Section 20A-6-301 - Manual ballots - Regular general election(1) Each election officer shall ensure that: (a) all manual ballots furnished for use at the regular general election contain: (i) no captions or other endorsements except as provided in this section;(ii) no symbols, markings, or other descriptions of a political party or group, except for a registered political party that has chosen to nominate its candidates in accordance with Section 20A-9-403; and(iii) no indication that a candidate for elective office has been nominated by, or has been endorsed by, or is in any way affiliated with a political party or group, unless the candidate has been nominated by a registered political party in accordance with Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5);(b) at the top of the ballot, the following endorsements are printed in 18 point bold type: (i) "Official Ballot for ____ County, Utah";(ii) the date of the election; and(iii) the words "certified by the Clerk of __________ County" or, as applicable, the name of a combined office that includes the duties of a county clerk; (c) unaffiliated candidates, candidates not affiliated with a registered political party, and all other candidates for elective office who were not nominated by a registered political party in accordance with Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5), are listed with the other candidates for the same office in accordance with Section 20A-6-305, without a party name or title;(d) each ticket containing the lists of candidates, including the party name and device, are separated by heavy parallel lines;(e) the offices to be filled are plainly printed immediately above the names of the candidates for those offices;(f) the names of candidates are printed in capital letters, not less than one-eighth nor more than one-fourth of an inch high in heavy-faced type not smaller than 10 point, between lines or rules three-eighths of an inch apart; and(g) on a ticket for a race in which a voter is authorized to cast a write-in vote and in which a write-in candidate is qualified under Section 20A-9-601: (i) the ballot includes a space for a write-in candidate immediately following the last candidate listed on that ticket; or(ii) for the offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor, the ballot includes two spaces for write-in candidates immediately following the last candidates on that ticket, one placed above the other, to enable the entry of two valid write-in candidates.(2) An election officer shall ensure that: (a) each individual nominated by any registered political party under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5), and no other individual, is placed on the ballot: (i) under the registered political party's name, if any; or(ii) under the title of the registered political party as designated by them in their certificates of nomination or petition, or, if none is designated, then under some suitable title;(b) the names of all unaffiliated candidates that qualify as required in Chapter 9, 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 ballot instead 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 candidates to 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 up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)" extend to the extreme right of the column;(d) the nonpartisan candidates are grouped according to the office for which they are candidates;(e) the names in each group are placed in the order specified under Section 20A-6-305 with the surnames last; and(f) each group is preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates seek election, and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)," according to the number to be elected.(4) Each election officer shall ensure that: (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed on the ballot in accordance with Section 20A-6-107;(b) ballot propositions submitted to the voters are listed on the ballot in accordance with Section 20A-6-107;(c) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206; and(d) the judicial retention section of the ballot includes a statement at the beginning directing voters to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission's website in accordance with Subsection 20A-12-201(4).Amended by Chapter 136, 2021 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 344, 2020 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 49, 2020 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session ,§ 101, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 274, 2018 General Session ,§ 17, eff. 5/8/2018.Amended by Chapter 66, 2016 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 392, 2015 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 169, 2014 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/13/2014.Amended by Chapter 17, 2014 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by Chapter 68, 2012 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/8/2012.Amended by Chapter 292, 2011 General Session