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2012 Utah Code
Title 20A - Election Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 304 - Tie votes.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 20A-1-304 (2012)
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20A-1-304. Tie votes.

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if two or more candidates for a position have an equal and the highest number of votes for any office, the election officer shall determine by lot which candidate is selected in a public meeting in the presence of each person subject to the tie within 30 days of the canvass or within 30 days of the recount if one is requested or held.

(2) For any municipal primary election, if two or more candidates for a position have an equal and the highest number of votes for any office, the election officer shall determine by lot which candidate is selected in a public meeting in the presence of each person subject to the tie within five days of the canvass or within five days of the recount if one is requested or held.


Amended by Chapter 20, 2001 General Session

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