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UT Code § 20A-3a-805 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 8 - Watchers|Section 805 - Challenges to a voter's eligibility at polling place -- Procedure.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-805. Challenges to a voter's eligibility at polling place -- Procedure.    (1)   (a) A poll worker, a watcher, or an individual who resides in the jurisdiction to which the election relates may, at a polling place, challenge an individual's eligibility to vote a particular ballot or to vote in that election if:   (i) the individual making the challenge and the challenged individual are both present at the polling place at the time the challenge is made; and     (ii) the challenge is made before the challenged individual applies for a ballot.       (b) An individual may make a challenge by orally stating the challenged individual's name and the basis for the challenge, as provided under Section 20A-3a-803.       (2) The poll worker shall record a challenge in the official register or on the challenge sheets in the pollbook, including:   (a) the name of the challenged individual;     (b) the name of the individual making the challenge; and     (c) the basis upon which the challenge is made.       (3) If an individual's eligibility to vote is challenged under this section, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-205.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-3a-806 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 3a - Voting|Part 8 - Watchers|Section 806 - Election official or watcher revealing vote.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-3a-806. Election official or watcher revealing vote.    (1) It is unlawful for an election official or watcher to reveal to another person the name of a candidate or ballot proposition for whom a voter has voted or to communicate to another person the election official or watcher's opinion, belief, or impression regarding for whom or what a voter has voted.     (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 1 - Counting Ballots and Tabulating Results|Section 103 - Preparing ballots cast at a polling place for the counting center.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-4-103. Preparing ballots cast at a polling place for the counting center.    (1) This section governs the preparation of ballots for the counting center when the ballots are cast at a polling place.     (2)   (a) As soon as the polls have been closed and the last qualified voter has voted, the poll workers shall prepare the ballots for delivery to the counting center as provided in this section.     (b) The poll workers, election officers, and other persons may not manually count any votes before delivering the ballots to the counting center.       (3) The poll workers shall:   (a) complete the statement of disposition of ballots and all other forms required by the election officer;     (b) place a copy of the forms described in Subsection (3)(a) and the voted ballots in a sealed container;     (c) place all provisional ballots in the container provided for returning provisional ballots to the counting center and seal the container; and     (d) deliver to the counting center:   (i) the items described in Subsections (3)(a) through (c); and     (ii) any other items required by the election officer.        Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 1 - Counting Ballots and Tabulating Results|Section 106 - Manual ballots -- Sealing.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-4-106. Manual ballots -- Sealing.    (1) After the official canvas of an election, the election officer shall store all election returns in containers that identify the containers' contents.     (2) After the ballots are stored under Subsection (1), the ballots may not be examined by anyone, except when examined during a recount conducted under the authority of Section 20A-4-401 or Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 2 - Transmittal and Disposition of Ballots and Election Returns|Section 201 - Delivery of election returns.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-4-201. Delivery of election returns.    (1) At least two poll workers shall deliver the ballots and other items described in Subsection 20A-4-103(3)(d) to:   (a) the election officer; or     (b) the location directed by the election officer.       (2)   (a) Before they adjourn, the poll workers shall choose two or more of their number to deliver the election returns to the election officer.     (b) The poll workers shall:   (i) deliver the unopened envelopes to the election officer or counting center immediately but no later than 24 hours after the polls close; or     (ii) if the polling place is 15 miles or more from the county seat, mail the election returns to the election officer by registered mail from the post office most convenient to the polling place within 24 hours after the polls close.         (3) The election officer shall pay each poll worker reasonable compensation for travel that is necessary to deliver the election returns and to return to the polling place.     (4) The requirements of this section do not prohibit transmission of the unofficial vote count to the counting center via electronic means, provided that reasonable security measures are taken to preserve the integrity and privacy of the transmission.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 2 - Transmittal and Disposition of Ballots and Election Returns|Section 202 - Election officers -- Disposition of ballots -- Release of number of provisional ballots cast.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-4-202. Election officers -- Disposition of ballots -- Release of number of provisional ballots cast.    (1) Upon receipt of the election returns from the poll workers, the election officer shall:   (a) ensure that the poll workers have provided all of the ballots and election returns;     (b) inspect the ballots and election returns to ensure that they are sealed;     (c) for manual ballots, deposit and lock the ballots and election returns in a safe and secure place;     (d) for mechanical ballots:   (i) count the ballots; and     (ii) deposit and lock the ballots and election returns in a safe and secure place; and       (e) for bond elections, provide a copy of the election results to the board of canvassers of the local political subdivision that called the bond election.       (2) Each election officer shall:   (a) before 5 p.m. on the day after the date of the election, determine the number of provisional ballots cast within the election officer's jurisdiction and make that number available to the public;     (b) preserve ballots for 22 months after the election or until the time has expired during which the ballots could be used in an election contest;     (c) preserve all other official election returns for at least 22 months after an election; and     (d) after that time, destroy them without opening or examining them.       (3)   (a) The election officer shall package and retain all tabulating cards and other materials used in the programming of the automatic tabulating equipment.     (b) The election officer:   (i) may access these tabulating cards and other materials;     (ii) may make copies of these materials and make changes to the copies;     (iii) may not alter or make changes to the materials themselves; and     (iv) within 22 months after the election in which they were used, may dispose of those materials or retain them.         (4)   (a) If an election contest is begun within 12 months, the election officer shall:   (i) keep the ballots and election returns unopened and unaltered until the contest is complete; or     (ii) surrender the ballots and election returns to the custody of the court having jurisdiction of the contest when ordered or subpoenaed to do so by that court.       (b) When all election contests arising from an election are complete, the election officer shall either:   (i) retain the ballots and election returns until the time for preserving them under this section has run; or     (ii) destroy the ballots and election returns remaining in the election officer's custody without opening or examining them if the time for preserving them under this section has run.        Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 3 - Canvassing Returns|Section 301 - Board of canvassers.

 Effective 5/13/2014  20A-4-301. Board of canvassers.    (1)   (a) Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for:   (i) the county; and     (ii) each local district whose election is conducted by the county if:   (A) the election relates to the creation of the local district;     (B) the county legislative body serves as the governing body of the local district; or     (C) there is no duly constituted governing body of the local district.         (b) The board of county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county legislative body, at a date and time determined by the county clerk that is no sooner than seven days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election.     (c) If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by appointing in the order named:   (i) the county treasurer;     (ii) the county assessor; or     (iii) the county sheriff.       (d) Attendance of the number of persons equal to a simple majority of the county legislative body, but not less than three persons, shall constitute a quorum for conducting the canvass.     (e) The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.       (2)   (a) The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal canvassers for the municipality.     (b) The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the municipal legislative body:   (i) for canvassing of returns from a municipal general election, no sooner than seven days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election; or     (ii) for canvassing of returns from a municipal primary election, no sooner than seven days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election.       (c) Attendance of a simple majority of the municipal legislative body shall constitute a quorum for conducting the canvass.       (3)   (a) The legislative body of the entity authorizing a bond election is the board of canvassers for each bond election.     (b) The board of canvassers for the bond election shall comply with the canvassing procedures and requirements of Section 11-14-207.     (c) Attendance of a simple majority of the legislative body of the entity authorizing a bond election shall constitute a quorum for conducting the canvass.      Amended by Chapter 377, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 3 - Canvassing Returns|Section 302 - Duties of the board of canvassers -- Receiving returns.

20A-4-302. Duties of the board of canvassers -- Receiving returns.    (1) If the election returns from each voting precinct in which polls were opened have been received at the time the board of canvassers convenes, the board of canvassers shall canvass the election returns as provided in this part.     (2) If all of the election returns have not been received, the board shall postpone the canvass from day to day, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until:   (a) all of the election returns are received; or     (b) the board has postponed the canvass seven times.       (3)   (a) If the election officer has not received the election returns from any voting precinct within seven days after the election, the election officer shall send a messenger to the judges to obtain the missing election returns.     (b) The messenger shall obtain the election returns from the judges and return the election returns to the election officer.     (c) The election officer shall pay the messenger 10 cents per mile for the distance necessarily traveled.       (4) If the board determines that election returns were not received from a voting precinct because the polls did not open in that precinct, the board shall:   (a) sign a certificate attesting to that fact; and     (b) file the certificate with the election officer.      Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 3 - Canvassing Returns|Section 303 - Duties of the board of canvassers -- Canvassing the returns.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-4-303. Duties of the board of canvassers -- Canvassing the returns.    (1)   (a) Before the board of canvassers convenes, the election officer shall:   (i) count the ballots;     (ii) prepare a certified summary of:   (A) all ballots counted; and     (B) all ballots not counted, with an explanation regarding the reason the ballots were not counted; and       (iii) make available to the board of canvassers for inspection, all ballots, registers, books, and forms related to the election.       (b) The board of canvassers shall canvass the election returns by publicly:   (i) reviewing the summary reports prepared by the election officer and any ballots, registers, books, or forms requested by the board of canvassers; and     (ii) certifying the votes cast:   (A) each person voted for; and     (B) for and against each ballot proposition voted upon at the election.         (c) The board of canvassers shall, once having begun the canvass, continue until it is completed.       (2) In canvassing returns, the board of canvassers may not:   (a) reject any election returns if the board can determine the number of votes cast for each person from it;     (b) reject any election returns if the election returns:   (i) do not show who administered the oath to the judges of election;     (ii) show that the election judges failed to fill out all the certificates in the pollbooks; or     (iii) show that the election judges failed to do or perform any other act in preparing the returns that is not essential to determine for whom the votes were cast; or       (c) reject any returns from any voting precinct that do not conform with the requirements for making, certifying, and returning the returns if those returns are sufficiently explicit to enable the board of canvassers to determine the number of votes cast for each person and for and against each ballot proposition.       (3)   (a) If it clearly appears to the election officer and board of canvassers that certain matters are omitted or that clerical mistakes exist in election returns received, the election officer shall correct the omissions and mistakes.     (b) The clerk and the board of canvassers may adjourn from day to day to await receipt of corrected election material.       (4) If a recount is conducted as authorized by Section 20A-4-401, the board of canvassers shall canvass the results of that recount as provided in this section and Section 20A-4-401.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 3 - Canvassing Returns|Section 305 - Delivery of checked official register to county clerk after canvass.

20A-4-305. Delivery of checked official register to county clerk after canvass.  Within 10 days after the canvass of a November municipal election, local district election, bond election, or special election, the clerk or recorder shall transmit the checked official register to the county clerk.  Amended by Chapter 228, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 4 - Recounts and Election Contests|Section 402 - Election contests -- Grounds.

20A-4-402. Election contests -- Grounds.    (1) The election or nomination of any person to any public office, and the declared result of the vote on any ballot proposition or bond proposition submitted to a vote of the people may be contested according to the procedures established in this part only:   (a) for malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the judges of election at any polling place, or of any board of canvassers, or any judge or member of the board sufficient to change the result;     (b) when the person declared elected was not eligible for the office at the time of the election;     (c) when the person declared elected has:   (i) given or offered to any registered voter, judge, or canvasser of the election any bribe or reward in money, property, or anything of value for the purpose of influencing the election; or     (ii) committed any other offense against the elective franchise;       (d) when illegal votes have been received or legal votes have been rejected at the polls sufficient to change the result;     (e) for any error of any board of canvassers or judges of election in counting the votes or declaring the result of the election, if the error would change the result;     (f) when the election result would change because a sufficient number of ballots containing uncorrected errors or omissions have been received at the polls;     (g) when the candidate declared elected is ineligible to serve in the office to which the candidate was elected;     (h) when an election judge or clerk was a party to malconduct, fraud, or corruption sufficient to change the result of the election; and     (i) for any other cause that shows that another person was legally elected.       (2) Any irregularity or improper conduct by the election judges does not void an election unless the irregularity or improper conduct would result in the election of a person who did not receive the highest number of legal votes.     (3) When any election held for any office is contested because of any irregularity or improper conduct on the part of a judge of any voting precinct, a court, upon proof of the irregularity or improper conduct may not set aside the election unless the irregularity or improper conduct would change the result for that office.    Amended by Chapter 105, 2005 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-404 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 4 - Recounts and Election Contests|Section 404 - Election contest -- Calendaring and disposition.

20A-4-404. Election contest -- Calendaring and disposition.    (1)   (a) Upon receipt of the petition, the clerk shall inform the chief judge of the court having jurisdiction.     (b) The chief judge shall issue an order:   (i) assigning the case to a district court judge, if the district court has jurisdiction; and     (ii) setting a date and time, not less than 10 nor more than 30 days from the date the petition was filed to hear and determine the contest.       (c) The clerk shall:   (i) issue a subpoena for the person whose right to the office is contested to appear at the time and place specified in the order; and     (ii) cause the subpoena to be served.         (2) The court shall meet at the time and place designated to determine the contest.     (3)   (a) If it is necessary for the court to inspect the ballots of any voting precinct in order to determine any election contest the judge may order the proper officer to produce them.     (b) The judge shall:   (i) open and inspect the ballots in open court in the presence of the parties or their attorneys; and     (ii) immediately after the inspection, seal them in an envelope and return them, by mail or otherwise, to their legal custodian.         (4)   (a) If the petition, response, or counterclaim alleges an error in the canvass sufficient to change the result, the court may order and conduct a recount of the ballots or vote tabulation.     (b) The court may also require the production of any documents, records, and other evidence necessary to enable it to determine the legality or illegality of any vote cast or counted.     (c)   (i) After all the evidence in the contest is submitted, the court shall enter its judgment, either confirming the election result or annulling and setting aside the election.     (ii) If the court determines that a person other than the one declared elected received the highest number of legal votes, the court shall declare that person elected.        Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-405 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 4 - Recounts and Election Contests|Section 405 - Election contests -- Costs.

20A-4-405. Election contests -- Costs.    (1) The court shall enter judgment for costs against the party contesting the election if:   (a) the proceedings are dismissed for:   (i) insufficiency of pleading or proof; or     (ii) want of prosecution; or       (b) the election is confirmed by the court.       (2) The court shall enter judgment for costs against the party whose election was contested if the election is annulled and set aside.     (3)   (a) Each party is liable for the costs of the officers and witnesses that appeared on his behalf.     (b) The party may pay, and the officers and witnesses may collect, those costs in the same manner as similar costs are paid and collected in other cases.      Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 4 - Recounts and Election Contests|Section 406 - Election contests -- Appeal.

20A-4-406. Election contests -- Appeal.    (1)   (a) Either party may appeal the district court's judgment to the Supreme Court as in other cases of appeal from the district court.     (b) When an appeal is taken, the district court may not stay execution or proceedings, except execution for costs.       (2) Whenever an election is annulled or set aside by the judgment of a court and no appeal is taken within 10 days, the certificate of election, if any has been issued, is void, and the office is vacant.    Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 5 - Offenses Involving Election Returns|Section 501 - Election returns -- Forgery.

20A-4-501. Election returns -- Forgery.    (1) It is unlawful for any person to:   (a) forge or counterfeit any election returns from any election purporting to have been held at any voting precinct where no election was in fact held;     (b) willfully substitute any forged or counterfeit election returns in the place of the true return for a voting precinct where any election was actually held; or     (c) commit or cause any fraud in any election in any manner.       (2) A violation of this section is a third degree felony.    Amended by Chapter 253, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 5 - Offenses Involving Election Returns|Section 502 - Altering vote count or returns.

20A-4-502. Altering vote count or returns.    (1) It is unlawful for any person to:   (a) willfully add to or subtract from the votes actually cast at an election in any election returns; or     (b) alter any election returns.       (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony.    Amended by Chapter 253, 2013 General Session