H.B. 158 Enrolled

VOTER REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: John E. Swallow
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS; CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR
REGISTERING TO VOTE AT A COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE; AND MAKING
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
20A-2-201, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 20A-2-201 is amended to read:
20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk.
(1) Except as provided in [Subsection] Subsections (2)[: (1) The] and (3), the county clerk
shall register to vote all persons who present themselves for registration at [his] the county clerk's
office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified and
entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county.
(2) [During] Except as provided in Subsection (3), during the 19 calendar days
immediately before any scheduled election, the county clerk shall:
(a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
(b) inform them that they will be registered to vote but may not vote in the pending
election because they registered too late.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county clerk from:
(a) designating the county clerk's office as a satellite location for voter registration; and
(b) allowing a person to register to vote according to the schedule and procedures in
Section 20A-2-203 .