20A-6-301 - Paper ballots -- Regular general election.
20A-6-301. Paper ballots -- Regular general election.
(1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
(a) all paper ballots furnished for use at the regular general election contain no captionsor other endorsements except as provided in this section;
(b) (i) the paper ballot contains a ballot stub at least one inch wide, placed across the topof the ballot, and divided from the rest of ballot by a perforated line;
(ii) the ballot number and the words " Poll Worker's Initial ____" are printed on the stub;and
(iii) ballot stubs are numbered consecutively;
(c) immediately below the perforated ballot stub, the following endorsements are printedin 18-point bold type:
(i) "Official Ballot for ____ County, Utah";
(ii) the date of the election; and
(iii) a facsimile of the signature of the county clerk and the words "county clerk";
(d) each ticket is placed in a separate column on the ballot in the order determined by theelection officer with the party emblem, followed by the party name, at the head of the column;
(e) the party name or title is printed in capital letters not less than 1/4 of an inch high;
(f) a circle 1/2 inch in diameter is printed immediately below the party name or title, andthe top of the circle is placed not less than two inches below the perforated line;
(g) unaffiliated candidates and candidates not affiliated with a registered political partyare listed in one column, without a party circle, with the following instructions printed at thehead of the column: "All candidates not affiliated with a political party are listed below. Theyare to be considered with all offices and candidates listed to the left. Only one vote is allowedfor each office.";
(h) the columns containing the lists of candidates, including the party name and device,are separated by heavy parallel lines;
(i) the offices to be filled are plainly printed immediately above the names of thecandidates for those offices;
(j) the names of candidates are printed in capital letters, not less than 1/8 nor more than1/4 of an inch high in heavy-faced type not smaller than ten-point, between lines or rules 3/8 ofan inch apart;
(k) a square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length is printedimmediately adjacent to the name of each candidate;
(l) for the offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor,one square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length is printed on the same sideas but opposite a double bracket enclosing the names of the two candidates;
(m) immediately adjacent to the unaffiliated ticket on the ballot, the ballot contains awrite-in column long enough to contain as many written names of candidates as there are personsto be elected with:
(i) for each office on the ballot, the office to be filled plainly printed immediately above:
(A) a blank, horizontal line to enable the entry of a valid write-in candidate and a squarewith sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length printed immediately adjacent to theblank horizontal line; or
(B) for the offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor,two blank horizontal lines, one placed above the other, to enable the entry of two valid write-in
candidates, and one square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length printed onthe same side as but opposite a double bracket enclosing the two blank horizontal lines; and
(ii) the words "Write-In Voting Column" printed at the head of the column without a 1/2inch circle;
(n) when required, the ballot includes a nonpartisan ticket placed immediately adjacent tothe write-in ticket with the word "NONPARTISAN" in reverse type in an 18-point solid rulerunning vertically the full length of the nonpartisan ballot copy; and
(o) constitutional amendments or other questions submitted to the vote of the people, areprinted on the ballot after the list of candidates.
(2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
(a) each person nominated by any political party or group of petitioners is placed on theballot:
(i) under the party name and emblem, if any; or
(ii) under the title of the party or group as designated by them in their certificates ofnomination or petition, or, if none is designated, then under some suitable title;
(b) the names of all unaffiliated candidates that qualify as required in Title 20A, Chapter9, Part 5, Candidates not Affiliated with a Party, are placed on the ballot;
(c) the names of the candidates for president and vice president are used on the ballotinstead of the names of the presidential electors; and
(d) the ballots contain no other names.
(3) When the ballot contains a nonpartisan section, the election officer shall ensure that:
(a) the designation of the office to be filled in the election and the number of candidatesto be elected are printed in type not smaller than eight-point;
(b) the words designating the office are printed flush with the left-hand margin;
(c) the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or more" extend to the extreme right ofthe column;
(d) the nonpartisan candidates are grouped according to the office for which they arecandidates;
(e) the names in each group are placed in alphabetical order with the surnames last,except for candidates for the State Board of Education and local school boards;
(f) the names of candidates for the State Board of Education are placed on the ballot ascertified by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-14-105;
(g) if candidates for membership on a local board of education were selected in a primaryelection, the name of the candidate who received the most votes in the primary election is listedfirst on the ballot;
(h) if candidates for membership on a local board of education were not selected in theprimary election, the names of the candidates are listed on the ballot in the order determined by alottery conducted by the county clerk; and
(i) each group is preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seekelection, and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or more," according to the number to beelected.
(4) Each election officer shall ensure that:
(a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed on the ballot in accordancewith Section 20A-6-107;
(b) ballot propositions submitted to the voters are listed on the ballot in accordance with
Section 20A-6-107; and
(c) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under thetitle assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206.
Amended by Chapter 202, 2009 General Session