that number may not exceed 5% of registered voters.
             1053          (c) Any resident of a municipality may nominate a candidate for a municipal office by:
             1054          (i) filing a nomination petition with the city recorder or town clerk during office hours,
             1055      but not later than 5 p.m., between July 1 and July 15 of any odd-numbered year; and
             1056          (ii) paying the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             1057          [(d) When July 15 is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing time shall be extended
             1058      until 5 p.m. on the following regular business day.]
             1059          (3) (a) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy or nomination
             1060      petition, the filing officer shall:
             1061          (i) read to the prospective candidate or person filing the petition the constitutional and
             1062      statutory qualification requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             1063          (ii) require the candidate or person filing the petition to state whether or not the
             1064      candidate meets those requirements.
             1065          (b) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the


             1066      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             1067          (c) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy, the
             1068      filing officer shall:
             1069          (i) inform the candidate that the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is
             1070      written on the declaration of candidacy;
             1071          (ii) provide the candidate with a copy of Section 20A-7-801 regarding the Statewide
             1072      Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the submission
             1073      deadline under Subsection 20A-7-801 (4)(a);
             1074          (iii) provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices
             1075      described under Section 20A-9-206 and inform the candidate that:
             1076          (A) signing the pledge is voluntary; and
             1077          (B) signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer; and
             1078          (iv) accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             1079          (d) If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing officer
             1080      shall:
             1081          (i) accept the candidate's pledge; and
             1082          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             1083      candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a
             1084      member.
             1085          (4) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:
             1086          "I, (print name) ____, being first sworn, say that I reside at ____ Street, City of ____,
             1087      County of ____, state of Utah, Zip Code ____, Telephone Number (if any) ____; that I am a
             1088      registered voter; and that I am a candidate for the office of ____ (stating the term). I request
             1089      that my name be printed upon the applicable official ballots. (Signed) _______________
             1090          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____ on this
             1091      __________(month\day\year).
             1092          (Signed) _______________ (Clerk or other officer qualified to administer oath)"
             1093          (5) (a) In all first and second class cities, and in third, fourth, or fifth class cities that


             1094      have not passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b) and in towns that have not
             1095      passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated
             1096      for municipal office by submitting a petition signed by:
             1097          (i) 25 residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old; or
             1098          (ii) 20% of the residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old.
             1099          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             1100     
"NOMINATION PETITION

             1101          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             1102      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of ____ for the (two or four-year term, whichever is
             1103      applicable)."
             1104          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             1105      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             1106          (6) (a) In third, fourth, and fifth class cities that have passed the ordinance authorized
             1107      by Subsection (2)(b), and in towns that have passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection
             1108      (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated for municipal office by submitting a petition
             1109      signed by the same percentage of registered voters in the municipality as required by the
             1110      ordinance passed under authority of Subsection (2)(b).
             1111          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             1112          "NOMINATION PETITION
             1113          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             1114      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of (name of office) for the (two or four-year term,
             1115      whichever is applicable)."
             1116          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             1117      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             1118          (7) If the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition fails to state whether the
             1119      nomination is for the two or four-year term, the clerk shall consider the nomination to be for the
             1120      four-year term.
             1121          (8) (a) The clerk shall verify with the county clerk that all candidates are registered


             1122      voters.
             1123          (b) Any candidate who is not registered to vote is disqualified and the clerk may not
             1124      print the candidate's name on the ballot.
             1125          (9) Immediately after expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy, the
             1126      clerk shall:
             1127          (a) cause the names of the candidates as they will appear on the ballot to be published in
             1128      at least two successive publications of a newspaper with general circulation in the municipality;
             1129      and
             1130          (b) notify the lieutenant governor of the names of the candidates as they will appear on
             1131      the ballot.
             1132          (10) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section may not
             1133      be amended after the expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             1134          (11) (a) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section is
             1135      valid unless a written objection is filed with the clerk within five days after the last day for filing.
             1136          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk shall:
             1137          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate
             1138      immediately; and
             1139          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             1140          (c) If the clerk sustains the objection, the candidate may correct the problem by
             1141      amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is sustained or by filing
             1142      a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
             1143          (d) (i) The clerk's decision upon objections to form is final.
             1144          (ii) The clerk's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable by a district court if
             1145      prompt application is made to the district court.
             1146          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
             1147      of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             1148          (12) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy and was nominated, and any
             1149      person who was nominated by a nomination petition, may, any time up to 23 days before the


             1150      election, withdraw the nomination by filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
             1151          Section 22. Section 20A-9-403 is amended to read:
             1152           20A-9-403. Regular primary elections.
             1153          (1) (a) The fourth Tuesday of June of each even-numbered year is designated as regular
             1154      primary election day.
             1155          (b) Each registered political party that chooses to use the primary election process to
             1156      nominate some or all of its candidates shall comply with the requirements of this section.
             1157          (2) (a) As a condition for using the state's election system, each registered political
             1158      party that wishes to participate in the primary election shall:
             1159          (i) declare their intent to participate in the primary election;
             1160          (ii) identify one or more registered political parties whose members may vote for the
             1161      registered political party's candidates and whether or not persons identified as unaffiliated with a
             1162      political party may vote for the registered political party's candidates; and
             1163          (iii) certify that information to the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on March 1
             1164      of each even-numbered year[, except that when March 1 is a Saturday or Sunday, the
             1165      certification deadline shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following regular business day].
             1166          (b) As a condition for using the state's election system, each registered political party
             1167      that wishes to participate in the primary election shall:
             1168          (i) certify the name and office of all of the registered political party's candidates to the
             1169      lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on May 13 of each even-numbered year[, except that
             1170      when May 13 is a Saturday or Sunday, the certification deadline shall be extended until 5 p.m.
             1171      on the following regular business day]; and
             1172          (ii) certify the name and office of each of its county candidates to the county clerks by 5
             1173      p.m. on May 13 of each even-numbered year[, except that when May 13 is a Saturday or
             1174      Sunday, the certification deadline shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following regular
             1175      business day].
             1176          (c) By 5 p.m. on May 16 of each even-numbered year, [or by 5 p.m. on the following
             1177      regular business day if May 16 is a Saturday or Sunday,] the lieutenant governor shall send the


             1178      county clerks a certified list of the names of all statewide or multicounty candidates that must be
             1179      printed on the primary ballot.
             1180          (d) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(d)(ii), if a registered political party does not
             1181      wish to participate in the primary election, it shall submit the names of its county candidates to
             1182      the county clerks and the names of all of its candidates to the lieutenant governor by 5 p.m. on
             1183      May 30 of each even-numbered year[, except that when May 30 is a Saturday or Sunday, the
             1184      submission deadline shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following regular business day].
             1185          (ii) A registered political party's candidates for President and Vice-President of the
             1186      United States shall be certified to the lieutenant governor as provided in Subsection
             1187      20A-9-202 (4).
             1188          (e) Each political party shall certify the names of its presidential and vice-presidential
             1189      candidates and presidential electors to the lieutenant governor's office [by] no later than
             1190      September [3] 8 of each presidential election year[, or by the following regular business day if
             1191      September 3 is a Saturday or Sunday].
             1192          (3) The county clerk shall:
             1193          (a) review the declarations of candidacy filed by candidates for local boards of
             1194      education to determine if more than two candidates have filed for the same seat;
             1195          (b) place the names of all candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy for a
             1196      local board of education seat on the nonpartisan section of the ballot if more than two
             1197      candidates have filed for the same seat; and
             1198          (c) conduct a lottery to determine the order of the candidates' names on the ballot.
             1199          (4) After the county clerk receives the certified list from a registered political party, the
             1200      county clerk shall post or publish a primary election notice in substantially the following form:
             1201          "Notice is given that a primary election will be held Tuesday, June ____,
             1202      ________(year), to nominate party candidates for the parties and nonpartisan offices listed on
             1203      the primary ballot. The polling place for voting precinct ____ is ____. The polls will open at 7
             1204      a.m. and continue open until 8 p.m. of the same day. Attest: county clerk".
             1205          (5) (a) Candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast for each office at the


             1206      regular primary election are nominated by their party or nonpartisan group for that office.
             1207          (b) If two or more candidates are to be elected to the office at the regular general
             1208      election, those party candidates equal in number to positions to be filled who receive the highest
             1209      number of votes at the regular primary election are the nominees of their party for those
             1210      positions.
             1211          (6) (a) When a tie vote occurs in any primary election for any national, state, or other
             1212      office that represents more than one county, the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney
             1213      general shall, at a public meeting called by the governor and in the presence of the candidates
             1214      involved, select the nominee by lot cast in whatever manner the governor determines.
             1215          (b) When a tie vote occurs in any primary election for any county office, the district
             1216      court judges of the district in which the county is located shall, at a public meeting called by the
             1217      judges and in the presence of the candidates involved, select the nominee by lot cast in whatever
             1218      manner the judges determine.
             1219          (7) The expense of providing all ballots, blanks, or other supplies to be used at any
             1220      primary election provided for by this section, and all expenses necessarily incurred in the
             1221      preparation for or the conduct of that primary election shall be paid out of the treasury of the
             1222      county or state, in the same manner as for the regular general elections.
             1223          Section 23. Section 20A-9-601 is amended to read:
             1224           20A-9-601. Qualifying as a write-in candidate.
             1225          (1) (a) Each person wishing to become a valid write-in candidate shall file a declaration
             1226      of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer not later than 30 days before the regular general
             1227      election or municipal general election in which the person intends to be a write-in candidate.
             1228          [(b) If the filing deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it shall be extended to the next
             1229      regular business day.]
             1230          [(c)] (b) (i) The filing officer shall:
             1231          (A) read to the candidate the constitutional and statutory requirements for the office;
             1232      and
             1233          (B) ask the candidate whether or not the candidate meets the requirements.


             1234          (ii) If the candidate cannot meet the requirements of office, the filing officer may not
             1235      accept the write-in candidate's declaration of candidacy.
             1236          (2) A write-in candidate in towns need not prequalify with the filing officer.
             1237          (3) By November 1 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant governor shall
             1238      certify to each county clerk the names of all write-in candidates who filed their declaration of
             1239      candidacy with the lieutenant governor.
             1240          Section 24. Section 20A-9-701 is amended to read:
             1241           20A-9-701. Certification of party candidates to county clerks -- Display on ballot.
             1242          (1) [By] No later than September [1] 8 of each regular general election year, the
             1243      lieutenant governor shall certify to each county clerk the names of each candidate, including
             1244      candidates for president and vice president, certified by each registered political party as that
             1245      party's nominees for offices to be voted upon at the regular general election in that county
             1246      clerk's county.
             1247          (2) The names shall be certified by the lieutenant governor and shall be displayed on the
             1248      ballot as they are provided on the candidate's declaration of candidacy.
             1249          Section 25. Section 20A-9-802 is amended to read:
             1250           20A-9-802. Western States Presidential Primary established -- Other ballot items
             1251      prohibited.
             1252          (1) (a) Contingent upon legislative appropriation, there is established a Western States
             1253      Presidential Primary election to be held on the first Tuesday in February in the year in which a
             1254      presidential election will be held.
             1255          (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, county clerks shall
             1256      administer the Western States Presidential Primary according to the provisions of Title 20A,
             1257      Election Code, including:
             1258          (i) Title 20A, Chapter 1, General Provisions;
             1259          (ii) Title 20A, Chapter 2, Voter Registration;
             1260          (iii) Title 20A, Chapter 3, Voting;
             1261          (iv) Title 20A, Chapter 4, Election Returns and Election Contests;


             1262          (v) Title 20A, Chapter 5, Election Administration; and
             1263          (vi) Title 20A, Chapter 6, Ballot Form.
             1264          (c) (i) The county clerks shall ensure that the ballot voted by the voters at the Western
             1265      States Presidential Primary contains only the names of candidates for President of the United
             1266      States who have qualified as provided in this part.
             1267          (ii) The county clerks may not present any other items to the voters to be voted upon at
             1268      this election.
             1269          (2) Registered political parties, and candidates for President of the United States who
             1270      are affiliated with a registered political party, may participate in the Western States Presidential
             1271      Primary established by this part.
             1272          (3) As a condition for using the state's election system, each registered political party
             1273      wishing to participate in Utah's Western States Presidential Primary shall:
             1274          (a) declare their intent to participate in the Western States Presidential Primary;
             1275          (b) identify one or more registered political parties whose members may vote for the
             1276      registered political party's candidates and whether or not persons identified as unaffiliated with a
             1277      political party may vote for the registered political party's candidates; and
             1278          (c) certify that information to the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on the June
             1279      30 of the year before the year in which the presidential primary will be held[, or the following
             1280      business day if June 30 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday].
             1281          Section 26. Section 20A-9-803 is amended to read:
             1282           20A-9-803. Declaration of candidacy -- Filing fee -- Form.
             1283          (1) [(a)] Candidates for President of the United States who are affiliated with a
             1284      registered political party in Utah that has elected to participate in Utah's Western States
             1285      Presidential Primary and who wish to participate in the primary shall:
             1286          [(i)] (a) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy, in
             1287      person or via a designated agent, with the lieutenant governor between July 1 of the year before
             1288      the primary election will be held and 5 p.m. on October 15 of the year before the primary
             1289      election will be held;


             1290          [(ii)] (b) identify the registered political party whose nomination the candidate is
             1291      seeking;
             1292          [(iii)] (c) provide a letter from the registered political party certifying that the candidate
             1293      may participate as a candidate for that party in that party's presidential primary election; and
             1294          [(iv)] (d) pay the filing fee of $500.
             1295          [(b) If October 15 falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing time shall be
             1296      extended until 5 p.m. on the following business day.]
             1297          (2) The lieutenant governor shall develop a declaration of candidacy form for
             1298      presidential candidates participating in the primary.
             1299          Section 27. Section 20A-11-302 is amended to read:
             1300           20A-11-302. Legislative office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements --
             1301      Year-end summary report.
             1302          (1) Each legislative office candidate shall file a summary report by January 5 of the year
             1303      after the regular general election year.
             1304          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             1305      of the last regular general election year:
             1306          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             1307          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports, if
             1308      any, during the [calendar] last regular general election year [in which the summary report is
             1309      due];
             1310          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             1311      reports, if any, filed during the last regular general election year;
             1312          (iv) a detailed listing of each receipt, contribution, and public service assistance since
             1313      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1314          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1315          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             1316      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1317          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and


             1318          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             1319      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             1320          (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a single
             1321      aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             1322          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1323      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1324          (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             1325      December 31 of the last regular general election year.
             1326          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the legislative office
             1327      candidate certifying that to the best of the candidate's knowledge, all receipts and all
             1328      expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the last regular general election year and
             1329      that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             1330          (4) Legislative office candidates reporting under this section need only report receipts
             1331      received and expenditures made after April 29, 1991.
             1332          Section 28. Section 20A-11-506 is amended to read:
             1333           20A-11-506. Political party financial reporting requirements -- Year-end
             1334      summary report.
             1335          (1) Each party committee shall file a summary report by January 5 of the year after the
             1336      regular general election year.
             1337          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             1338      of the regular general election year:
             1339          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             1340          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports, if
             1341      any, during the last regular general election year;
             1342          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             1343      reports, if any, filed during the last regular general election year;
             1344          (iv) a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since
             1345      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;


             1346          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1347          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             1348      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1349          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             1350          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             1351      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             1352          (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a single
             1353      aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             1354          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1355      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1356          (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             1357      December 31 of the last regular general election year.
             1358          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the treasurer of the party
             1359      committee certifying that, to the best of the treasurer's knowledge, all receipts and all
             1360      expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the last regular general election year and
             1361      that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
             1362          Section 29. Section 20A-11-601 is amended to read:
             1363           20A-11-601. Political action committees -- Registration -- Criminal penalty for
             1364      providing false information or accepting unlawful contribution.
             1365          (1) (a) Each political action committee shall file a statement of organization with the
             1366      lieutenant governor's office by January 10 of each year, unless the political action committee has
             1367      filed a notice of dissolution under Subsection (4).
             1368          (b) If a political action committee is organized after the January 10 filing date, the
             1369      political action committee shall file an initial statement of organization no later than seven days
             1370      after:
             1371          (i) receiving contributions totaling at least $750; or
             1372          (ii) distributing expenditures for political purposes totaling at least $750.
             1373          [(c) If January 10 falls on a weekend or holiday, the statement of organization shall be


             1374      filed by the following business day.]
             1375          (2) Each political action committee shall designate two officers that have primary
             1376      decision-making authority for the political action committee.
             1377          (3) The statement of organization shall include:
             1378          (a) the name and address of the political action committee;
             1379          (b) the name, street address, phone number, occupation, and title of the two primary
             1380      officers designated under Subsection (2);
             1381          (c) the name, street address, occupation, and title of all other officers of the political
             1382      action committee;
             1383          (d) the name and street address of the organization, individual corporation, association,
             1384      unit of government, or union that the political action committee represents, if any;
             1385          (e) the name and street address of all affiliated or connected organizations and their
             1386      relationships to the political action committee;
             1387          (f) the name, street address, business address, occupation, and phone number of the
             1388      committee's treasurer or chief financial officer; and
             1389          (g) the name, street address, and occupation of each member of the governing and
             1390      advisory boards, if any.
             1391          (4) (a) Any registered political action committee that intends to permanently cease
             1392      operations shall file a notice of dissolution with the lieutenant governor's office.
             1393          (b) Any notice of dissolution filed by a political action committee does not exempt that
             1394      political action committee from complying with the financial reporting requirements of this
             1395      chapter.
             1396          (5) (a) Unless the political action committee has filed a notice of dissolution under
             1397      Subsection (4), a political action committee shall file, with the lieutenant governor's office,
             1398      notice of any change of an officer described in Subsection (2).
             1399          (b) Notice of a change of a primary officer described in Subsection (2) shall:
             1400          (i) be filed within ten days of the date of the change; and
             1401          (ii) contain the name and title of the officer being replaced, and the name, street


             1402      address, occupation, and title of the new officer.
             1403          (6) (a) A person is guilty of providing false information in relation to a political action
             1404      committee if the person intentionally or knowingly gives false or misleading material
             1405      information in the statement of organization or the notice of change of primary officer.
             1406          (b) Each primary officer designated in Subsection (2) is guilty of accepting an unlawful
             1407      contribution if the political action committee knowingly or recklessly accepts a contribution
             1408      from a corporation that:
             1409          (i) was organized less than 90 days before the date of the general election; and
             1410          (ii) at the time the political action committee accepts the contribution, has failed to file a
             1411      statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office as required by Section
             1412      20A-11-704 .
             1413          (c) A violation of this Subsection (6) is a third degree felony.
             1414          Section 30. Section 20A-11-801 is amended to read:
             1415           20A-11-801. Political issues committees -- Registration -- Criminal penalty for
             1416      providing false information or accepting unlawful contribution.
             1417          (1) (a) Each political issues committee shall file a statement of organization with the
             1418      lieutenant governor's office by January 10 of each year, unless the political issues committee has
             1419      filed a notice of dissolution under Subsection (4).
             1420          (b) If a political issues committee is organized after the January 10 filing date, the
             1421      political issues committee shall file an initial statement of organization no later than seven days
             1422      after:
             1423          (i) receiving political issues contributions totaling at least $750; or
             1424          (ii) disbursing political issues expenditures totaling at least $50.
             1425          [(c) If January 10 falls on a weekend or holiday, the statement of organization shall be
             1426      filed by the following business day.]
             1427          (2) Each political issues committee shall designate two officers that have primary
             1428      decision-making authority for the political issues committee.
             1429          (3) The statement of organization shall include:


             1430          (a) the name and street address of the political issues committee;
             1431          (b) the name, street address, phone number, occupation, and title of the two primary
             1432      officers designated under Subsection (2);
             1433          (c) the name, street address, occupation, and title of all other officers of the political
             1434      issues committee;
             1435          (d) the name and street address of the organization, individual, corporation, association,
             1436      unit of government, or union that the political issues committee represents, if any;
             1437          (e) the name and street address of all affiliated or connected organizations and their
             1438      relationships to the political issues committee;
             1439          (f) the name, street address, business address, occupation, and phone number of the
             1440      committee's treasurer or chief financial officer;
             1441          (g) the name, street address, and occupation of each member of the supervisory and
             1442      advisory boards, if any; and
             1443          (h) the ballot proposition whose outcome they wish to affect, and whether they support
             1444      or oppose it.
             1445          (4) (a) Any registered political issues committee that intends to permanently cease
             1446      operations during a calendar year shall file a notice of dissolution with the lieutenant governor's
             1447      office.
             1448          (b) Any notice of dissolution filed by a political issues committee does not exempt that
             1449      political issues committee from complying with the financial reporting requirements of this
             1450      chapter.
             1451          (5) (a) Unless the political issues committee has filed a notice of dissolution under
             1452      Subsection (4), a political issues committee shall file, with the lieutenant governor's office,
             1453      notice of any change of an officer described in Subsection (2).
             1454          (b) Notice of a change of a primary officer described in Subsection (2) shall:
             1455          (i) be filed within ten days of the date of the change; and
             1456          (ii) contain the name and title of the officer being replaced and the name, street address,
             1457      occupation, and title of the new officer.


             1458          (6) (a) A person is guilty of providing false information in relation to a political issues
             1459      committee if the person intentionally or knowingly gives false or misleading material
             1460      information in the statement of organization or the notice of change of primary officer.
             1461          (b) Each primary officer designated in Subsection (2) is guilty of accepting an unlawful
             1462      contribution if the political issues committee knowingly or recklessly accepts a contribution
             1463      from a corporation that:
             1464          (i) was organized less than 90 days before the date of the general election; and
             1465          (ii) at the time the political issues committee accepts the contribution, has failed to file a
             1466      statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office as required by Section
             1467      20A-11-704 .
             1468          (c) A violation of this Subsection (6) is a third degree felony.
             1469          Section 31. Section 20A-11-1202 is amended to read:
             1470           20A-11-1202. Definitions.
             1471          As used in this [chapter] part:
             1472          (1) "Ballot proposition" means constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, judicial
             1473      retention questions, opinion questions, bond approvals, or other questions submitted to the
             1474      voters for their approval or rejection.
             1475          (2) (a) "Commercial interlocal cooperation agency" means an interlocal cooperation
             1476      agency that receives its revenues from conduct of its commercial operations.
             1477          (b) "Commercial interlocal cooperation agency" does not mean an interlocal
             1478      cooperation agency that receives some or all of its revenues from:
             1479          (i) government appropriations;
             1480          (ii) taxes;
             1481          (iii) government fees imposed for regulatory or revenue raising purposes; or
             1482          (iv) interest earned on public funds or other returns on investment of public funds.
             1483          (3) "Expenditure" means:
             1484          (a) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money,
             1485      or anything of value [made for political purposes];


             1486          (b) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any
             1487      purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of
             1488      value [for political purposes];
             1489          (c) a transfer of funds between a public entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             1490      committee;
             1491          (d) a transfer of funds between a public entity and a political issues committee; or
             1492          (e) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a candidate, a candidate's
             1493      personal campaign committee, or a political issues committee for political purposes at less than
             1494      fair market value.
             1495          (4) "Governmental interlocal cooperation agency" means an interlocal cooperation
             1496      agency that receives some or all of its revenues from:
             1497          (a) government appropriations;
             1498          (b) taxes;
             1499          (c) government fees imposed for regulatory or revenue raising purposes; or
             1500          (d) interest earned on public funds or other returns on investment of public funds.
             1501          (5) (a) "Influence" means to campaign or advocate for or against a ballot proposition.
             1502          (b) "Influence" does not mean providing a brief statement about a public entity's
             1503      position on a ballot proposition and the reason for that position.
             1504          (6) "Interlocal cooperation agency" means an entity created by interlocal agreement
             1505      under the authority of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.
             1506          (7) "Local district" means an entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local
             1507      Government Entities - Local Districts, and includes a special service district under Title 17A,
             1508      Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act.
             1509          (8) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or
             1510      entities within or outside this state, that solicits or receives [contributions] a contribution from
             1511      any other person, group, or entity and makes [expenditures] an expenditure from [these
             1512      contributions] one or more contributions to influence, or to intend to influence, directly or
             1513      indirectly, any person to assist in placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, to assist in keeping a


             1514      ballot proposition off the ballot, or to refrain from voting or to vote for or to vote against any
             1515      ballot proposition.
             1516          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean an entity that provides goods or services
             1517      to an individual or committee in the regular course of its business at the same price that would
             1518      be provided to the general public.
             1519          (9) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or
             1520      intend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or
             1521      against any candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, primary, or election.
             1522          (10) (a) "Public entity" includes the state, each state agency, each county, municipality,
             1523      school district, local district, governmental interlocal cooperation agency, and each
             1524      administrative subunit of each of them.
             1525          (b) "Public entity" does not include a commercial interlocal cooperation agency.
             1526          (c) "Public entity" includes local health departments created under Title 26, Chapter 1,
             1527      Local Health Departments.
             1528          (11) (a) "Public funds" means any monies received by a public entity from
             1529      appropriations, taxes, fees, interest, or other returns on investment.
             1530          (b) "Public funds" does not include monies donated to a public entity by a person or
             1531      entity.
             1532          (12) (a) "Public official" means an elected or appointed member of government with
             1533      authority to make or determine public policy.
             1534          (b) "Public official" includes the person or group that:
             1535          (i) has supervisory authority over the personnel and affairs of a public entity; and
             1536          (ii) approves the expenditure of funds for the public entity.
             1537          (13) (a) "State agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency,
             1538      institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library,
             1539      unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state.
             1540          (b) "State agency" includes the legislative branch, the Board of Regents, the
             1541      institutional councils of each higher education institution, and each higher education institution.


             1542          Section 32. Section 20A-11-1203 is amended to read:
             1543           20A-11-1203. Public entity prohibited from expending public funds on certain
             1544      electoral matters.
             1545          (1) Unless specifically required by law, a public entity may not make [expenditures] an
             1546      expenditure from public funds for political purposes or to influence a ballot proposition.
             1547          (2) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public official from speaking, campaigning,
             1548      contributing personal monies, or otherwise exercising the public official's individual First
             1549      Amendment rights for political purposes.
             1550          (3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from providing factual information
             1551      about a ballot proposition to the public, so long as the information grants equal access to both
             1552      the opponents and proponents of the ballot proposition.
             1553          (4) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from the neutral encouragement of
             1554      voters to vote.
             1555          (5) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from preparing information
             1556      analyzing the pros and cons of a ballot proposition when requested to do so by the public
             1557      entity's governing body.
             1558          (6) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an elected official from campaigning or advocating
             1559      for or against a ballot proposition.
             1560          (7) A violation of this section does not invalidate an otherwise valid election.
             1561          Section 33. Section 20A-11-1302 is amended to read:
             1562           20A-11-1302. School board office candidate -- Financial reporting requirements
             1563      -- Year-end summary report.
             1564          (1) Each school board office candidate shall file a summary report by January 5 of the
             1565      year after the regular general election year.
             1566          (2) (a) Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31
             1567      of the last regular general election year:
             1568          (i) the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
             1569          (ii) a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all interim reports, if


             1570      any, during the [calendar] last regular general election year [in which the summary report is
             1571      due];
             1572          (iii) a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all interim
             1573      reports, if any, filed during the last regular general election year;
             1574          (iv) a detailed listing of each receipt, contribution, and public service assistance since
             1575      the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1576          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1577          (vi) a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has
             1578      not been reported in detail on an interim report;
             1579          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
             1580          (viii) a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary
             1581      report, if any, plus all receipts minus all expenditures.
             1582          (b) (i) For all individual contributions or public service assistance of $50 or less, a single
             1583      aggregate figure may be reported without separate detailed listings.
             1584          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of
             1585      more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1586          (c) In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of
             1587      December 31 of the last regular general election year.
             1588          (3) The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the school board office
             1589      candidate certifying that, to the best of the school board office candidate's knowledge, all
             1590      receipts and all expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the last regular general
             1591      election year and that there are no bills or obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set forth
             1592      in that report.
             1593          (4) School board office candidates reporting under this section need only report receipts
             1594      received and expenditures made after May 5, 1997.
             1595          Section 34. Section 20A-12-201 is amended to read:
             1596           20A-12-201. Judicial appointees -- Retention elections.
             1597          (1) (a) Each appointee to a court of record is subject to an unopposed retention election


             1598      at the first general election held more than three years after the judge or justice was appointed.
             1599          (b) After the first retention election:
             1600          (i) each Supreme Court justice shall be on the regular general election ballot for an
             1601      unopposed retention election every tenth year; and
             1602          (ii) each judge of other courts of record shall be on the regular general election ballot
             1603      for an unopposed retention election every sixth year.
             1604          (2) (a) Each justice or judge of a court of record who wishes to retain office shall, in the
             1605      year the justice or judge is subject to a retention election:
             1606          (i) file a declaration of candidacy as if a candidate for multi-county office in accordance
             1607      with Section 20A-9-202 ; and
             1608          (ii) pay a filing fee of $50.
             1609          (b) Each county justice judge who wishes to retain office shall, in the year the justice or
             1610      judge is subject to a retention election:
             1611          (i) file a declaration of candidacy as if a candidate for county office in accordance with
             1612      Section 20A-9-202 ; and
             1613          (ii) pay a filing fee of $25.
             1614          (3) (a) The lieutenant governor shall, [by] no later than September [1] 8 of each regular
             1615      general election year:
             1616          (i) transmit a certified list containing the names of the justices of the Supreme Court and
             1617      judges of the Court of Appeals declaring their candidacy to the county clerk of each county; and
             1618          (ii) transmit a certified list containing the names of judges of other courts declaring their
             1619      candidacy to the county clerk of each county in the geographic division in which the judge filing
             1620      the declaration holds office.
             1621          (b) Each county clerk shall place the names of justices and judges standing for retention
             1622      election in the nonpartisan section of the ballot.
             1623          (4) At the general election, the ballots shall contain, as to each justice or judge of any
             1624      court to be voted on in the county, the following question:
             1625          "Shall ______________________________(name of justice or judge) be retained in the


             1626      office of ___________________________?" (name of office, such as "Justice of the Supreme
             1627      Court of Utah"; "Judge of the Court of Appeals of Utah"; "Judge of the District Court of the
             1628      Third Judicial District;" "Judge of the Juvenile Court of the Fourth Juvenile Court District";
             1629      "County Justice Court Judge of (name of county) County")
             1630          Yes ()
             1631          No ()."
             1632          (5) (a) If the justice or judge receives more yes votes than no votes, the justice or judge
             1633      is retained for the term of office provided by law.
             1634          (b) If the justice or judge does not receive more yes votes than no votes, the justice or
             1635      judge is not retained, and a vacancy exists in the office on the first Monday in January after the
             1636      regular general election.
             1637          (6) A justice or judge not retained is ineligible for appointment to the office for which
             1638      the justice or judge was defeated until after the expiration of that term of office.


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