Section 20A-4-601 - DefinitionsAs used in this part:
(1) "Candidate amplifier" means the product of:(a) two less than the total number of candidates in a given ballot-counting phase of a multi-candidate race; and(2) "First preference ranking" means the candidate selected as the candidate most preferred by a voter, as indicated by: (b) if the voter does not assign the number one to any candidate, the number two.(3) "Multi-candidate race" means a nonpartisan municipal race where:(a) for the election of at-large officers, the number of candidates who qualify for the race exceeds the total number of seats to be filled; or(b) for the election of an officer other than an at-large officer, more than two candidates qualify to run for one office.(4) "Participating municipality" means a municipality that is participating in the pilot project, in accordance with Subsection 20A-4-602(3).(5) "Pilot project" means the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project created in Section 20A-4-602.(6) "Recount threshold" means the sum of the candidate amplifier and the following:(a) for a ballot-counting phase in which fewer than 100 valid rankings are counted, 0.21%;(b) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 100, but fewer than 500, valid rankings are counted, 0.19%;(c) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 500, but fewer than 1,000, valid rankings are counted, 0.17%;(d) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 1,000, but fewer than 5,000, valid rankings are counted, 0.15%;(e) for a ballot-counting phase in which at least 5,000, but fewer than 10,000, valid rankings are counted, 0.13%; and(f) for a ballot-counting phase in which 10,000 or more valid rankings are counted, 0.11%.(7) "Valid" means that the ballot is marked in a manner that permits the ranking to be counted during the applicable ballot-counting phase.Amended by Chapter 342, 2022 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/4/2022.Added by Chapter 187, 2018 General Session ,§ 11, eff. 5/8/2018.Affected by 63I-2-220 on 1/1/2026