1. (1) "Candidate" means a valid candidate who has filed for office within the current calendar year, or an individual who is submitting nomination packets on behalf of the candidate, such as a volunteer or contractor.

2. (2) "Conflicted race" means a race where:

   1. (a) the current Governor is seeking reelection;
   2. (b) the lieutenant governor is the reviewing officer and the race is for an office that the lieutenant governor is seeking; or
   3. (c) the County Clerk is the reviewing officer and the race is for an office that the County Clerk is seeking.
3. (3) "Filing Officer" for the purposes of this rule means the same as defined in Subsection 20A-9-101(7).
4. (4) "Qualification threshold" means the number of signatures required for a given office as set forth in Subsections 20A-9-403(3)(a)(ii) and 20A-9-408(8)(b).
5. (5) "Reasonably consistent" means the same thing as substantially similar for the purposes of this rule.

6. (6) "Reviewing officer" for the purposes of this rule means:

   1. (a) the lieutenant governor for federal, state, and multicounty legislative and state school board races;
   2. (b) a County Clerk with whom the lieutenant governor has contracted to provide nomination petition signature verification services; or
   3. (c) the County Clerk for single county legislative and state school board races within the County Clerk's county.
7. (7) "Substantially similar" means that two or more signatures share significant characteristics and resemble each other to a considerable extent, but are not necessarily identical.
8. (8) "Verification criteria" for signatures means the same thing as it is defined in Section R623-11-3.

KEY: candidate petitions, election law, elections

Date of Last Change: January 21, 2026

Notice of Continuation: December 8, 2020

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art. VII, Secs. 1 and 14; 20A-9