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UT Code § 20A-13-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 13 - Elections to Federal Offices|Part 3 - Presidential Electors|Section 303 - Filling vacancies.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-13-303. Filling vacancies.  If there is a vacancy in the office of presidential elector because of death, refusal to act, failure to attend, ineligibility, or any other cause, the individual or political party represented by the elector who caused the vacancy shall immediately fill the vacancy. Amended by Chapter 22, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-13-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 13 - Elections to Federal Offices|Part 3 - Presidential Electors|Section 304 - Meeting to ballot -- Casting ballot for individual not nominated by elector's candidate or party.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-13-304. Meeting to ballot -- Casting ballot for individual not nominated by elector's candidate or party.    (1) The electors shall meet at the office of the lieutenant governor at the state capitol at noon of the first Wednesday of the January after their election, or at noon of any other day designated by the Congress of the United States of America.     (2) After convening, the electors shall perform their duties in conformity with the United States Constitution and laws.     (3) Any elector who casts an electoral ballot for an individual not nominated by the individual, or by the party of which the elector is an elector, except in the cases of death or felony conviction of a candidate, is considered to have resigned from the office of elector, the elector's vote may not be recorded, and the remaining electors shall appoint another individual to fill the vacancy.    Amended by Chapter 22, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-14-101.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 1 - State School Board - Nomination and Election|Section 101.1 - Definitions.

 Effective 11/16/2021  20A-14-101.1. Definitions.  As used in this part:   (1) "Board" means the State Board of Education.     (2) "Board block equivalency file" means the electronic file designated as SB2005S07_BEF.txt that assigns each of Utah's 71,207 census blocks to a particular State Board of Education district.     (3) "Board shapefile" means the electronic shapefile that:   (a) is the resulting projection of the Board block equivalency file; and     (b) stores the boundary of each of the 15 State Board of Education districts.       (4) "Census block" means any one of the 71,207 individual geographic areas into which the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided the state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete population tabulation from the 2020 decennial census.     (5) "Shapefile" means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information.    Amended by Chapter 10, 2021 Special Session 2
UT Code § 20A-14-101.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 1 - State School Board - Nomination and Election|Section 101.5 - State Board of Education -- Number of members -- State Board of Education district boundaries.

 Effective 11/16/2021  20A-14-101.5. State Board of Education -- Number of members -- State Board of Education district boundaries.    (1) The State Board of Education shall consist of 15 members, with one member to be elected from each State Board of Education district.     (2) The Legislature adopts the official census population figures and maps of the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce developed in connection with the taking of the 2020 national decennial census as the official data for establishing State Board of Education district boundaries.     (3)   (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the Legislature enacts the district numbers and boundaries of the State Board of Education districts designated in the Board block equivalency file and resulting Board shapefile that is the electronic component of Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 10:   (i) for purposes of nominating and electing certain members of the State Board of Education beginning January 1, 2022; and     (ii) for all other purposes beginning January 1, 2023.       (b) The Legislature shall ensure that the Board shapefile, and the State Board of Education district boundaries generated from the Board shapefile, are accessible on the Utah Legislature's website.      Amended by Chapter 10, 2021 Special Session 2
UT Code § 20A-14-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 1 - State School Board - Nomination and Election|Section 102 - State Board of Education districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.

 Effective 11/16/2021  20A-14-102. State Board of Education districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.    (1)   (a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the Board block equivalency file enacted by the Legislature and the resulting Board shapefile with the lieutenant governor's office.     (b) The legal boundaries of State Board of Education districts are contained in the Board shapefile on file with the lieutenant governor's office.       (2)   (a) The lieutenant governor shall:   (i) verify the Board block equivalency file that the Legislature files under Subsection (1) using block equivalency file security code "3045e67dd19fd1085282c1d9a89a7873" and the resulting Board shapefile;     (ii) generate maps of each State Board of Education district from the Board shapefile; and     (iii) ensure that the district maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's website.       (b) If there is any inconsistency between the district maps and the Board shapefile resulting from the Board block equivalency file, the Board shapefile is controlling.      Amended by Chapter 10, 2021 Special Session 2
UT Code § 20A-14-102.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 1 - State School Board - Nomination and Election|Section 102.1 - Omissions from maps -- How resolved.

 Effective 11/16/2021  20A-14-102.1. Omissions from maps -- How resolved.    (1) If any area of the state is omitted from a State Board of Education district in the Board shapefile in the possession of the lieutenant governor's office, the county clerk of the affected county, upon discovery of the omission, shall attach the area to the appropriate State Board of Education district according to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3).     (2) If the omitted area is surrounded by a single State Board of Education district, the county clerk shall attach the area to that district.     (3) If the omitted area is contiguous to two or more State Board of Education districts, the county clerk shall attach the area to the district that has the least population, as determined by the Utah Population Committee.     (4) The county clerk shall certify in writing and file with the lieutenant governor any attachment made under this section.    Amended by Chapter 10, 2021 Special Session 2
UT Code § 20A-14-104.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 1 - State School Board - Nomination and Election|Section 104.1 - State Board of Education -- Candidacy.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-14-104.1. State Board of Education -- Candidacy.    (1) A person interested in becoming a candidate for the office of State Board of Education member shall:   (a) file a declaration of candidacy in accordance with Sections 20A-9-201 and 20A-9-202;     (b) file a certificate of nomination in accordance with Sections 20A-9-501, 20A-9-502, and 20A-9-503; or     (c) seek placement on the ballot as a write-in candidate in accordance with Sections 20A-9-601 and 20A-9-602.       (2) The office of State Board of Education member may be filled by an individual running as a member of a political party, as unaffiliated, or as a write-in candidate.    Amended by Chapter 507, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-14-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 2 - Election of Members of Local Boards of Education|Section 203 - Becoming a member of a local board of education -- Declaration of candidacy -- Election.

 Effective 3/17/2016  20A-14-203. Becoming a member of a local board of education -- Declaration of candidacy -- Election.    (1) An individual may become a candidate for a local school board:   (a)   (i) in the 2016 general election, by filing a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk, in accordance with Section 20A-9-202, before 5 p.m. on March 17, 2016; or     (ii) in a general election held after 2016, by filing a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk on or after the second Friday in March, and before 5 p.m. on the third Thursday in March, before the next regular general election; and       (b) by paying the fee described in Section 20A-9-202.       (2)   (a) The term of office for an individual elected to a local board of education is four years, beginning on the first Monday in January after the election.     (b) A member of a local board of education shall serve until a successor is elected or appointed and qualified.     (c) A member of a local board of education is "qualified" when the member takes or signs the constitutional oath of office.      Amended by Chapter 16, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 20A-14-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 2 - Election of Members of Local Boards of Education|Section 204 - Effect of transfer of a district on composition of local school board.

20A-14-204. Effect of transfer of a district on composition of local school board.  If a portion of one school district becomes part of another school district, any member of the board of education residing within the transferred portion becomes a member of the board of the transferee district and shall serve the remainder of the term to which the member was elected.  Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 20A-14-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 2 - Election of Members of Local Boards of Education|Section 205 - Vacancies on local school boards.

20A-14-205. Vacancies on local school boards.  Vacancies on local school boards shall be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-511.  Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 20A-14-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 14 - Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards|Part 2 - Election of Members of Local Boards of Education|Section 206 - Student petition for student member on local school board.

 Effective 3/22/2018  20A-14-206. Student petition for student member on local school board.    (1) A student petition requesting that a local school board appoint a nonvoting student member to the board may be submitted to the board under this section.     (2) The petition shall have the signatures of at least 500 students regularly enrolled in high school in the district or at least 10% of the number of students regularly enrolled in high school in the district, whichever is less.     (3)   (a) Upon receipt of the petition, the board may appoint a nonvoting student member to serve a one-year term on the local school board as an addition to the number of regular members authorized by law.     (b) A student member's term begins July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year.       (4) A student board member shall be enrolled in a high school in the district and may be less than 18 years old.     (5) A student member may participate in all board meetings, except executive sessions.     (6)   (a) A student board member shall receive the same expense allowance granted other board members under Section 53G-4-204.     (b) A student member is not liable for any acts of the governing board.      Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 20A-15-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 15 - Convention to Ratify Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Part 1 - Selection of Delegates to the Convention|Section 101 - Scope and application of chapter.

20A-15-101. Scope and application of chapter.    (1) The procedures contained in this section govern when the Congress of the United States:   (a) proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and     (b) directs that the amendment be ratified by conventions in each state.       (2) If Congress prescribes the manner in which the conventions shall be constituted and does not except those states that have established procedures for constituting ratification conventions:   (a) this chapter is inoperative;     (b) the convention shall be constituted and shall operate as the congressional resolution or Act of Congress directs; and     (c) all state officers who are authorized or directed to take any action to constitute a ratification convention in Utah shall do so.      Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 20A-15-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 15 - Convention to Ratify Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Part 1 - Selection of Delegates to the Convention|Section 102 - Election to elect convention delegates.

20A-15-102. Election to elect convention delegates.    (1) The governor shall:   (a) issue a proclamation establishing the date of an election to elect 21 delegates to Utah's ratification convention from the state at large;     (b) ensure that the election is held at least as soon as the next regular general election occurring more than three months after the amendment has been proposed by Congress; and     (c) either call a special election or schedule the election to be held at the same time as a regular or municipal general election.       (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the election shall be conducted according to the procedures for a regular general election contained in this title.    Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 20A-15-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 15 - Convention to Ratify Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Part 1 - Selection of Delegates to the Convention|Section 103 - Delegates -- Candidacy -- Qualifications -- Nominating procedures.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-15-103. Delegates -- Candidacy -- Qualifications -- Nominating procedures.    (1) Candidates for the office of delegate to the ratification convention shall be citizens, residents of Utah, and at least 21 years old.     (2) Persons wishing to be delegates to the ratification convention shall:   (a) circulate a nominating petition meeting the requirements of this section; and     (b) obtain the signature of at least 100 registered voters.       (3)   (a) A single nominating petition may nominate any number of candidates up to 21, the total number of delegates to be elected.     (b) Nominating petitions may not contain anything identifying a candidate's party or political affiliation.     (c) Each nominating petition shall contain a written statement signed by each nominee, indicating either that the candidate will:   (i) vote for ratification of the proposed amendment; or     (ii) vote against ratification of the proposed amendment.       (d) A nominating petition containing the names of more than one nominee may not contain the name of any nominee whose stated position in the nominating petition is inconsistent with that of any other nominee listed in the petition.       (4)   (a) Candidates shall file their nominating petitions with the lieutenant governor before 5 p.m. no later than 40 days before the proclaimed date of the election.     (b) Within 10 days after the last day for filing the petitions, the lieutenant governor shall:   (i) declare nominated the 21 nominees in favor of ratification and the 21 nominees against ratification whose nominating petitions have been signed by the largest number of registered voters;     (ii) decide any ties by lot drawn by the lieutenant governor; and     (iii) certify the nominated candidates of each group to the county clerk of each county within the state.        Amended by Chapter 255, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-15-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 15 - Convention to Ratify Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Part 2 - Ratification Convention Procedures|Section 201 - Convening -- Vacancies -- Election of officers -- Journal of proceedings.

20A-15-201. Convening -- Vacancies -- Election of officers -- Journal of proceedings.    (1) The delegates to the convention shall convene at the state capitol at noon on the 28th day after their election to pass upon the question of whether or not the proposed amendment shall be ratified.     (2)   (a) If, at the time the convention convenes, there is a vacancy in the convention, the delegates from the group from which the delegate creating the vacancy was elected shall, by majority vote, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.     (b) If the convention contains no other delegates from the group from which the delegate creating the vacancy was elected, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.       (3) The convention may:   (a) elect a president, secretary, and other officers; and     (b) adopt its own rules.       (4) The convention shall:   (a) keep a journal of its proceedings;     (b) record in the journal the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the proposed amendment; and     (c) file the journal with the lieutenant governor after the convention adjourns.       (5)   (a) Delegates to the ratification convention shall:   (i) serve without pay;     (ii) receive a per diem of $4 per day while the convention is in session; and     (iii) receive mileage at the rate of 10 cents per mile for the distance necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the place of meeting by the most usual route.       (b) The lieutenant governor shall pay the per diem and mileage, together with the necessary expenses of the convention for printing and stenographic services, from the state treasury.      Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 20A-15-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 15 - Convention to Ratify Amendments to the Constitution of the United States|Part 2 - Ratification Convention Procedures|Section 202 - Certificate of ratification.

20A-15-202. Certificate of ratification.    (1) If the convention agrees, by vote of a majority of the total number of delegates, to ratify the proposed amendment, the president and secretary of the convention shall:   (a) prepare and sign a certificate to that effect; and     (b) transmit it to the lieutenant governor.       (2) Upon receipt of a ratification certificate, the lieutenant governor shall transmit the certificate under the great seal of the state to the Secretary of State of the United States.    Enacted by Chapter 1, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 20A-16-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 16 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

20A-16-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act."  Enacted by Chapter 327, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 20A-16-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 16 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-16-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Covered voter" means:   (a) a uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter who is registered to vote in the state; or     (b) a uniformed-service voter whose voting residence is in the state and who otherwise satisfies the state's voter eligibility requirements.       (2) "Dependent" means an individual recognized as a dependent by a uniformed service.     (3) "Federal postcard application" means the application prescribed under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Sec. 101(b)(2), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973ff(b)(2).     (4) "Federal write-in absentee ballot" means the ballot described in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, Sec. 103, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973ff-2.     (5) "Military-overseas ballot" means:   (a) a federal write-in absentee ballot;     (b) a ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter; or     (c) a ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter.       (6) "Overseas voter" means a United States citizen who is outside the United States.     (7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.     (8) "Uniformed service" means:   (a) active and reserve components of the armed forces as defined in Section 68-3-12.5;     (b) the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or     (c) the National Guard.       (9) "Uniformed-service voter" means an individual who is qualified to vote and is:   (a) a member of the active or reserve components of the armed forces who is on active duty;     (b) a member of the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States;     (c) a member on activated status of the National Guard; or     (d) a spouse or dependent of a member referred to in Subsections (9)(a) through (c).       (10) "United States" means the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.    Amended by Chapter 93, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-16-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 16 - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Application to elections.

20A-16-103. Application to elections.  The voting procedures in this chapter apply to an election authorized by this title.  Enacted by Chapter 327, 2011 General Session