Utah Ballot Access
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Utah FEC Information
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ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
Phone:(801)538-1041
E-mail: elections@utah.gov
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION
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Getting on the Ballot for 2012
Unaffiliated Candidate Petition
Declaration of Candidacy Form
Signatures Needed:5,000 Signatures
Start collecting: Immediately!
Filing Deadline: between the second Friday in March and 5 p.m. on August 15
Filing Fee: $500
Recognized party qualifications:
Petition: 2,000 signatures Or participated in the last general election and polled a total vote for any of its candidates equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives [20A-8-101(1)]
Primary ballot access:
Obtain party certification [20A-9-803 (iii)] File declaration of candidacy
Fee: $500 [20A-9-803 (iv)]
Deadline: January 15 [20A-9-803 (i)(1)(b)]
Party filing fees: Democrats—none; Republicans—$5,000 fee to the party, or a petition with a percentage of signatures from each county
General ballot access for independent candidates:
Petition: 1,000 signatures
Deadline: August 30 [20A-9-502(2)(a)]
Last day to withdraw from the ballot: no deadline
Primary date: In Utah the holding of a state Presidential primary election is dependent upon funding by the state legislature, which did not occur for 2004. Consequently, the Utah State Democratic Party plans to conduct a party-run Presidential preference primary on February 24, 2004. [20A-1-201.5]
Participation: Democrats— open primary in 2000, but may be closed in 2004; Republicans—closed primary
Voter registration: 20 days before the election by mail; 8 days before the election in person Source: The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....
Write-In Information
To become a valid write-in candidate for a state or federal office, an individual must file a Declaration of Write-In Candidacy no later than 30 days before the regular general election. The form for a write-in candidate for President is “2008 Declaration of Write-In Candidacy For The Office of President of the United States”. Federal office candidates may file the declaration by mail or in person with the Lt. Governor's Office (Room E-325 East Building, State Capitol Complex). Write-in candidates must meet the qualifications required for the state or federal office they are seeking. Filing the Declaration of Write-In Candidacy means that write-in votes for the candidate will be counted. The candidate's name will not appear on the ballot. There is no fee.
Source: Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/
