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S.B. 36

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PROVISIONAL BALLOT

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2002 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: John W. Hickman

             5      This act modifies the Election Code by establishing a procedure for certain persons to vote
             6      a provisional ballot in Utah elections. This act changes the date for the local board of
             7      canvassers to meet. This act makes technical corrections.
             8      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             9      AMENDS:
             10          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             11          20A-2-307, as last amended by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1997
             12          20A-3-101, as last amended by Chapter 328, Laws of Utah 2000
             13          20A-3-104, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             14          20A-3-105, as last amended by Chapter 73, Laws of Utah 2001
             15          20A-4-101, as last amended by Chapter 228, Laws of Utah 1993
             16          20A-4-102, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 2000
             17          20A-4-103, as last amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1994
             18          20A-4-104, as last amended by Chapter 340, Laws of Utah 1995
             19          20A-4-106, as last amended by Chapter 75, Laws of Utah 2000
             20          20A-4-301, as last amended by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 1999
             21          20A-9-806, as enacted by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 1999
             22          20A-9-808, as enacted by Chapter 22, Laws of Utah 1999
             23      ENACTS:
             24          20A-3-105.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25          20A-4-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             26          20A-6-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             29           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             30          As used in this title:
             31          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive voter
             32      by the county clerk.
             33          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines and
             34      counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
             35          (3) "Ballot" means the cardboard, paper, or other material upon which a voter records his
             36      votes and includes ballot cards, paper ballots, and secrecy envelopes.
             37          (4) "Ballot card" means a ballot that can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment.
             38          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that contain
             39      the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted on and which
             40      are used in conjunction with ballot cards.
             41          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             42      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions that
             43      are submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.
             44          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             45      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             46          (8) "Bond election" means an election held for the sole purpose of approving or rejecting
             47      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             48          (9) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             49      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             50          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             51      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             52          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election
             53      results by the board of canvassers.
             54          (12) "Canvassing judge" means an election judge designated to assist in counting ballots
             55      at the canvass.
             56          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             57      delegates are selected.
             58          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in


             59      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             60          (15) "Counting judge" means a judge designated to count the ballots during election day.
             61          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section 20A-3-201
             62      to witness the counting of ballots.
             63          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room, immediately
             64      adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the counting judges to count ballots
             65      during election day.
             66          (18) "County executive" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             67          (19) "County legislative body" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             68          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be elected.
             69          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide
             70      special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election,
             71      and a special district election.
             72          (22) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             73      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             74          (23) "Election judge" means each canvassing judge, counting judge, and receiving judge.
             75          (24) "Election officer" means:
             76          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             77          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain special district and
             78      school district ballots as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             79          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain special district and school
             80      district ballots as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             81          (d) the special district clerk or chief executive officer for all special district ballots that are
             82      not part of a statewide, county, or municipal ballot.
             83          (25) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or satellite registrar.
             84          (26) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military and
             85      overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed
             86      absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the
             87      ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             88          (27) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which a voting device is used in
             89      conjunction with ballots so that votes recorded by the voter are counted and tabulated by automatic


             90      tabulating equipment.
             91          (28) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             92      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             93          (29) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to witness
             94      the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             95          (30) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             96          (31) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county court
             97      judge.
             98          (32) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a special
             99      district election, and a bond election.
             100          (33) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special district, or a
             101      local school district.
             102          (34) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             103      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may vote.
             104          (35) "Municipal executive" means:
             105          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             106      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             107          (b) the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             108      10-3-1209 ; and
             109          (c) the manager in the council-manager optional form of government defined in Section
             110      10-3-1209 .
             111          (36) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and special
             112      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for
             113      the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             114          (37) "Municipal legislative body" means:
             115          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             116      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             117          (b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in
             118      Section 10-3-1209 ; and
             119          (c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             120      Section 10-3-1209 .


             121          (38) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             122      elected.
             123          (39) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             124      municipal office.
             125          (40) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the election
             126      judges to be given to voters to record their votes.
             127          (41) "Official endorsement" means:
             128          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             129          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             130          (ii) the date of the election; and
             131          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             132          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             133          (i) the election judge's initials; and
             134          (ii) the ballot number.
             135          (42) "Official register" means the book furnished election officials by the election officer
             136      that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             137          (43) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             138          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             139      on; and
             140          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             141      proposition.
             142          (44) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             143      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party
             144      Formation and Procedures.
             145          (45) "Polling place" means the building where residents of a voting precinct vote.
             146          (46) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in
             147      which the voter marks his choice.
             148          (47) "Posting list" means a list of registered voters within a voting precinct.
             149          (48) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             150          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place; or
             151          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title.


             152          (49) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
             153      Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to verify
             154      a person's legal right to vote.
             155          [(48)] (50) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees
             156      for the regular primary election are selected.
             157          [(49)] (51) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is
             158      built into a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             159          [(50)] (52) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing
             160      the duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             161          [(51)] (53) "Receiving judge" means the election judge that checks the voter's name in the
             162      official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot after
             163      the voter has voted.
             164          [(52)] (54) "Registration days" means the days designated in Section 20A-2-203 when a
             165      voter may register to vote with a satellite registrar.
             166          [(53)] (55) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
             167      registration form.
             168          (56) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             169          [(54)] (57) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the
             170      first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             171      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             172          [(55)] (58) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June
             173      of each even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups are
             174      voted for nomination.
             175          [(56)] (59) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in
             176      Utah.
             177          [(57)] (60) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot
             178      printed and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             179          [(58)] (61) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to
             180      register voters and perform other duties.
             181          [(59)] (62) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark
             182      or punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.


             183          [(60)] (63) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot
             184      into which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the
             185      voter's vote.
             186          [(61)] (64) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the
             187      authority of Title 17A.
             188          [(62)] (65) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are required
             189      by law to be elected.
             190          [(63)] (66) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             191          [(64)] (67) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             192          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             193          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or
             194          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             195          [(65)] (68) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor
             196      or the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             197          [(66)] (69) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             198          [(67)] (70) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer
             199      to the election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             200          [(68)] (71) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group
             201      of petitioners.
             202          [(69)] (72) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
             203      counting center.
             204          [(70)] (73) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by
             205      statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or
             206      other cause.
             207          [(71)] (74) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             208      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             209          [(72)] (75) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements for voting in an election,
             210      meets the requirements of election registration, is registered to vote, and is listed in the official
             211      register book.
             212          [(73)] (76) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             213      machines, and ballot box.


             214          [(74)] (77) "Voting booth" means the space or compartment within a polling place that is
             215      provided for the preparation of ballots and includes the voting machine enclosure or curtain.
             216          [(75)] (78) "Voting device" means:
             217          (a) an apparatus in which ballot cards are used in connection with a punch device for
             218      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             219          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance; or
             220          (c) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated by
             221      means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             222          [(76)] (79) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording
             223      and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             224          [(77)] (80) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             225      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             226          [(78)] (81) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by
             227      law within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             228          [(79)] (82) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, and an
             229      inspecting poll watcher.
             230          [(80)] (83) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Title
             231      20A, Chapter 9, Part 8.
             232          [(81)] (84) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             233          [(82)] (85) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on
             234      the ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             235          Section 2. Section 20A-2-307 is amended to read:
             236           20A-2-307. County clerks' instructions to election judges.
             237          (1) Each county clerk shall instruct election judges to allow a voter to vote a regular ballot
             238      if:
             239          [(1)] (a) the voter has moved from one address within a voting precinct to another address
             240      within the same voting precinct [if]; and
             241          (b) the voter affirms the change of address orally or in writing before the election judges[;].
             242          (2) Each county clerk shall instruct election judges to allow a person to vote a provisional
             243      ballot if:
             244          [(2)] (a) the voter [was] is registered to vote in another voting precinct but has changed


             245      residence to the election judge's voting precinct [but has changed residence to a new voting
             246      precinct that is in the same county and congressional district as the election judge's voting precinct]
             247      and has not registered to vote in that     [new] voting precinct; [or] and
             248          [(3) the official register shows that the voter has moved to a new residence in a different
             249      voting precinct, but the voter affirms, orally or in writing, that the voter still resides in the voting
             250      precinct.]
             251          (b) the election judge's voting precinct is in the same county and congressional district as
             252      the voter's previous voting precinct.
             253          Section 3. Section 20A-3-101 is amended to read:
             254           20A-3-101. Residency and age requirements of voters.
             255          (1) A person may vote in any regular general election or statewide special election if that
             256      person:
             257          (a) is a citizen of the United States;
             258          (b) is a resident of Utah;
             259          (c) will, on the date of that election:
             260          (i) be at least 18 years old; and
             261          (ii) have been a resident of Utah for 30 days immediately before that election; and
             262          (d) has registered to vote.
             263          (2) A person may vote in the Western States Presidential Primary election or a regular
             264      primary election if that person:
             265          (a) is a citizen of the United States;
             266          (b) is a resident of Utah;
             267          (c) will, on the date of that election:
             268          (i) be at least 18 years old; and
             269          (ii) have been a resident of Utah for 30 days immediately before that election;
             270          (d) has registered to vote; and
             271          (e) whose political party affiliation, or unaffiliated status, allows the voter to vote in the
             272      election.
             273          (3) A person may vote in a municipal general election, municipal primary, in a local
             274      special election, in a special district election, and in a bond election if that person:
             275          (a) is a citizen of the United States;


             276          (b) is a resident of Utah;
             277          (c) is a resident of the local entity that is holding the election;
             278          (d) will, on the date of the election:
             279          (i) be at least 18 years old; and
             280          (ii) have been a resident of Utah for 30 days immediately before the election; and
             281          (e) has registered to vote.
             282          [(4) If, as of the date of any election, a person has not resided within the voting precinct
             283      for at least 20 days or has not registered to vote in that voting precinct, the person may vote at the
             284      voting precinct in which he resided before he moved to the new voting precinct if:]
             285          [(a) the person is legally registered in that voting precinct; and]
             286          [(b) that voting precinct is in the same county and congressional district as the person's
             287      new voting precinct.]
             288          Section 4. Section 20A-3-104 is amended to read:
             289           20A-3-104. Manner of voting.
             290          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote shall give his name, and, if requested, his
             291      residence, to one of the election judges.
             292          (b) If an election judge does not know the person requesting a ballot and has reason to
             293      doubt that person's identity, the judge shall request identification or have the voter identified by
             294      a known registered voter of the district.
             295          (c) If the [voter] person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the
             296      judge shall [provide a ballot to the voter if the voter takes an oath that the grounds of the challenge
             297      are false] follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
             298          (2) (a) When the voter is properly identified, the election judge in charge of the official
             299      register shall check the official register to determine whether or not the person is registered to vote.
             300          (b) [(i)] If the voter's name is not found on the official register [and, if it is not unduly
             301      disruptive of the election process], the election judge shall [attempt to contact the county clerk's
             302      office to request oral verification of the voter's registration] follow the procedures and
             303      requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
             304          [(ii) If oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the judge shall record the
             305      verification on the official register, perform the other administrative steps required by Subsection
             306      (3), repeat the voter's name, hand the voter a ballot, and allow the voter to enter the voting booth.]


             307          (3) If the election judge determines that the voter is registered:
             308          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             309          (i) write the ballot number opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             310          (ii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             311          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook;
             312          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             313          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             314          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             315          (iii) hand the voter a ballot; and
             316          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             317          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             318      ballot to the voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             319      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             320          Section 5. Section 20A-3-105 is amended to read:
             321           20A-3-105. Marking and depositing ballots.
             322          (1) (a) If paper ballots are used, the voter, upon receipt of the ballot, shall go to a voting
             323      booth and prepare the voter's ballot by marking the appropriate position with a mark opposite the
             324      name of each candidate of the voter's choice for each office to be filled.
             325          (b) A mark is not required opposite the name of a write-in candidate.
             326          (c) If a ballot proposition is submitted to a vote of the people, the voter shall mark in the
             327      appropriate square with a mark opposite the answer the voter intends to make.
             328          (d) [The voter shall fold the ballot before] Before leaving the booth [so], the voter shall:
             329          (i) fold the ballot so that its contents are concealed and the stub can be removed[.]; and
             330          (ii) if the ballot is a provisional ballot, place the ballot in the provisional ballot envelope
             331      and complete the information printed on the envelope.
             332          (2) (a) (i) If ballot cards are used, the voter shall insert the ballot card into the voting
             333      device and mark the ballot card according to the instructions provided on the device.
             334          (ii) If the voter is issued a ballot card with a long stub without a secrecy envelope, the voter
             335      shall record any write-in votes on the long stub.
             336          (iii) If the voter is issued a ballot card with a secrecy envelope, the voter shall record any
             337      write-in votes on the secrecy envelope.


             338          (b) After the voter has marked the ballot card, the voter shall either:
             339          (i) place the ballot card inside the secrecy envelope, if one is provided; or
             340          (ii) fold the long stub over the face of the ballot card to maintain the secrecy of the vote
             341      if the voter is issued a ballot card with a long stub without a secrecy envelope.
             342          (c) If the ballot is a provisional ballot, the voter shall place the ballot card in the
             343      provisional ballot envelope and complete the information printed on the envelope.
             344          (3) (a) After preparation of the ballot, the voter shall:
             345          (i) leave the voting booth; and
             346          (ii) announce his name to the election judge in charge of the ballot box.
             347          (b) The election judge in charge of the ballot box shall:
             348          (i) clearly and audibly announce the name of the voter and the number on the stub of the
             349      voter's ballot;
             350          (ii) if the stub number on the ballot corresponds with the number previously recorded in
             351      the official register, and bears the initials of the election judge, remove the stub from the ballot;
             352      and
             353          (iii) return the ballot to the voter.
             354          (c) The voter shall, in full view of the election judges, cast his vote by depositing the ballot
             355      in the ballot box.
             356          (d) (i) The election judge may not accept a ballot from which the stub has been detached.
             357          (ii) The election judge shall treat a ballot from which the stub has been detached as a
             358      spoiled ballot and shall provide the voter with a new ballot and dispose of the spoiled ballot as
             359      provided in Section 20A-3-107 .
             360          (4) A voter voting a paper ballot in a regular primary election shall, after marking the
             361      ballot:
             362          (a) (i) if the ballot is designed so that the names of all candidates for all political parties
             363      are on the same ballot, detach the part of the paper ballot containing the names of the candidates
             364      of the party he has voted from the remainder of the paper ballot;
             365          (ii) fold that portion of the paper ballot so that its face is concealed; and
             366          (iii) deposit it in the ballot box; and
             367          (b) (i) fold the remainder of the paper ballot, containing the names of the candidates of the
             368      parties that the elector did not vote; and


             369          (ii) deposit it in a separate ballot box that is marked and designated as a blank ballot box.
             370          (5) (a) Each voter shall mark and deposit the ballot without delay and leave the voting area
             371      after voting.
             372          (b) A voter may not:
             373          (i) occupy a voting booth occupied by another, except as provided in Section 20A-3-108 ;
             374          (ii) remain within the voting area more than ten minutes; or
             375          (iii) occupy a voting booth for more than five minutes if all booths are in use and other
             376      voters are waiting to occupy them.
             377          (6) If the official register shows any voter as having voted, that voter may not reenter the
             378      voting area during that election unless that voter is an election official or watcher.
             379          (7) The election judges may not allow more than four voters more than the number of
             380      voting booths into the voting area at one time unless those excess voters are:
             381          (a) election officials;
             382          (b) watchers; or
             383          (c) assisting voters with a disability.
             384          Section 6. Section 20A-3-105.5 is enacted to read:
             385          20A-3-105.5. Manner of voting -- Provisional ballot.
             386          (1) As used in this section:
             387          (a) "Proof of identity" means some form of photo identification, such as a driver license
             388      or identification card, that establishes a person's identity.
             389          (b) "Proof of residence" means some official document or form, such as a driver license
             390      or utility bill that establishes a person's residence.
             391          (2) The election judges shall follow the procedures and requirements of this section when:
             392          (a) the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 ; or
             393          (b) the person's name is not found on the official register.
             394          (3) When faced with one of the circumstances outlined in Subsection (2), the election
             395      judge shall:
             396          (a) request that the person provide proof of identity and proof of residency; and
             397          (b) review the proof of identity and proof of residency provided by the person.
             398          (4) If the election judge is satisfied that the person has established their identity and their
             399      residence in the voting precinct:


             400          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             401          (i) record in the official register the type of source documents that established the person's
             402      proof of identity and proof of residency;
             403          (ii) write the provisional ballot envelope number opposite the name of the voter in the
             404      official register; and
             405          (iii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             406          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             407          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             408          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             409          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             410          (iii) give the voter a ballot and a provisional ballot envelope; and
             411          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             412          (5) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             413      ballot to a voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered voter
             414      the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             415          Section 7. Section 20A-4-101 is amended to read:
             416           20A-4-101. Counting paper ballots during election day.
             417          (1) Each county legislative body or municipal legislative body that has voting precincts
             418      that use paper ballots and each election judge in those voting precincts shall comply with the
             419      requirements of this section.
             420          (2) (a) Each county legislative body or municipal legislative body shall provide:
             421          (i) two sets of ballot boxes for all voting precincts where both receiving and counting
             422      judges have been appointed; and
             423          (ii) a counting room for the use of the election judges counting the ballots during the day.
             424          (b) At any election in any voting precinct in which both receiving and counting judges
             425      have been appointed, when at least 20 votes have been cast, the receiving judges shall:
             426          (i) close the first ballot box and deliver it to the counting judges; and
             427          (ii) prepare and use another ballot box to receive voted ballots.
             428          (c) Upon receipt of the ballot box, the counting judges shall:
             429          (i) take the ballot box to the counting room;
             430          (ii) count the votes on the regular ballots in the ballot box; [and]


             431          (iii) place the provisional ballot envelopes in the envelope or container provided for them
             432      for return to the election officer; and
             433          [(iii)] (iv) when they have finished counting the votes in the ballot box, return the emptied
             434      box to the receiving judges.
             435          (d) (i) During the course of election day, whenever there are at least 20 ballots contained
             436      in a ballot box, the receiving judges shall deliver that ballot box to the counting judges for
             437      counting; and
             438          (ii) the counting judges shall immediately count the regular ballots and segregate the
             439      provisional ballots contained in that box.
             440          (e) The counting judges shall continue to exchange the ballot boxes and count ballots until
             441      the polls close.
             442          (3) Counting poll watchers appointed as provided in Section 20A-3-201 may observe the
             443      count.
             444          (4) The counting judges shall apply the standards and requirements of Section 20A-4-104
             445      to resolve any questions that arise as they count the ballots.
             446          Section 8. Section 20A-4-102 is amended to read:
             447           20A-4-102. Counting paper ballots after the polls close.
             448          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), as soon as the polls have been closed and the
             449      last qualified voter has voted, the election judges shall count the ballots by performing the tasks
             450      specified in this section in the order that they are specified.
             451          (b) The election judges shall apply the standards and requirements of Section 20A-4-105
             452      to resolve any questions that arise as they count the ballots.
             453          (2) (a) First, the election judges shall count the number of ballots in the ballot box.
             454          (b) (i) If there are more ballots in the ballot box than there are names entered in the
             455      pollbook, the judges shall examine the official endorsements on the ballots.
             456          (ii) If, in the unanimous opinion of the judges, any of the ballots do not bear the proper
             457      official endorsement, the judges shall put those ballots in an excess ballot file and not count them.
             458          (c) (i) If, after examining the official endorsements, there are still more ballots in the ballot
             459      box than there are names entered in the pollbook, the judges shall place the remaining ballots back
             460      in the ballot box.
             461          (ii) One of the judges, without looking, shall draw a number of ballots equal to the excess


             462      from the ballot box.
             463          (iii) The judges shall put those excess ballots into the excess ballot envelope and not count
             464      them.
             465          (d) When the ballots in the ballot box equal the number of names entered in the pollbook,
             466      the judges shall count the votes.
             467          (3) The judges shall:
             468          (a) place all unused ballots in the envelope or container provided for return to the county
             469      clerk or city recorder; and
             470          (b) seal that envelope or container.
             471          (4) The judges shall:
             472          (a) place all of the provisional ballot envelopes in the envelope provided for them for
             473      return to the election officer; and
             474          (b) seal that envelope or container.
             475          [(4)] (5) (a) In counting the votes, the election judges shall read and count each ballot
             476      separately.
             477          (b) In regular primary elections the judges shall:
             478          (i) count the number of ballots cast for each party;
             479          (ii) place the ballots cast for each party in separate piles; and
             480          (iii) count all the ballots for one party before beginning to count the ballots cast for other
             481      parties.
             482          [(5)] (6) (a) In all elections, the counting judges shall:
             483          (i) count one vote for each candidate designated by the marks in the squares next to the
             484      candidate's name;
             485          (ii) count one vote for each candidate on the ticket beneath a marked circle, excluding any
             486      candidate for an office for which a vote has been cast for a candidate for the same office upon
             487      another ticket by the placing of a mark in the square opposite the name of that candidate on the
             488      other ticket;
             489          (iii) count each vote for each write-in candidate who has qualified by filing a declaration
             490      of candidacy under Section 20A-9-601 ;
             491          (iv) read every name marked on the ballot and mark every name upon the tally sheets
             492      before another ballot is counted;


             493          (v) evaluate each ballot and each vote based on the standards and requirements of Section
             494      20A-4-105 ;
             495          (vi) write the word "spoiled" on the back of each ballot that lacks the official endorsement
             496      and deposit it in the spoiled ballot envelope; and
             497          (vii) read, count, and record upon the tally sheets the votes that each candidate and ballot
             498      proposition received from all ballots, except excess or spoiled ballots.
             499          (b) Election judges need not tally write-in votes for fictitious persons, nonpersons, or
             500      persons clearly not eligible to qualify for office.
             501          (c) The judges shall certify to the accuracy and completeness of the tally list in the space
             502      provided on the tally list.
             503          (d) When the judges have counted all of the voted ballots, they shall record the results on
             504      the total votes cast form.
             505          [(6)] (7) Only election judges and counting poll watchers may be present at the place
             506      where counting is conducted until the count is completed.
             507          Section 9. Section 20A-4-103 is amended to read:
             508           20A-4-103. Preparing ballot cards for the counting center.
             509          (1) (a) In voting precincts using ballot cards, as soon as the polls have been closed and the
             510      last qualified voter has voted, the election judges shall prepare the ballot cards for delivery to the
             511      counting center as provided in this section.
             512          (b) The election judges, election officers, and other persons may not manually count any
             513      votes before delivering the ballots to the counting center.
             514          (2) The judges shall:
             515          (a) place all of the provisional ballot envelopes in the envelope or container provided for
             516      them for return to the counting center; and
             517          (b) seal that envelope or container.
             518          [(2)] (3) (a) The judges shall check each secrecy envelope to see if either contains any
             519      write-in votes.
             520          (b) If a secrecy envelope does not contain any write-in votes, the election judges shall
             521      remove the ballot card from the secrecy envelope.
             522          (c) If a secrecy envelope contains any write-in votes, the election judges may not separate
             523      the ballot card from the secrecy envelope.


             524          [(3)] (4) The election judges shall place:
             525          (a) the voted ballot cards and one copy of the statement of disposition of ballots in the
             526      transfer case;
             527          (b) the other copy of the statement of disposition of ballots, the pollbook, any unprocessed
             528      absentee ballots, the judges' pay vouchers, the official register, and the spoiled ballot envelope in
             529      the carrier envelope provided; and
             530          (c) the other election materials in the election supply box.
             531          Section 10. Section 20A-4-104 is amended to read:
             532           20A-4-104. Counting ballots electronically.
             533          (1) (a) Before beginning to count ballot cards using automatic tabulating equipment, the
             534      election officer shall test the automatic tabulating equipment to ensure that it will accurately count
             535      the votes cast for all offices and all measures.
             536          (b) The election officer shall publish public notice of the time and place of the test at least
             537      48 hours before the test in one or more daily or weekly newspapers of general circulation published
             538      in the county, municipality, or jurisdiction where the equipment is used.
             539          (c) The election officer shall conduct the test by processing a preaudited group of ballot
             540      cards.
             541          (d) The election officer shall ensure that:
             542          (i) a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and measure are recorded on
             543      the ballot cards;
             544          (ii) for each office, one or more ballot cards have votes in excess of the number allowed
             545      by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject those votes; and
             546          (iii) a different number of valid votes are assigned to each candidate for an office, and for
             547      and against each measure.
             548          (e) If any error is detected, the election officer shall determine the cause of the error and
             549      correct it.
             550          (f) The election officer shall ensure that:
             551          (i) the automatic tabulating equipment produces an errorless count before beginning the
             552      actual counting; and
             553          (ii) the automatic tabulating equipment passes the same test at the end of the count before
             554      the election returns are approved as official.


             555          (2) (a) The election officer or his designee shall supervise and direct all proceedings at the
             556      counting center.
             557          (b) (i) Proceedings at the counting center are public and may be observed by interested
             558      persons.
             559          (ii) Only those persons authorized to participate in the count may touch any ballot, ballot
             560      card, or return.
             561          (c) The election officer shall deputize and administer an oath or affirmation to all persons
             562      who are engaged in processing and counting the ballots that they will faithfully perform their
             563      assigned duties.
             564          (d) (i) Counting poll watchers appointed as provided in Section 20A-3-201 may observe
             565      the testing of equipment and actual counting of the ballot cards.
             566          (ii) Those counting poll watchers may make independent tests of the equipment before or
             567      after the vote count as long as the testing does not interfere in any way with the official tabulation
             568      of the ballot cards.
             569          (3) If any ballot card is damaged or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the
             570      automatic tabulating equipment, the election officer shall:
             571          (a) cause a true duplicate copy of the ballot card to be made with an identifying serial
             572      number;
             573          (b) substitute the duplicate for the damaged ballot card;
             574          (c) label the duplicate ballot card "duplicate"; and
             575          (d) record the duplicate ballot card's serial number on the damaged or defective ballot card.
             576          (4) The election officer may:
             577          (a) conduct an unofficial count before conducting the official count in order to provide
             578      early unofficial returns to the public;
             579          (b) release unofficial returns from time to time after the polls close; and
             580          (c) report the progress of the count for each candidate during the actual counting of ballots.
             581          (5) The election officer shall review and evaluate the provisional ballot envelopes and
             582      prepare any valid provisional ballots for counting as provided in Section 20A-4-107 .
             583          [(5)] (6) (a) The election officer or his designee shall:
             584          (i) separate, count, and tabulate any ballots containing valid write-in votes; and
             585          (ii) complete the standard form provided by the clerk for recording valid write-in votes.


             586          (b) In counting the write-in votes, if, by casting a valid write-in vote, a voter has cast more
             587      votes for an office than that voter is entitled to vote for that office, the judges shall count the valid
             588      write-in vote as being the obvious intent of the voter.
             589          [(6)] (7) (a) The election officer shall certify the return printed by the automatic tabulating
             590      equipment, to which have been added write-in and absentee votes, as the official return of each
             591      voting precinct.
             592          (b) Upon completion of the count, the election officer shall make official returns open to
             593      the public.
             594          [(7)] (8) If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or a part of the ballot cards
             595      with tabulating equipment, the election officer may direct that they be counted manually according
             596      to the procedures and requirements of this part.
             597          [(8)] (9) After the count is completed, the election officer shall seal and retain the
             598      programs, test materials, and ballots as provided in Section 20A-4-202 .
             599          Section 11. Section 20A-4-106 is amended to read:
             600           20A-4-106. Paper ballots -- Sealing.
             601          (1) (a) (i) At all elections using paper ballots, as soon as the counting judges have read and
             602      tallied the ballots, they shall string the counted, excess, and spoiled ballots on separate strings.
             603          (ii) After the ballots are strung, they may not be examined by anyone, except when
             604      examined during a recount conducted under the authority of Section 20A-4-401 .
             605          (b) The judges shall carefully seal all of the strung ballots in a strong envelope.
             606          (2) (a) For regular primary elections, after all the ballots have been counted, certified to,
             607      and strung by the judges, they shall seal the ballots cast for each of the parties in separate
             608      envelopes.
             609          (b) The judges shall:
             610          (i) seal each of the envelopes containing the votes of each of the political parties in one
             611      large envelope; and
             612          (ii) return that envelope to the county clerk.
             613          (c) The judges shall:
             614          (i) destroy the ballots in the blank ballot box; or
             615          (ii) if directed to do so by the election officer, return them to the election officer for
             616      destruction.


             617          (3) As soon as the judges have counted all the votes and sealed the ballots they shall sign
             618      and certify the pollbooks.
             619          (4) (a) The judges, before they adjourn, shall:
             620          (i) enclose and seal the official register, the posting book, the pollbook, all affidavits of
             621      registration received by them, the ballot disposition form, the military and overseas absentee voter
             622      registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, and any unprocessed absentee ballots
             623      in a strong envelope or pouch;
             624          (ii) ensure that all counted ballots, all excess ballots, and all spoiled ballots have been
             625      strung and placed in a separate envelope or pouch as required by Subsection (1);
             626          (iii) place all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, one tally list, and a copy of the ballot
             627      disposition form in a separate envelope or pouch; and
             628          (iv) place all provisional ballots in a separate envelope or pouch; and
             629          [(iv)] (v) place the total votes cast form and the judges' vouchers requesting compensation
             630      for services rendered in a separate pouch.
             631          (b) Before enclosing the official register in the envelope or pouch, the election judges shall
             632      certify it substantially as follows:
             633          "We, the undersigned, judges of election for precinct _______, (jurisdiction) _______,
             634      Utah, certify that the required entries have been made for the election held
             635      __________(month\day\year), including:
             636          a list of the ballot numbers for each voter;
             637          the voters' signatures, except where a judge has signed for the absentee voters;
             638          a list of information surrounding a voter who is challenged,
             639          including any affidavits; and
             640          a notation for each time a voter was assisted with a ballot."
             641          (5) Each judge shall:
             642          (a) write his name across the seal of each envelope or pouch;
             643          (b) mark on the exterior of the envelope or pouch:
             644          (i) the word "ballots" or "returns" or "unused ballots," or "provisional ballots" or other
             645      words plainly indicating the contents of the packages; and
             646          (ii) the number of the voting precinct.
             647          Section 12. Section 20A-4-107 is enacted to read:


             648          20A-4-107. Review and disposition of provisional ballot envelopes.
             649          (1) (a) Upon receipt of provisional ballot envelopes, the election officer shall review the
             650      affirmation on the face of each provisional ballot envelope and determine if the person signing the
             651      affirmation is a registered voter and legally entitled to vote the ballot that the voter voted.
             652          (b) If the election officer determines that the person is not a registered voter or is not
             653      legally entitled to vote the ballot that the voter voted, the election officer shall retain the ballot
             654      envelope, unopened, for the period specified in Section 20A-4-202 unless ordered by a court to
             655      produce or count it.
             656          (c) If the election officer determines that the person is a registered voter and is legally
             657      entitled to vote the ballot that the voter voted, the election officer shall remove the ballot from the
             658      provisional ballot envelope and place the ballot with the absentee ballots to be counted with those
             659      ballots at the canvass.
             660          (2) If the election officer determines that the person is a registered voter, the election
             661      officer shall ensure that the voter registration records are updated to reflect the information
             662      provided on the provisional ballot envelope.
             663          Section 13. Section 20A-4-301 is amended to read:
             664           20A-4-301. Board of canvassers.
             665          (1) (a) Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for the county and
             666      for each special district whose election is conducted by the county.
             667          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the board of county canvassers shall
             668      meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county legislative body, at noon
             669      on the [Monday] second Friday after the election.
             670          (ii) When canvassing returns for the Western States Presidential Primary, the board of
             671      county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county
             672      legislative body, at noon on the Thursday after the election.
             673          (c) If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board
             674      of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by appointing in
             675      the order named:
             676          (i) the county treasurer;
             677          (ii) the county assessor; or
             678          (iii) the county sheriff.


             679          (d) The board of county canvassers shall always consist of three acting members.
             680          (e) The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.
             681          (2) (a) The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal canvassers
             682      for the municipality.
             683          (b) The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place
             684      of meeting of the municipal legislative body no sooner than three days and no later than seven days
             685      after the election.
             686          (3) (a) This part does not apply to bond elections.
             687          (b) Persons responsible for canvassing bond elections shall comply with the canvassing
             688      procedures and requirements of Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act.
             689          Section 14. Section 20A-6-105 is enacted to read:
             690          20A-6-105. Provisional ballot envelopes.
             691          Each election officer shall ensure that provisional ballot envelopes are printed in
             692      substantially the following form:
             693          "AFFIRMATION
             694          Name of Voter _________________________________________________________
             695                      First             Middle         Last
             696          Driver License or Identification Card Number _________________________________
             697          Date of Birth ___________________________________________________________
             698          Street Address of Principal Place of Residence
             699          ______________________________________________________________________
             700              City            County        State            Zip Code
             701          Telephone Number (optional) ______________________________________________
             702          Last four digits of Social Security Number (optional) ____________________________
             703          Place of Birth ___________________________________________________________
             704          Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if known)
             705          ______________________________________________________________________
             706              City            County        State            Zip Code
             707          Voting Precinct (if known) _________________________________________________
             708          I, (please print your full name)__________________________do solemnly swear or
             709      affirm:


             710          1. that I am currently registered to vote in ______________________, County, Utah; that
             711      I have not moved out of the county since the date of the original registration; that I have not voted
             712      in this election in any other precinct; and that I request that I be permitted to vote in this election
             713      in this precinct;
             714          2. that on or about____________________(Date), I completed a voter registration
             715      application at_______________________________(please indicate the office at which you
             716      completed the voter registration application, for example, Human Services, Driver License, etc.,
             717      or, if you filled out a mail-in registration form, please indicate.);
             718          3. that I have previously registered to vote in __________________, County, Utah; that
             719      I have not resided outside of that county since completing that registration; and that I am entitled
             720      to vote today; and
             721          4. subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the information contained in this form
             722      is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Utah, residing at the above
             723      address; and that I am at least 18 years old and have resided in Utah for the 30 days immediate
             724      before this election.
             725      Signed ______________________________________________________________________
             726      Dated _______________________________________________________________________"
             727          Section 15. Section 20A-9-806 is amended to read:
             728           20A-9-806. Ballots.
             729          (1) The lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials,
             730      and representatives of registered political parties, shall:
             731          (a) develop paper ballots, ballot labels, [and] ballot cards, and provisional ballot envelopes
             732      to be used in Utah's Western States Presidential Primary;
             733          (b) ensure that the paper ballots, ballot labels, [and] ballot cards, and provisional ballot
             734      envelopes comply generally with the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 6, Part 1, General
             735      Requirements for All Ballots; and
             736          (c) provide voting booths, election records and supplies, and ballot boxes for each voting
             737      precinct as required by Section 20A-5-403 .
             738          (2) (a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c), Title 20A, Chapter
             739      6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots, and Section 20A-5-403 , the lieutenant governor,
             740      together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered


             741      political parties shall ensure that the paper ballots, ballot labels, ballot cards, provisional ballot
             742      envelopes, and voting booths, election records and supplies, and ballot boxes:
             743          (i) facilitate the distribution, voting, and tallying of ballots in a closed primary;
             744          (ii) simplify the task of election judges, particularly in determining a voter's party
             745      affiliation;
             746          (iii) minimize the possibility of spoiled ballots due to voter confusion; and
             747          (iv) protect against fraud.
             748          (b) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county
             749      clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties shall:
             750          (i) mark, prepunch, or otherwise identify ballot cards as being for a particular registered
             751      political party; and
             752          (ii) instruct persons counting the ballots to count only those votes for candidates from the
             753      registered political party whose ballot the voter received.
             754          (c) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county
             755      clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties may:
             756          (i) notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 20A-6-101 and 20A-6-102 , use different
             757      colored ballot cards for each registered political party;
             758          (ii) place ballot labels for each registered political party in different voting booths and
             759      direct voters to the particular voting booth for the political party whose ballot they are voting; or
             760          (iii) consider other means of accomplishing the objectives outlined in Subsection (2)(a).
             761          Section 16. Section 20A-9-808 is amended to read:
             762           20A-9-808. Voting.
             763          (1) As used in this section:
             764          (a) "Proof of identity" means some form of photo identification, such as a driver license
             765      or identification card, that establishes a person's identity.
             766          (b) "Proof of residence" means some official document or form, such as a driver license
             767      or utility bill that establishes a person's residence.
             768          [(1)] (2) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote at the Western States Presidential
             769      Primary shall give his name, the name of the registered political party whose ballot the voter
             770      wishes to vote, and, if requested, his residence, to one of the election judges.
             771          (b) If an election judge does not know the person requesting a ballot and has reason to


             772      doubt that person's identity, the judge shall request identification or have the voter identified by
             773      a known registered voter of the district.
             774          (c) If the [voter] person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the
             775      judge shall [provide a ballot to the voter if the voter takes an oath that the grounds of the challenge
             776      are false] follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
             777          [(2)] (3) (a) (i) When the voter is properly identified, the election judge in charge of the
             778      official register shall check the official register to determine:
             779          (A) whether or not the person is registered to vote; and
             780          (B) whether or not the person's party affiliation designation in the official register allows
             781      the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested.
             782          (ii) If the official register does not affirmatively identify the voter as being affiliated with
             783      a registered political party or if the official register identifies the voter as being "unaffiliated," the
             784      voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
             785          (b) [(i)] If the voter's name is not found on the official register [and, if it is not unduly
             786      disruptive of the election process], the election judge shall [attempt to contact the county clerk's
             787      office to request oral verification of the voter's registration] follow the procedures and
             788      requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
             789          [(ii) If oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the judge shall record the
             790      verification on the official register, determine the voter's party affiliation and the ballot that the
             791      voter is qualified to vote, and perform the other administrative steps required by Subsection (3).]
             792          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), if the voter's political party affiliation
             793      listed in the official register does not allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested, the
             794      election judge shall inform the voter of that fact and inform the voter of the ballot or ballots that
             795      the voter's party affiliation does allow the voter to vote.
             796          (ii) (A) If the voter is listed in the official register as "unaffiliated," or if the official register
             797      does not affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or affiliated with a registered
             798      political party, and the voter, as an "unaffiliated" voter, is not authorized to vote the ballot that the
             799      voter requests, the election judge shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to affiliate with the
             800      registered political party whose ballot the voter requested, vote another registered political party
             801      ballot that the voter, as "unaffiliated," is authorized to vote, or remain "unaffiliated."
             802          (B) If the voter wishes to affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the voter


             803      requested, the election judge shall enter in the official register the voter's new party affiliation and
             804      proceed as required by Subsection [(3)] (4).
             805          (C) If the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the unaffiliated
             806      voter is authorized to vote, the election judge shall proceed as required by Subsection [(3)] (4).
             807          (D) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot that
             808      unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the election judge shall instruct the voter that the voter
             809      may not vote.
             810          [(3)] (4) If the election judge determines that the voter is registered and eligible, under
             811      Subsection [(2)] (3), to vote the ballot that the voter requested:
             812          (a) the election judge in charge of the official register shall:
             813          (i) write the ballot number and the name of the registered political party whose ballot the
             814      voter voted opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             815          (ii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             816          (b) another judge shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
             817          (c) the election judge having charge of the ballots shall:
             818          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             819          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             820          (iii) hand the voter the ballot for the registered political party that the voter requested and
             821      for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             822          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             823          [(4)] (5) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             824      ballot to the voting precinct, the election judges of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             825      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-2-02 2:51 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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Committee Note

The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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