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Utah Admin. Code 623-4-4 : Lieutenant Governor — Elections —4 - Processing Partisan Candidate Nomination Petitions —4-4 - Uniform Nomination Petition Processing Standards
Text
A.
Nomination Petition Packet Submission Procedure.
1.
Any candidate who submits a nomination petition for verification shall submit their nomination petition packets, personally or by a designated agent, to the filing officer before the deadlines established in Sections
20A-9-403
and
20A-9-408
.
2.
A candidate's initial submission of nomination petition signatures must contain sufficient signatures to meet or exceed the qualification threshold.
3.
At the time of submitting any nomination petition, a candidate or designated agent must provide the following, on a form provided by the filing officer:
a.
The candidate's contact information.
b.
The estimated number of nomination petition packets in the submission.
c.
The estimated number of signatures in the submission.
d.
For a candidate's initial submission of petition signatures, a signed statement that the initial submission contains the amount of signatures required to meet the qualification threshold.
4.
The filing officer shall provide the candidate a receipt of the submission that includes the following:
a.
The date and submission time.
b.
A copy of the form required by Subsection (A)(3).
5.
The filing officer shall reject a submission if:
a.
the candidate fails to provide the form required in Subsection (A)(3);
b.
for a candidate's initial submission of petition signatures, the submission does not contain the amount of signatures required to meet or exceed the qualification threshold;
c.
the candidate did not meet the submission deadline established in Sections
20A-9-403
and
20A-9-408
; or
d.
the candidate has already met the qualification threshold.
6.
If the filing officer rejects a submission in accordance with Subsection (A)(5), the filing officer shall provide the candidate with a written explanation of the rejection.
B.
Supplementing Nomination Petition Packets.
1.
Candidates may submit supplemental nomination petition packets following their initial submission until the filing officer notifies the candidate that they have met the qualification threshold in accordance with Subsection (E)(1) or until the deadlines established in Sections
20A-9-403
and
20A-9-408
, whichever comes first.
2.
The intake of supplemental nomination petition packets shall comply with Subsection (A)(1) and Subsections (A)(3) through (A)(6).
3.
The processing of supplemental nomination petition packets shall comply with Subsection (C)(1) through (E)(1).
C.
Order of Nomination Petition Packet Verification.
1.
The filing officer shall verify nomination petition submissions in the order received.
2.
The filing officer shall ensure that nomination petition packets for candidates for the same office are not verified simultaneously.
D.
Verifying Nomination Petition Packets.
1.
The filing officer shall verify nomination petition packets in accordance with Section
20A-7-206.3
.
2.
If an individual signed two candidate nomination petitions for the same office, the signature on the first submitted nomination petition that meets the requirements of Subsection (A)(2) shall be valid.
3.
The filing officer shall verify each signature of a nomination petition until the candidate has sufficient signatures to meet the qualification threshold.
4.
The filing officer may discontinue the verification of a nomination petition if the candidate officially withdraws their candidacy or withdraws their notice of intent to gather signatures.
E.
Communication of Results to the Candidate.
1.
Within one business day after verifying each signature in a candidate's submission, the filing officer shall notify the candidate of the total number of valid signatures in the submission and whether the candidate has met the qualification threshold.
2.
Within one business day after the candidate meets or exceeds the qualification threshold, the filing officer shall notify the candidate that the candidate has met the qualification threshold.
Utah Admin. Code R623-4-4
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-1, effective 12/8/2015
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-24, effective 12/8/2020
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