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UT Code § 20A-2-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 3 - County Clerk's Voter Registration Responsibilities|Section 308 - Lieutenant governor and county clerks to preserve records.

 Effective 5/13/2014  20A-2-308. Lieutenant governor and county clerks to preserve records.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Voter registration record" means a record concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring that the official register is accurate and current.     (b) "Voter registration record" does not include a record that:   (i) relates to a person's decision to decline to register to vote; or     (ii) identifies the particular public assistance agency, discretionary voter registration agency, or Driver License Division through which a particular voter registered to vote.         (2) The lieutenant governor and each county clerk shall:   (a) preserve for at least two years all records relating to voter registration, including:   (i) the official register; and     (ii) the names and addresses of all persons to whom the notice required by Section 20A-2-306 was sent and a notation as to whether or not the person responded to the notice;       (b) make a voter registration record available for public inspection, except for a voter registration record, or part of a voter registration record that is classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; and     (c) allow a record or part of a record described in Subsection (2)(b) that is not classified as a private record to be photocopied for a reasonable cost.      Amended by Chapter 373, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 20A-2-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 2 - Voter Registration|Part 4 - Crimes Involving Voter Registration|Section 401 - Fraudulent registration -- Penalty.

 Effective 5/12/2015  20A-2-401. Fraudulent registration -- Penalty.    (1)   (a) An individual may not willfully register to vote, or cause, procure, or allow himself or herself to be registered to vote, knowing that the individual is not eligible to register to vote under Section 20A-2-101.     (b) A person may not willfully cause, procure, advise, encourage, or assist any individual to be registered to vote, knowing or believing that the individual is not eligible to register to vote under Section 20A-2-101.       (2)   (a) An individual may not willfully preregister to vote, or allow himself or herself to be preregistered to vote, knowing that the individual is not eligible to preregister to vote under Section 20A-2-101.1.     (b) A person may not willfully cause, advise, encourage, or assist an individual to preregister to vote, knowing or believing that the individual is not eligible to preregister to vote under Section 20A-2-101.1.       (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 130, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 1 - General Voting Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Voting." Enacted by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 1 - General Voting Provisions|Section 102 - Residency and age requirements of voters.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-102. Residency and age requirements of voters.    (1) An individual may vote in any regular general election or statewide special election if that individual has registered to vote in accordance with Chapter 2, Voter Registration.     (2) An individual may vote in the presidential primary election or a regular primary election if:   (a) that individual has registered to vote in accordance with Chapter 2, Voter Registration; and     (b) that individual's political party affiliation, or unaffiliated status, allows the person to vote in the election.       (3) An individual may vote in a municipal general election, municipal primary election, local special election, local district election, and bond election if that individual:   (a) has registered to vote in accordance with Chapter 2, Voter Registration; and     (b) is a resident of a voting district or precinct within the local entity that is holding the election.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 1 - General Voting Provisions|Section 103 - Age requirements for primary elections -- 17-year-olds may vote.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-103. Age requirements for primary elections -- 17-year-olds may vote.  An individual who is 17 years of age may vote in a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, or a presidential primary election, if:  (1) the individual will be 18 years of age on or before the day of the general election that immediately follows the regular primary election, municipal primary election, or presidential primary election;     (2) the individual is registered to vote in accordance with Chapter 2, Voter Registration;     (3) the individual's political party affiliation, or unaffiliated status, allows the individual to vote in the election; and     (4) the individual otherwise complies with the requirements to vote in the primary election.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 1 - General Voting Provisions|Section 104 - Voting by secret ballot.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-104. Voting by secret ballot.  All voting at each regular and municipal general election, at each statewide or local special election, at each primary election, at each local district election, and at each bond election shall be by secret ballot. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 1 - General Voting Provisions|Section 105 - Employee's right to time off for election.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-105. Employee's right to time off for election.    (1)   (a) Each employer shall allow any voter to be absent from service or employment on election day for not more than two hours between the time the polls open and close.     (b) The voter shall apply for a leave of absence before election day.     (c)   (i) The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent.     (ii) If the employee requests the leave of absence at the beginning or end of the work shift, the employer shall grant that request.       (d) The employer may not deduct from an employee's usual salary or wages because of the absence.       (2) This section does not apply to an employee who has three or more hours between the time polls open and close during which the employee is not employed on the job.     (3) Any employer who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 2 - Voting Procedures|Section 201 - Voting methods.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-201. Voting methods.    (1) Except for an election conducted entirely by mail under Section 20A-7-609.5, a voter may vote as follows:   (a) by mail;     (b) at a polling location during early voting hours;     (c) at a polling location on election day when the polls are open;     (d) if the voter is an individual with a disability, by voting remotely, via a mechanical ballot or via electronic means if approved by the election officer;     (e) electronically or via a federal write-in absentee ballot if the voter is a covered voter, as defined in Section 20A-16-102; or     (f) by emergency ballot, in accordance with Part 3, Emergency Ballots.       (2) A voter may not vote at a polling place if the voter voted by mail or in a manner described in Subsections (1)(d) through (f).    Enacted by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 2 - Voting Procedures|Section 205 - Manner of voting -- Provisional ballot.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-205. Manner of voting -- Provisional ballot.    (1) The poll workers shall follow the procedures and requirements of this section when:   (a) the individual's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3a-803 or 20A-3a-805;     (b) the individual's name is not found on the official register; or     (c) the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has provided valid voter identification.       (2) When faced with one of the circumstances described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b), the poll worker shall:   (a) request that the individual provide valid voter identification; and     (b) review the identification provided by the individual.       (3) If the poll worker is satisfied that the individual has provided valid voter identification that establishes the individual's identity and residence in the voting precinct:   (a) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall:   (i) record in the official register the type of identification that established the individual's identity and place of residence;     (ii) record the provisional ballot envelope number in association with the name of the individual; and     (iii) direct the individual to sign the individual's name in the official register or pollbook; and       (b) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:   (i) give the individual a provisional ballot; and     (ii) allow the individual to enter the voting booth.         (4) If the poll worker is not satisfied that the individual has provided valid voter identification that establishes the individual's identity and residence in the voting precinct:   (a) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall:   (i) record in the official register that the voter did not provide valid voter identification;     (ii) record in the official register the type of identification that was provided by the individual, if any;     (iii) record the provisional ballot envelope number in association with the name of the individual; and     (iv) direct the individual to sign the individual's name in the official register or pollbook; and       (b) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:   (i) give the individual a provisional ballot; and     (ii) allow the individual to enter the voting booth.         (5) When, at a polling place, the election officer is required to furnish more than one version of a ballot, the poll workers at that polling place shall give the registered voter the version of the ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 2 - Voting Procedures|Section 206 - Writing in names -- Effect of unnecessary marking of cross.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-206. Writing in names -- Effect of unnecessary marking of cross.    (1)   (a) A voter may cast a write-in vote on a manual ballot by writing the name of a valid write-in candidate in the blank write-in section of the ballot.     (b) A voter may not cast a write-in vote on a manual ballot by affixing a sticker or label with the name of a write-in candidate in the blank write-in section of the ballot.       (2) A voter may cast a write-in vote on a mechanical ballot by:   (a) marking the appropriate position opposite the area for entering a write-in candidate for the office sought by the candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote; and     (b) entering the name of a valid write-in candidate in the write-in selection area.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 49, 2020 General Session, (Coordination Clause)Amended by Chapter 49, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-207 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 2 - Voting Procedures|Section 207 - No ballots may be taken away -- Spoiled ballots.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-207. No ballots may be taken away -- Spoiled ballots.    (1) If any voter spoils a ballot, the voter may successively obtain others, one at a time, not exceeding three in all, upon returning each spoiled one.     (2) If any ballot is spoiled by the printer or a poll worker, the poll worker shall give the voter a new ballot.     (3) The poll worker shall:   (a) immediately write the word "spoiled" across the face of the ballot; and     (b) place the ballot in the envelope for spoiled ballots.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-208 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 2 - Voting Procedures|Section 208 - Assisting disabled, illiterate, or blind voters.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-208. Assisting disabled, illiterate, or blind voters.    (1) Any voter who has a disability, or is blind, unable to read or write, unable to read or write the English language, or is physically unable to enter a polling place, may be given assistance by an individual of the voter's choice.     (2) The individual providing assistance may not be:   (a) the voter's employer;     (b) an agent of the employer;     (c) an officer or agent of the voter's union; or     (d) a candidate.       (3) The person providing assistance may not request, persuade, or otherwise induce the voter to vote for or vote against any particular candidate or issue or release any information regarding the voter's selection.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-209 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 2 - Voting Procedures|Section 209 - Instructions to voters.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-209. Instructions to voters.    (1) If any voter, after entering a voting booth, asks for further instructions concerning the manner of voting, two poll workers, each from a different political party, shall instruct the voter.     (2) After instructing the voter, and before the voter casts a vote, the poll worker shall leave the voting booth so that the voter may vote in secret.     (3) A poll worker instructing a voter about the voting process may not request, suggest, or seek to persuade or induce the voter to vote for or against any particular ticket, any particular candidate, or for or against any ballot proposition.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 3 - Emergency Ballots|Section 301 - Emergency ballots.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-301. Emergency ballots.    (1) As used in this section, "hospitalized voter" means a registered voter who:   (a) is hospitalized or otherwise confined to a medical or long-term care institution;     (b) does not have a manual ballot in the voter's immediate possession;     (c) is able to vote a manual ballot; and     (d) is not able to acquire a manual ballot without the assistance of another individual.       (2) A hospitalized voter may, in accordance with this section, obtain a manual ballot to use as an emergency ballot and vote at any time after the election officer mails manual ballots to the majority of voters and before the close of polls on election day.     (3)   (a) Any individual may obtain an emergency ballot application, a manual ballot, and a manual ballot envelope from the election officer on behalf of a hospitalized voter by requesting a ballot and application in person at the election officer's office during business hours.     (b) The election officer shall require the individual to sign a statement identifying the individual and the hospitalized voter.       (4) To vote, the hospitalized voter shall complete the emergency ballot application, complete and sign the affidavit on the manual ballot envelope, mark the voter's votes on the manual ballot, place the manual ballot into the envelope, and seal the envelope unless a different method is authorized under Section 20A-1-308.     (5) To be counted, the emergency voter application and the sealed manual ballot envelope must be returned to the election officer's office in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-401.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 4 - Disposition of Ballots|Section 401.5 - Ballot tracking system.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-3a-401.5. Ballot tracking system.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Ballot tracking system" means the system described in this section to track and confirm the status of trackable ballots.     (b) "Change in the status" includes:   (i) when a trackable ballot is mailed to a voter;     (ii) when an election official receives a voted trackable ballot; and     (iii) when a voted trackable ballot is counted.       (c) "Trackable ballot" means a manual ballot that is:   (i) mailed to a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-202;     (ii) deposited in the mail by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204; or     (iii) deposited in a ballot drop box by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204.       (d) "Voter registration database" means the statewide voter registration database described in Section 20A-2-109.       (2)   (a) The lieutenant governor shall develop and maintain a statewide or locally based system to track and confirm when there is a change in the status of a trackable ballot.     (b) The ballot tracking system shall be operational on or before May 1, 2022.       (3) Beginning on May 1, 2022, if a voter elects to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of the voter's trackable ballot, the ballot tracking system shall, when there is a change in the status of the voter's trackable ballot:   (a) send a text message notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number;     (b) send an email notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and     (c) send a notification by another electronic means directed by the lieutenant governor.       (4) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system and the state-provided website described in Section 20A-7-801 automatically share appropriate information to ensure that a voter is able to confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot via the state-provided website free of charge.     (5) The ballot tracking system shall include a toll-free telephone number or other offline method by which a voter can confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot.     (6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system:   (a) is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or other security measures; and     (b) is only used for the purposes described in this section.      Enacted by Chapter 100, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-403 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 4 - Disposition of Ballots|Section 403 - Frauds and malfeasance in voting -- Penalty.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-403. Frauds and malfeasance in voting -- Penalty.    (1)   (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully falsify the voter affidavits required by this part.     (b) Any person violating this Subsection (1) is guilty of perjury and may be prosecuted and punished as provided in Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 5, Falsification in Official Matters.       (2)   (a) It is unlawful for any election officer to:   (i) refuse or neglect to perform any of the duties required by this part; or     (ii) violate any of the provisions of this part.       (b) Any person who violates this Subsection (2) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 5 - Voting Offenses|Section 501 - Prohibited conduct at polling place -- Other prohibited activities.

 Effective 8/31/2020  20A-3a-501. Prohibited conduct at polling place -- Other prohibited activities.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "electioneering" includes any oral, printed, or written attempt to persuade persons to refrain from voting or to vote for or vote against any candidate or issue; and     (b) "polling place" means the physical place where ballots are cast and includes the physical place where a ballot drop box is located.       (2)   (a) An individual may not, within a polling place or in any public area within 150 feet of the building where a polling place is located:   (i) do any electioneering;     (ii) circulate cards or handbills of any kind;     (iii) solicit signatures to any kind of petition; or     (iv) engage in any practice that interferes with the freedom of voters to vote or disrupts the administration of the polling place.       (b) A county, municipality, school district, or local district may not prohibit electioneering that occurs more than 150 feet from the building where a polling place is located, but may regulate the place and manner of that electioneering to protect the public safety.       (3)   (a) An individual may not obstruct the doors or entries to a building in which a polling place is located or prevent free access to and from any polling place.     (b) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or municipal law enforcement officer shall prevent the obstruction of the entrance to a polling place and may arrest an individual creating an obstruction.       (4) An individual may not solicit any voter to show the voter's ballot.     (5)   (a) An individual may not knowingly possess or control another individual's voted manual ballot, unless:   (i) the individual is an election official or postal worker acting in the capacity of an election official or postal worker;     (ii) the individual possesses or controls the voted ballot in accordance with Section 20A-3a-301, relating to emergency ballots;     (iii) the possession or control is authorized in order to deliver a military-overseas ballot in accordance with Chapter 16, Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act;     (iv) subject to Section 20A-3a-208, the individual is authorized by a voter to possess or control the voter's voted ballot if the voter needs assistance delivering the ballot due to the voter's age, illness, or disability; or     (v) the individual resides in the same household as the voter.       (b) A violation of Subsection (5)(a) does not invalidate the ballot.       (6) An individual who violates any provision of this section is, in addition to the penalties described in Subsections 20A-1-609(2) and (3), guilty of a class A misdemeanor.     (7) A political subdivision may not prohibit political signs that are located more than 150 feet away from a polling place, but may regulate their placement to protect public safety.    Amended by Chapter 17, 2020 Special Session 6