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Second Substitute H.B. 91

Representative Raymond W. Short proposes to substitute the following bill:


             1     
WESTERN STATES PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

             2     
1999 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Raymond W. Short

             5      Mary Carlson
             6      Martin R. Stephens
             7      Kevin S. Garn
             8      David Ure
             9      Greg J. Curtis
David M. Jones
Ralph Becker
Brad King
David L. Gladwell
Carl R. Saunders
Judy Ann Buffmire
A. Lamont Tyler
Duane E. Bourdeaux
David L. Hogue


             10      AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS; ESTABLISHING A WESTERN STATES
             11      PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY FOR UTAH; DEFINING PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
             12      AND FILING FEES; ESTABLISHING PROCESSES FOR IDENTIFYING, DECLARING,
             13      RECORDING, AND CHANGING PARTY AFFILIATION; PROVIDING DIRECTION ABOUT
             14      BALLOT FORM AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ELECTION; AND MAKING
             15      TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES.
             16      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             17      AMENDS:
             18          11-14-4, as last amended by Chapter 261, Laws of Utah 1996
             19          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 344 and 369, Laws of Utah 1998
             20          20A-1-204, as enacted by Chapter 325, Laws of Utah 1996
             21          20A-3-101, as last amended by Chapter 152, Laws of Utah 1995
             22          20A-3-105, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             23          20A-3-201, as last amended by Chapter 340, Laws of Utah 1995
             24          20A-3-304, as last amended by Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 1996
             25          20A-4-301 (Effective 01/01/00), as last amended by Chapters 113 and 362, Laws of Utah
             26      1998


             27          20A-4-301 (Superseded 01/01/00), as last amended by Chapter 113, Laws of Utah 1998
             28          20A-4-304 (Effective 01/01/00), as last amended by Chapter 362, Laws of Utah 1998
             29          20A-4-304 (Superseded 01/01/00), as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1994
             30          20A-4-306, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             31          20A-4-401, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             32          20A-5-401 (Effective 01/01/00), as last amended by Chapter 362, Laws of Utah 1998
             33          20A-5-401 (Superseded 01/01/00), as last amended by Chapter 362, Laws of Utah 1998
             34          20A-5-601, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             35          20A-9-201, as last amended by Chapters 27 and 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             36      ENACTS:
             37          20A-1-201.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             38          20A-9-202.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39          20A-9-801, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             40          20A-9-802, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41          20A-9-803, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             42          20A-9-804, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43          20A-9-805, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44          20A-9-806, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45          20A-9-807, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             46          20A-9-808, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             47          20A-9-809, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             49          Section 1. Section 11-14-4 is amended to read:
             50           11-14-4. Election procedure -- Time for election -- Equipment -- Election officials --
             51      Combining precincts.
             52          (1) (a) The governing body shall:
             53          (i) designate the voting places to be used;
             54          (ii) fix the hours during which the polls are to be open, which, if the election is a special
             55      election, shall be those provided by law for the conduct of regular general elections;
             56          (iii) cause to be provided the necessary ballot boxes, ballots, paraphernalia, equipment, and
             57      supplies needed for the election as determined by the governing body; and


             58          (iv) unless the election officials to serve at each voting place are otherwise appointed under
             59      the provisions of general law, appoint three election officials, who shall be qualified electors of
             60      the municipality or other entity calling the election, to serve at each voting place.
             61          (b) The governing body may appoint one or more alternate election officials to so serve
             62      in case of the absence for any cause of the designated election officials.
             63          (2) (a) (i) A bond election may be held and the proposition for the issuance of bonds may
             64      be submitted at any general, primary, or other election held in the municipality or other entity
             65      calling the bond election, or at a special election called for the purpose.
             66          (ii) A bond election may not be held, nor a proposition for issuance of bonds be submitted,
             67      at the Western States Presidential Primary election established in Title 20A, Chapter 9, Part 8,
             68      Western States Presidential Primary.
             69          (b) A special election may, but need not, be held on the same day as any other election.
             70          (c) Where a bond election is being held on the same day as any other election held in the
             71      municipality or entity calling the bond election or in some part of that municipality or entity, the
             72      election officials serving for the other election may also serve as election officials for the bond
             73      election.
             74          (3) (a) Voting precincts may be combined for purposes of bond elections.
             75          (b) The governing body may designate whatever voting places that it considers best suited,
             76      so long as no voter is required to vote outside the county in which he resides.
             77          Section 2. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             78           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             79          As used in this title:
             80          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive voter
             81      by the county clerk.
             82          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines and
             83      counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
             84          (3) "Ballot" means the cardboard, paper, or other material upon which a voter records his
             85      votes and includes ballot cards, paper ballots, and secrecy envelopes.
             86          (4) "Ballot card" means a ballot that can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment.
             87          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that contain
             88      the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted on and which


             89      are used in conjunction with ballot cards.
             90          (6) "Ballot proposition" means constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, judicial
             91      retention questions, opinion questions, and other questions submitted to the voters for their
             92      approval or rejection.
             93          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             94      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             95          (8) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             96      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             97          (9) "Bond election" means an election held for the sole purpose of approving or rejecting
             98      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             99          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             100      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             101          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election
             102      results by the board of canvassers.
             103          (12) "Canvassing judge" means an election judge designated to assist in counting ballots
             104      at the canvass.
             105          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             106      delegates are selected.
             107          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             108      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             109          (15) "Counting judge" means a judge designated to count the ballots during election day.
             110          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section 20A-3-201
             111      to witness the counting of ballots.
             112          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room, immediately
             113      adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the counting judges to count ballots
             114      during election day.
             115          (18) "County executive" means:
             116          (a) the county commission in the traditional form of government established by Section
             117      17-4-2 and Title 17, Chapter 5, County Commissioners and Legislative Bodies;
             118          (b) the county executive in the county executive and chief administrative officer-council
             119      optional form of government authorized by Section 17-35a-501 ;


             120          (c) the county executive in the county executive-council optional form of government
             121      authorized by Section 17-35a-502 ;
             122          (d) the county council in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by
             123      Section 17-35a-503 ; and
             124          (e) the county council in the council-county administrative officer optional form of
             125      government authorized by Section 17-35a-504 .
             126          (19) "County legislative body" means:
             127          (a) the county commission in the traditional form of government established by Section
             128      17-4-2 and Title 17, Chapter 5, County Commissioners and Legislative Bodies;
             129          (b) the county council in the county executive and chief administrative officer-council
             130      optional form of government authorized by Section 17-35a-501 ;
             131          (c) the county council in the county executive-council optional form of government
             132      authorized by Section 17-35a-502 ;
             133          (d) the county council in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by
             134      Section 17-35a-503 ; and
             135          (e) the county council in the council-county administrative officer optional form of
             136      government authorized by Section 17-35a-504 .
             137          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be elected.
             138          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide
             139      special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election,
             140      and a special district election.
             141          (22) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             142      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             143          (23) "Election judge" means each canvassing judge, counting judge, and receiving judge.
             144          (24) "Election officer" means:
             145          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             146          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain special district and
             147      school district ballots as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             148          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain special district and school
             149      district ballots as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             150          (d) the special district clerk or chief executive officer for all special district ballots that are


             151      not part of a statewide, county, or municipal ballot.
             152          (25) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or satellite registrar.
             153          (26) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military and
             154      overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed
             155      absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the
             156      ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             157          (27) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which a voting device is used in
             158      conjunction with ballots so that votes recorded by the voter are counted and tabulated by automatic
             159      tabulating equipment.
             160          (28) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             161      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             162          (29) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to witness
             163      the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             164          (30) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             165          (31) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county court
             166      judge.
             167          (32) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a special
             168      district election, and a bond election.
             169          (33) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special district, or a
             170      local school district.
             171          (34) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             172      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may vote.
             173          (35) "Municipal executive" means:
             174          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             175      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             176          (b) the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             177      10-3-1209 ; and
             178          (c) the manager in the council-manager optional form of government defined in Section
             179      10-3-1209 .
             180          (36) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and special
             181      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for


             182      the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             183          (37) "Municipal legislative body" means:
             184          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             185      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             186          (b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in
             187      Section 10-3-1209 ; and
             188          (c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             189      Section 10-3-1209 .
             190          (38) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             191      elected.
             192          (39) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             193      municipal office.
             194          (40) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the election
             195      judges to be given to voters to record their votes.
             196          (41) "Official endorsement" means:
             197          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             198          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             199          (ii) the date of the election; and
             200          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             201          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             202          (i) the election judge's initials; and
             203          (ii) the ballot number.
             204          (42) "Official register" means the book furnished election officials by the election officer
             205      that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             206          (43) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             207          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             208      on; and
             209          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             210      proposition.
             211          (44) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             212      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party


             213      Formation and Procedures.
             214          (45) "Polling place" means the building where residents of a voting precinct vote.
             215          (46) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in
             216      which the voter marks his choice.
             217          (47) "Posting list" means a list of registered voters within a voting precinct.
             218          (48) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees for
             219      the regular primary election are selected.
             220          (49) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built into
             221      a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             222          (50) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
             223      duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             224          (51) "Receiving judge" means the election judge that checks the voter's name in the official
             225      register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot after the voter
             226      has voted.
             227          (52) "Registration days" means the days designated in Section 20A-2-203 when a voter
             228      may register to vote with a satellite registrar.
             229          (53) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
             230      registration form.
             231          (54) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
             232      Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             233      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             234          (55) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of each
             235      even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups are voted for
             236      nomination.
             237          (56) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             238          (57) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed and
             239      distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             240          (58) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to register
             241      voters and perform other duties.
             242          (59) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             243      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.


             244          (60) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             245      which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's
             246      vote.
             247          (61) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             248          (62) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the authority
             249      of Title 17A.
             250          (63) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are required by law
             251      to be elected.
             252          (64) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             253          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             254          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or
             255          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             256          (65) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             257      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             258          (66) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             259          (67) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to the
             260      election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             261          (68) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             262      petitioners.
             263          (69) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the counting
             264      center.
             265          (70) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by statute,
             266      whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other
             267      cause.
             268          (71) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             269      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             270          (72) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements of election registration and is
             271      registered and is listed in the official register book.
             272          (73) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting machines,
             273      and ballot box.
             274          (74) "Voting booth" means the space or compartment within a polling place that is


             275      provided for the preparation of ballots and includes the voting machine enclosure or curtain.
             276          (75) "Voting device" means:
             277          (a) an apparatus in which ballot cards are used in connection with a punch device for
             278      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             279          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance; or
             280          (c) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated by
             281      means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             282          (76) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording and
             283      tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             284          (77) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to witness
             285      the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             286          (78) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             287      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             288          (79) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, and an inspecting
             289      poll watcher.
             290          (80) "Western States Presidential primary" means the election established in Title 20A,
             291      Chapter 9, Part 8.
             292          [(80)] (81) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             293          [(81)] (82) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on
             294      the ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             295          Section 3. Section 20A-1-201.5 is enacted to read:
             296          20A-1-201.5. Primary election dates.
             297          (1) A regular primary election shall be held throughout the state on the fourth Tuesday of
             298      June of each even numbered year as provided in Section 20A-9-403 , to nominate persons for
             299      national, state, school board, and county offices.
             300          (2) A municipal primary election shall be held, if necessary, on the Tuesday following the
             301      first Monday in October before the regular municipal election to nominate persons for municipal
             302      and special district offices.
             303          (3) The Western States Presidential primary election shall be held throughout the state on
             304      the first Friday after the first Monday in March in the year in which a presidential election will be
             305      held.


             306          Section 4. Section 20A-1-204 is amended to read:
             307           20A-1-204. Date of special election -- Legal effect.
             308          (1) (a) The governor, Legislature, or the legislative body of a local political subdivision
             309      calling a statewide special election or local special election under Section 20A-1-203 shall
             310      schedule the special election to be held on:
             311          (i) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February;
             312          (ii) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May;
             313          (iii) the fourth Tuesday in June in even-numbered years;
             314          (iv) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August; or
             315          (v) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
             316          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), the governor, Legislature, or the legislative
             317      body of a local political subdivision calling a statewide special election or local special election
             318      under Section 20A-1-203 may not schedule a special election to be held on any other date.
             319          (c) (i) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (1)(b), the legislative body of a
             320      local political subdivision may call a local special election on a date other than those specified in
             321      this section if the legislative body:
             322          [(i)] (A) determines and declares that there is an emergency requiring that a special
             323      election be held on a date other than the ones authorized in statute;
             324          [(ii)] (B) identifies specifically the nature of the emergency and the reasons for holding the
             325      special election on that other date; and
             326          [(iii)] (C) votes unanimously to hold the special election on that other date.
             327          (ii) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may not call a local special election
             328      for the date established in Title 20A, Chapter 9, Part 8, Western States Presidential Primary, for
             329      Utah's Western States Presidential Primary.
             330          (d) Nothing in this section prohibits:
             331          (i) the governor or Legislature from submitting a matter to the voters at the regular general
             332      election if authorized by law; or
             333          (ii) a local government from submitting a matter to the voters at the regular municipal
             334      election if authorized by law.
             335          (2) If two or more entities hold a special election within a county on the same day, those
             336      entities shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate:


             337          (a) polling places;
             338          (b) ballots;
             339          (c) election officials; and
             340          (d) other administrative and procedural matters connected with the election.
             341          Section 5. Section 20A-3-101 is amended to read:
             342           20A-3-101. Residency and age requirements of voters.
             343          (1) A person may vote in any regular general election, statewide special election, and
             344      statewide primary election if that person:
             345          (a) is a citizen of the United States;
             346          (b) is a resident of Utah;
             347          (c) will, on the date of that election:
             348          (i) be at least 18 years old; and
             349          (ii) have been a resident of Utah for 30 days immediately before that election; and
             350          (d) has registered to vote.
             351          (2) A person may vote in [a municipal general election, municipal] the Western States
             352      Presidential primary[, in a local special election, in a special district election, and in a bond]
             353      election if that person:
             354          (a) is a citizen of the United States;
             355          (b) is a resident of Utah;
             356          (c) will, on the date of that election:
             357          (i) be at least 18 years old; and
             358          (ii) have been a resident of Utah for 30 days immediately before that election;
             359          (d) has registered to vote; and
             360          (e) whose political party affiliation, or unaffiliated status, allows the voter to vote in the
             361      election.
             362          (3) A person may vote in a municipal general election, municipal primary, in a local
             363      special election, in a special district election, and in a bond election if that person:
             364          (a) is a citizen of the United States;
             365          (b) is a resident of Utah;
             366          (c) is a resident of the local entity that is holding the election;
             367          (d) will, on the date of the election:


             368          (i) be at least 18 years old; and
             369          (ii) have been a resident of Utah for 30 days immediately before the election; and
             370          (e) has registered to vote.
             371          (3) If, as of the date of any election, a person has not resided within the voting precinct for
             372      at least 20 days or has not registered to vote in that voting precinct, the person may vote at the
             373      voting precinct in which he resided before he moved to the new voting precinct if:
             374          (a) the person is legally registered in that voting precinct; and
             375          (b) that voting precinct is in the same county and congressional district as the person's new
             376      voting precinct.
             377          Section 6. Section 20A-3-105 is amended to read:
             378           20A-3-105. Marking and depositing ballots.
             379          (1) (a) If paper ballots are used, the voter, upon receipt of the ballot, shall go to a voting
             380      booth and prepare the voter's ballot by marking the appropriate position with a mark opposite the
             381      name of each candidate of the voter's choice for each office to be filled.
             382          (b) A mark is not required opposite the name of a write-in candidate.
             383          (c) If a ballot proposition is submitted to a vote of the people, the voter shall mark in the
             384      appropriate square with a mark opposite the answer the voter intends to make.
             385          (d) The voter shall fold the ballot before leaving the booth so its contents are concealed
             386      and the stub can be removed.
             387          (2) (a) (i) If ballot cards are used, the voter shall insert the ballot card into the voting
             388      device and mark the ballot card according to the instructions provided on the device.
             389          (ii) If the voter is issued a ballot card with a long stub without a secrecy envelope, the voter
             390      shall record any write-in votes on the long stub.
             391          (iii) If the voter is issued a ballot card with a secrecy envelope, the voter shall record any
             392      write-in votes on the secrecy envelope.
             393          (b) After the voter has marked the ballot card, the voter shall either:
             394          (i) place the ballot card inside the secrecy envelope, if one is provided; or
             395          (ii) fold the long stub over the face of the ballot card to maintain the secrecy of the vote
             396      if the voter is issued a ballot card with a long stub without a secrecy envelope.
             397          (3) (a) After preparation of the ballot, the voter shall:
             398          (i) leave the voting booth; and


             399          (ii) announce his name to the election judge in charge of the ballot box.
             400          (b) The election judge in charge of the ballot box shall:
             401          (i) clearly and audibly announce the name of the voter and the number on the stub of the
             402      voter's ballot;
             403          (ii) if the stub number on the ballot corresponds with the number previously recorded in
             404      the official register, and bears the initials of the election judge, remove the stub from the ballot;
             405      and
             406          (iii) return the ballot to the voter.
             407          (c) The voter shall, in full view of the election judges, cast his vote by depositing the ballot
             408      in the ballot box.
             409          (d) (i) The election judge may not accept a ballot from which the stub has been detached.
             410          (ii) The election judge shall treat a ballot from which the stub has been detached as a
             411      spoiled ballot and shall provide the voter with a new ballot and dispose of the spoiled ballot as
             412      provided in Section 20A-3-107 .
             413          (4) A voter voting a paper ballot in a regular primary election shall, after marking the
             414      ballot:
             415          (a) (i) detach the part of the paper ballot containing the names of the candidates of the
             416      party he has voted from the remainder of the paper ballot;
             417          (ii) fold that portion of the paper ballot so that its face is concealed; and
             418          (iii) deposit it in the ballot box; and
             419          (b) (i) fold the remainder of the paper ballot, containing the names of the candidates of the
             420      parties that the elector did not vote; and
             421          (ii) deposit it in a separate ballot box that is marked and designated as a blank ballot box.
             422          (5) (a) Each voter shall mark and deposit the ballot without delay and leave the voting area
             423      after voting.
             424          (b) A voter may not:
             425          (i) occupy a voting booth occupied by another, except as provided in Section 20A-3-108 ;
             426          (ii) remain within the voting area more than ten minutes; or
             427          (iii) occupy a voting booth for more than five minutes if all booths are in use and other
             428      voters are waiting to occupy them.
             429          (6) If the official register shows any voter as having voted, that voter may not reenter the


             430      voting area during that election unless that voter is an election official or watcher.
             431          (7) The election judges may not allow more than four voters more than the number of
             432      voting booths into the voting area at one time unless those excess voters are election officials,
             433      watchers, or are assisting handicapped voters.
             434          Section 7. Section 20A-3-201 is amended to read:
             435           20A-3-201. Watchers.
             436          (1) (a) (i) For each regular general election or statewide special election, and for each
             437      regular primary and Western States Presidential primary, each registered political party and any
             438      person interested in [an issue] a ballot proposition appearing on the ballot may appoint one person
             439      to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting
             440      poll watcher to observe the counting of ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll
             441      watcher to inspect the condition and observe the securing of ballot packages.
             442          (ii) Each party poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             443      election judges, by an affidavit made by the county chair of each of the parties.
             444          (iii) Each issue poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             445      election judges, by an affidavit made by the individual appointing him.
             446          (b) (i) For each municipal general election, municipal primary, local special election, or
             447      bond election that uses paper ballots, each candidate and any person interested in an issue
             448      appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the
             449      casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting poll watcher to observe the counting of
             450      ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll watcher to inspect the condition and observe
             451      the securing of ballot packages.
             452          (ii) For each municipal general election, municipal primary, local special election, or bond
             453      election that uses ballot cards, each candidate and any person interested in an issue appearing on
             454      the ballot may appoint one person to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the casting of ballots,
             455      another person to act as a counting poll watcher to observe the counting of ballots, and another
             456      person to act as an inspecting poll watcher to inspect the condition and observe the securing of
             457      ballot packages.
             458          (iii) Each candidate poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             459      election judges, by an affidavit made by the candidate appointing him.
             460          (iv) Each issue poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the


             461      election judges, by an affidavit made by the individual appointing him.
             462          (2) If an appointed poll watcher is temporarily absent for meals, or is sick or otherwise
             463      absent, that poll watcher may substitute some other watcher of similar political beliefs by
             464      informing the election judges of the substitution by affidavit.
             465          (3) Voting poll watchers may watch and observe the voting process, and may make a
             466      written memorandum, but they may not interfere in any way with the process of voting except to
             467      challenge a voter as provided in this part.
             468          (4) The counting poll watcher shall remain in the counting room, except in the case of
             469      necessity, until the close of the polls and may not divulge the progress of the count until the count
             470      is completed.
             471          (5) (a) It is unlawful for a counting poll watcher to communicate in any manner, directly
             472      or indirectly, by word or sign, the progress of the count, the result so far, or any other information
             473      about the count.
             474          (b) Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a third degree felony.
             475          (6) The inspecting poll watcher may be present in the office of the clerk or recorder to
             476      whom ballots are delivered after elections to:
             477          (a) inspect the condition of the packages containing the ballots upon their arrival; and
             478          (b) observe the placement of these packages in a safe and secure place.
             479          Section 8. Section 20A-3-304 is amended to read:
             480           20A-3-304. Application for absentee ballot -- Time for filing and voting.
             481          (1) As used in this section, "absent elector" means a person who:
             482          (a) is physically, emotionally, or mentally impaired;
             483          (b) will be serving as an election judge or who has election duties in another voting
             484      precinct;
             485          (c) is detained or incarcerated in a jail or prison;
             486          (d) suffers a legal disability;
             487          (e) is prevented from voting in a particular location because of religious tenets or other
             488      strongly-held personal values;
             489          (f) is called for jury duty in state or federal court; or
             490          (g) otherwise expects to be absent from the voting precinct on election day.
             491          (2) A registered voter who is or will be an absent elector may file an absentee ballot


             492      application with the appropriate election officer for an official absentee ballot.
             493          (3) (a) Each election officer shall prepare blank applications for absentee ballot
             494      applications in substantially the following form:
             495          "I, ____ a qualified elector, in full possession of my mental faculties, residing at ____
             496      Street, ____ City, ____ County, Utah and to my best knowledge and belief am entitled to vote by
             497      absentee ballot at the next election.
             498          I apply for an official absentee ballot to be voted by me at the election.
             499      Dated _________ 19____                Signed ___________________________
             500                                          Voter"
             501          (b) If requested by the applicant, the election officer shall:
             502          (i) mail or fax the application blank to the absentee voter; or
             503          (ii) deliver the application blank to any voter who personally applies for it at the office of
             504      the election officer.
             505          (4) (a) (i) Except as provided in [Subsection] Subsections (ii) and (iii), the voters shall file
             506      the application for an absentee ballot with the appropriate election officer no later than the Friday
             507      before election day.
             508          (ii) Overseas applicants shall file their applications with the appropriate election officer
             509      no later than 20 days before the day of election.
             510          (iii) Voters applying for an absentee ballot for the Western States Presidential primary
             511      shall file the application for an absentee ballot with the appropriate election officer not later than
             512      the Tuesday before election day.
             513          (b) Persons voting an absentee ballot at the office of the election officer shall apply for and
             514      cast their ballot no later than the day before the election.
             515          (5) (a) A county clerk may establish a permanent absentee voter list.
             516          (b) The clerk shall place on the list the name of any person who:
             517          (i) requests permanent absentee voter status; and
             518          (ii) meets the requirements of this section.
             519          (c) (i) Each year, the clerk shall mail a questionnaire to each person whose name is on the
             520      absentee voter list.
             521          (ii) The questionnaire shall allow the absentee person to verify the voter's residence and
             522      inability to vote at the voting precinct on election day.


             523          (iii) The clerk may remove the names of any voter from the absentee voter registration list
             524      if:
             525          (A) the voter is no longer listed in the official register; or
             526          (B) the voter fails to verify the voter's residence and absentee status.
             527          (d) The clerk shall provide a copy of the permanent absentee voter list to election officers
             528      for use in elections.
             529          Section 9. Section 20A-4-301 (Effective 01/01/00) is amended to read:
             530           20A-4-301 (Effective 01/01/00). Board of canvassers.
             531          (1) (a) Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for the county and
             532      for each special district whose election is conducted by the county.
             533          (b) [The] (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the board of county canvassers
             534      shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county legislative body, at
             535      noon on the Monday after the election.
             536          (ii) When canvassing returns for the Western States Presidential primary, the board of
             537      county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county
             538      legislative body, at noon on the Thursday after the election.
             539          (c) If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board
             540      of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by appointing in
             541      the order named:
             542          (i) the county treasurer;
             543          (ii) the county assessor; or
             544          (iii) the county sheriff.
             545          (d) The board of county canvassers shall always consist of three acting members.
             546          (e) The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.
             547          (2) (a) The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal canvassers
             548      for the municipality.
             549          (b) The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place
             550      of meeting of the municipal legislative body no sooner than three days and no later than seven days
             551      after the election.
             552          (3) (a) This part does not apply to bond elections.
             553          (b) Persons responsible for canvassing bond elections shall comply with the canvassing


             554      procedures and requirements of Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act.
             555          Section 10. Section 20A-4-301 (Superseded 01/01/00) is amended to read:
             556           20A-4-301 (Superseded 01/01/00). Board of canvassers.
             557          (1) (a) Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for the county.
             558          (b) [The] (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the board of county canvassers
             559      shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county legislative body, at
             560      noon on the Monday after the election.
             561          (ii) When canvassing returns for the Western States Presidential primary, the board of
             562      county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county
             563      legislative body, at noon on the Thursday after the election.
             564          (c) If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board
             565      of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by appointing in
             566      the order named:
             567          (i) the county treasurer;
             568          (ii) the county assessor; or
             569          (iii) the county sheriff.
             570          (d) The board of county canvassers shall always consist of three acting members.
             571          (e) The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.
             572          (2) (a) The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal canvassers
             573      for the municipality.
             574          (b) The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place
             575      of meeting of the municipal legislative body no sooner than three days and no later than seven days
             576      after the election.
             577          (3) (a) The governing board of a special district is the board of canvassers for that special
             578      district.
             579          (b) The special district board of canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual
             580      place of meeting of the special district governing board no sooner than three days and no later than
             581      seven days after the election.
             582          (4) (a) This part does not apply to bond elections.
             583          (b) Persons responsible for canvassing bond elections shall comply with the canvassing
             584      procedures and requirements of Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act.


             585          Section 11. Section 20A-4-304 (Effective 01/01/00) is amended to read:
             586           20A-4-304 (Effective 01/01/00). Declaration of results -- Canvassers' report.
             587          (1) Each board of canvassers shall:
             588          (a) declare "elected" or "nominated" those persons who:
             589          (i) had the highest number of votes; and
             590          (ii) sought election or nomination to an office completely within the board's jurisdiction;
             591          (b) declare:
             592          (i) "approved" those ballot propositions that:
             593          (A) had more "yes" votes than "no" votes; and
             594          (B) were submitted only to the voters within the board's jurisdiction;
             595          (ii) "rejected" those ballot propositions that:
             596          (A) had more "no" votes than "yes" votes or an equal number of "no" votes and "yes"
             597      votes; and
             598          (B) were submitted only to the voters within the board's jurisdiction;
             599          (c) certify the vote totals for persons and for and against ballot propositions that were
             600      submitted to voters within and beyond the board's jurisdiction and transmit those vote totals to the
             601      lieutenant governor; and
             602          (d) if applicable, certify the results of each special district election to the special district
             603      clerk.
             604          (2) (a) As soon as the result is declared, the election officer shall prepare a report of the
             605      result, which shall contain:
             606          (i) the total number of votes cast in the board's jurisdiction;
             607          (ii) the names of each candidate whose name appeared on the ballot;
             608          (iii) the title of each ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot;
             609          (iv) each office that appeared on the ballot;
             610          (v) from each voting precinct:
             611          (A) the number of votes for each candidate; and
             612          (B) the number of votes for and against each ballot proposition;
             613          (vi) the total number of votes given in the board's jurisdiction to each candidate, and for
             614      and against each ballot proposition; and
             615          (vii) a statement certifying that the information contained in the report is accurate.


             616          (b) The election officer and the board of canvassers shall:
             617          (i) review the report to ensure that it is correct; and
             618          (ii) sign the report.
             619          (c) The election officer shall:
             620          (i) record or file the certified report in a book kept for that purpose;
             621          (ii) prepare and transmit a certificate of nomination or election under the officer's seal to
             622      each nominated or elected candidate;
             623          (iii) publish a copy of the certified report in a newspaper with general circulation in the
             624      board's jurisdiction and post it in a conspicuous place within the jurisdiction; and
             625          (iv) file a copy of the certified report with the lieutenant governor.
             626          (3) When there has been a regular general or a statewide special election for statewide
             627      officers, for officers that appear on the ballot in more than one county, or for a statewide or two
             628      or more county ballot proposition, each board of canvassers shall:
             629          (a) prepare a separate report detailing the number of votes for each candidate and the
             630      number of votes for and against each ballot proposition; and
             631          (b) transmit it by registered mail to the lieutenant governor.
             632          (4) In each county election, municipal election, school election, special district election,
             633      and local special election, the election officer shall transmit the reports to the lieutenant governor
             634      within 14 days of the canvass.
             635          (5) In regular primary elections and in the Western States Presidential primary, the board
             636      shall transmit to the lieutenant governor:
             637          (a) the county totals for multi-county races, to be telephoned or faxed to the lieutenant
             638      governor:
             639          (i) not later than the Tuesday after the primary election for the regular primary election;
             640      and
             641          (ii) not later than the Friday after the election for the Western States Presidential primary;
             642      and
             643          (b) a complete tabulation showing voting totals for all primary races, precinct by precinct,
             644      to be mailed to the lieutenant governor on or before the second Friday following the primary
             645      election.
             646          Section 12. Section 20A-4-304 (Superseded 01/01/00) is amended to read:


             647           20A-4-304 (Superseded 01/01/00). Declaration of results -- Canvassers' report.
             648          (1) Each board of canvassers shall:
             649          (a) declare "elected" or "nominated" those persons who:
             650          (i) had the highest number of votes; and
             651          (ii) sought election or nomination to an office completely within the board's jurisdiction;
             652          (b) declare:
             653          (i) "approved" those ballot propositions that:
             654          (A) had more "yes" votes than "no" votes; and
             655          (B) were submitted only to the voters within the board's jurisdiction;
             656          (ii) "rejected" those ballot propositions that:
             657          (A) had more "no" votes than "yes" votes or an equal number of "no" votes and "yes"
             658      votes; and
             659          (B) were submitted only to the voters within the board's jurisdiction; and
             660          (c) certify the vote totals for persons and for and against ballot propositions that were
             661      submitted to voters within and beyond the board's jurisdiction and transmit those vote totals to the
             662      lieutenant governor.
             663          (2) (a) As soon as the result is declared, the election officer shall prepare a report of the
             664      result, which shall contain:
             665          (i) the total number of votes cast in the board's jurisdiction;
             666          (ii) the names of each candidate whose name appeared on the ballot;
             667          (iii) the title of each ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot;
             668          (iv) each office that appeared on the ballot;
             669          (v) from each voting precinct:
             670          (A) the number of votes for each candidate; and
             671          (B) the number of votes for and against each ballot proposition;
             672          (vi) the total number of votes given in the board's jurisdiction to each candidate, and for
             673      and against each ballot proposition; and
             674          (vii) a statement certifying that the information contained in the report is accurate.
             675          (b) The election officer and the board of canvassers shall:
             676          (i) review the report to ensure that it is correct; and
             677          (ii) sign the report.


             678          (c) The election officer shall:
             679          (i) record or file the certified report in a book kept for that purpose;
             680          (ii) prepare and transmit a certificate of nomination or election under the officer's seal to
             681      each nominated or elected candidate;
             682          (iii) publish a copy of the certified report in a newspaper with general circulation in the
             683      board's jurisdiction, or if no newspaper is published within the board's jurisdiction, post it in a
             684      conspicuous place within the jurisdiction; and
             685          (iv) file a copy of the certified report with the lieutenant governor.
             686          (3) When there has been a regular general or a statewide special election for statewide
             687      officers, for officers that appear on the ballot in more than one county, or for a statewide or two
             688      or more county ballot proposition, each board of canvassers shall:
             689          (a) prepare a separate report detailing the number of votes for each candidate and the
             690      number of votes for and against each ballot proposition; and
             691          (b) transmit it by registered mail to the lieutenant governor.
             692          (4) In each county election, municipal election, school election, special district election,
             693      and local special election, the election officer shall transmit the reports to the lieutenant governor
             694      within 14 days of the canvass.
             695          (5) In regular primary elections and in the Western States Presidential primary, the board
             696      shall transmit to the lieutenant governor:
             697          (a) the county totals for multi-county races, to be telephoned or faxed to the lieutenant
             698      governor:
             699          (i) not later than the Tuesday after the primary election for the regular primary election;
             700      and
             701          (ii) not later than the Friday after the election for the Western States Presidential primary;
             702      and
             703          (b) a complete tabulation showing voting totals for all primary races, precinct by precinct,
             704      to be mailed to the lieutenant governor on or before the second Friday following the primary
             705      election.
             706          Section 13. Section 20A-4-306 is amended to read:
             707           20A-4-306. Statewide canvass.
             708          (1) (a) The state board of canvassers shall convene:


             709          (i) on the fourth Monday of November, at noon; or
             710          (ii) at noon on the day following the receipt by the lieutenant governor of the last of the
             711      returns of a statewide special election.
             712          (b) The state auditor, the state treasurer, and the attorney general are the state board of
             713      canvassers.
             714          (2) (a) The state board of canvassers shall:
             715          (i) meet in the lieutenant governor's office; and
             716          (ii) compute and determine the vote for officers and for and against any ballot propositions
             717      voted upon by the voters of the entire state or of two or more counties.
             718          (b) The lieutenant governor, as secretary of the board shall file a report in his office that
             719      details:
             720          (i) for each statewide officer and ballot proposition:
             721          (A) the name of the statewide office or ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot;
             722          (B) the candidates for each statewide office whose names appeared on the ballot, plus any
             723      recorded write-in candidates;
             724          (C) the number of votes from each county cast for each candidate and for and against each
             725      ballot proposition;
             726          (D) the total number of votes cast statewide for each candidate and for and against each
             727      ballot proposition; and
             728          (E) the total number of votes cast statewide; and
             729          (ii) for each officer or ballot proposition voted on in two or more counties:
             730          (A) the name of each of those offices and ballot propositions that appeared on the ballot;
             731          (B) the candidates for those offices, plus any recorded write-in candidates;
             732          (C) the number of votes from each county cast for each candidate and for and against each
             733      ballot proposition; and
             734          (D) the total number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each ballot
             735      proposition.
             736          (c) The lieutenant governor shall:
             737          (i) prepare certificates of election for:
             738          (A) each successful candidate; and
             739          (B) each of the presidential electors of the candidate for president who received a majority


             740      of the votes;
             741          (ii) authenticate each certificate with his seal; and
             742          (iii) deliver a certificate of election to:
             743          (A) each candidate who had the highest number of votes for each office; and
             744          (B) each of the presidential electors of the candidate for president who received a majority
             745      of the votes.
             746          (3) If the lieutenant governor has not received election returns from all counties on the fifth
             747      day before the day designated for the meeting of the state board of canvassers, the lieutenant
             748      governor shall:
             749          (a) send a messenger to the clerk of the board of county canvassers of the delinquent
             750      county;
             751          (b) instruct the messenger to demand a certified copy of the board of canvasser's report
             752      required by Section 20A-4-304 from the clerk; and
             753          (c) pay the messenger the per diem provided by law as compensation.
             754          (4) The state board of canvassers may not withhold the declaration of the result or any
             755      certificate of election because of any defect or informality in the returns of any election if the board
             756      can determine from the returns, with reasonable certainty, what office is intended and who is
             757      elected to it.
             758          (5) (a) At noon on the third Monday after the regular primary election, the lieutenant
             759      governor shall:
             760          (i) canvass the returns for all multicounty candidates required to file with the office of the
             761      lieutenant governor; and
             762          (ii) publish and file the results of the canvass in the [offices of the] lieutenant [governor]
             763      governor's office.
             764          (b) The lieutenant governor shall certify the results of the primary canvass to the county
             765      clerks not later than the August 1 after the primary election.
             766          (6) (a) At noon on the third Thursday after the Western States Presidential primary
             767      election, the lieutenant governor shall:
             768          (i) canvass the returns; and
             769          (ii) publish and file the results of the canvass in the lieutenant governor's office.
             770          (b) The lieutenant governor shall certify the results of the Western States Presidential


             771      primary canvass to each registered political party that participated in the primary not later than the
             772      April 15 after the primary election.
             773          Section 14. Section 20A-4-401 is amended to read:
             774           20A-4-401. Recounts -- Procedure.
             775          (1) (a) Any candidate whose name appears on the official ballot in any voting precinct for
             776      any regular primary or municipal primary election or for the Western States Presidential primary
             777      election may request that the board of canvassers recount the ballots cast in that voting precinct
             778      by alleging, in an affidavit filed with the election officer at least one day before the date fixed for
             779      canvassing the returns, that fraud was committed or error or mistake was made in counting or
             780      returning the votes cast in that voting precinct.
             781          (b) (i) If the board receives an affidavit requesting a recount, the board shall recount the
             782      ballots cast in those voting precincts for the office for which the contestant was a candidate.
             783          (ii) If, after recounting the ballots, the board reaches a different result from that returned
             784      by the election judges, the board shall substitute its result as the true and correct return and use its
             785      result in all subsequent proceedings.
             786          (c) The board's decision based upon the recount is final and no other contest is permitted.
             787          (2) If a court orders a recount of votes, the ballots shall be recounted in the manner
             788      directed by the judicial authority.
             789          (3) (a) For any regular general or municipal general election, when any candidate loses by
             790      not more than a total of one vote per voting precinct, he may file a request for a recount with the
             791      appropriate election officer within seven days of the canvass.
             792          (b) The election officer shall:
             793          (i) supervise the recount;
             794          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that office;
             795          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             796      3; and
             797          (iv) declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes on the recount.
             798          (4) (a) Any ten voters who voted in an election when any ballot proposition was on the
             799      ballot may file a request for a recount with the appropriate election officer within seven days of
             800      the canvass.
             801          (b) The election officer shall:


             802          (i) supervise the recount;
             803          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that ballot proposition;
             804          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             805      3; and
             806          (iv) declare the ballot proposition to have "passed" or "failed" based upon the results of
             807      the recount.
             808          (c) Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition may designate representatives to
             809      witness the recount.
             810          (d) The person or entity requesting the recount shall pay the costs of the recount.
             811          (5) Costs incurred by recount under Subsection (3) may not be assessed against the person
             812      requesting the recount.
             813          Section 15. Section 20A-5-401 (Effective 01/01/00) is amended to read:
             814           20A-5-401 (Effective 01/01/00). Official register and posting book -- Preparation --
             815      Contents.
             816          (1) (a) Before the registration days for each regular general [or], municipal general, regular
             817      primary, municipal primary, or Western States Presidential primary election, each county clerk
             818      shall prepare an official register and posting list of voters for each voting precinct that will
             819      participate in the election.
             820          (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the official register and posting list are bound or
             821      loose leaf books prepared for the alphabetical entry of names and ruled in columns of suitable
             822      dimensions to provide for the following entries:
             823          (i) registered voter's name;
             824          (ii) party affiliation;
             825          (iii) grounds for challenge;
             826          (iv) name of person challenging a voter;
             827          (v) ballot numbers, primary, November, special;
             828          (vi) date of birth;
             829          (vii) place of birth;
             830          (viii) place of current residence;
             831          (ix) street address;
             832          (x) zip code; and


             833          (xi) space for the voter to sign his name for each election.
             834          (c) When preparing the official register and posting list for the Western States Presidential
             835      primary, the county clerk shall include:
             836          (i) a column to record the name of the political party whose ballot the voter voted; and
             837          (ii) a column for the election judge to record changes in the voter's party affiliation.
             838          (2) (a) (i) For regular and municipal elections, primary elections, regular municipal
             839      elections, special district elections, and bond elections, the county clerk shall make an official
             840      register and posting list only for voting precincts affected by the primary, municipal, special
             841      district, or bond election.
             842          (ii) Each county clerk, with the assistance of the clerk of each affected special district, shall
             843      provide a detailed map or an indication on the registration list or other means to enable an election
             844      judge to determine the voters entitled to vote at an election of special district officers.
             845          (b) Municipalities shall pay the costs of making the official register and posting list for
             846      municipal elections.
             847          Section 16. Section 20A-5-401 (Superseded 01/01/00) is amended to read:
             848           20A-5-401 (Superseded 01/01/00). Official register and posting book -- Preparation
             849      -- Contents.
             850          (1) (a) Before the registration days for each regular general [or], municipal general, regular
             851      primary, municipal primary, or Western States Presidential primary election, each county clerk
             852      shall prepare an official register and posting list of voters for each voting precinct that will
             853      participate in the election.
             854          (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the official register and posting list are bound or
             855      loose leaf books prepared for the alphabetical entry of names and ruled in columns of suitable
             856      dimensions to provide for the following entries:
             857          (i) registered voter's name;
             858          (ii) party affiliation;
             859          (iii) grounds for challenge;
             860          (iv) name of person challenging a voter;
             861          (v) ballot numbers, primary, November, special;
             862          (vi) date of birth;
             863          (vii) place of birth;


             864          (viii) place of current residence;
             865          (ix) street address;
             866          (x) zip code; and
             867          (xi) space for the voter to sign his name for each election.
             868          (c) When preparing the official register and posting list for the Western States Presidential
             869      primary, the county clerk shall include:
             870          (i) a column to record the name of the political party whose ballot the voter voted; and
             871          (ii) a column for the election judge to record changes in the voter's party affiliation.
             872          (2) (a) For regular and municipal elections, primary elections, regular municipal elections,
             873      special district elections, and bond elections, the county clerk shall make an official register and
             874      posting list only for voting precincts affected by the primary, municipal, special district, or bond
             875      election.
             876          (b) Municipalities shall pay the costs of making the official register and posting list for
             877      municipal elections.
             878          Section 17. Section 20A-5-601 is amended to read:
             879           20A-5-601. Election judges -- Appointment for regular general elections and primary
             880      elections.
             881          (1) (a) By March 1 of each even-numbered year, each county clerk shall provide to the
             882      county chair of each registered political party a list of the number of election judges that the party
             883      must nominate for each voting precinct.
             884          (b) (i) By April 1 of each even-numbered year, the county chair and secretary of each
             885      registered political party shall file a list with the county clerk containing, for each voting precinct,
             886      the names of registered voters in the county who are willing to be election judges and who are
             887      competent and trustworthy.
             888          (ii) The county chair and secretary shall submit, for each voting precinct, names equal in
             889      number to the number required by the county clerk plus one.
             890          (2) Each county legislative body shall provide for the appointment of persons to serve as
             891      election judges at the regular primary [and] election, the regular general election, and the Western
             892      States Presidential primary.
             893          (3) For regular general elections, each county legislative body shall provide for the
             894      appointment of:


             895          (a) (i) three registered voters from the list to serve as receiving judges for each voting
             896      precinct when ballots will be counted after the polls close; or
             897          (ii) three registered voters from the list to serve as receiving judges in each voting precinct
             898      and three registered voters from the list to serve as counting judges in each voting precinct when
             899      ballots will be counted throughout election day; and
             900          (b) three registered voters from the list for each 100 absentee ballots to be counted to serve
             901      as canvassing judges.
             902          (4) For regular primary elections and for the Western States Presidential primary election,
             903      each county legislative body shall provide for the appointment of:
             904          (a) (i) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one person 17
             905      years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next regular general election, from the list to
             906      serve as receiving judges for each voting precinct when ballots will be counted after the polls
             907      close; or
             908          (ii) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one person 17 years
             909      old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next regular general election, from the list to serve
             910      as receiving judges in each voting precinct and two or three registered voters, or one or two
             911      registered voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next
             912      regular general election, from the list to serve as counting judges in each voting precinct when
             913      ballots will be counted throughout election day; and
             914          (b) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one person 17 years
             915      old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next regular general election, from the list for each
             916      100 absentee ballots to be counted to serve as canvassing judges.
             917          (5) Each county legislative body may provide for the appointment of:
             918          (a) three registered voters from the list to serve as inspecting judges at the regular general
             919      election to observe the clerk's receipt and deposit of the ballots for safekeeping; and
             920          (b) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one person 17 years
             921      old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next regular general election, from the list to serve
             922      as inspecting judges at the regular primary election to observe the clerk's receipt and deposit of the
             923      ballots for safekeeping.
             924          (6) (a) For each set of three counting or receiving judges to be appointed for each voting
             925      precinct for the regular primary election [and], the regular general election, and the Western States


             926      Presidential primary election, the county legislative body shall ensure that:
             927          (i) two judges are appointed from the political party that cast the highest number of votes
             928      for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer, excluding
             929      votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general election before
             930      the appointment of the election judges; and
             931          (ii) one judge is appointed from the political party that cast the second highest number of
             932      votes for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer,
             933      excluding votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general election
             934      before the appointment of the election judges.
             935          (b) For each set of two counting or receiving judges to be appointed for each voting
             936      precinct for the regular primary election and Western States Presidential primary election, the
             937      county legislative body shall ensure that:
             938          (i) one judge is appointed from the political party that cast the highest number of votes for
             939      governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer, excluding votes
             940      for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general election before the
             941      appointment of the election judges; and
             942          (ii) one judge is appointed from the political party that cast the second highest number of
             943      votes for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer,
             944      excluding votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general election
             945      before the appointment of the election judges.
             946          (7) When the voting precinct boundaries have been changed since the last regular general
             947      election, the county legislative body shall ensure that:
             948          (a) for the regular primary election and the Western States Presidential primary election,
             949      when the county legislative body is using three receiving, counting, and canvassing judges, and
             950      regular general election, not more than two of the judges are selected from the political party that
             951      cast the highest number of votes for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
             952      state auditor, and state treasurer in the territory that formed the voting precinct at the time of
             953      appointment; and
             954          (b) for the regular primary election and the Western States Presidential primary election,
             955      when the county legislative body is using two receiving, counting, and canvassing judges, not more
             956      than one of the judges is selected from the political party that cast the highest number of votes for


             957      the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer in
             958      the territory that formed the voting precinct at the time of appointment.
             959          (8) The county legislative body shall provide for the appointment of any qualified county
             960      voter as an election judge when:
             961          (a) a political party fails to file the election judge list by the filing deadline; or
             962          (b) the list is incomplete.
             963          (9) A registered voter of the county may serve as an election judge in any voting precinct
             964      of the county.
             965          (10) If a person serves as an election judge outside the voting precinct where the person
             966      is registered, that person may vote an absentee voter ballot.
             967          (11) The county clerk shall fill all vacancies in the office of election judge.
             968          (12) If a conflict arises over the right to certify the election judge lists for any political
             969      party, the county legislative body may decide between conflicting lists, but may only select names
             970      from a properly submitted list.
             971          (13) The county legislative body shall establish compensation for election judges.
             972          Section 18. Section 20A-9-201 is amended to read:
             973           20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy -- Candidacy for more than one office or of
             974      more than one political party prohibited -- General filing and form requirements.
             975          (1) Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, a person shall:
             976          (a) be a United States citizen; and
             977          (b) meet the legal requirements of that office.
             978          (2) A person may not:
             979          (a) file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than one office in Utah
             980      during any election year; or
             981          (b) appear on the ballot as the candidate of more than one political party.
             982          (3) If the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy is a Saturday or
             983      Sunday, the filing time shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following Monday.
             984          (4) (a) (i) [Before] Except for presidential candidates, before the filing officer may accept
             985      any declaration of candidacy, the filing officer shall:
             986          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             987      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and


             988          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those requirements.
             989          (ii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney, the
             990      county clerk shall ensure that the person filing that declaration of candidacy is:
             991          (A) a United States citizen;
             992          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing
             993      of the Utah State Bar;
             994          (C) a registered voter in the county in which he is seeking office; and
             995          (D) a current resident of the county in which he is seeking office and either has been a
             996      resident of that county for at least one year or was appointed and is currently serving as county
             997      attorney and became a resident of the county within 30 days after appointment to the office.
             998          (iii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of district attorney, the
             999      county clerk shall ensure that, as of the date of the election, the person filing that declaration of
             1000      candidacy is:
             1001          (A) a United States citizen;
             1002          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing
             1003      of the Utah State Bar;
             1004          (C) a registered voter in the prosecution district in which he is seeking office; and
             1005          (D) a current resident of the prosecution district in which he is seeking office and either
             1006      will have been a resident of that prosecution district for at least one year as of the date of the
             1007      election or was appointed and is currently serving as district attorney and became a resident of the
             1008      prosecution district within 30 days after receiving appointment to the office.
             1009          (b) If the prospective candidate states that he does not meet the qualification requirements
             1010      for the office, the filing officer may not accept the prospective candidate's declaration of candidacy.
             1011          (c) If the candidate states that he meets the requirements of candidacy, the filing officer
             1012      shall:
             1013          (i) accept the candidate's declaration of candidacy; and
             1014          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             1015      declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate
             1016      is a member.
             1017          (5) [The] Except for presidential candidates, the form of the declaration of candidacy shall
             1018      be substantially as follows:


             1019          "State of Utah, County of ____
             1020          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of ____
             1021      as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I can qualify to hold that office, both
             1022      legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City or Town of ____,
             1023      Utah, Zip Code ____ Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate any law governing campaigns
             1024      and elections; and I will qualify for the office if elected to it. The mailing address that I designate
             1025      for receiving official election notices is ___________________________.
             1026      ____________________________________________________________________
             1027          Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of ____, 19__.
             1028     
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"

             1029          (6) (a) [The] Except for presidential candidates, the fee for filing a declaration of
             1030      candidacy is:
             1031          (i) $25 for candidates for the local school district board; and
             1032          (ii) 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the person holding
             1033      the office, but not less than $5, for all other federal, state, and county offices.
             1034          (b) [The] Except for presidential candidates, the filing officer shall refund the filing fee
             1035      to any candidate:
             1036          (i) who is disqualified; or
             1037          (ii) who the filing officer determines has filed improperly.
             1038          (c) (i) The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received from
             1039      candidates.
             1040          (ii) The lieutenant governor shall:
             1041          (A) apportion to and pay to the county treasurers of the various counties all fees received
             1042      for filing of nomination certificates or acceptances; and
             1043          (B) ensure that each county receives that proportion of the total amount paid to the
             1044      lieutenant governor from the congressional district that the total vote of that county for all
             1045      candidates for representative in Congress bears to the total vote of all counties within the
             1046      congressional district for all candidates for representative in Congress.
             1047          (d) (i) Each person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy
             1048      without payment upon a prima facie showing of impecuniosity as evidenced by an affidavit of
             1049      impecuniosity filed with the filing officer.


             1050          (ii) The filing officer shall ensure that the affidavit of impecuniosity is printed in
             1051      substantially the following form:
             1052          "Affidavit of Impecuniosity
             1053      Individual Name ____________________________Address_____________________________
             1054      Phone Number _________________
             1055      I,__________________________(name), do solemnly [swear] [affirm] that, owing to my poverty,
             1056      I am unable to pay the filing fee required by law.
             1057      Date ______________ Signature________________________________________________
             1058      Affiant
             1059      Subscribed and sworn to before me on ___________(date)
             1060     
______________________

             1061     
(signature)

             1062          Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Administer Oath:"
             1063          (7) Any person who fails to file a declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination
             1064      within the time provided in this chapter is ineligible for nomination to office.
             1065          Section 19. Section 20A-9-202.5 is enacted to read:
             1066          20A-9-202.5. Declaration of candidacy -- Western States Presidential Primary.
             1067          (1) As used in this section:
             1068          (a) "Presidential candidate" means a person seeking nomination for President of the United
             1069      States from a Utah registered political party.
             1070          (b) "Utah registered political party" means a political party that has complied with the
             1071      requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, to become a
             1072      political party officially recognized by the state.
             1073          (2) Each presidential candidate, or the candidate's designated agent, shall file a declaration
             1074      of candidacy with the lieutenant governor as provided in Section 20A-9-803 .
             1075          Section 20. Section 20A-9-801 is enacted to read:
             1076     
Part 8. Western States Presidential Primary

             1077          20A-9-801. Definitions.
             1078          As used in this part, "registered political party" means a political party that has complied
             1079      with the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, to
             1080      become a political party officially recognized by the state.


             1081          Section 21. Section 20A-9-802 is enacted to read:
             1082          20A-9-802. Western States Presidential Primary established -- Participating political
             1083      parties bound by results -- Other ballot issues prohibited.
             1084          (1) (a) There is established a Western States Presidential Primary election to be held the
             1085      first Friday after the first Monday in March in the year in which a presidential election will be held.
             1086          (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, county clerks shall administer
             1087      the Western States Presidential Primary according to the provisions of Title 20A, Election Code,
             1088      including:
             1089          (i) Title 20A, Chapter 1, General Provisions;
             1090          (ii) Title 20A, Chapter 2, Voter Registration;
             1091          (iii) Title 20A, Chapter 3, Voting;
             1092          (iv) Title 20A, Chapter 4, Election Returns and Election Contests;
             1093          (v) Title 20A, Chapter 5, Election Administration; and
             1094          (vi) Title 20A, Chapter 6, Ballot Form.
             1095          (c) (i) The county clerks shall ensure that the ballot voted by the voters at the Western
             1096      States Presidential Primary contains only the names of candidates for President of the United
             1097      States who have qualified as provided in this part.
             1098          (ii) The county clerks may not present any other items to the voters to be voted upon at this
             1099      election.
             1100          (2) Registered political parties, and candidates for President of the United States who are
             1101      affiliated with a registered political party, may participate in the Western States Presidential
             1102      Primary established by this part.
             1103          (3) As a condition for using the state's election system, each registered political party
             1104      wishing to participate in Utah's Western States Presidential Primary shall:
             1105          (a) declare their intent to participate in the Western States Presidential Primary;
             1106          (b) identify one or more registered political parties whose members may vote for the
             1107      registered political party's candidates and whether or not persons identified as unaffiliated with a
             1108      political party may vote for the registered political party's candidates; and
             1109          (c) certify that information to the lieutenant governor no later than 5:00 p.m. on the June
             1110      30 of the year before the year in which the presidential primary will be held.
             1111          Section 22. Section 20A-9-803 is enacted to read:


             1112          20A-9-803. Declaration of candidacy -- Filing fee -- Form.
             1113          (1) (a) Candidates for President of the United States who are affiliated with a registered
             1114      political party in Utah that has elected to participate in Utah's Western States Presidential Primary
             1115      and who wish to participate in the primary shall:
             1116          (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy, in person or
             1117      via a designated agent, with the lieutenant governor between July 1 of the year before the primary
             1118      election will be held and 5 p.m. on January 15 of the year in which the primary election will be
             1119      held;
             1120          (ii) identify the registered political party whose nomination the candidate is seeking;
             1121          (iii) provide a letter from the registered political party certifying that the candidate may
             1122      participate as a candidate for that party in that party's presidential primary election; and
             1123          (iv) pay the filing fee of $500.
             1124          (b) If January 15 is a Saturday or Sunday, the filing time shall be extended until 5 p.m.
             1125      on the following Monday.
             1126          (2) The lieutenant governor shall develop a declaration of candidacy form for presidential
             1127      candidates participating in the primary.
             1128          Section 23. Section 20A-9-804 is enacted to read:
             1129          20A-9-804. Satellite registration provisions not applicable -- registration with county
             1130      clerk.
             1131          (1) Section 20A-2-203 and Section 20A-5-202 do not apply to the Western States
             1132      Presidential primary.
             1133          (2) (a) For the Western States Presidential primary election, each county clerk shall register
             1134      to vote all persons who present themselves for registration at the county clerk's office during
             1135      designated office hours through the Friday before the Friday of the Western States Presidential
             1136      primary if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a voting
             1137      precinct in the county..
             1138          (b) The county clerk shall record the names of person registering to vote during that period
             1139      in the official register and direct the election judges to allow those persons to vote in the Western
             1140      States Presidential primary election if they present themselves at the voting precinct on election
             1141      day.
             1142          Section 24. Section 20A-9-805 is enacted to read:


             1143
         20A-9-805. Closed primary -- Determining party affiliation -- Changing party
             1144      affiliation.
             1145          (1) If a registered political party has restricted voting for its presidential candidates as
             1146      authorized by Subsection 20A-9-802(3)(b), the lieutenant governor shall direct the county clerks
             1147      and other election officials to allow only those voters meeting the registered political party's
             1148      criteria to vote for that party's presidential candidates.
             1149          (2) (a) For each person who registers to vote on or after May 3, 1999, the county clerk
             1150      shall:
             1151          (i) record the party affiliation designated by the voter on the voter registration form as the
             1152      voter's party affiliation; or
             1153          (ii) if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration form,
             1154      record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated."
             1155          (b) (i) Any registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation
             1156      by complying with the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-2-107 S OR SECTION 20A-9-808 s .
             1157          Section 25. Section 20A-9-806 is enacted to read:
             1158          20A-9-806. Ballots.
             1159          (1) The lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials,
             1160      and representatives of registered political parties, shall:
             1161          (a) develop paper ballots, ballot labels, and ballot cards to be used in Utah's Western States
             1162      Presidential Primary;
             1163          (b) ensure that the paper ballots, ballot labels, and ballot cards comply generally with the
             1164      requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots; and
             1165          (c) provide voting booths, election records and supplies, and ballot boxes for each voting
             1166      precinct as required by Section 20A-5-403 .
             1167          (2) (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c), Title 20A, Chapter
             1168      6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots, and Section 20A-5-403 , the lieutenant governor,
             1169      together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered
             1170      political parties shall ensure that the paper ballots, ballot labels, ballot cards, and voting booths,
             1171      election records and supplies, and ballot boxes:
             1172          (i) facilitate the distribution, voting, and tallying of ballots in a closed primary;
             1173          (ii) simplify the task of election judges, particularly in determining a voter's party


             1174      affiliation;
             1175          (iii) minimize the possibility of spoiled ballots due to voter confusion; and
             1176          (iv) protect against fraud.
             1177          (b) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county
             1178      clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties shall:
             1179          (i) mark, prepunch, or otherwise identify ballot cards as being for a particular registered
             1180      political party; and
             1181          (ii) instruct persons counting the ballots to count only those votes for candidates from the
             1182      registered political party whose ballot the voter received.
             1183          (c) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county
             1184      clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties may:
             1185          (i) notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 20A-6-101 and 20A-6-102 , use different
             1186      colored ballot cards for each registered political party;
             1187          (ii) place ballot labels for each registered political party in different voting booths and
             1188      direct voters to the particular voting booth for the political party whose ballot they are voting; or
             1189          (iii) consider other means of accomplishing the objectives outlined in Subsection (2)(a).
             1190          Section 26. Section 20A-9-807 is enacted to read:
             1191          20A-9-807. Combining voting precincts.
             1192          (1) The county legislative body may combine voting precincts for Utah's Western States
             1193      Presidential Primary by following the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303 .
             1194          (2) The county legislative body may not combine voting precincts if the voting precincts
             1195      are in different congressional districts as established by Section 20A-13-102 .
             1196          Section 27. Section 20A-9-808 is enacted to read:
             1197          20A-9-808. Voting.
             1198          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote at the Western States Presidential Primary
             1199      shall give his name, the name of the registered political party whose ballot the voter wishes to vote,
             1200      and, if requested, his residence, to one of the election judges.
             1201          (b) If an election judge does not know the person requesting a ballot and has reason to
             1202      doubt that person's identity, the judge shall request identification or have the voter identified by
             1203      a known registered voter of the district.
             1204          (c) If the voter is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the judge shall provide a


             1205      ballot to the voter if the voter takes an oath that the grounds of the challenge are false.
             1206          (2) (a) (i) When the voter is properly identified, the election judge in charge of the official
             1207      register shall check the official register to determine:
             1208          (A) whether or not the person is registered to vote; and
             1209          (B) whether or not the person's party affiliation designation in the official register allows
             1210      the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested.
             1211          (ii) If the official register does not affirmatively identify the voter as being affiliated with
             1212      a registered political party or if the official register identifies the voter as being "unaffiliated," the
             1213      voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
             1214          (b) (i) If the voter's name is not found on the official register and, if it is not unduly
             1215      disruptive of the election process, the election judge shall attempt to contact the county clerk's
             1216      office to request oral verification of the voter's registration.
             1217          (ii) If oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the judge shall record the
             1218      verification on the official register, determine the voter's party affiliation and the ballot that the
             1219      voter is qualified to vote, and perform the other administrative steps required by Subsection (3).
             1220          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (c)(ii), if the voter's political party affiliation listed
             1221      in the official register does not allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested, the
             1222      election judge shall inform the voter of that fact and inform the voter of the ballot or ballots that
             1223      the voter's party affiliation does allow the voter to vote.
             1224          (ii) (A) If the voter is listed in the official register as "unaffiliated," or if the official register
             1225      does not affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or affiliated with a registered
             1226      political party, and the voter, as an "unaffiliated" voter, is not authorized to vote the ballot that the
             1227      voter requests, the election judge shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to affiliate with the
             1228      registered political party whose ballot the voter requested, vote another registered political party
             1229      ballot that the voter, as "unaffiliated" is authorized to vote, or remain "unaffiliated."
             1230          (B) If the voter wishes to affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the voter
             1231      requested, the election judge shall enter in the official register the voter's new party affiliation and
             1232      proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             1233          (C) If the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the unaffiliated
             1234      voter is authorized to vote, the election judge shall proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             1235          (D) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot that


             1236      unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the election judge shall instruct the voter that the voter
             1237      may not vote.
             1238          (3) If the election judge determines that the voter is registered and eligible, under
             1239      Subsection (2), to vote the ballot that the voter requested:
             1240          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             1241          (i) write the ballot number and the name of the registered political party whose ballot the
             1242      voter voted opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             1243          (ii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             1244          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             1245          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             1246          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             1247          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             1248          (iii) hand the voter the ballot for the registered political party that the voter requested and
             1249      for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             1250          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             1251          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             1252      ballot to the voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             1253      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             1254          Section 28. Section 20A-9-809 is enacted to read:
             1255          20A-9-809. Counting votes -- Canvass -- Certification of results.
             1256          (1) Votes shall be counted, results tabulated, returns transmitted, ballots reviewed and
             1257      retained, returns canvassed, and recounts and election contests conducted as provided in Title 20A,
             1258      Chapter 4, Election Returns and Election Contests.
             1259          (2) After the canvass is complete and the report prepared, the lieutenant governor shall
             1260      transmit a copy of the report to each registered political party that participated in Utah's Western
             1261      States Presidential Primary.


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