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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions of the Election Code relating to taking a photograph of a
10 ballot.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ makes it a class C misdemeanor to take a photograph of a ballot, other than the
14 voter's own ballot, at a polling place;
15 ▸ allows an individual to take, share, or publish a photograph of the individual's
16 ballot; and
17 ▸ makes technical changes.
18 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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20 Other Special Clauses:
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22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 20A-3-504, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 38
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 20A-3-504 is amended to read:
28 20A-3-504. Violations -- Penalties.
29 (1) Except as allowed by Subsection (3) or Section 20A-3-108, [
30 is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if the individual:
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34 ballot;
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36 voting booth or who is marking a ballot; [
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38 marking a ballot to vote to show how [
39 (e) takes a photograph of a ballot, other than the individual's own ballot, at a polling
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41 (2) The election judges and clerks shall report any [
42 violates this section to the county attorney or district attorney having state criminal jurisdiction
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44 (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit an individual from transferring a photograph of the
45 individual's own ballot in a manner that allows the photograph to be viewed by the individual
46 or another.