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H.B. 15

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EARLY VOTING

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Douglas C. Aagard

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Senate Sponsor: Parley G. Hellewell

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Election Code to permit in-person early voting prior to the date of
             10      the election.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    permits registered voters to participate in early voting during the 14-day period
             14      immediately prior to election day;
             15          .    provides that time periods related to replacement of candidates be based on the date
             16      of commencement of voting rather than on election day;
             17          .    provides that candidate vacancies must be filled 30 days prior to election day;
             18          .    provides that voter registration for an election ends 30 days before the date of the
             19      election with the exception of satellite registration, in-person registration at the
             20      office of the county clerk, and registration for military personnel and overseas
             21      citizens voting by absentee ballot;
             22          .    provides that voters who register using satellite registration or who register at the
             23      office of the county clerk less than 30 days before a pending election are entitled to
             24      vote on election day but not by using early voting;
             25          .    provides that voters must provide valid voter identification at the time of voting if
             26      they choose to vote:
             27              *     by early voting on a date before the date of the election; or


             28              *     by in-person absentee ballot;
             29          .    modifies the Utah Election Registration Form to provide notice that voters must
             30      provide valid voter identification in order to vote during the early voting period;
             31          .    provides definitions of documents that are acceptable as valid voter identification;
             32          .    provides that party affiliation may not be changed during the period beginning after
             33      the voter registration deadline for a regular primary election and continuing through
             34      the date of the regular primary election;
             35          .    modifies language relating to processing of voter registration forms to comply with
             36      the 30 day voter registration deadline;
             37          .    modifies the dates for satellite voter registration to comply with the 30 day voter
             38      registration deadline;
             39          .    modifies the dates provided in the voter registration notice to comply with the 30
             40      day voter registration deadline;
             41          .    clarifies absentee ballot filing deadlines for overseas and military voters;
             42          .    modifies the application due date for overseas absentee voters to match the existing
             43      deadline for other absentee votes;
             44          .    requires election judges to record the type of identification provided by the voter at
             45      the time of voting in all cases where a provisional ballot is issued;
             46          .    requires election judges to issue a voter a provisional ballot when the election judge
             47      determines that the voter has not presented sufficient identification;
             48          .    provides for the hours and locations of early voting;
             49          .    provides requirements for posting notice of early voting hours and locations;
             50          .    modifies the format of the official register to accommodate identification
             51      requirements;
             52          .    requires the election officer to update voting history records during early voting;
             53          .    requires write-in candidates to file a declaration of candidacy no later than 30 days
             54      before the date of the election;
             55          .    defines terms; and
             56          .    makes technical corrections.
             57      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             58          None


             59      Other Special Clauses:
             60          None
             61      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             62      AMENDS:
             63          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapter 105, Laws of Utah 2005
             64          20A-1-302, as last amended by Chapter 228, Laws of Utah 1993
             65          20A-1-501, as last amended by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 1999
             66          20A-2-103, as last amended by Chapter 258, Laws of Utah 1996
             67          20A-2-104, as last amended by Chapter 219, Laws of Utah 2004
             68          20A-2-107, as last amended by Chapter 328, Laws of Utah 2000
             69          20A-2-201, as last amended by Chapter 45, Laws of Utah 1999
             70          20A-2-202, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 2003
             71          20A-2-203, as last amended by Chapters 117 and 249, Laws of Utah 2003
             72          20A-2-204, as last amended by Chapters 10, 24 and 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             73          20A-2-205, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1996, Second Special Session
             74          20A-2-301, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 311, Laws of Utah 1994
             75          20A-2-304, as enacted by Chapter 311, Laws of Utah 1994
             76          20A-2-306, as last amended by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1997
             77          20A-3-104, as last amended by Chapter 37, Laws of Utah 2003
             78          20A-3-104.5, as last amended by Chapter 159, Laws of Utah 2003
             79          20A-3-105.5, as last amended by Chapters 34, 117 and 131, Laws of Utah 2003
             80          20A-3-304.1, as last amended by Chapter 105, Laws of Utah 2005
             81          20A-3-305, as last amended by Chapter 195, Laws of Utah 2004
             82          20A-3-308, as last amended by Chapter 37, Laws of Utah 2003
             83          20A-3-401, as last amended by Chapter 37, Laws of Utah 2003
             84          20A-3-404, as last amended by Chapter 20, Laws of Utah 2001
             85          20A-3-406, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 2003
             86          20A-4-107, as last amended by Chapter 34, Laws of Utah 2003
             87          20A-5-401, as last amended by Chapter 105, Laws of Utah 2005
             88          20A-5-605, as last amended by Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 1998
             89          20A-9-601, as last amended by Chapter 81, Laws of Utah 2000


             90          20A-9-808, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 2003
             91      ENACTS:
             92          20A-2-102.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             93          20A-3-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             94          20A-3-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             95          20A-3-603, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             96          20A-3-604, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             97     
             98      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             99          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             100           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             101          As used in this title:
             102          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
             103      voter by the county clerk.
             104          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
             105      and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
             106          (3) "Ballot" means the cardboard, paper, or other material upon which a voter records
             107      his votes and includes ballot cards, paper ballots, and secrecy envelopes.
             108          (4) "Ballot card" means a ballot that can be counted using automatic tabulating
             109      equipment.
             110          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that
             111      contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             112      on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards.
             113          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             114      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions
             115      that are submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.
             116          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             117      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             118          (8) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
             119      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             120          (9) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound


             121      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             122          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             123      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             124          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
             125      election results by the board of canvassers.
             126          (12) "Canvassing judge" means an election judge designated to assist in counting
             127      ballots at the canvass.
             128          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             129      delegates are selected.
             130          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             131      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             132          (15) "Counting judge" means a judge designated to count the ballots during election
             133      day.
             134          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section
             135      20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
             136          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
             137      immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the counting
             138      judges to count ballots during election day.
             139          (18) "County executive" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             140          (19) "County legislative body" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             141          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
             142      elected.
             143          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
             144      statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
             145      primary election, and a special district election.
             146          (22) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
             147      Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
             148          (23) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             149      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             150          (24) "Election judge" means each canvassing judge, counting judge, and receiving
             151      judge.


             152          (25) "Election officer" means:
             153          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             154          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain ballots and elections
             155      as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             156          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain ballots and elections as
             157      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             158          (d) the special district clerk or chief executive officer for certain ballots and elections
             159      as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             160          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for certain ballots
             161      or elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 .
             162          (26) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or satellite registrar.
             163          (27) "Election results" means, for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and
             164      against the bond proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers
             165      may request.
             166          (28) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military
             167      and overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any
             168      unprocessed absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all
             169      spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             170          (29) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which a voting device is used in
             171      conjunction with ballots so that votes recorded by the voter are counted and tabulated by
             172      automatic tabulating equipment.
             173          (30) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             174      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             175          (31) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
             176      witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             177          (32) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             178          (33) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
             179      court judge.
             180          (34) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a
             181      special district election, and a bond election.
             182          (35) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special district, or


             183      a local school district.
             184          (36) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             185      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
             186      vote.
             187          (37) "Municipal executive" means:
             188          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             189      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             190          (b) the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             191      10-3-101 ; and
             192          (c) the manager in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             193      Section 10-3-101 .
             194          (38) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and special
             195      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year
             196      for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             197          (39) "Municipal legislative body" means:
             198          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             199      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             200          (b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in
             201      Section 10-3-101 ; and
             202          (c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined
             203      in Section 10-3-101 .
             204          (40) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             205      elected.
             206          (41) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             207      municipal office.
             208          (42) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the election
             209      judges to be given to voters to record their votes.
             210          (43) "Official endorsement" means:
             211          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             212          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             213          (ii) the date of the election; and


             214          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             215          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             216          (i) the election judge's initials; and
             217          (ii) the ballot number.
             218          (44) "Official register" means the book furnished election officials by the election
             219      officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             220          (45) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             221          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
             222      voted on; and
             223          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             224      proposition.
             225          (46) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             226      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party
             227      Formation and Procedures.
             228          (47) "Polling place" means the building where [residents of a voting precinct vote or
             229      where absentee] voting is conducted.
             230          (48) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
             231      in which the voter marks his choice.
             232          (49) "Posting list" means a list of registered voters within a voting precinct.
             233          [(50) "Proof of identity" means some form of photo identification, such as a driver
             234      license or identification card, that establishes a person's identity.]
             235          [(51) "Proof of residence" means some official document or form, such as a driver
             236      license or utility bill that establishes a person's residence.]
             237          [(52)] (50) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             238          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place; [or]
             239          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title[.]; or
             240          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by an election judge.
             241          [(53)] (51) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form
             242      required by Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide
             243      information to verify a person's legal right to vote.
             244          [(54)] (52) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which


             245      nominees for the regular primary election are selected.
             246          [(55)] (53) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is
             247      built into a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             248          [(56)] (54) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin
             249      performing the duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             250          [(57)] (55) "Receiving judge" means the election judge that checks the voter's name in
             251      the official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot
             252      after the voter has voted.
             253          [(58)] (56) "Registration days" means the days designated in Section 20A-2-203 when
             254      a voter may register to vote with a satellite registrar.
             255          [(59)] (57) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail
             256      voter registration form.
             257          [(60)] (58) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             258          [(61)] (59) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on
             259      the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the
             260      purposes established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             261          [(62)] (60) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of
             262      June of each even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical
             263      groups are voted for nomination.
             264          [(63)] (61) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in
             265      Utah.
             266          [(64)] (62) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot
             267      printed and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             268          [(65)] (63) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to
             269      register voters and perform other duties.
             270          [(66)] (64) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then
             271      mark or punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political
             272      parties.
             273          [(67)] (65) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the
             274      ballot into which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy
             275      of the voter's vote.


             276          [(68)] (66) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the
             277      authority of Title 17A.
             278          [(69)] (67) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are
             279      required by law to be elected.
             280          [(70)] (68) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section
             281      20A-1-204 .
             282          [(71)] (69) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             283          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             284          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or
             285          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             286          [(72)] (70) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor
             287      or the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             288          [(73)] (71) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             289          [(74)] (72) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election
             290      officer to the election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             291          [(75)] (73) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each
             292      group of petitioners.
             293          [(76)] (74) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
             294      counting center.
             295          [(77)] (75) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created
             296      by statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification,
             297      resignation, or other cause.
             298          (76) "Valid voter identification" means:
             299          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
             300      include:
             301          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
             302          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
             303          (A) the state;
             304          (B) a local government within the state; or
             305          (C) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
             306          (iii) an identification card that is issued by an employer for an employee;


             307          (iv) a currently valid identification card that is issued by a college, university, technical
             308      school, or professional school that is located within the state;
             309          (v) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
             310          (vi) a currently valid United States passport; or
             311          (vii) a valid tribal identification card; or
             312          (b) two forms of identification that bear the name and current address of the voter
             313      which may include:
             314          (i) a voter identification card;
             315          (ii) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof;
             316          (iii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
             317          (iv) a certified birth certificate;
             318          (v) a valid Social Security card;
             319          (vi) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
             320          (vii) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
             321          (viii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
             322          (ix) a currently valid United States military identification card;
             323          (x) certified naturalization documentation;
             324          (xi) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
             325          (xii) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change; or
             326          (xiii) a form of identification listed in Subsection (76)(a) that does not contain a
             327      photograph, but establishes the name and current address of the voter.
             328          [(78)] (77) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a
             329      write-in candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             330          [(79)] (78) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements for voting in an
             331      election, meets the requirements of election registration, is registered to vote, and is listed in
             332      the official register book.
             333          (79) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
             334      20A-2-102.5 .
             335          (80) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             336      machines, and ballot box.
             337          (81) "Voting booth" means the space or compartment within a polling place that is


             338      provided for the preparation of ballots and includes the voting machine enclosure or curtain.
             339          (82) "Voting device" means:
             340          (a) an apparatus in which ballot cards are used in connection with a punch device for
             341      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             342          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance; or
             343          (c) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
             344      by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             345          (83) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording
             346      and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             347          (84) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             348      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             349          (85) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             350      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             351          (86) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, and an inspecting
             352      poll watcher.
             353          (87) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Title 20A,
             354      Chapter 9, Part 8.
             355          (88) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             356          (89) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the
             357      ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             358          Section 2. Section 20A-1-302 is amended to read:
             359           20A-1-302. Opening and closing of polls on election day.
             360          (1) Polls at all elections on the date of the election shall open at 7 a.m. and shall remain
             361      open until 8 p.m. of the same day.
             362          (2) The election judges shall allow every voter who arrives at the polls by 8 p.m. to
             363      vote.
             364          Section 3. Section 20A-1-501 is amended to read:
             365           20A-1-501. Candidate vacancies -- Procedure for filling.
             366          (1) The state central committee of a political party, for candidates for United States
             367      senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
             368      treasurer, and state auditor, and for legislative candidates whose legislative districts encompass


             369      more than one county, and the county central committee of a political party, for all other party
             370      candidates seeking an office elected at a regular general election, may certify the name of
             371      another candidate to the appropriate election officer if:
             372          (a) after the close of the period for filing declarations of candidacy [but before the] and
             373      continuing through the date 15 days before the date of the primary election:
             374          (i) only one or two candidates from that party have filed a declaration of candidacy for
             375      that office; and
             376          (ii) one or both:
             377          (A) dies;
             378          (B) resigns because of becoming physically or mentally disabled as certified by a
             379      physician; or
             380          (C) is disqualified by an election officer for improper filing or nominating procedures;
             381      or
             382          (b) after the close of the primary election [but before the] and continuing through the
             383      date of the voter registration deadline for the general election as established in Section
             384      20A-2-102.5 , the party's candidate:
             385          (i) dies;
             386          (ii) resigns because of becoming physically or mentally disabled as certified by a
             387      physician;
             388          (iii) is disqualified by an election officer for improper filing or nominating procedures;
             389      or
             390          (iv) resigns to become a candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States.
             391          (2) If no more than two candidates from a political party have filed a declaration of
             392      candidacy for an office elected at a regular general election and one resigns to become the party
             393      candidate for another position, the state central committee of that political party, for candidates
             394      for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor, and for
             395      legislative candidates whose legislative districts encompass more than one county, and the
             396      county central committee of that political party, for all other party candidates, may certify the
             397      name of another candidate to the appropriate election officer.
             398          (3) Each replacement candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy as required by
             399      Title 20A, Chapter 9, Part 2, Candidate Qualifications and Declarations of Candidacy.


             400          (4) A replacement candidate may not be certified for an election during the period
             401      beginning on the day after the date of the voter registration deadline and continuing through the
             402      date of the election.
             403          Section 4. Section 20A-2-102.5 is enacted to read:
             404          20A-2-102.5. Voter registration deadline.
             405          (1) Except as provided in Sections 20A-2-201 and 20A-2-203 and in Title 20A,
             406      Chapter 3, Part 4, Voting by Members of the Military and by Other Persons Living or Serving
             407      Abroad, a person who fails to submit a correctly completed voter registration form on or before
             408      the voter registration deadline shall not be permitted to vote in the election.
             409          (2) The voter registration deadline shall be the date that is 30 calendar days before the
             410      date of the election.
             411          (3) If the voter registration deadline established in Subsection (2) falls on a weekend or
             412      holiday, it shall be extended to the next regular business day.
             413          Section 5. Section 20A-2-103 is amended to read:
             414           20A-2-103. Special elections -- Lists of voters.
             415          (1) (a) A special registration of voters is not required for a statewide or local special
             416      election.
             417          (b) The last official or revised register is the register for the statewide or local special
             418      election.
             419          (2) If a statewide or local special election is held at the same time and place as a
             420      regular general election, a municipal general election, or a primary, persons qualified to vote at
             421      those elections may also vote in the statewide or local special election.
             422          (3) [(a)] If a statewide or local special election is held on a date other than the date of a
             423      regular or municipal general election, the county clerk of each county in which the municipality
             424      or entity is wholly or partly located shall register persons to vote in that election during regular
             425      office hours in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
             426          [(b) The county clerk may not register persons to vote in that election if 20 or fewer
             427      days remain before the election.]
             428          (4) The county clerk of each county in which the entity holding the statewide or local
             429      special election is located shall make registration lists or copies of those lists available at each
             430      polling place for use by registered voters entitled to use those polling places.


             431          Section 6. Section 20A-2-104 is amended to read:
             432           20A-2-104. Voter registration form -- Registered voter lists -- Fees for copies.
             433          (1) Every person applying to be registered shall complete a registration form printed in
             434      substantially the following form:
             435      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             436     
UTAH ELECTION REGISTRATION FORM

             437      Are you a citizen of the United States of America? Yes No
             438      Will you be 18 years old on or before election day? Yes No
             439      If you checked "no" to either of the above two questions, do not complete this form.
             440      Name of Voter __________________________________________________________
             441                      First             Middle          Last
             442      Driver License or Identification Card Number__________________________
             443      State of issuance of Driver License or Identification Card
             444      Date of Birth ______________________________________________________
             445      Street Address of Principal Place of Residence
             446      ________________________________________________________________________
             447          City          County          State          Zip Code
             448      Telephone Number (optional) _________________________
             449      Last four digits of Social Security Number ______________________
             450      Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if known)_____________________
             451      ________________________________________________________________________
             452              City            County        State        Zip Code
             453      Voting Precinct (if known)___________________________________________________
             454      Political Party
             455      .American .Democrat .Green .Independent American .Libertarian .Natural Law
             456      .Reform .Populist .Republican .Socialist Workers .Unaffiliated (no political party
             457      preference)
             458      Other (Please specify) ______________________________
             459          I do swear (or affirm), subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the
             460      information contained in this form is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a
             461      resident of the state of Utah, residing at the above address. I will be at least 18 years old and


             462      will have resided in Utah for 30 days immediately before the next election. I am not a
             463      convicted felon currently incarcerated for commission of a felony.
             464              Signed and sworn
             465              __________________________________________________________
             466                          Voter's Signature
             467          _______________(month/day/year).
             468     
CITIZENSHIP AFFIDAVIT

             469      Name:
             470      Name at birth, if different:
             471      Place of birth:
             472      Date of birth:
             473      Date and place of naturalization (if applicable):
             474          I hereby swear and affirm, under penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am a
             475      citizen and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information above is true and
             476      correct.
             477      ____________________________
             478      Signature of Applicant
             479          In accordance with Section 20A-2-401 , the penalty for willfully causing, procuring, or
             480      allowing yourself to be registered to vote if you know you are not entitled to register to vote is
             481      up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
             482      NOTICE: IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VOTING
             483      PRECINCT [YOU MUST EITHER] FOR THE FIRST TIME OR TO VOTE DURING THE
             484      EARLY VOTING PERIOD BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ELECTION YOU MUST
             485      PRESENT VALID VOTER IDENTIFICATION TO THE ELECTION JUDGE BEFORE
             486      VOTING AS FOLLOWS:
             487      (1) [INCLUDE A COPY OF] A VALID FORM OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION [OR PROOF
             488      OF RESIDENCE WITH THIS VOTER REGISTRATION FORM] THAT SHOWS YOUR
             489      NAME, PHOTOGRAPH, AND CURRENT ADDRESS; OR
             490      [(2) PRESENT A VALID FORM OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION OR PROOF OF
             491      RESIDENCE TO THE ELECTION JUDGE BEFORE YOU MAY VOTE.]
             492      (2) TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION THAT SHOW YOUR NAME AND


             493      CURRENT ADDRESS.
             494      FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
             495                              Type of I.D. ____________________________
             496                              Voting Precinct _________________________
             497                              Voting I.D. Number _____________________
             498      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             499          (2) The county clerk shall retain a copy in a permanent countywide alphabetical file,
             500      which may be electronic or some other recognized system.
             501          (3) (a) Each county clerk shall retain lists of currently registered voters.
             502          (b) The lieutenant governor shall maintain a list of registered voters in electronic form.
             503          (c) If there are any discrepancies between the two lists, the county clerk's list is the
             504      official list.
             505          (d) The lieutenant governor and the county clerks may charge the fees established
             506      under the authority of Subsection 63-2-203 (10) to individuals who wish to obtain a copy of the
             507      list of registered voters.
             508          (4) When political parties not listed on the voter registration form qualify as registered
             509      political parties under Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, the
             510      lieutenant governor shall inform the county clerks about the name of the new political party
             511      and direct the county clerks to ensure that the voter registration form is modified to include that
             512      political party.
             513          (5) Upon receipt of a voter registration form from an applicant, the county clerk or the
             514      clerk's designee shall:
             515          (a) review each voter registration form for completeness and accuracy; and
             516          (b) if the county clerk believes, based upon a review of the form, that a person may be
             517      seeking to register to vote who is not legally entitled to register to vote, refer the form to the
             518      county attorney for investigation and possible prosecution.
             519          Section 7. Section 20A-2-107 is amended to read:
             520           20A-2-107. Designating or changing party affiliation.
             521          (1) [For each person who registers to vote on or after May 1, 2000, the] The county
             522      clerk shall:
             523          (a) record the party affiliation designated by the voter on the voter registration form as


             524      the voter's party affiliation; or
             525          (b) if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration
             526      form, record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated."
             527          (2) (a) Any registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party
             528      affiliation by complying with the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (2).
             529          (b) Except for the [20 days immediately before a] period beginning on the day after the
             530      voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the regular primary election, any
             531      registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by filing a signed
             532      form with the county clerk that identifies the registered political party with which the voter
             533      chooses to affiliate.
             534          Section 8. Section 20A-2-201 is amended to read:
             535           20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk.
             536          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the county clerk shall register to vote all
             537      persons who present themselves for registration at the county clerk's office during designated
             538      office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a
             539      voting precinct in the county.
             540          (2) [During the seven calendar days immediately before any scheduled election] Except
             541      as provided in Subsection (3), if a registration form is submitted to the county clerk after the
             542      last day of satellite registration as provided in Section 20A-2-203 , the county clerk shall:
             543          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
             544      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             545      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             546          (b) inform them that they will be registered to vote but may not vote in the pending
             547      election because they registered too late.
             548          (3) If a registration form is submitted in person at the office of the county clerk during
             549      the period beginning on the date after the voter registration deadline and ending on the last day
             550      of satellite registration as provided in Section 20A-2-203 , the county clerk shall:
             551          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
             552      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             553      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             554          (b) inform them that:


             555          (i) they will be registered to vote in the pending election; and
             556          (ii) for the pending election, they must vote on election day and will not be eligible to
             557      vote using early voting under Chapter 3, Part 6, Early Voting, because they registered too late.
             558          Section 9. Section 20A-2-202 is amended to read:
             559           20A-2-202. Registration by mail.
             560          (1) (a) A citizen who will be qualified to vote at the next election may register by mail.
             561          (b) To register by mail, a citizen shall complete and sign the by-mail registration form
             562      and mail or deliver it to the county clerk of the county in which the citizen resides.
             563          (c) (i) In order to register to vote in a particular election, the citizen shall:
             564          (A) address the by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk; and
             565          (B) ensure that it is postmarked [at least 20 days before the date of the election] on or
             566      before the voter registration deadline.
             567          (ii) If the voter is registering for the first time in the county, the citizen shall either:
             568          (A) submit a copy of [a proof of identification or proof of residence] the voter's valid
             569      voter identification with the by-mail voter registration form; or
             570          (B) submit [proof of identification or proof of residence] valid voter identification to
             571      the election judge at the time the citizen votes.
             572          (d) The citizen has effectively registered to vote under this section only when the
             573      county clerk's office has received a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form.
             574          (2) Upon receipt of a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form, the county
             575      clerk shall:
             576          (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in
             577      which the applicant resides; and
             578          (b) mail confirmation of registration to the newly registered voter after entering the
             579      applicant's voting precinct number on that copy.
             580          (3) (a) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed by-mail voter registration
             581      form that is postmarked [less than 20 days before an election] after the voter registration
             582      deadline, the county clerk shall:
             583          (i) register the applicant after the next election; and
             584          (ii) if possible, promptly phone or mail a notice to the applicant before the election,
             585      informing the applicant that his registration will not be effective until after the election.


             586          (b) When the county clerk receives a correctly completed by-mail voter registration
             587      [forms] form at least seven days before an election that [are] is postmarked [at least 20 days
             588      before the election] on or before the date of the voter registration deadline, the county clerk
             589      shall:
             590          (i) process the by-mail voter registration [forms] form; and
             591          (ii) record the new [voters] voter in the official register and posting list.
             592          (4) If the county clerk determines that a registration form received by mail or otherwise
             593      is incorrect because of an error or because it is incomplete, the county clerk shall mail notice to
             594      the person attempting to register, informing him that he has not been registered because of an
             595      error or because the form is incomplete.
             596          Section 10. Section 20A-2-203 is amended to read:
             597           20A-2-203. Satellite location -- Registration by satellite registrar.
             598          (1) (a) Each county clerk shall designate sufficient satellite registration locations to
             599      ensure that voters in all parts of the county have the opportunity to register to vote.
             600          (b) A county clerk may designate as many satellite locations as desired.
             601          (2) (a) Any person who meets the voter registration requirements may register to vote
             602      with a satellite registrar at any satellite location within the person's county of residence between
             603      8 a.m. and 8 p.m.:
             604          (i) on the Friday and Monday, the [eighth and eleventh] fifteenth and eighteenth day,
             605      before the regular primary election in counties holding a primary election;
             606          (ii) on the Friday and Monday, the [eighth and eleventh] fifteenth and eighteenth day,
             607      before the regular general election;
             608          (iii) on the Friday and Monday, the [eighth and eleventh] fifteenth and eighteenth day,
             609      before the municipal primary election in municipalities holding a municipal primary election;
             610      and
             611          (iv) on the Friday and Monday, the [eighth and eleventh] fifteenth and eighteenth day,
             612      before the municipal general election.
             613          (b) Each satellite registrar shall register to vote all persons who:
             614          (i) present themselves for registration; and
             615          (ii) are legally qualified and entitled to vote in that voting precinct on election day.
             616          (3) (a) Unless the voter is registering for the first time, a voter may not designate or


             617      change the voter's political party affiliation at the satellite location for voter registration on the
             618      dates established in Subsection (2)(a)(i) for primary election voter registration.
             619          (b) A voter wanting to change political party affiliation shall comply with the
             620      requirements of Section 20A-2-107 .
             621          (4) For municipal elections, the municipality in which the registration is made shall pay
             622      the expenses of registration.
             623          (5) A voter who registers to vote via satellite registration:
             624          (a) shall be eligible to vote in the pending election on election day; and
             625          (b) shall not be eligible to vote in the pending election using early voting under
             626      Chapter 3, Part 6, Early Voting.

             627          Section 11. Section 20A-2-204 is amended to read:
             628           20A-2-204. Registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver license.
             629          (1) As used in this section, "voter registration form" means the driver license
             630      application/voter registration form and the driver license renewal/voter registration form
             631      required by Section 20A-2-108 .
             632          (2) Any citizen who is qualified to vote may register to vote by completing the voter
             633      registration form.
             634          (3) The Driver License Division shall:
             635          (a) assist applicants in completing the voter registration form unless the applicant
             636      refuses assistance;
             637          (b) accept completed forms for transmittal to the appropriate election official;
             638          (c) transmit a copy of each voter registration form to the appropriate election official
             639      within five days after it is received by the division;
             640          (d) transmit each address change within five days after it is received by the division;
             641      and
             642          (e) transmit electronically to the lieutenant governor's office the name, address, birth
             643      date, and driver license number of each person who answers "yes" to the question on the driver
             644      license form about registering to vote.
             645          (4) Upon receipt of a correctly completed voter registration form, the county clerk
             646      shall:
             647          (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in


             648      which the applicant resides; and
             649          (b) notify the applicant of registration.
             650          (5) (a) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form that is
             651      dated [less than 20 days before an election] after the voter registration deadline, the county
             652      clerk shall:
             653          (i) register the applicant after the next election; and
             654          (ii) if possible, promptly phone or mail a notice to the applicant before the election,
             655      informing the applicant that his registration will not be effective until after the election.
             656          (b) When the county clerk receives [any] a correctly completed voter registration
             657      [forms] form at least seven days before an election that [are] is dated [at least 20 days before
             658      the election] on or before the voter registration deadline, the county clerk shall:
             659          (i) process the voter registration [forms] form; and
             660          (ii) record the new [voters] voter in the official register and posting list.
             661          (6) If the county clerk determines that a voter registration form received from the
             662      Driver License Division is incorrect because of an error or because it is incomplete, the county
             663      clerk shall mail notice to the person attempting to register, informing him that he has not been
             664      registered because of an error or because the form is incomplete.
             665          Section 12. Section 20A-2-205 is amended to read:
             666           20A-2-205. Registration at voter registration agencies.
             667          (1) As used in this section:
             668          (a) "Discretionary voter registration agency" means each office designated by the
             669      county clerk under Part 3, County Clerk's Voter Registration Responsibilities, to provide
             670      by-mail voter registration forms to the public.
             671          (b) "Public assistance agency" means each office in Utah that provides:
             672          (i) public assistance; or
             673          (ii) state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with
             674      disabilities.
             675          (2) Any person may obtain and complete a by-mail registration form at a public
             676      assistance agency or discretionary voter registration agency.
             677          (3) Each public assistance agency and discretionary voter registration agency shall
             678      provide, either as part of existing forms or on a separate form, the following information in


             679      substantially the following form:
             680          "REGISTERING TO VOTE
             681          If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register
             682      to vote here today? (Applying to register to vote or declining to register to vote will not affect
             683      the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.) Yes____ No____ IF YOU
             684      DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED
             685      NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME. If you would like help in filling out the
             686      voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision about whether or not to
             687      seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private. If you believe
             688      that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote, your
             689      right to privacy in deciding whether or not to register, or in applying to register to vote, or your
             690      right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint
             691      with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
             692      84114. (801) 538-1040."
             693          (4) Unless a person applying for service or assistance from a public assistance agency
             694      or discretionary voter registration agency declines, in writing, to register to vote, each public
             695      assistance agency and discretionary voter registration agency shall:
             696          (a) distribute a by-mail voter registration form with each application for service or
             697      assistance provided by the agency or office;
             698          (b) assist applicants in completing the voter registration form unless the applicant
             699      refuses assistance;
             700          (c) accept completed forms for transmittal to the appropriate election official; and
             701          (d) transmit a copy of each voter registration form to the appropriate election official
             702      within five days after it is received by the division.
             703          (5) A person in a public assistance agency or a discretionary voter registration agency
             704      that helps a person complete the voter registration form may not:
             705          (a) seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;
             706          (b) display any political preference or party allegiance;
             707          (c) make any statement to an applicant or take any action that has the purpose or effect
             708      of discouraging the applicant from registering to vote; or
             709          (d) make any statement to an applicant or take any action that has the purpose or effect


             710      of leading the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing
             711      upon the availability of services or benefits.
             712          (6) Upon receipt of a correctly completed voter registration form, the county clerk
             713      shall:
             714          (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in
             715      which the applicant resides; and
             716          (b) notify the applicant of registration.
             717          (7) (a) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form that is
             718      dated [less than 20 days before an election] after the voter registration deadline, the county
             719      clerk shall:
             720          (i) register the applicant after the next election; and
             721          (ii) if possible, promptly phone or mail a notice to the applicant before the election,
             722      informing the applicant that his registration will not be effective until after the election.
             723          (b) When the county clerk receives [any] a correctly completed voter registration
             724      [forms] form at least seven days before an election that [are] is dated [at least 20 days before
             725      the election] on or before the voter registration deadline, the county clerk shall:
             726          (i) process the voter registration [forms] form; and
             727          (ii) record the new [voters] voter in the official register and posting list.
             728          (8) If the county clerk determines that a voter registration form received from a public
             729      assistance agency or discretionary voter registration agency is incorrect because of an error or
             730      because it is incomplete, the county clerk shall mail notice to the person attempting to register,
             731      informing him that he has not been registered because of an error or because the form is
             732      incomplete.
             733          Section 13. Section 20A-2-301 is amended to read:
             734           20A-2-301. County clerk responsibilities -- Voter registration forms.
             735          (1) Each county clerk shall provide book voter registration forms and by-mail voter
             736      registration forms for use in the voter registration process.
             737          (2) Each county clerk shall:
             738          (a) (i) designate certain offices within the county to provide by-mail voter registration
             739      forms to the public; and
             740          (ii) provide by-mail voter registration forms to each public assistance agency and


             741      discretionary voter registration agency; and
             742          (b) provide copies of by-mail voter registration forms to public school districts and
             743      nonpublic schools as provided in Section 20A-2-302 .
             744          (3) (a) Each regular general election year, the county clerk shall make by-mail voter
             745      registration forms available to the political parties as provided in this Subsection (3).
             746          (b) The county clerk shall set aside by-mail registration forms equal to 10% of the
             747      number of registered voters in the county as of January 1 of that regular general election year
             748      for allocation to political parties.
             749          (c) The forms shall be allocated to the respective political parties in each county as
             750      follows:
             751          (i) [90%] Ninety percent of the forms shall be made available on an equal basis to all
             752      parties who had any candidate who polled 10% or more of the vote for any partisan office in
             753      the last regular general election.
             754          (ii) [10%] Ten percent of the forms shall be made available on an equal basis to all
             755      other parties who qualify for a position on the ballot for the next regular general election.
             756          (4) Candidates, parties, organizations, and interested persons may purchase by-mail
             757      voter registration forms from the county clerk or from the printer.
             758          (5) (a) The clerk shall make book voter registration forms available to interested
             759      organizations in lots of 250, to be replaced when each lot of 200 is returned to the county clerk.
             760          (b) Interested organizations that receive book voter registration forms from the county
             761      clerk shall return them to the county clerk [at least 20 days before the date of the election] on or
             762      before the voter registration deadline.
             763          (6) The county clerk may not refuse to register any person to vote for failing to provide
             764      a telephone number on the voter registration form.
             765          (7) (a) It is unlawful for any person to willfully fail or refuse to deliver completed voter
             766      registration forms, obtained as provided in this section, to the county clerk.
             767          (b) A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             768          Section 14. Section 20A-2-304 is amended to read:
             769           20A-2-304. County clerk's responsibilities -- Notice of disposition.
             770          Each county clerk shall:
             771          (1) register to vote each applicant for registration who meets the requirements for


             772      registration and who:
             773          (a) submits a completed voter registration form to the county clerk [at least 20 days
             774      before the date of the election] on or before the voter registration deadline;
             775          (b) submits a completed voter registration form to the Driver License Division, a
             776      public assistance agency, or a discretionary voter registration agency [at least 20 days before
             777      the date of the election] on or before the voter registration deadline; or
             778          (c) mails a completed by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk [that is
             779      postmarked at least 20 days before the election] on or before the voter registration deadline;
             780      and
             781          (2) send a notice to the voter informing the voter that:
             782          (a) the voter's application for voter registration has been accepted and that the voter is
             783      registered to vote;
             784          (b) the voter's application for voter registration has been rejected and the reason for the
             785      rejection; or
             786          (c) the application for voter registration is being returned to the voter for further action
             787      because the application is incomplete and giving instructions to the voter about how to properly
             788      complete the application.
             789          Section 15. Section 20A-2-306 is amended to read:
             790           20A-2-306. Removing names from the official register -- Determining and
             791      confirming change of residence.
             792          (1) A county clerk may not remove a voter's name from the official register on the
             793      grounds that the voter has changed residence unless the voter:
             794          (a) confirms in writing that the voter has changed residence to a place outside the
             795      county; or
             796          (b) (i) has not voted in an election during the period beginning on the date of the notice
             797      required by Subsection (3), and ending on the day after the date of the second regular general
             798      election occurring after the date of the notice; and
             799          (ii) has failed to respond to the notice required by Subsection (3).
             800          (2) (a) When a county clerk obtains information that a voter's address has changed and
             801      it appears that the voter still resides within the same county, the county clerk shall:
             802          (i) change the official register to show the voter's new address; and


             803          (ii) send to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice required by Subsection (3)
             804      printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form.
             805          (b) When a county clerk obtains information that a voter's address has changed and it
             806      appears that the voter now resides in a different county, the county clerk shall verify the
             807      changed residence by sending to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice required by
             808      Subsection (3) printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form.
             809          (3) Each county clerk shall use substantially the following form to notify voters whose
             810      addresses have changed:
             811          "VOTER REGISTRATION NOTICE
             812          We have been notified that your residence has changed. Please read, complete, and
             813      return this form so that we can update our voter registration records. What is your current
             814      street address?
             815      ___________________________________________________________________________
             816      Street                  City             County        State        Zip
             817          If you have not changed your residence or have moved but stayed within the same
             818      county, you must complete and return this form to the county clerk so that it is received by the
             819      county clerk no later than [20] 30 days before the date of the election. If you fail to return this
             820      form within that time:
             821          - you may be required to show evidence of your address to the election judge before
             822      being allowed to vote in either of the next two regular general elections; or
             823          - if you fail to vote at least once from the date this notice was mailed until the passing
             824      of two regular general elections, you will no longer be registered to vote. If you have changed
             825      your residence and have moved to a different county in Utah, you may register to vote by
             826      contacting the county clerk in your county.
             827      ________________________________________
             828      Signature of Voter"
             829          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the county clerk may not remove the
             830      names of any voters from the official register during the 90 days before a regular primary
             831      election and the 90 days before a regular general election.
             832          (b) The county clerk may remove the names of voters from the official register during
             833      the 90 days before a regular primary election and the 90 days before a regular general election


             834      if:
             835          (i) the voter requests, in writing, that his name be removed; or
             836          (ii) the voter has died.
             837          (c) (i) After a county clerk mails a notice as required in this section, the clerk may list
             838      that voter as inactive.
             839          (ii) An inactive voter must be allowed to vote, sign petitions, and have all other
             840      privileges of a registered voter.
             841          (iii) A county is not required to send routine mailings to inactive voters and is not
             842      required to count inactive voters when dividing precincts and preparing supplies.
             843          Section 16. Section 20A-3-104 is amended to read:
             844           20A-3-104. Manner of voting.
             845          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote shall give his name, and, if requested, his
             846      residence, to one of the election judges.
             847          (b) [If an] The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the election judges
             848      if the voter is:
             849          (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official
             850      register;
             851          (ii) voting in person by absentee ballot; or
             852          (iii) voting during the early voting period.
             853          (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection
             854      (1)(b), and the election judge does not know the [person] voter requesting a ballot and has
             855      reason to doubt that [person's] voter's identity, the judge shall:
             856          (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
             857          (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.
             858          [(c) If the voter is voting for the first time in the jurisdiction or is otherwise required to
             859      present proof of identity or proof of residence as indicated by a notation in the official register,
             860      the election judge shall request proof of identity or proof of residence from the voter.]
             861          (d) If the election judge is satisfied that the voter has [established proof of identity and
             862      proof of residence] been properly identified, the election judge shall:
             863          (i) record the type of [proof of identity or proof of residence] identification provided by
             864      the voter in the appropriate space in the official register; and


             865          (ii) follow the procedures of Subsection [(3)] (2).
             866          (e) If the election judge is not satisfied that the voter has [established proof of identity
             867      or proof of residence] been properly identified, the election judge shall:
             868          (i) indicate on the official register that the voter [failed to provide adequate proof of
             869      identity or proof of residence] was not properly identified;
             870          (ii) issue the voter a provisional ballot; and
             871          (iii) follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             872          (f) If the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the
             873      judge shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             874          (2) (a) [When the voter is properly identified, the] The election judge in charge of the
             875      official register shall check the official register to determine whether or not the [person] voter
             876      is registered to vote.
             877          (b) If the voter's name is not found on the official register, the election judge shall
             878      follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             879          (3) If the election judge determines that the voter is registered:
             880          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             881          (i) write the ballot number opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             882          (ii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             883          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             884          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             885          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             886          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             887          (iii) hand the voter a ballot; and
             888          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             889          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             890      ballot to the voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             891      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             892          Section 17. Section 20A-3-104.5 is amended to read:
             893           20A-3-104.5. Voting -- Regular primary election.
             894          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote at the regular primary election shall give
             895      his name, the name of the registered political party whose ballot the voter wishes to vote, and,


             896      if requested, his residence, to one of the election judges.
             897          (b) [If an] The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the election judges
             898      if the voter is:
             899          (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official
             900      register;
             901          (ii) is voting in person by absentee ballot; or
             902          (iii) is voting during the early voting period.
             903          (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection
             904      (1)(b), and the election judge does not know the [person] voter requesting a ballot and has
             905      reason to doubt that [person's] voter's identity, the judge shall:
             906          (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
             907          (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.
             908          (d) If the election judge is not satisfied that the voter has been properly identified, the
             909      election judge shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             910          [(c)] (e) If the voter is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the judge shall
             911      provide a ballot to the voter if the voter takes an oath that the grounds of the challenge are
             912      false.
             913          (2) (a) (i) When the voter is properly identified, the election judge in charge of the
             914      official register shall check the official register to determine:
             915          (A) whether or not the [person] voter is registered to vote; and
             916          (B) whether or not the [person's] voter's party affiliation designation in the official
             917      register allows the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested.
             918          (ii) If the official register does not affirmatively identify the voter as being affiliated
             919      with a registered political party or if the official register identifies the voter as being
             920      "unaffiliated," the voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
             921          (b) (i) If the voter's name is not found on the official register and, if it is not unduly
             922      disruptive of the election process, the election judge shall attempt to contact the county clerk's
             923      office to request oral verification of the voter's registration.
             924          (ii) If oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the judge shall record
             925      the verification on the official register, determine the voter's party affiliation and the ballot that
             926      the voter is qualified to vote, and perform the other administrative steps required by Subsection


             927      (3).
             928          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), if the voter's political party
             929      affiliation listed in the official register does not allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter
             930      requested, the election judge shall inform the voter of that fact and inform the voter of the
             931      ballot or ballots that the voter's party affiliation does allow the voter to vote.
             932          (ii) (A) If the voter is listed in the official register as "unaffiliated," or if the official
             933      register does not affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or affiliated with a
             934      registered political party, and the voter, as an "unaffiliated" voter, is not authorized to vote the
             935      ballot that the voter requests, the election judge shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to vote
             936      another registered political party ballot that the voter, as "unaffiliated," is authorized to vote, or
             937      remain "unaffiliated."
             938          (B) If the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the
             939      unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the election judge shall proceed as required by
             940      Subsection (3).
             941          (C) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot
             942      that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the election judge shall instruct the voter that the
             943      voter may not vote.
             944          (iii) For the primary elections held in 2004, 2006, and 2008 only:
             945          (A) If the voter is listed in the official register as "unaffiliated," or if the official
             946      register does not affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or "affiliated" with a
             947      registered political party, the election judge shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to affiliate
             948      with a registered political party, or remain "unaffiliated."
             949          (B) If the voter wishes to affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the
             950      voter requested, the election judge shall direct the voter to complete the change of party
             951      affiliation form and proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             952          (C) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and wishes to vote another registered
             953      political party ballot that the unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the election judge shall
             954      proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             955          (D) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot
             956      that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the election judge shall instruct the voter that the
             957      voter may not vote.


             958          (3) If the election judge determines that the voter is registered and eligible, under
             959      Subsection (2), to vote the ballot that the voter requested:
             960          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             961          (i) write the ballot number and the name of the registered political party whose ballot
             962      the voter voted opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             963          (ii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             964          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             965          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             966          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             967          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             968          (iii) hand the voter the ballot for the registered political party that the voter requested
             969      and for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             970          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             971          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             972      ballot to the voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             973      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             974          Section 18. Section 20A-3-105.5 is amended to read:
             975           20A-3-105.5. Manner of voting -- Provisional ballot.
             976          (1) The election judges shall follow the procedures and requirements of this section
             977      when:
             978          (a) the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 ; [or]
             979          (b) the person's name is not found on the official register[.]; or
             980          (c) the election judge is not satisfied that the voter has provided valid voter
             981      identification.
             982          (2) When faced with one of the circumstances outlined in Subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b),
             983      the election judge shall:
             984          (a) request that the person provide [proof of identity and proof of residence] valid voter
             985      identification; and
             986          (b) review the [proof of identity and proof of residence] identification provided by the
             987      person.
             988          (3) If the election judge is satisfied that the person has [established] provided valid


             989      voter identification that establishes the person's identity and residence in the voting precinct:
             990          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             991          (i) record in the official register the type of [source documents] identification that
             992      established the person's [proof of ] identity and [proof] place of residence;
             993          (ii) write the provisional ballot envelope number opposite the name of the voter in the
             994      official register; and
             995          (iii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             996          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             997          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             998          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             999          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             1000          (iii) give the voter a ballot and a provisional ballot envelope; and
             1001          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             1002          (4) If the election judge is not satisfied that the voter has provided [sufficient proof of]
             1003      valid voter identification that establishes the person's identity and [proof of] residence in the
             1004      voting precinct:
             1005          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             1006          (i) record in the official register that the voter did not provide [adequate proof of
             1007      identity and proof of residence] valid voter identification;
             1008          (ii) record in the official register the type of identification that was provided by the
             1009      voter, if any;
             1010          [(ii)] (iii) write the provisional ballot envelope number opposite the name of the voter
             1011      in the official register; and
             1012          [(iii)] (iv) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official
             1013      register;
             1014          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             1015          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             1016          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             1017          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             1018          (iii) give the voter a ballot and a provisional ballot envelope; and
             1019          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.


             1020          (5) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             1021      ballot to a voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             1022      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             1023          Section 19. Section 20A-3-304.1 is amended to read:
             1024           20A-3-304.1. Election officer to provide voting history information and status.
             1025          (1) As used in this section:
             1026          [(b)] (a) "Qualified absentee ballot application" means an absentee ballot application
             1027      filed under Section 20A-3-304 from a voter who the election officer determines is eligible to
             1028      receive an absentee ballot.
             1029          [(a)] (b) ["Absentee ballot] "Voting history record" means the information about the
             1030      existence and status of absentee ballot requests required by this section.
             1031          (2) (a) Each election officer shall maintain [an absentee ballot record in the election
             1032      officer's office.], in the election officer's office, a voting history record of those voters that have
             1033      cast a vote by:
             1034          (i) absentee ballot; and
             1035          (ii) early voting.
             1036          (b) The [absentee ballot] voting history record is a public record under Title 63,
             1037      Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
             1038          (3) The election officer shall ensure that the [absentee ballot] voting history record
             1039      [contains,] for each voting precinct contains:
             1040          (a) for absentee voting:
             1041          [(a)] (i) the name and address of each person who has filed a qualified absentee ballot
             1042      application;
             1043          [(b)] (ii) the date that the application was received; and
             1044          [(c)] (iii) the current status of each qualified absentee ballot application including
             1045      specifically:
             1046          [(i)] (A) the date that the absentee ballot was mailed to the voter; and
             1047          [(ii)] (B) the date that the voted absentee ballot was received by the election officer[.];
             1048      and
             1049          (b) for early voting:
             1050          (i) the name and address of each person who has voted during the early voting period;


             1051      and
             1052          (ii) the date the person's vote was cast.
             1053          (4) (a) Notwithstanding the time limits for response to a request for records under
             1054      Section 63-2-204 or the time limits for a request for records established in any ordinance, the
             1055      election officer shall ensure that the information required by this section is recorded and made
             1056      available to the public no later than one business day after its receipt in the election officer's
             1057      office.
             1058          (b) Notwithstanding the fee requirements of Section 63-2-203 or the fee requirements
             1059      established in any ordinance, the election officer shall make copies of the [absentee ballot]
             1060      voting history record available to the public for the actual cost of production or copying.
             1061          Section 20. Section 20A-3-305 is amended to read:
             1062           20A-3-305. Mailing of ballot to voter -- Enclose self-addressed envelope --
             1063      Affidavit.
             1064          (1) Upon timely receipt of an absentee voter application properly filled out and signed,
             1065      or as soon after receipt of the application as the official absentee ballots for the voting precinct
             1066      in which the applicant resides have been printed, the election officer shall either:
             1067          (a) give the applicant an official absentee ballot and envelope to vote in the office; or
             1068          (b) mail an official absentee ballot, postage paid, to the absentee voter and enclose an
             1069      envelope printed as required in Subsection (2).
             1070          (2) The election officer shall ensure that:
             1071          (a) the name, official title, and post office address of the election officer is printed on
             1072      the front of the envelope; and
             1073          (b) a printed affidavit in substantially the following form is printed on the back of the
             1074      envelope:
             1075      "County of ____    State of ____
             1076          I, ____, solemnly swear that: I am a qualified resident voter of the ____ voting precinct
             1077      in ____ County, Utah and that I am entitled to vote in that voting precinct at the next election.
             1078      I am not a convicted felon currently incarcerated for commission of a felony.
             1079     
______________________________

             1080     
Signature of Absentee Voter"

             1081          (3) If the election officer determines that the absentee voter is required to show [proof


             1082      of identity or proof of residence] valid voter identification as indicated in the official register,
             1083      the election officer shall:
             1084          (a) issue the voter a provisional ballot in accordance with Section 20A-3-105.5 ;
             1085          (b) instruct the voter to include a [valid form of proof of identity and proof of
             1086      residence] copy of the voter's valid voter identification with the return ballot;
             1087          (c) provide the voter clear instructions on how to vote a provisional ballot; and
             1088          (d) comply with the requirements of Subsection (2).
             1089          Section 21. Section 20A-3-308 is amended to read:
             1090           20A-3-308. Absentee ballots in the custody of election judges -- Disposition.
             1091          (1) (a) Voting precinct election judges shall open envelopes containing absentee ballots
             1092      that are in their custody on election day at the polling places during the time the polls are open
             1093      as provided in this Subsection (1).
             1094          (b) The election judges shall:
             1095          (i) first, open the outer envelope only; and
             1096          (ii) compare the signature of the voter on the application with the signature on the
             1097      affidavit.
             1098          (2) (a) The judges shall carefully open and remove the absentee voter envelope so as
             1099      not to destroy the affidavit on the envelope if they find that:
             1100          (i) the affidavit is sufficient;
             1101          (ii) the signatures correspond; and
             1102          (iii) the applicant is registered to vote in that voting precinct and has not voted in that
             1103      election.
             1104          (b) If, after opening the absentee voter envelope, the judge finds that a provisional
             1105      ballot envelope is enclosed and the voter has included [proof of identity and proof of residence]
             1106      identification, the election judge shall:
             1107          (i) record in the official register that the voter included valid voter identification;
             1108          [(i)] (ii) record the type of [proof of identity and proof of residence] identification
             1109      provided by the voter in the appropriate space in the official register;
             1110          [(ii)] (iii) record the provisional ballot envelope number on the official register; and
             1111          [(iii)] (iv) place the provisional ballot envelope with the other provisional ballot
             1112      envelopes to be transmitted to the county clerk.


             1113          (c) If, after opening the absentee voter envelope, the judge finds that a provisional
             1114      ballot envelope is enclosed, and that the voter has not included [proof of identity and proof of
             1115      residence] valid voter identification, the election judge shall:
             1116          (i) record in the official register that the voter did not include [proof of identity and
             1117      proof of residence] valid voter identification;
             1118          (ii) record the provisional ballot number in the official register; and
             1119          (iii) place the provisional ballot envelope with the other provisional ballot envelopes to
             1120      be transmitted to the county clerk.
             1121          (d) If the absentee ballot is not a provisional ballot, the election judges shall:
             1122          (i) remove the absentee ballot from the envelope without unfolding it or permitting it to
             1123      be opened or examined;
             1124          (ii) initial the stub in the same manner as for other ballots;
             1125          (iii) remove the stub from the ballot;
             1126          (iv) deposit the ballot in the ballot box; and
             1127          (v) mark the official register and pollbook to show that the voter has voted.
             1128          (3) If the election judges determine that the affidavit is insufficient, or that the
             1129      signatures do not correspond, or that the applicant is not a registered voter in the voting
             1130      precinct, they shall:
             1131          (a) disallow the vote; and
             1132          (b) without opening the absentee voter envelope, mark across the face of the envelope:
             1133          (i) "Rejected as defective"; or
             1134          (ii) "Rejected as not a registered voter."
             1135          (4) The election judges shall deposit the absentee voter envelope, when the absentee
             1136      ballot is voted, and the absentee voter envelope with its contents unopened when the absent
             1137      vote is rejected, in the ballot box containing the ballots.
             1138          (5) The election officer shall retain and preserve the absentee voter envelopes in the
             1139      manner provided by law for the retention and preservation of official ballots voted at that
             1140      election.
             1141          Section 22. Section 20A-3-401 is amended to read:
             1142           20A-3-401. Intent and purpose of part.
             1143          (1) Each election officer, election official, and judge shall liberally interpret and apply


             1144      this part to:
             1145          (a) make it possible for Utah voters living or serving abroad to vote in county, state,
             1146      and national elections during their absence;
             1147          (b) enable these voters to register more conveniently;
             1148          (c) conform to 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting
             1149      Act; and
             1150          (d) in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
             1151      exempt overseas and military voters from the [proof of identity and proof of residence]
             1152      identification requirements of Section 20A-3-308 [in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the
             1153      Help America Vote Act of 2002].
             1154          (2) The state selective service, all military organizations, and citizens and officers of
             1155      Utah or of the respective counties and municipalities of the state shall cooperate with the
             1156      election and party officers in carrying out the intent and purpose of this part.
             1157          (3) All state and county officers of Utah shall:
             1158          (a) do all things and perform all acts necessary to put into effect the provisions of any
             1159      Act of Congress or this state allowing uniformed and overseas citizen voters to vote; and
             1160          (b) permit the use of any official ballot authorized by any Act of Congress and this part
             1161      as a ballot supplementary to the official Utah election military ballot.
             1162          (4) Each provision of this part prevails over any inconsistent provision of any other
             1163      statute or any part of any statute.
             1164          Section 23. Section 20A-3-404 is amended to read:
             1165           20A-3-404. Special military write-in absentee ballots.
             1166          (1) (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a military voter may apply
             1167      for a special write-in absentee ballot not later than [30] the date 20 days before the date of an
             1168      election.
             1169          (b) If the application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it shall be extended to the
             1170      next regular business day.
             1171          (2) To qualify for a special write-in absentee ballot, a military voter shall:
             1172          (a) apply for a special write-in absentee ballot by submitting a federal postcard
             1173      application form; and
             1174          (b) state on the form or on a separate paper submitted with the form that he is unable to


             1175      vote by regular absentee ballot or in person because of his military service.
             1176          (3) Upon receipt of the application, the county clerk shall issue and mail a special
             1177      military write-in ballot.
             1178          Section 24. Section 20A-3-406 is amended to read:
             1179           20A-3-406. Absentee ballots for military personnel and citizens living overseas --
             1180      Federal postcard applications for ballot.
             1181          (1) (a) Applications for absentee ballots for military voters that are located in the
             1182      United States shall be filed in the county clerk's office no later than the Friday immediately
             1183      before the day of election.
             1184          (b) Military personnel voting an absentee ballot at the office of the clerk shall apply
             1185      and cast their ballot no later than the day before the election.
             1186          (2) (a) Military voters stationed overseas and overseas citizen voters shall file an
             1187      application for a ballot with the county clerk no later than 20 days before the [day] date of the
             1188      election.
             1189          (b) Upon receipt of a properly completed written application for an absentee ballot
             1190      signed by any military voter or overseas citizen voter, the county clerk shall mail an appropriate
             1191      ballot to the military voter or overseas citizen voter.
             1192          (c) The county clerk, at the time he furnishes the ballot, shall record, in a record book
             1193      provided for that purpose, the name and home address of the military voter or overseas citizen
             1194      voter to whom the ballot is mailed, the address mailed to, and the date of mailing the ballot.
             1195          (d) If the military voter or overseas citizen voter sends his application to the lieutenant
             1196      governor, the lieutenant governor shall forward the application to the county clerk of the county
             1197      where the military voter or overseas citizen voter is entitled to vote.
             1198          (e) If the county clerk rejects the application for an absentee ballot from a military or
             1199      overseas citizen voter, the county clerk shall inform the voter of the reasons for rejecting the
             1200      application.
             1201          (3) Any military voter or overseas citizen voter who is physically disabled so as to be
             1202      unable to see or write may apply for a ballot by having a commissioned, noncommissioned, or
             1203      petty officer not below the rank of sergeant, or other person authorized to administer oaths to
             1204      apply for a ballot on the voter's behalf.
             1205          (4) (a) A federal postcard application issued under the authority of any Act of Congress


             1206      or federal regulation is acceptable, when properly executed, as an application for a ballot under
             1207      this chapter.
             1208          (b) The county clerk shall accept the completed postcard application as an application
             1209      for ballots for each election for federal office held in the next two even-numbered years and
             1210      shall send the applicant a ballot for each of those elections, as required by Section 20A-3-407 .
             1211          (5) The county clerk shall retain the application for use at the time the ballot is received
             1212      from the military voter or overseas citizen voter.
             1213          Section 25. Section 20A-3-601 is enacted to read:
             1214     
Part 6. Early Voting

             1215          20A-3-601. Early voting.
             1216          (1) A person who is registered to vote may vote before the election date in accordance
             1217      with this section.
             1218          (2) (a) The early voting period shall begin on the date that is 14 days before the date of
             1219      the election.
             1220          (b) Early voting shall continue through:
             1221          (i) the Friday before the election if the election date is a Tuesday; or
             1222          (ii) the date that is two regular business days before the date of the election if the
             1223      election date is a day other than Tuesday.
             1224          (c) During the early voting period, the election officer:
             1225          (i) shall conduct early voting on regular business days; and
             1226          (ii) may elect to conduct early voting on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays.
             1227          (3) Except as specifically provided in this Part 6, Early Voting, early voting shall be
             1228      administered according to the requirements of this title.
             1229          Section 26. Section 20A-3-602 is enacted to read:
             1230          20A-3-602. Hours for early voting.
             1231          (1) The election officer shall determine the times for opening and closing the polls for
             1232      each day of early voting provided that:
             1233          (a) voting is open for a minimum of four hours during each early voting day; and
             1234          (b) polls close at 5 p.m. on the last early voting day.
             1235          (2) Every registered voter who arrives at the polls before the time scheduled for closing
             1236      of the polls shall be allowed to vote.


             1237          Section 27. Section 20A-3-603 is enacted to read:
             1238          20A-3-603. Early voting polling places.
             1239          (1) The election officer shall designate one or more polling places for early voting,
             1240      provided that:
             1241          (a) at least one polling place is open on each day of early voting; and
             1242          (b) each polling place meets the requirements for polling places under Chapter 5,
             1243      Election Administration.
             1244          (2) (a) In the event the election officer determines that the number of early voting
             1245      polling places is insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, the election
             1246      officer may designate additional polling places during the early voting period.
             1247          (b) If an additional early voting polling place is designated, the election officer shall, as
             1248      soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates, times, and location of the additional
             1249      polling place by:
             1250          (i) publishing the notice in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the
             1251      county; and
             1252          (ii) posting the notice at the additional polling place.
             1253          Section 28. Section 20A-3-604 is enacted to read:
             1254          20A-3-604. Notice of time and place of early voting.
             1255          The election officer shall give notice of the dates, times, and locations of early voting
             1256      by:
             1257          (1) publishing the notice in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the
             1258      county at least five calendar days before the date early voting begins; and
             1259          (2) posting the notice at each early voting polling place at least five calendar days
             1260      before the date early voting begins.
             1261          Section 29. Section 20A-4-107 is amended to read:
             1262           20A-4-107. Review and disposition of provisional ballot envelopes.
             1263          (1) As used in this section, a voter is "legally entitled to vote" if:
             1264          (a) the voter:
             1265          (i) is registered to vote in the county;
             1266          (ii) resides within the voting precinct where the voter seeks to vote; and
             1267          (iii) provided [sufficient proof of identity and proof of residence] valid voter


             1268      identification to the election judge as indicated by a notation in the official register;
             1269          (b) the voter:
             1270          (i) is registered to vote in the county; and
             1271          (ii) did not vote in the voter's precinct of residence, but the ballot that the voter voted is
             1272      identical to the ballot voted in the voter's precinct of residence; or
             1273          (c) the voter:
             1274          (i) is registered to vote in the county;
             1275          (ii) the judge recorded in the official register that the voter either failed to provide
             1276      [proof of identity and proof of residence or the proof of identity and proof of residence was]
             1277      valid voter identification or the documents provided as valid voter identification were
             1278      inadequate; and
             1279          (iii) the county clerk verifies the voter's [proof of] identity and [proof of] residence
             1280      through some other means.
             1281          (2) (a) Upon receipt of provisional ballot envelopes, the election officer shall review
             1282      the affirmation on the face of each provisional ballot envelope and determine if the person
             1283      signing the affirmation is a registered voter and legally entitled to vote the ballot that the voter
             1284      voted.
             1285          (b) If the election officer determines that the person is not a registered voter or is not
             1286      legally entitled to vote the ballot that the voter voted, the election officer shall retain the ballot
             1287      envelope, unopened, for the period specified in Section 20A-4-202 unless ordered by a court to
             1288      produce or count it.
             1289          (c) If the election officer determines that the person is a registered voter and is legally
             1290      entitled to vote the ballot that the voter voted, the election officer shall remove the ballot from
             1291      the provisional ballot envelope and place the ballot with the absentee ballots to be counted with
             1292      those ballots at the canvass.
             1293          (d) The election officer may not count, or allow to be counted a provisional ballot
             1294      unless the voter's [proof of] identity and [proof of] residence is established by a preponderance
             1295      of the evidence.
             1296          (3) If the election officer determines that the person is a registered voter, the election
             1297      officer shall ensure that the voter registration records are updated to reflect the information
             1298      provided on the provisional ballot envelope.


             1299          (4) If the election officer determines that the person is not a registered voter and the
             1300      information on the provisional ballot envelope is complete, the election officer shall:
             1301          (a) consider the provisional ballot envelope a voter registration form; and
             1302          (b) register the voter.
             1303          Section 30. Section 20A-5-401 is amended to read:
             1304           20A-5-401. Official register and posting book -- Preparation -- Contents.
             1305          (1) (a) Before the registration days for each regular general, municipal general, regular
             1306      primary, municipal primary, or Western States Presidential Primary election, each county clerk
             1307      shall prepare an official register and posting list of voters for each voting precinct that will
             1308      participate in the election.
             1309          (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the official register and posting list are bound or
             1310      loose leaf books prepared for the alphabetical entry of names and ruled in columns of suitable
             1311      dimensions to provide for the following entries:
             1312          (i) registered voter's name;
             1313          (ii) party affiliation;
             1314          (iii) grounds for challenge;
             1315          (iv) name of person challenging a voter;
             1316          (v) ballot numbers, primary, November, special;
             1317          (vi) date of birth;
             1318          (vii) place of birth;
             1319          (viii) place of current residence;
             1320          (ix) street address;
             1321          (x) zip code; [and]
             1322          (xi) identification and provisional ballot information as required under Subsection
             1323      (1)(d); and
             1324          [(xi)] (xii) space for the voter to sign his name for each election.
             1325          (c) When preparing the official register and posting list for the Western States
             1326      Presidential Primary, the county clerk shall include:
             1327          (i) a column to record the name of the political party whose ballot the voter voted; and
             1328          (ii) a column for the election judge to record changes in the voter's party affiliation.
             1329          (d) When preparing the official register and posting list for any regular general


             1330      election, municipal general election, statewide special election, local special election, regular
             1331      primary election, municipal primary election, special district election, or election for federal
             1332      office, the county clerk shall include:
             1333          (i) a column that indicates if the voter is required to show identification before voting;
             1334          (ii) a column for the election judge to record the type of identification provided by the
             1335      voter;
             1336          [(ii)] (iii) a column for the election judge to record the provisional envelope ballot
             1337      number for voters who receive a provisional ballot; and
             1338          [(iii)] (iv) a space for the election judge to record the type of [proof of identity and the
             1339      type of proof of residence] identification that was provided by voters who receive a provisional
             1340      ballot.
             1341          (2) (a) (i) For regular and municipal elections, primary elections, regular municipal
             1342      elections, special district elections, and bond elections, the county clerk shall make an official
             1343      register and posting list only for voting precincts affected by the primary, municipal, special
             1344      district, or bond election.
             1345          (ii) If a polling place to be used in a bond election serves both voters residing in the
             1346      local political subdivision calling the bond election and voters residing outside of that local
             1347      political subdivision, the official register shall designate whether each voter resides in or
             1348      outside of the local political subdivision.
             1349          (iii) Each county clerk, with the assistance of the clerk of each affected special district,
             1350      shall provide a detailed map or an indication on the registration list or other means to enable an
             1351      election judge to determine the voters entitled to vote at an election of special district officers.
             1352          (b) Municipalities shall pay the costs of making the official register and posting list for
             1353      municipal elections.
             1354          Section 31. Section 20A-5-605 is amended to read:
             1355           20A-5-605. Duties of election judges on days when polls are open for voting.
             1356          (1) (a) Receiving judges shall arrive at the polling place 30 minutes before the polls
             1357      open and remain until the official election returns are prepared for delivery.
             1358          (b) Counting judges shall be at the polls as directed by the election officer and remain
             1359      until the official election returns are prepared for delivery.
             1360          (2) Upon their arrival to open the polls, each set of election judges shall:


             1361          (a) designate which judge shall preside and which judges shall act as clerks;
             1362          (b) in voting precincts using paper ballots, select one of their number to deliver the
             1363      election returns to the election officer or to the place that the election officer designates;
             1364          (c) in voting precincts using ballot cards, select two of their number, each from a
             1365      different party, to deliver the election returns to the election officer or to the place that the
             1366      election officer designates;
             1367          (d) display the United States flag;
             1368          (e) open the voting devices and examine them to see that they are in proper working
             1369      order;
             1370          (f) place the voting devices, voting booths, and the ballot box in plain view of election
             1371      judges and watchers;
             1372          (g) open the ballot packages in the presence of all the judges;
             1373          (h) check the ballots, supplies, records, and forms;
             1374          (i) if directed to do so by the election officer, make any necessary corrections to the
             1375      official ballots before they are distributed at the polls;
             1376          (j) post the sample ballots, instructions to voters, and constitutional amendments, if
             1377      any;
             1378          (k) hang the posting list near the polling place entrance; and
             1379          (l) open the ballot box in the presence of those assembled, turn it upside down to empty
             1380      it of anything, and then, immediately before polls open, lock it, or if locks and keys are not
             1381      available, tape it securely.
             1382          (3) (a) If any election judge fails to appear on the morning of the election, or fails or
             1383      refuses to act, at least six qualified electors from the voting precinct who are present at the
             1384      polling place at the hour designated by law for the opening of the polls shall fill the vacancy by
             1385      appointing another qualified person from the voting precinct who is a member of the same
             1386      political party as the judge who is being replaced to act as election judge.
             1387          (b) If a majority of the receiving election judges are present, they shall open the polls,
             1388      even though the alternate judge has not arrived.
             1389          (4) (a) If it is impossible or inconvenient to hold an election at the polling place
             1390      designated, the election judges, after having assembled at or as near as practicable to the
             1391      designated place, and before receiving any vote, may move to the nearest convenient place for


             1392      holding the election.
             1393          (b) If the judges move to a new polling place, they shall display a proclamation of the
             1394      change and station a peace officer or some other proper person at the original polling place to
             1395      notify voters of the location of the new polling place.
             1396          (5) If the election judge who received delivery of the ballots produces packages of
             1397      substitute ballots accompanied by a written and sworn statement of the election officer that the
             1398      ballots are substitute ballots because the original ballots were not received, were destroyed, or
             1399      were stolen, the election judges shall use those substitute ballots as the official election ballots.
             1400          (6) If, for any reason, none of the official or substitute ballots are ready for distribution
             1401      at a polling place or, if the supply of ballots is exhausted before the polls are closed, the
             1402      election judges may use unofficial ballots, made as nearly as possible in the form of the official
             1403      ballot, until substitutes prepared by the election officer are printed and delivered.
             1404          (7) When it is time to open the polls, one of the election judges shall announce that the
             1405      polls are open as required by Section 20A-1-302 , or in the case of early voting, Section
             1406      20A-3-602 .
             1407          (8) (a) The election judges shall comply with the voting procedures and requirements
             1408      of Title 20A, Chapter 3, Voting, in allowing people to vote.
             1409          (b) The election judges may not allow any person, other than election officials and
             1410      those admitted to vote, within six feet of voting machines, voting booths, and the ballot box.
             1411          (c) Besides the election judges and watchers, the election judges may not allow more
             1412      than four voters in excess of the number of voting booths provided within six feet of voting
             1413      machines, voting booths, and the ballot box.
             1414          (d) If necessary, the election judges shall instruct each voter about how to operate the
             1415      voting device before the voter enters the voting booth.
             1416          (e) (i) If the voter requests additional instructions after entering the voting booth, two
             1417      election judges may, if necessary, enter the booth and give the voter additional instructions.
             1418          (ii) In regular general elections and regular primary elections, the two election judges
             1419      who enter the voting booth to assist the voter shall be of different political parties.
             1420          Section 32. Section 20A-9-601 is amended to read:
             1421           20A-9-601. Qualifying as a write-in candidate.
             1422          (1) (a) Each person wishing to become a valid write-in candidate shall file a declaration


             1423      of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer not later than [14] 30 days before the regular
             1424      general election or municipal general election in which the person intends to be a write-in
             1425      candidate.
             1426          (b) If the filing deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it shall be extended to the next
             1427      regular business day.
             1428          [(b)] (c) (i) The filing officer shall:
             1429          (A) read to the candidate the constitutional and statutory requirements for the office;
             1430      and
             1431          (B) ask the candidate whether or not the candidate meets the requirements.
             1432          (ii) If the candidate cannot meet the requirements of office, the filing officer may not
             1433      accept the write-in candidate's declaration of candidacy.
             1434          (2) A write-in candidate in towns need not prequalify with the filing officer.
             1435          (3) By November 1 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant governor shall
             1436      certify to each county clerk the names of all write-in candidates who filed their declaration of
             1437      candidacy with the lieutenant governor.
             1438          Section 33. Section 20A-9-808 is amended to read:
             1439           20A-9-808. Voting.
             1440          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote at the Western States Presidential Primary
             1441      shall give his name, the name of the registered political party whose ballot the voter wishes to
             1442      vote, and, if requested, his residence, to one of the election judges.
             1443          (b) [If an] The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the election judges
             1444      if the voter is:
             1445          (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official
             1446      register;
             1447          (ii) voting in person by absentee ballot; or
             1448          (iii) voting during the early voting period prior to the date of the election.
             1449          (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection
             1450      (1)(b), and the election judge does not know the [person] voter requesting a ballot and has
             1451      reason to doubt that [person's] voter's identity, the judge shall:
             1452          (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
             1453          (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.


             1454          [(c) If the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the]
             1455          (d) The election judge shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section
             1456      20A-3-105.5 [.] if:
             1457          (i) the voter's right to vote is challenged under Section 20A-3-202 ; or
             1458          (ii) the election judge is not satisfied that the voter has been properly identified.
             1459          (2) (a) (i) When the voter is properly identified, the election judge in charge of the
             1460      official register shall check the official register to determine:
             1461          (A) whether or not the [person] voter is registered to vote; and
             1462          (B) whether or not the [person's] voter's party affiliation designation in the official
             1463      register allows the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested.
             1464          (ii) If the official register does not affirmatively identify the voter as being affiliated
             1465      with a registered political party or if the official register identifies the voter as being
             1466      "unaffiliated," the voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
             1467          (b) If the voter's name is not found on the official register, the election judge shall
             1468      follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             1469          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), if the voter's political party
             1470      affiliation listed in the official register does not allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter
             1471      requested, the election judge shall inform the voter of that fact and inform the voter of the
             1472      ballot or ballots that the voter's party affiliation does allow the voter to vote.
             1473          (ii) (A) If the voter is listed in the official register as "unaffiliated," or if the official
             1474      register does not affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or affiliated with a
             1475      registered political party, and the voter, as an "unaffiliated" voter, is not authorized to vote the
             1476      ballot that the voter requests, the election judge shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to
             1477      affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the voter requested, vote another
             1478      registered political party ballot that the voter, as "unaffiliated," is authorized to vote, or remain
             1479      "unaffiliated."
             1480          (B) If the voter wishes to affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the
             1481      voter requested, the election judge shall enter in the official register the voter's new party
             1482      affiliation and proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             1483          (C) If the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the
             1484      unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the election judge shall proceed as required by


             1485      Subsection (3).
             1486          (D) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot
             1487      that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the election judge shall instruct the voter that the
             1488      voter may not vote.
             1489          (3) If the election judge determines that the voter is registered and eligible, under
             1490      Subsection (2), to vote the ballot that the voter requested:
             1491          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             1492          (i) write the ballot number and the name of the registered political party whose ballot
             1493      the voter voted opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             1494          (ii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             1495          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             1496          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             1497          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             1498          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             1499          (iii) hand the voter the ballot for the registered political party that the voter requested
             1500      and for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             1501          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             1502          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             1503      ballot to the voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             1504      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 10-19-05 12:41 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-19-05 9:53 AM


The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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