Utah Code § 20A-6-401

Ballots for municipal primary elections
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(1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
(a) the following endorsements are printed in 18-point bold type:
(i) "Official Primary Ballot for ____ (City or Town), Utah";
(ii) the date of the election;
(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
(iv) beginning on January 1, 2027, "Certified by" followed by the title of the election officer,
without the election officer's name;
(b) immediately below the election officer's title, two one-point parallel horizontal rules separate
endorsements from the rest of the ballot;
(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;
(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;
(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;
(f) a square with sides not less than one-fourth inch long is printed immediately adjacent to the
names of the candidates; and
(g) the candidate groups are separated from each other by one light and one heavy line or rule.
(2) A municipal primary ballot may not contain any space for write-in votes.

(3) Beginning on January 1, 2027:
(a) an election officer's or county clerk's name may not appear on the return envelope for a ballot;
and
(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.

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