2006 Utah Code - 20A-6-303 — Regular general election -- Ballot sheets.

     20A-6-303.   Regular general election -- Ballot sheets.
     (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
     (a) copy on the ballot sheets or ballot labels, as applicable, are arranged in approximately the same order as paper ballots;
     (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are printed in vertical columns or in a series of separate pages;
     (c) the ballot sheet or any pages used for the ballot label are of sufficient number to include, after the list of candidates:
     (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and
     (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
     (d) a voting square or position is included where the voter may record a straight party ticket vote for all the candidates of one party by one mark or punch;
     (e) the tickets are printed in the order determined by the county clerk;
     (f) the office titles are printed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
     (g) the party designation of each candidate is printed to the right or below the candidate's name; and
     (h) (i) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one page;
     (ii) if all candidates for one office cannot be listed in one column or grouped on one page:
     (A) the ballot sheet or ballot label shall be clearly marked to indicate that the list of candidates is continued on the following column or page; and
     (B) approximately the same number of names shall be printed in each column or on each page; and
     (i) arrows shall be used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate and on each measure.
     (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
     (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed under the heading "Constitutional Amendment Number __" with the number of the constitutional amendment as assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
     (b) propositions submitted to the voters by the Utah Legislature are listed under the heading "State Proposition Number __" with the number of the state proposition as assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
     (c) propositions submitted to the voters by a county are listed under the heading "County Proposition Number __" with the number of the county proposition as assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
     (d) propositions submitted to the voters by a school district are listed under the heading "School District Proposition Number __" with the number of the school district proposition as assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
     (e) state initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading "Citizen's State Initiative Number __" with the number of the state initiative as assigned under Section 20A-7-209 placed in the blank;
     (f) county initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading "Citizen's County Initiative Number __" with the number of the county initiative as assigned

under Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank;
     (g) state referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading "Citizen's State Referendum Number __" with the number of the state referendum as assigned under Sections 20A-7-209 and 20A-7-308 placed in the blank;
     (h) county referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the heading "Citizen's County Referendum Number __" with the number of the county referendum as assigned under Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank; and
     (i) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed under the title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206.

Amended by Chapter 326, 2006 General Session