20A-9-405. Nomination petitions for regular primary elections.
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Effective 5/25/2026
20A-9-405. Nomination petitions for regular primary elections.
(1)This section applies to the form and circulation of nomination petitions for regular primary elections described in Subsection 20A-9-403(3)(a) .
(2)A candidate for elective office, and the agents of the candidate, may not circulate nomination petitions until the candidate has submitted a declaration of candidacy in accordance with Subsection 20A-9-202(1) .
(3)For the manual candidate qualification process, the nomination petitions shall be in substantially the following form:
(a)the petition shall be printed on paper 8.5 inches long and 11 inches wide;
(b)the petition shall be ruled with a horizontal line .75 inches from the top, with the space above that line blank for purposes of binding;
(c)the petition shall be headed by a caption stating the purpose of the petition and the name of the proposed candidate;
(d)the petition shall feature the following statement in no less than eight-point, single leaded type:
"WARNING
It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to knowingly sign a nomination petition with any name other than the person's own name, or more than once for the same candidate, or if the person is not registered to vote in this state.
WARNING TO SIGNERS WITH PRIVATE VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS
If you sign this petition, your voter identification number and the date you signed may be publicly disclosed. This disclosure may occur even if you are an at-risk voter with a voter registration record that has been classified as a private record.";
(e)the petition shall feature 10 lines spaced .5 inches apart and consecutively numbered one through 10;
(f)the signature portion of the petition shall be divided into columns headed by the following titles:
(i)Registered Voter's Printed Name;
(ii)Signature of Registered Voter;
(iii)Party Affiliation of Registered Voter;
(iv)Birth Date or Age (Optional);
(v)Street Address, City, Zip Code; and
(vi)Date of Signature; and
(g)a photograph of the candidate may appear on the nomination petition.
(4)For the electronic candidate qualification process, the lieutenant governor shall design an electronic form, using progressive screens, that includes:
(a)the following statement:
"WARNING
It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to knowingly sign a nomination petition with any name other than the person's own name, or more than once for the same candidate, or if the person is not registered to vote in this state.
WARNING TO SIGNERS WITH PRIVATE VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDS
If you sign this petition, your voter identification number and the date you signed may be publicly disclosed. This disclosure may occur even if you are an at-risk voter with a voter registration record that has been classified as a private record."; and
(b)the following information for each individual who signs the petition:
(i)name;
(ii)party affiliation;
(iii)date of birth or age, (optional);
(iv)street address, city, zip code;
(v)date of signature;
(vi)other information required under Section 20A-21-201 ; and
(vii)other information required by the lieutenant governor.
(5)For the manual candidate qualification process, if one or more nomination petitions are bound together, a final page shall be bound to the nomination petition(s) that contains the circulator verification sheet described in Subsection 20A-1-1004(1) .
(6)The lieutenant governor shall prepare and make public model nomination petition forms and associated instructions.
(7)A nomination petition circulator:
(a)must be at least 18 years old; and
(b)may affiliate with any political party.
(8)It is unlawful for any person to:
(a)knowingly sign the nomination petition described in this section or Section 20A-9-408 :
(i)with any name other than the person's own name;
(ii)more than once for the same candidate; or
(iii)if the person is not registered to vote in this state;
(b)sign the verification of a signature for a nomination petition if the person:
(i)has not witnessed the signing by those persons whose names appear on the nomination petition; or
(ii)knows that a person whose signature appears on the nomination petition is not registered to vote in this state;
(c)pay any person to sign a nomination petition; or
(d)pay any person to circulate a nomination petition unless the payment is based on:
(i)an hourly rate; or
(ii)a rate per valid signature.
(9)Any person violating Subsection
(8)is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(a)A voter who signs a nomination petition may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by, no later than three business days after the day on which the candidate files the petition with the appropriate filing officer, submitting to the filing officer a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed.
(b)A statement described in Subsection (10)(a) shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(2) .
(c)The filing officer shall use the procedures described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(3) to determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a nomination petition after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature.
Amended by Chapter 102 , 2026 General Session