1. (1) "ADA box" means the information required under Subsection 20A-3a-401(7)(d).
2. (2) "Cured ballot" means a ballot for which the notice described in Subsection 20A-3a-401(6) has been returned and is eligible to be counted.

3. (3) "Verification criteria" for signatures means;

   1. (a) general agreement in style and appearance;
   2. (b) consistency in terms of size and proportion of individual letters; and
   3. (c) similarity in flow, slant, and spacing.

4. (4) "Considerations" for signatures means:

   1. (a) accounting for change in signature due to age, disability, accident, or other factors that may impact the quality or consistency of a signature; and
   2. (b) no threshold of minor discrepancies should outweigh the general character of two signatures that appear so similar that they must have been written by the same hand.
5. (5) "Substantially similar" means that two or more signatures share significant characteristics and resemble each other to a considerable extent, but are not necessarily identical.
6. (6) "Reasonably consistent" means the same thing as substantially similar for the purposes of this rule.

In addition to the terms defined in Section 20A-1-102, the following definitions apply to this rule:

KEY: Elections, Lieutenant Governor, signature, verification, ADA, disability, voting

Date of Last Change: October 23, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 20A-3a-401(13); 20A-3a-106(3)