(1)
Each election officer shall ensure that:
(a)
the following endorsements are printed in 18 point bold type:
(i)
"Official Primary Ballot for ____ (City or Town), Utah";
(ii)
the date of the election; and
(iii)
a facsimile of the signature of the election officer and the election officer's title in eight point type;
(b)
immediately below the election officer's title, two one-point parallel horizontal rules separate endorsements from the rest of the ballot;
(c)
immediately below the horizontal rules, an "Instructions to Voters" section is printed in 10 point bold type that states: "To vote for a candidate, mark the space adjacent to the name(s) of the person(s) you favor as the candidate(s) for each respective office." followed by two one-point parallel rules;
(d)
after the rules, the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination is printed and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)" are printed in 10-point bold type, followed by a hair-line rule;
(e)
after the hair-line rule, the names of the candidates are printed in heavy face type between lines or rules three-eighths inch apart, in the order specified under Section
20A-6-305
with surnames last and grouped according to the office that they seek;
(f)
a square with sides not less than one-fourth inch long is printed immediately adjacent to the names of the candidates; and
(g)
the candidate groups are separated from each other by one light and one heavy line or rule.
(2)
A municipal primary ballot may not contain any space for write-in votes.
History
Amended by
Chapter
465
,
2024
General Session
,
§
6
, eff.
5/1/2024
.
Amended by
Chapter
438
,
2024
General Session
,
§
65
, eff.
5/1/2024
.
Amended by
Chapter
45
,
2023
General Session
,
§
12
, eff.
5/3/2023
.
Amended by
Chapter
31
,
2020
General Session
,
§
104
, eff.
5/12/2020
.
Amended by
Chapter
274
,
2018
General Session
,
§
18
, eff.
5/8/2018
.
Amended by
Chapter
176
,
2016
General Session
,
§
17
, eff.
5/10/2016
.
Amended by
Chapter
68
,
2012
General Session
,
§
2
, eff.
5/8/2012
.
Amended by
Chapter
292
,
2011
General Session