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Utah Code § 20A-3a-206

Writing in names -- Effect of unnecessary marking of cross

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session; Amended by Chapter 49, 2020 General Session, (Coordination Clause); Amended by Chapter 49, 2020 General Session

(1)

(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.

(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.

(2) A voter may cast a write-in vote on a mechanical ballot by:

(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

(b) entering the name of a valid write-in candidate in the write-in selection area.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.