{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-3a-206","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-3a-206","heading":"Writing in names -- Effect of unnecessary marking of cross.","body":"(1)\n(a) A voter may cast a write-in vote on a manual ballot by writing the name of a valid write-in candidate in the blank write-in section of the ballot.\n(b) A voter may not cast a write-in vote on a manual ballot by affixing a sticker or label with the name of a write-in candidate in the blank write-in section of the ballot.\n(2) A voter may cast a write-in vote on a mechanical ballot by:\n(a) marking the appropriate position opposite the area for entering a write-in candidate for the office sought by the candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote; and\n(b) entering the name of a valid write-in candidate in the write-in selection area.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-3a Voting","Part 20A-3a-2 Voting Procedures"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter3a/20A-3a-S206.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"f6eff10fb98a58e3098abc9318608b4bb56933f90825f6c2b643567674f91ba0","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-3a-205","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-3a-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}