§ UCA § 20A-11-1702Definitions

Effective 5/7/2025

20A-11-1702. 
Definitions.
As used in this part:


(1)
"Clearly identified" means:


(a)
the name of the candidate appears;





(b)
a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or





(c)
the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous reference.








(2)



(a)
"Independent expenditure" means an expenditure by a person expressly advocating the success or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot proposition if the expenditure is not made in coordination with, or at the request or suggestion of:


(i)
a candidate;





(ii)
a candidate's personal campaign committee;





(iii)
a member of a candidate's personal campaign committee;





(iv)
a political action committee for which the candidate is an officer with primary decision making authority;





(v)
an agent of a candidate; or





(vi)
a political issues committee.








(b)
"Independent expenditure" includes:


(i)
the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, including design and production costs; and





(ii)
a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b)(i).











(3)



(a)
"Public communication" means a communication by:


(i)
broadcast, cable, satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank; or





(ii)
another medium used for political advertising to the general public.








(b)
"Public communication" does not include:


(i)
a news story, a commentary, or an editorial disseminated by a broadcasting station, including a cable television operator, programmer, or producer, satellite television or radio provider, website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, that is not controlled by a candidate or political party; or





(ii)
a candidate debate or forum.











(4)
"Telephone bank" means 500 or more identical or substantially similar telephone calls within any 30-calendar-day period.



Amended by Chapter 448, 2025 General Session