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UT Code § 20A-4-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 5 - Offenses Involving Election Returns|Section 504 - Interfering with count.

20A-4-504. Interfering with count.    (1) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally ascertain, or attempt to ascertain, the progress or state of the count before the ballot count is completed in the voting precinct, or before 8 p.m., whichever is later.     (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony.    Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-505 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 5 - Offenses Involving Election Returns|Section 505 - Communicating about the count.

20A-4-505. Communicating about the count.    (1) It is unlawful for any poll worker to communicate in any manner, directly or indirectly, by word or sign, the progress of the count, the result so far, or any other information about the count.     (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony.    Amended by Chapter 75, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 6 - Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project|Section 601 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/8/2018  20A-4-601. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Candidate amplifier" means the product of:   (a) two less than the total number of candidates in a given canvassing phase of a multi-candidate race; and     (b) .02%.       (2) "Multi-candidate race" means a nonpartisan municipal race where:   (a) for the election of at-large officers, the number of candidates who qualify for the race exceeds the total number of seats to be filled; or     (b) for the election of an officer other than an at-large officer, more than two candidates qualify to run for one office.       (3) "Participating municipality" means a municipality that is participating in the pilot project, in accordance with Subsection 20A-4-602(3).     (4) "Pilot project" means the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project created in Section 20A-4-602.     (5) "Recount threshold" means the sum of the candidate amplifier and the following:   (a) for a canvassing phase in which fewer than 100 valid votes are counted, 0.21%;     (b) for a canvassing phase in which at least 100, but fewer than 500, valid votes are counted, 0.19%;     (c) for a canvassing phase in which at least 500, but fewer than 1,000, valid votes are counted, 0.17%;     (d) for a canvassing phase in which at least 1,000, but fewer than 5,000, valid votes are counted, 0.15%;     (e) for a canvassing phase in which at least 5,000, but fewer than 10,000, valid votes are counted, 0.13%; and     (f) for a canvassing phase in which 10,000 or more valid votes are counted, 0.11%.       (6) "Valid" means that the ballot is marked in a manner that permits the vote to be counted during the applicable ballot-counting phase.    Enacted by Chapter 187, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-602 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 6 - Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project|Section 602 - Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project -- Creation -- Participation.

 Affected by 63I-2-220 on 1/1/2026  Effective 3/16/2021  20A-4-602. Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project -- Creation -- Participation.    (1) There is created the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.     (2) The pilot project begins on January 1, 2019, and ends on January 1, 2026.     (3)   (a) A municipality may participate in the pilot project, in accordance with the requirements of this section and all other applicable provisions of law, during any odd-numbered year that the pilot project is in effect, if, before the second Monday in May of the odd-numbered year, the legislative body of the municipality:   (i) votes to participate; and     (ii) provides written notice to the lieutenant governor and the county clerk stating that the municipality intends to participate in the pilot project for the year specified in the notice.       (b) The legislative body of a municipality that provides the notice of intent described in Subsection (3)(a) may withdraw the notice of intent, and not participate in the pilot project, if the legislative body of the municipality provides written notice of withdrawal to the lieutenant governor and the county clerk before the second Monday in May.       (4) The lieutenant governor shall maintain, in a prominent place on the lieutenant governor's website, a current list of the municipalities that are participating in the pilot project.     (5)   (a) An election officer of a participating municipality shall, in accordance with the provisions of this part, conduct a multi-candidate race during the municipal general election using instant runoff voting.     (b) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-4-603(9), an election officer of a participating municipality that will conduct a multi-candidate race under Subsection (5)(a) may not conduct a municipal primary election relating to that race.     (c) A municipality that has in effect an ordinance described in Subsection 20A-9-404(3) or (4) may not participate in the pilot project.       (6) Except for an election described in Subsection 20A-4-603(9), an individual who files a declaration of candidacy or a nomination petition, for a candidate who will run in an election described in this part, shall file the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition during the office hours described in Section 10-3-301 and not later than the close of those office hours, no sooner than the second Tuesday in August and no later than the third Tuesday in August of an odd-numbered year.    Amended by Chapter 101, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-4-604 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 4 - Election Returns and Election Contests|Part 6 - Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project|Section 604 - Batch elimination.

 Effective 5/8/2018  20A-4-604. Batch elimination.    (1) In any ballot count conducted under Section 20A-4-603, the election officer may exclude candidates through batch elimination by, instead of excluding only one candidate in a ballot-counting phase, excluding each candidate:   (a) for which the number of remaining candidates with more valid votes than that candidate is greater than or equal to the number of offices to be filled; and     (b)   (i) for which the number of valid votes counted for the candidate in the phase plus the number of votes counting for all candidates with fewer valid votes in the phase is less than the number of valid votes for the candidate with the next highest amount of valid votes in the phase; or     (ii) who has fewer valid votes in the phase than a candidate who is excluded under Subsection (1)(b)(i).         (2) The requirements for a recount before excluding a candidate under Subsection 20A-4-603(5) do not apply to candidates who are excluded through batch elimination.    Enacted by Chapter 187, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 1 - Election Notices and Instructions|Section 102 - Voting instructions.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-102. Voting instructions.    (1) Each election officer shall:   (a) print instructions for voters;     (b) ensure that the instructions are printed in English, and any other language required under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, in large clear type; and     (c) ensure that the instructions inform voters:   (i) about how to obtain ballots for voting;     (ii) about special political party affiliation requirements for voting in a regular primary election or presidential primary election;     (iii) about how to prepare ballots for deposit in the ballot box;     (iv) about how to record write-in votes;     (v) about how to obtain a new ballot in the place of one spoiled by accident or mistake;     (vi) about how to obtain assistance in marking ballots;     (vii) about obtaining a new ballot if the voter's ballot is defaced;     (viii) that identification marks or the spoiling or defacing of a ballot will make it invalid;     (ix) about how to obtain and vote a provisional ballot;     (x) about whom to contact to report election fraud;     (xi) about applicable federal and state laws regarding:   (A) voting rights and the appropriate official to contact if the voter alleges his rights have been violated; and     (B) prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation;       (xii) about procedures governing mail-in registrants and first-time voters; and     (xiii) about the date of the election and the hours that the polls are open on election day.         (2) Each election officer shall:   (a) provide the election judges of each voting precinct with sufficient instruction cards to instruct voters in the preparation of their ballots;     (b) direct the election judges to post:   (i) general voting instructions in each voting booth; and     (ii) at least three instruction cards and at least one sample ballot elsewhere in and about the polling place.        Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 1 - Election Notices and Instructions|Section 103 - Constitutional amendments -- Posting.

20A-5-103. Constitutional amendments -- Posting.    (1) Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection, the county clerk shall:   (a) cause the original section of the constitution to be printed on cards in large clear type with the changes to it indicated by bracketing and interlining any language proposed to be repealed and underlining any new language proposed to be inserted; and     (b) place the question as it appears upon the official ballot after the original section.       (2) If there is more than one amendment submitted, the clerk shall ensure that the proposed amendments are placed upon the cards in columns in the same order as they will appear upon the official ballot.     (3) Each county clerk shall:   (a) provide the election judges for each voting precinct with two constitutional amendment cards; and     (b) direct the election judges to post the two constitutional amendment cards in and about the polling place.      Amended by Chapter 183, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 2 - Administration in General|Section 204 - Duplicate registration.

20A-5-204. Duplicate registration.    (1) Upon finding duplicate registration, the county clerk shall first check for errors in the record.     (2) If duplicate registration does exist, the clerk shall:   (a) eliminate one registration entry; and     (b) change the date of voter registration on the voter's file to the most recent registration date.      Amended by Chapter 3, 1996 Special Session 2Amended by Chapter 3, 1996 Special Session 2
UT Code § 20A-5-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 2 - Administration in General|Section 205 - Delivery of official register.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-205. Delivery of official register.    (1) Before delivering the official register to the poll workers, the county clerk shall verify the accuracy and completeness of the official register.     (2) The county clerk shall, before the polls open at an early voting center or any other polling place:   (a) deliver the official register to each polling place; and     (b) provide verification of the official register's accuracy and completeness.       (3) This section does not prohibit a county clerk from updating an official register as necessary.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 2 - Administration in General|Section 206 - Change of precinct boundaries -- Revising list.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-206. Change of precinct boundaries -- Revising list.    (1) Whenever the boundaries of any voting precinct are changed, or a new voting precinct is created, the county clerk shall ensure that the names of all voters residing within the territory affected by the change are updated in the official register.     (2) Any registered voter whose name has been erroneously updated in the official register, or erroneously not updated in the official register, may vote in the voting precinct in which the voter resides if the voter uses a provisional ballot.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 3 - Duties of the County and Municipal Legislative Bodies|Section 301 - Combined voting precincts -- Municipalities.

 Effective 5/10/2016  20A-5-301. Combined voting precincts -- Municipalities.    (1)   (a) The municipal legislative body of a city of the first or second class may combine up to four regular county voting precincts into one municipal voting precinct for purposes of a municipal election if they designate the location and address of each of those combined voting precincts.     (b) The polling place shall be within the combined voting precinct or within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the voting precinct.       (2)   (a) The municipal legislative body of a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class, a town, or a metro township may combine two or more regular county voting precincts into one municipal voting precinct for purposes of an election if it designates the location and address of that combined voting precinct.     (b) If only two precincts are combined, the polling place shall be within the combined precinct or within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the combined voting precinct.     (c) If more than two precincts are combined, the polling place should be as near as practical to the middle of the combined precinct.      Amended by Chapter 176, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-400.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 4 - Election Officer's Duties|Section 400.1 - Contracting with an election officer to conduct elections -- Fees -- Contracts and interlocal agreements -- Private providers.

 Effective 3/16/2021  20A-5-400.1. Contracting with an election officer to conduct elections -- Fees -- Contracts and interlocal agreements -- Private providers.    (1)   (a) In accordance with this section, a local political subdivision may enter into a contract or interlocal agreement as provided in Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, with a provider election officer to conduct an election.     (b) If the boundaries of a local political subdivision holding the election extend beyond a single local political subdivision, the local political subdivision may have more than one provider election officer conduct an election.     (c) Upon approval by the lieutenant governor, a municipality may enter into a contract or agreement under Subsection (1)(a) with any local political subdivision in the state, regardless of whether the municipality is located in, next to, or near, the local political subdivision, to conduct an election during which the municipality is participating in the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.     (d) If a municipality enters into a contract or agreement, under Subsection (1)(c), with a local political subdivision other than a county within which the municipality exists, the municipality, the local political subdivision, and the county within which the municipality exists shall enter into a cooperative agreement to ensure the proper functioning of the election.       (2) A provider election officer shall conduct an election:   (a) under the direction of the contracting election officer; and     (b) in accordance with a contract or interlocal agreement.       (3) A provider election officer shall establish fees for conducting an election for a contracting election officer that:   (a) are consistent with the contract or interlocal agreement; and     (b) do not exceed the actual costs incurred by the provider election officer.       (4) The contract or interlocal agreement under this section may specify that a contracting election officer request, within a specified number of days before the election, that the provider election officer conduct the election to allow adequate preparations by the provider election officer.     (5) An election officer conducting an election may appoint or employ an agent or professional service to assist in conducting the election.    Amended by Chapter 101, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-404 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 4 - Election Officer's Duties|Section 404 - Election forms -- Preparation and contents.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-404. Election forms -- Preparation and contents.    (1)   (a) For each election, the election officer shall prepare, for each polling place:   (i) forms for poll workers to record and verify security seals, ballots cast, and the number of voters who voted; and     (ii) an official register or pollbook.       (b) For each election, the election officer shall:   (i) provide a copy of each form to each of those precincts using paper ballots; and     (ii) provide a copy of the ballot disposition form and a pollbook to each of those voting precincts using an automated voting system.         (2) The election officer shall ensure that the forms described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) include:   (a) a space for the judges to identify:   (i) the number of ballots voted;     (ii) the number of registered voters listed in the official register or pollbook; and     (iii) the total number of voters voting according to the official register or pollbook; and       (b) a certification, in substantially the following form: "We, the undersigned, judges of an election held at ______ voting precinct, in _______ County, state of Utah, on __________(month\day\year), having first been sworn according to law, certify that the information in this form is a true statement of the number and names of the individuals voting in the voting precinct at the election, and that the total number of individuals voting at the election was ____. _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Judges of Election".       (3) The election officer shall ensure that the official register or pollbook:   (a) identifies the voting precinct number on the face of the official register or pollbook; and     (b) contains:   (i) a section to record individuals voting on election day; and     (ii) a section in which to record voters who are challenged.               Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 4 - Election Officer's Duties|Section 406 - Delivery of ballots.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-406. Delivery of ballots.    (1) An election officer shall deliver manual ballots to the poll workers of each voting precinct in the election officer's jurisdiction in an amount sufficient to meet voting needs during the voting period.     (2) For mechanical ballots, an election officer shall:   (a) deliver the voting devices and mechanical ballots before voting commences at the polling place;     (b) ensure that the voting devices, equipment, and mechanical ballots are properly secured before commencement of voting;     (c) when mechanical ballots or voting devices containing mechanical ballots are delivered to a polling location, ensure that security procedures, developed by the election officer, are followed to document chain of custody and to prevent unauthorized access; and     (d) repair or provide substitute voting devices, equipment, or electronic ballots, if available, if any poll worker reports that:   (i) the voting devices or equipment were not delivered on time;     (ii) the voting devices or equipment do not contain the appropriate electronic ballot information;     (iii) the safety devices on the voting devices, equipment, or electronic ballots appear to have been tampered with;     (iv) the voting devices or equipment do not appear to be functioning properly; or     (v) after delivery, the voting devices, equipment, or electronic ballots were destroyed or stolen.        Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-407 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 4 - Election Officer's Duties|Section 407 - Election officer to provide ballot boxes.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-407. Election officer to provide ballot boxes.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an election officer shall:   (a) provide one ballot box with a lock and key for each polling place; and     (b) deliver the ballot boxes, locks, and keys to the polling place before the polls open.       (2) An election officer for a municipality or local district may obtain ballot boxes from the county clerk's office.     (3) If locks and keys are unavailable, the election officer shall ensure that the ballot box lid is secured by tape.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-408 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 4 - Election Officer's Duties|Section 408 - Disposition of election returns.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-5-408. Disposition of election returns.    (1) Each election officer shall produce the packages containing the election returns before the board of canvassers.     (2) As soon as the returns are canvassed, the election officer shall file the election returns and papers produced before the board as required by Section 20A-4-202.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-5-409 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 5 - Election Administration|Part 4 - Election Officer's Duties|Section 409 - Certification of candidates to county clerks.

20A-5-409. Certification of candidates to county clerks.  No later than August 31 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant governor shall certify to each county clerk the name of each candidate qualified to be printed on the regular general election ballot for that county clerk's county. Amended by Chapter 327, 2011 General Session