20A-8-102 - Organization of newly registered political parties -- Rights. - Utah Statutes

20A-8-102. Organization of newly registered political parties -- Rights.
(1) Any organization of voters whose organization did not participate in the last regulargeneral election, or whose organization polled a total vote equivalent to less than 2% of the totalvote cast for all representatives in Congress for any of its candidates in the last regular generalelection shall comply with the requirements of this chapter to become a registered political party.
(2) (a) Unless an organization of registered voters is a registered political party under thischapter, it may not place the names of candidates representing that organization upon the primaryand regular general election ballots under the common organization name.
(b) Nothing in this subsection prohibits an organization of voters from qualifyingcandidates as independent candidates or as write-in candidates.

Amended by Chapter 137, 1994 General Session