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, Town, or Metro Township), Utah";
      • (ii) the date of the election; and
      • (iii) a facsimile of the signature of the election officer and the election officer's title in eight point type;
    • (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 following 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 flush with the left-hand margin and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)" are printed to extend to the extreme right of the column 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 the order specified under Section 20A-6-305 with surnames last and grouped according to the office that they 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.




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