{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-6-401","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-6-401","heading":"Ballots for municipal primary elections.","body":"(1) Each election officer shall ensure that:\n(a) the following endorsements are printed in 18-point bold type:\n(i) \"Official Primary Ballot for ____ (City or Town), Utah\";\n(ii) the date of the election;\n(iii) before January 1, 2027, a facsimile of the signature of the election officer and the election officer's title in eight point type; and\n(iv) beginning on January 1, 2027, \"Certified by\" followed by the title of the election officer, without the election officer's name;\n(b) immediately below the election officer's title, two one-point parallel horizontal rules separate endorsements from the rest of the ballot;\n(c) immediately below the horizontal rules, an \"Instructions to Voters\" section is printed in 10-point bold type that states: \"To vote for a candidate, mark the space adjacent to the name(s) of the person(s) you favor as the candidate(s) for each respective office.\" followed by two one-point parallel rules;\n(d) after the rules, the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination is printed and the words, \"Vote for one\" or \"Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)\" are printed in 10-point bold type, followed by a hair-line rule;\n(e) after the hair-line rule, the names of the candidates are printed in heavy face type between lines or rules three-eighths inch apart, in accordance with Sections 20A-6-109 and 20A-6-110, with surnames last and grouped according to the office that the candidates seek;\n(f) a square with sides not less than one-fourth inch long is printed immediately adjacent to the names of the candidates; and\n(g) the candidate groups are separated from each other by one light and one heavy line or rule.\n(2) A municipal primary ballot may not contain any space for write-in votes.\n(3) Beginning on January 1, 2027:\n(a) an election officer's or county clerk's name may not appear on the return envelope for a ballot; and\n(b) except to the extent required to list an election officer's or county clerk's name as a candidate on the ballot, a ballot may not include the name of the election officer or county clerk.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-6 Ballot Form","Part 20A-6-4 Ballot Form Requirements for Municipal Elections"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter6/20A-6-S401.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7f7b1058cf5c80a5beeafab17a363feca004d4c78dc4b3b74daf91dab4f24cc9","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-6-304","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-6-401.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}