Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Lieutenant Governor
Title R623 - Elections
Rule R623-4 - Processing Partisan Candidate Nomination Petitions
Section R623-4-4 - Uniform Nomination Petition Processing Standards
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 623-4-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
A. Nomination Petition Packet Submission Procedure.
1. Any candidate who submits a
nomination petition for verification shall submit their nomination petition
packets, personally or by a designated agent, to the filing officer before the
deadlines established in Sections
20A-9-403
and
20A-9-408.
2. A candidate's initial submission of
nomination petition signatures must contain sufficient signatures to meet or
exceed the qualification threshold.
3. At the time of submitting any nomination
petition, a candidate or designated agent must provide the following, on a form
provided by the filing officer:
a. The
candidate's contact information.
b.
The estimated number of nomination petition packets in the
submission.
c. The estimated number
of signatures in the submission.
d.
For a candidate's initial submission of petition signatures, a signed statement
that the initial submission contains the amount of signatures required to meet
the qualification threshold.
4. The filing officer shall provide the
candidate a receipt of the submission that includes the following:
a. The date and submission time.
b. A copy of the form required by Subsection
(A)(3).
5. The filing
officer shall reject a submission if:
a. the
candidate fails to provide the form required in Subsection (A)(3);
b. for a candidate's initial submission of
petition signatures, the submission does not contain the amount of signatures
required to meet or exceed the qualification threshold;
c. the candidate did not meet the submission
deadline established in Sections
20A-9-403
and
20A-9-408;
or
d. the candidate has already met
the qualification threshold.
6. If the filing officer rejects a submission
in accordance with Subsection (A)(5), the filing officer shall provide the
candidate with a written explanation of the rejection.
B. Supplementing Nomination Petition Packets.
1. Candidates may submit supplemental
nomination petition packets following their initial submission until the filing
officer notifies the candidate that they have met the qualification threshold
in accordance with Subsection (E)(1) or until the deadlines established in
Sections
20A-9-403
and
20A-9-408,
whichever comes first.
2. The
intake of supplemental nomination petition packets shall comply with Subsection
(A)(1) and Subsections (A)(3) through (A)(6).
3. The processing of supplemental nomination
petition packets shall comply with Subsection (C)(1) through (E)(1).
C. Order of Nomination Petition Packet Verification.
1. The filing officer
shall verify nomination petition submissions in the order received.
2. The filing officer shall ensure that
nomination petition packets for candidates for the same office are not verified
simultaneously.
D. Verifying Nomination Petition Packets.
1. The
filing officer shall verify nomination petition packets in accordance with
Section
20A-7-206.3.
2. If an individual signed two candidate
nomination petitions for the same office, the signature on the first submitted
nomination petition that meets the requirements of Subsection (A)(2) shall be
valid.
3. The filing officer shall
verify each signature of a nomination petition until the candidate has
sufficient signatures to meet the qualification threshold.
4. The filing officer may discontinue the
verification of a nomination petition if the candidate officially withdraws
their candidacy or withdraws their notice of intent to gather
signatures.
E. Communication of Results to the Candidate.
1.
Within one business day after verifying each signature in a candidate's
submission, the filing officer shall notify the candidate of the total number
of valid signatures in the submission and whether the candidate has met the
qualification threshold.
2. Within
one business day after the candidate meets or exceeds the qualification
threshold, the filing officer shall notify the candidate that the candidate has
met the qualification threshold.
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