UT Code § 11-14-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 11 - Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units|Chapter 14 - Local Government Bonding Act|Part 2 - Bond Elections|Section 202 - Notice of election -- Voter information pamphlet option -- Changing or designating additional precinct polling places.

 Effective 7/1/2021  11-14-202. Notice of election -- Voter information pamphlet option -- Changing or designating additional precinct polling places.    (1) The governing body shall provide notice of the election:   (a)   (i) at least 21 days before the day of the election, by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the local political subdivision, in places within the local political subdivision that are most likely to give notice to the voters in the local political subdivision, subject to a maximum of 10 notices; or     (ii) at least three weeks before the day of the election, by mailing notice to each registered voter in the local political subdivision;       (b) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 63A-16-601, for three weeks before the day of the election; and     (c) if the local political subdivision has a website, by posting notice on the local political subdivision's website for at least three weeks before the day of the election.       (2) When the debt service on the bonds to be issued will increase the property tax imposed upon the average value of a residence by an amount that is greater than or equal to $15 per year, the governing body shall prepare and mail either a voter information pamphlet or a notification described in Subsection (8):   (a) at least 15 days, but not more than 45 days, before the bond election;     (b) to each household containing a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the bonds; and     (c) that includes the information required by Subsections (4) and (5).       (3) The election officer may change the location of, or establish an additional:   (a) voting precinct polling place, in accordance with Subsection (6);     (b) early voting polling place, in accordance with Subsection 20A-3a-603(2); or     (c) election day voting center, in accordance with Subsection 20A-3a-703(2).       (4) The notice described in Subsection (1) and the voter information pamphlet described in Subsection (2):   (a) shall include, in the following order:   (i) the date of the election;     (ii) the hours during which the polls will be open;     (iii) the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if available, the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the election officer will post on the website the location of each polling place for each voting precinct, each early voting polling place, and each election day voting center, including any changes to the location of a polling place and the location of an additional polling place;     (iv) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of a polling place; and     (v) the title and text of the ballot proposition, including the property tax cost of the bond described in Subsection 11-14-206(2)(a); and       (b) may include the location of each polling place.       (5) The voter information pamphlet required by this section shall include:   (a) the information required under Subsection (4); and     (b) an explanation of the property tax impact, if any, of the issuance of the bonds, which may be based on information the governing body determines to be useful, including:   (i) expected debt service on the bonds to be issued;     (ii) a description of the purpose, remaining principal balance, and maturity date of any outstanding general obligation bonds of the issuer;     (iii) funds other than property taxes available to pay debt service on general obligation bonds;     (iv) timing of expenditures of bond proceeds;     (v) property values; and     (vi) any additional information that the governing body determines may be useful to explain the property tax impact of issuance of the bonds.         (6)   (a) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, the election officer may, after the deadlines described in Subsections (1) and (2):   (i) if necessary, change the location of a voting precinct polling place; or     (ii) if the election officer determines that the number of voting precinct polling places is insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, designate additional voting precinct polling places.       (b) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, if an election officer changes the location of a voting precinct polling place or designates an additional voting precinct polling place, the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates, times, and location of a changed voting precinct polling place or an additional voting precinct polling place:   (i) to the lieutenant governor, for posting on the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website;     (ii) by posting the information on the website of the election officer, if available; and     (iii) by posting notice:   (A) of a change in the location of a voting precinct polling place, at the new location and, if possible, the old location; and     (B) of an additional voting precinct polling place, at the additional voting precinct polling place.           (7) The governing body shall pay the costs associated with the notice required by this section.     (8)   (a) The governing body may mail a notice printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form that a person may use to request delivery of a voter information pamphlet by mail.     (b) The notice described in Subsection (8)(a) shall include:   (i) the website upon which the voter information pamphlet is available; and     (ii) the phone number a voter may call to request delivery of a voter information pamphlet by mail.         (9) A local school board shall comply with the voter information pamphlet requirements described in Section 53G-4-603.    Amended by Chapter 15, 2021 Special Session 1