UT SB0264

Amends Utah Code 20A-11-1203.5 to add a new exception to the existing 60-day blackout period that prohibits public officials from using public funds for mass communications featuring their photograph or prominently displayed name before elections

Allows public officials' photographs to appear in regularly published public entity newsletters within the 60-day pre-election period if included as part of a neutral candidate profile

Requires the candidate profile to display all candidates for the same elective office in the same time, place, and manner, and prohibits promoting or opposing any individual's candidacy

Maintains existing exceptions allowing publicly funded communications in response to constituent inquiries, communications to other public officials, news releases, and legally required mailings

Takes effect on May 6, 2026