{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-11-1206","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-11-1206","heading":"Exclusions.","body":"(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public official from speaking, campaigning, contributing personal money, or otherwise exercising the public official's individual First Amendment rights for political purposes.\n(2)\n(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from providing factual information about a ballot proposition to the public, so long as the information grants equal access to both the opponents and proponents of the ballot proposition.\n(b) A county or municipality may not provide any information to the public about a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum unless the county or municipality:\n(i) provides the information in a manner required, or expressly permitted, by law; or\n(ii) is directly providing information solely to a person or a group of people in response to a question asked by the person or group of people.\n(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public entity from the neutral encouragement of voters to vote.\n(4) Nothing in this chapter prohibits an elected official from campaigning or advocating for or against a ballot proposition.\n(5) Subject to Subsection (6), a county or municipality may expend a reasonable amount of public funds to:\n(a) prepare and publish a written argument or written rebuttal argument in accordance with Section 20A-7-401.5, 20A-7-402, or 59-1-1604; or\n(b) prepare an argument for, and present an argument at, a public meeting under Section 20A-7-405 or 59-1-1605.\n(6) A county or municipality may not:\n(a) publish an argument or rebuttal argument prepared under Section 20A-7-401.5 or 20A-7-402, unless, at the same time and in the same manner, the county or municipality publishes each opposing argument and rebuttal argument that:\n(i) relates to the same proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum; and\n(ii) complies with the requirements of Section 20A-7-401.5 or 20A-7-402;\n(b) publish an argument or rebuttal argument for or against a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum that was not prepared and submitted in accordance with Section 20A-7-401.5 or 20A-7-402; or\n(c) present an argument or rebuttal argument for or against a proposed initiative, initiative, proposed referendum, or referendum at a public meeting, unless the county or municipality provides equal opportunity for persons to present opposing arguments and rebuttal arguments at the public meeting.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-11 Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements","Part 20A-11-12 Political Activities of Public Entities Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter11/20A-11-S1206.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"859f4af9b5aebca904f67d79351851eab395e5341489efdbc24156206faae638","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-11-1205","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-11-1301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}