UT Presidential Ballot Access
Utah Presidential Ballot Access Requirements
State-level general-election presidential ballot access requirements for Utah, including party nomination, petition access, and write-in rules where available in the NASS summary.
Party Nomination
Political Party Nomination
A presidential candidate nominated by a registered political party may be placed on the general election ballot. Each registered political party must certify the names of the candidates for president and vice-president to the lieutenant governor no later than August 31st, or provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification of a candidate for president from the national office of the registered party. Each registered party must certify to the lieutenant governor no later than August 31st the names of the presidential electors. To qualify as a registered political party an organization must have participated in the last general election and in at least one of the last two regular general elections received for any of its candidates for any office a total vote equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives in the same election. An organization may become a registered political party by filing with the lieutenant governor no later than November 30th of the year in which a regular general election will be held a petition containing the signatures of at least 2,000 registered voters. If a newly registered political party does not hold a national party convention the party may designate the names of its candidate for president and the names of the presidential electors to the lieutenant governor by August 15th.
Petition Access
Petition / Independent Candidate Access
An independent presidential candidate may obtain ballot access for the general election by filing with the lieutenant governor a certificate of nomination and a nominating petition containing the signatures of 1,000 registered voters no later than the 4th business day after the filing period begins on January 2nd of the year in which the next regular general election is held.
Write-In
Write-In Rules
A write-in candidate for president must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the lieutenant governor no later than 65 days before the election.
Legal Citations
Source Citations
- Utah Code Ann. §§ 20A-8-101, 20A-8-103, 20A-8-106, 20A-9-202, 20A-9-502, 20A-9-503, 20A-9-601, 20A-13-301
Source and Use
How to Read This Ballot Access Data
This reference is generated from NASS Summary: State Laws Regarding Presidential Ballot Access for the General Election.
- Primary source
- NASS ballot access summary PDF
- Coverage
- General-election presidential ballot access requirements by state, as summarized by NASS.
- Use note
- Informational reference only; verify current law with the state election office, current statutes, and legal counsel.
- These entries summarize general-election presidential ballot access rules for political party nominees, petition candidates, fee access where listed, and write-in candidacies.
- Ballot access law can change through statutes, court decisions, and state election guidance. Verify requirements with the state election office before relying on them.
- This reference does not state whether any candidate has qualified for a state ballot.
- This page is informational and is not legal advice or a filing procedure guide.