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First Substitute H.B. 287

Representative Neil A. Hansen proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
ELECTION DAY VOTER REGISTRATION

             2     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Neil A. Hansen

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Election Code to permit election day voter registration and
             10      extends provisional voting to all elections.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    modifies definitions;
             14          .    allows individuals to register to vote at their voting precinct's polling place on the
             15      date of the election;
             16          .    extends provisional voting to municipal elections, municipal primary elections, state
             17      special elections, local special elections, and bond elections;
             18          .    requires persons who register on election day to vote via provisional ballot;
             19          .    allows voters to change their party affiliation at their voting precinct's polling place
             20      on the date of the election, with certain exceptions for primary elections;
             21          .    requires county clerks to provide election day registration information to any
             22      individual that seeks to register in person at the county clerk's office after the voter
             23      registration deadline has passed and satellite registration has ended;
             24          .    requires county clerks to provide registration information to any individual that
             25      submits an untimely or incomplete voter registration form by mail, with a driver



             26      license form, or through a voter registration agency, and requires the clerk to notify the
             27      individual that the individual is not registered; and
             28          .    makes technical changes.
             29      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 16, 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             36          20A-2-102, as last amended by Chapter 34, Laws of Utah 2003
             37          20A-2-107, as last amended by Chapter 264, Laws of Utah 2006
             38          20A-2-201, as last amended by Chapter 264, Laws of Utah 2006
             39          20A-2-202, as last amended by Chapters 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             40          20A-2-204, as last amended by Chapters 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             41          20A-2-205, as last amended by Chapters 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             42          20A-2-304, as last amended by Chapter 264, Laws of Utah 2006
             43          20A-2-307, as last amended by Chapter 34, Laws of Utah 2003
             44          20A-3-104, as last amended by Chapters 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             45          20A-3-104.5, as last amended by Chapters 15, 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             46          20A-3-105.5, as last amended by Chapters 15 and 264, Laws of Utah 2006
             47          20A-9-808, as last amended by Chapters 264 and 326, Laws of Utah 2006
             48      ENACTS:
             49          20A-2-201.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50     
             51      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             52          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             53           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             54          As used in this title:
             55          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
             56      voter by the county clerk.


             57          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
             58      and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot sheets and tabulates the results.
             59          (3) "Ballot" means the storage medium, whether paper, mechanical, or electronic, upon
             60      which a voter records his votes and includes ballot sheets, paper ballots, electronic ballots, and
             61      secrecy envelopes.
             62          (4) "Ballot sheet":
             63          (a) means a ballot that:
             64          (i) consists of paper or a card where the voter's votes are marked or recorded; and
             65          (ii) can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment; and
             66          (b) includes punch card ballots, and other ballots that are machine-countable.
             67          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that
             68      contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             69      on and which are used in conjunction with ballot sheets that do not display that information.
             70          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             71      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions
             72      that are submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.
             73          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             74      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             75          (8) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
             76      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             77          (9) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             78      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             79          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             80      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             81          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
             82      election results by the board of canvassers.
             83          (12) "Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots at
             84      the canvass.
             85          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             86      delegates are selected.
             87          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in


             88      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             89          (15) "Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during
             90      election day.
             91          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section
             92      20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
             93          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
             94      immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the counting
             95      judges to count ballots during election day.
             96          (18) "County executive" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             97          (19) "County legislative body" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             98          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
             99      elected.
             100          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
             101      statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
             102      primary election, and a special district election.
             103          (22) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
             104      Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
             105          (23) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             106      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             107          (24) "Election judge" means each canvassing judge, counting judge, and receiving
             108      judge.
             109          (25) "Election officer" means:
             110          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             111          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain ballots and elections
             112      as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             113          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain ballots and elections as
             114      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             115          (d) the special district clerk or chief executive officer for certain ballots and elections
             116      as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             117          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for certain ballots
             118      or elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 .


             119          (26) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, poll worker, or
             120      satellite registrar.
             121          (27) "Election results" means, for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and
             122      against the bond proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers
             123      may request.
             124          (28) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military
             125      and overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any
             126      unprocessed absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all
             127      spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             128          (29) "Electronic ballot" means a ballot that is recorded using a direct electronic voting
             129      device or other voting device that records and stores ballot information by electronic means.
             130          (30) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which a voting device is used in
             131      conjunction with ballots so that votes recorded by the voter are counted and tabulated by
             132      automatic tabulating equipment.
             133          (31) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             134      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             135          (32) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
             136      witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             137          (33) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             138          (34) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
             139      court judge.
             140          (35) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a
             141      special district election, and a bond election.
             142          (36) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special district, or
             143      a local school district.
             144          (37) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             145      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
             146      vote.
             147          (38) "Municipal executive" means:
             148          (a) the city council or town council in the traditional management arrangement
             149      established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;


             150          (b) the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             151      10-3-101 ; and
             152          (c) the manager in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             153      Section 10-3-101 .
             154          (39) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and special
             155      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year
             156      for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             157          (40) "Municipal legislative body" means:
             158          (a) the city council or town council in the traditional management arrangement
             159      established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             160          (b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in
             161      Section 10-3-101 ; and
             162          (c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined
             163      in Section 10-3-101 .
             164          (41) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             165      elected.
             166          (42) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             167      municipal office.
             168          (43) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the poll
             169      workers to be given to voters to record their votes.
             170          (44) "Official endorsement" means:
             171          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             172          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             173          (ii) the date of the election; and
             174          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             175          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             176          (i) the poll worker's initials; and
             177          (ii) the ballot number.
             178          (45) "Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the
             179      election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             180          (46) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:


             181          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
             182      voted on; and
             183          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             184      proposition.
             185          (47) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             186      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party
             187      Formation and Procedures.
             188          (48) (a) "Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist with an
             189      election, voting, or counting votes.
             190          (b) "Poll worker" includes election judges.
             191          (c) "Poll worker" does not include a watcher.
             192          (49) "Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they appear to
             193      cast votes.
             194          (50) "Polling place" means the building where voting is conducted.
             195          (51) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
             196      in which the voter marks his choice.
             197          (52) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             198          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
             199          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; [or]
             200          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by [an election judge.] a poll
             201      worker; or
             202          (d) who is registering to vote on election day under Section 20A-2-201.5 .
             203          (53) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
             204      Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to
             205      verify a person's legal right to vote.
             206          (54) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees for
             207      the regular primary election are selected.
             208          (55) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built
             209      into a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             210          (56) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
             211      duties of the position for which the person was elected.


             212          (57) "Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the
             213      official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot
             214      after the voter has voted.
             215          (58) "Registration days" means the days designated in Section 20A-2-203 when a voter
             216      may register to vote with a satellite registrar.
             217          (59) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
             218      registration form.
             219          (60) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             220          (61) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
             221      Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             222      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             223          (62) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of
             224      each even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups are
             225      voted for nomination.
             226          (63) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             227          (64) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed
             228      and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             229          (65) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to register
             230      voters and perform other duties.
             231          (66) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             232      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.
             233          (67) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             234      which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the
             235      voter's vote.
             236          (68) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the
             237      authority of Title 17A.
             238          (69) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are required by
             239      law to be elected.
             240          (70) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             241          (71) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             242          (a) is spoiled by the voter;


             243          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
             244          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             245          (72) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             246      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             247          (73) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             248          (74) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to
             249      the poll workers when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             250          (75) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             251      petitioners.
             252          (76) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
             253      counting center.
             254          (77) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by
             255      statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation,
             256      or other cause.
             257          (78) "Valid voter identification" means:
             258          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
             259      include:
             260          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
             261          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
             262          (A) the state;
             263          (B) a local government within the state; or
             264          (C) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
             265          (iii) an identification card that is issued by an employer for an employee;
             266          (iv) a currently valid identification card that is issued by a college, university, technical
             267      school, or professional school that is located within the state;
             268          (v) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
             269          (vi) a currently valid United States passport; or
             270          (vii) a valid tribal identification card; or
             271          (b) two forms of identification that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence
             272      that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which may include:
             273          (i) a voter identification card;


             274          (ii) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof;
             275          (iii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
             276          (iv) a certified birth certificate;
             277          (v) a valid Social Security card;
             278          (vi) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
             279          (vii) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
             280          (viii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
             281          (ix) a currently valid United States military identification card;
             282          (x) certified naturalization documentation;
             283          (xi) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
             284          (xii) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
             285          (xiii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card;
             286          (xiv) a tribal treaty card;
             287          (xv) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card; or
             288          (xvi) a form of identification listed in Subsection (76)(a) that does not contain a
             289      photograph, but establishes the name of the voter and provides evidence that the voter resides
             290      in the voting precinct.
             291          (79) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             292      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             293          (80) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements for voting in an election,
             294      meets the requirements of election registration, is registered to vote, and is listed in the official
             295      register book.
             296          (81) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
             297      20A-2-102.5 .
             298          (82) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             299      machines, and ballot box.
             300          (83) "Voting booth" means:
             301          (a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation
             302      of ballots, including the voting machine enclosure or curtain; or
             303          (b) a voting device that is free standing.
             304          (84) "Voting device" means:


             305          (a) an apparatus in which ballot sheets are used in connection with a punch device for
             306      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             307          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance;
             308          (c) a device used to make selections and cast a ballot electronically, or any component
             309      thereof;
             310          (d) an automated voting system under Section 20A-5-302 ; or
             311          (e) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
             312      by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             313          (85) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording
             314      and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             315          (86) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             316      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             317          (87) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             318      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             319          (88) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, an inspecting
             320      poll watcher, and a testing watcher.
             321          (89) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Title 20A,
             322      Chapter 9, Part 8.
             323          (90) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             324          (91) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the
             325      ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             326          Section 2. Section 20A-2-102 is amended to read:
             327           20A-2-102. Registration a prerequisite to voting.
             328          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) and Section 20A-2-201.5 , a person may not
             329      vote at any election unless that person is registered to vote as required by this chapter.
             330          (2) A person may vote a provisional ballot, as provided in Section 20A-2-307 , for[:] a
             331      bond election, or an election as defined in Section 20A-1-102 .
             332          [(a) a regular general election;]
             333          [(b) a regular primary election; or]
             334          [(c) an election for federal office.]
             335          Section 3. Section 20A-2-107 is amended to read:


             336           20A-2-107. Designating or changing party affiliation.
             337          (1) The county clerk shall:
             338          (a) record the party affiliation designated by the voter on the voter registration form as
             339      the voter's party affiliation; or
             340          (b) if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration
             341      form, record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated."
             342          (2) [(a) Any] Subject to the provisions of Subsection (3), any registered voter may
             343      designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by [complying with the procedures and
             344      requirements of this Subsection (2). (b) Except for the period beginning on the day after the
             345      voter registration deadline and continuing through the date of the regular primary election, any
             346      registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by] filing a signed
             347      form [with the county clerk] that identifies the registered political party with which the voter
             348      chooses to affiliate[.] with the:
             349          (a) county clerk; or
             350          (b) poll worker at the polling place for the voter's voting precinct on the date of a
             351      regular general election, regular primary election, municipal general election, municipal
             352      primary election, bond election, or special election.
             353          (3) A registered voter may designate, but may not change, the voter's political party
             354      affiliation during the period that commences 20 days before a regular primary election and
             355      continues through the date of the regular primary election.
             356          Section 4. Section 20A-2-201 is amended to read:
             357           20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk.
             358          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the county clerk shall register to vote all
             359      persons who present themselves for registration at the county clerk's office during designated
             360      office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified [and entitled] to vote in a
             361      voting precinct in the county.
             362          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), if a registration form is submitted to the
             363      county clerk after the last day of satellite registration as provided in Section 20A-2-203 , the
             364      county clerk shall:
             365          (a) [accept registration forms from] notify all persons who present themselves for
             366      registration at the clerk's office during designated office hours [if those persons, on voting day,


             367      will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county] that if they wish
             368      to register for the pending election, they will be required to register to vote at their assigned
             369      voting precinct and vote via provisional ballot on election day; and
             370          (b) inform them that if they would like to register on the current date, they will be
             371      registered to vote in later elections, but may not vote in the pending election [because they
             372      registered too late].
             373          (3) If a registration form is submitted in person at the office of the county clerk during
             374      the period beginning on the date after the voter registration deadline and ending on the last day
             375      of satellite registration as provided in Section 20A-2-203 , the county clerk shall:
             376          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
             377      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             378      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             379          (b) inform them that:
             380          (i) they will be registered to vote in the pending election; and
             381          (ii) for the pending election, they must vote on election day and will not be eligible to
             382      vote using early voting under Chapter 3, Part 6, Early Voting, because they registered too late.
             383          Section 5. Section 20A-2-201.5 is enacted to read:
             384          20A-2-201.5. Registration on election day.
             385          (1) The poll workers for each voting precinct shall register to vote all persons who
             386      present themselves for registration during the hours that the polls are open if:
             387          (a) the person is legally qualified to vote as of the election date;
             388          (b) the person appears, in person and during the hours that the polls are open, at the
             389      polling place for the voting precinct in which the person has his principal place of residence;
             390      and
             391          (c) the person completes a voter registration form according to the procedures and
             392      requirements of Section 20A-2-104 .
             393          (2) A person may register to vote on election day as provided in this section on the date
             394      of any regular general election, municipal general election, regular primary election, municipal
             395      primary election, special election, bond election, or the Western States Presidential Primary.
             396          (3) Persons registering to vote on election day shall cast their vote using a provisional
             397      ballot according to the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .


             398          Section 6. Section 20A-2-202 is amended to read:
             399           20A-2-202. Registration by mail.
             400          (1) (a) A citizen who will be qualified to vote at the next election may register by mail.
             401          (b) To register by mail, a citizen shall complete and sign the by-mail registration form
             402      and mail or deliver it to the county clerk of the county in which the citizen resides.
             403          (c) (i) In order to register to vote in a particular election, the citizen shall:
             404          (A) address the by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk; and
             405          (B) ensure that it is postmarked on or before the voter registration deadline.
             406          (ii) If the voter is registering for the first time in the county, the citizen shall either:
             407          (A) submit a copy of the voter's valid voter identification with the by-mail voter
             408      registration form; or
             409          (B) submit valid voter identification to the poll worker at the time the citizen votes.
             410          (d) The citizen has effectively registered to vote under this section only when the
             411      county clerk's office has received a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form.
             412          (2) Upon receipt of a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form, the county
             413      clerk shall:
             414          (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in
             415      which the applicant resides; and
             416          (b) mail confirmation of registration to the newly registered voter after entering the
             417      applicant's voting precinct number on that copy.
             418          (3) (a) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed by-mail voter registration
             419      form that is postmarked after the voter registration deadline[, the county clerk shall: (i) register
             420      the applicant after the next election; and (ii) if possible, promptly phone or mail a notice to the
             421      applicant before the election, informing the applicant that his registration will not be effective
             422      until after the election.] or that is received during the six calendar days before an election, the
             423      county clerk shall promptly mail a notice to the applicant and, if possible, promptly phone the
             424      applicant, to provide the applicant with:
             425          (i) notice that the registration form was either not timely mailed or not timely received;
             426          (ii) notice that the person may register to vote on the day of the election by appearing,
             427      in person and during the hours that the polls are open, at the polling place for the voting
             428      precinct in which the person has his principal place of residence;


             429          (iii) the number of the person's local voting precinct and the voting location for that
             430      precinct; and
             431          (iv) notice that the person will be required to meet the requirements of Section
             432      20A-2-201.5 in order to register to vote on election day.
             433          (b) When the county clerk receives a correctly completed by-mail voter registration
             434      form at least seven days before an election that is postmarked on or before the date of the voter
             435      registration deadline, the county clerk shall:
             436          (i) process the by-mail voter registration form; and
             437          (ii) record the new voter in the official register.
             438          (4) If the county clerk determines that a registration form received by mail or otherwise
             439      is incorrect because of an error or because it is incomplete, the county clerk shall mail notice to
             440      the person attempting to register[, informing him that he] to provide the person with:
             441          (a) notice that the person has not been registered because of an error or because the
             442      form is incomplete[.];
             443          (b) notice that the person may register to vote:
             444          (i) on the day of the election by appearing, in person and during the hours that the polls
             445      are open, at the polling place for the voting precinct in which the person has his principal place
             446      of residence; or

             447          (ii) if the associated deadlines have not passed, by mail, at a voter registration agency,
             448      or at the office of the county clerk;

             449          (c) the number of the person's local voting precinct and the voting location for that
             450      precinct, if the voting precinct may be determined from the information provided on the
             451      registration form; and
             452          (d) notice that the person will be required to meet the requirements of Section
             453      20A-2-201.5 in order to register to vote.
             454          Section 7. Section 20A-2-204 is amended to read:
             455           20A-2-204. Registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver license.
             456          (1) As used in this section, "voter registration form" means the driver license
             457      application/voter registration form and the driver license renewal/voter registration form
             458      required by Section 20A-2-108 .
             459          (2) Any citizen who is qualified to vote may register to vote by completing the voter


             460      registration form.
             461          (3) The Driver License Division shall:
             462          (a) assist applicants in completing the voter registration form unless the applicant
             463      refuses assistance;
             464          (b) accept completed forms for transmittal to the appropriate election official;
             465          (c) transmit a copy of each voter registration form to the appropriate election official
             466      within five days after it is received by the division;
             467          (d) transmit each address change within five days after it is received by the division;
             468      and
             469          (e) transmit electronically to the lieutenant governor's office the name, address, birth
             470      date, and driver license number of each person who answers "yes" to the question on the driver
             471      license form about registering to vote.
             472          (4) Upon receipt of a correctly completed voter registration form, the county clerk
             473      shall:
             474          (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in
             475      which the applicant resides; and
             476          (b) notify the applicant of registration.
             477          (5) (a) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form from
             478      the Driver License Division that is dated after the voter registration deadline[, the county clerk
             479      shall: (i) register the applicant after the next election; and (ii) if possible, promptly phone or
             480      mail a notice to the applicant before the election, informing the applicant that his registration
             481      will not be effective until after the election.] or that is received in the six calendar days before
             482      an election, the county clerk shall promptly mail a notice to the applicant and, if possible,
             483      promptly phone the applicant to provide the applicant with:
             484          (i) notice that the registration form was either not timely mailed or not timely received;
             485          (ii) notice that the person may register to vote on the day of the election by appearing,
             486      in person and during the hours that the polls are open, at the polling place for the voting
             487      precinct in which the person has his principal place of residence;
             488          (iii) the number of the person's local voting precinct and the voting location for that
             489      precinct; and
             490          (iv) notice that the person will be required to meet the requirements of Section


             491      20A-2-201.5 in order to register to vote on election day.
             492          (b) When the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form at
             493      least seven days before an election that is dated on or before the voter registration deadline, the
             494      county clerk shall:
             495          (i) process the voter registration form; and
             496          (ii) record the new voter in the official register.
             497          (6) If the county clerk determines that a voter registration form received from the
             498      Driver License Division is incorrect because of an error or because it is incomplete, the county
             499      clerk shall mail notice to the person attempting to register[, informing him] to provide the
             500      person with:
             501          (a) notice that he has not been registered because of an error or because the form is
             502      incomplete[.];
             503          (b) notice that the person may register to vote:
             504          (i) on the day of the election by appearing, in person and during the hours that the polls
             505      are open, at the polling place for the voting precinct in which the person has his principal place
             506      of residence; or

             507          (ii) if the associated deadlines have not passed, by mail, at a voter registration agency,
             508      or at the office of the county clerk;

             509          (c) the number of the person's local voting precinct and the voting location for that
             510      precinct, if the voting precinct may be determined from the information provided on the
             511      registration form; and
             512          (d) notice that the person will be required to meet the requirements of Section
             513      20A-2-201.5 in order to register to vote.
             514          Section 8. Section 20A-2-205 is amended to read:
             515           20A-2-205. Registration at voter registration agencies.
             516          (1) As used in this section:
             517          (a) "Discretionary voter registration agency" means each office designated by the
             518      county clerk under Part 3, County Clerk's Voter Registration Responsibilities, to provide
             519      by-mail voter registration forms to the public.
             520          (b) "Public assistance agency" means each office in Utah that provides:
             521          (i) public assistance; or


             522          (ii) state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with
             523      disabilities.
             524          (2) Any person may obtain and complete a by-mail registration form at a public
             525      assistance agency or discretionary voter registration agency.
             526          (3) Each public assistance agency and discretionary voter registration agency shall
             527      provide, either as part of existing forms or on a separate form, the following information in
             528      substantially the following form:
             529          "REGISTERING TO VOTE
             530          If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register
             531      to vote here today? (Applying to register to vote or declining to register to vote will not affect
             532      the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.) Yes____ No____ IF YOU
             533      DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED
             534      NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME. If you would like help in filling out the
             535      voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision about whether or not to
             536      seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private. If you believe
             537      that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote, your
             538      right to privacy in deciding whether or not to register, or in applying to register to vote, or your
             539      right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint
             540      with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
             541      84114. (801) 538-1040."
             542          (4) Unless a person applying for service or assistance from a public assistance agency
             543      or discretionary voter registration agency declines, in writing, to register to vote, each public
             544      assistance agency and discretionary voter registration agency shall:
             545          (a) distribute a by-mail voter registration form with each application for service or
             546      assistance provided by the agency or office;
             547          (b) assist applicants in completing the voter registration form unless the applicant
             548      refuses assistance;
             549          (c) accept completed forms for transmittal to the appropriate election official; and
             550          (d) transmit a copy of each voter registration form to the appropriate election official
             551      within five days after it is received by the division.
             552          (5) A person in a public assistance agency or a discretionary voter registration agency


             553      that helps a person complete the voter registration form may not:
             554          (a) seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;
             555          (b) display any political preference or party allegiance;
             556          (c) make any statement to an applicant or take any action that has the purpose or effect
             557      of discouraging the applicant from registering to vote; or
             558          (d) make any statement to an applicant or take any action that has the purpose or effect
             559      of leading the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing
             560      upon the availability of services or benefits.
             561          (6) Upon receipt of a correctly completed voter registration form, the county clerk
             562      shall:
             563          (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in
             564      which the applicant resides; and
             565          (b) notify the applicant of registration.
             566          (7) (a) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form from a
             567      public assistance agency or discretionary voter registration agency that is dated after the voter
             568      registration deadline[, the county clerk shall: (i) register the applicant after the next election;
             569      and (ii) if possible, promptly phone or mail a notice to the applicant before the election,
             570      informing the applicant that his registration will not be effective until after the election.] or that
             571      is received in the six calendar days before an election, the county clerk shall promptly mail a
             572      notice to the applicant and, if possible, promptly phone the applicant to provide the applicant
             573      with:
             574          (i) notice that the registration form was either not timely mailed or not timely received;
             575          (ii) notice that the person may register to vote on the day of the election by appearing,
             576      in person and during the hours that the polls are open, at the polling place for the voting
             577      precinct in which the person has his principal place of residence;
             578          (iii) the number of the person's local voting precinct and the voting location for that
             579      precinct; and
             580          (iv) notice that the person will be required to meet the requirements of Section
             581      20A-2-201.5 in order to register to vote on election day.
             582          (b) When the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form at
             583      least seven days before an election that is dated on or before the voter registration deadline, the


             584      county clerk shall:
             585          (i) process the voter registration form; and
             586          (ii) record the new voter in the official register.
             587          (8) If the county clerk determines that a voter registration form received from a public
             588      assistance agency or discretionary voter registration agency is incorrect because of an error or
             589      because it is incomplete, the county clerk shall mail notice to the person attempting to register[,
             590      informing him] to provide the person with:
             591          (a) notice that [he] the person has not been registered because of an error or because
             592      the form is incomplete[.];
             593          (b) notice that the person may register to vote:
             594          (i) on the day of the election by appearing, in person and during the hours that the polls
             595      are open, at the polling place for the voting precinct in which the person has his principal place
             596      of residence; or

             597          (ii) if the associated deadlines have not passed, by mail, at a voter registration agency,
             598      or at the office of the county clerk;

             599          (c) the number of the person's local voting precinct and the voting location for that
             600      precinct, if the voting precinct may be determined from the information provided on the
             601      registration form; and
             602          (d) notice that the person will be required to meet the requirements of Section
             603      20A-2-201.5 in order to register to vote.
             604          Section 9. Section 20A-2-304 is amended to read:
             605           20A-2-304. County clerk's responsibilities -- Notice of disposition.
             606          Each county clerk shall:
             607          (1) register to vote each applicant for registration who meets the requirements for
             608      registration and who:
             609          (a) submits a completed voter registration form to the county clerk on or before the
             610      voter registration deadline;
             611          (b) submits a completed voter registration form to the Driver License Division, a
             612      public assistance agency, or a discretionary voter registration agency on or before the voter
             613      registration deadline; [or]
             614          (c) mails a completed by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk on or before


             615      the voter registration deadline; [and] or
             616          (d) submits a completed voter registration form to a poll worker on election day
             617      according to the requirements of Section 20A-2-201.5 ; and
             618          (2) send a notice to the voter informing the voter that:
             619          (a) the voter's application for voter registration has been accepted and that the voter is
             620      registered to vote;
             621          (b) the voter's application for voter registration has been rejected and the reason for the
             622      rejection; or
             623          (c) the application for voter registration is being returned to the voter for further action
             624      because the application is incomplete and giving instructions to the voter about how to properly
             625      complete the application.
             626          Section 10. Section 20A-2-307 is amended to read:
             627           20A-2-307. County clerks' instructions to election judges.
             628          (1) Each county clerk shall instruct [election judges] poll workers to allow a voter to
             629      vote a regular ballot if:
             630          (a) the voter has moved from one address within a voting precinct to another address
             631      within the same voting precinct; and
             632          (b) the voter affirms the change of address orally or in writing before the election
             633      judges.
             634          (2) Each county clerk shall instruct [election judges] poll workers to allow a person to
             635      vote a provisional ballot if:
             636          (a) the voter's name does not appear on the official register; [or]
             637          (b) the voter is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 [.];
             638          (c) the voter's identity cannot be sufficiently established by a poll worker; or
             639          (d) the person is registering to vote on election day under Section 20A-2-201.5 .
             640          Section 11. Section 20A-3-104 is amended to read:
             641           20A-3-104. Manner of voting.
             642          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote shall give his name, and, if requested, his
             643      residence, to one of the poll workers.
             644          (b) The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the poll workers if the
             645      voter is:


             646          (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official
             647      register;
             648          (ii) voting in person by absentee ballot; or
             649          (iii) voting during the early voting period.
             650          (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection
             651      (1)(b), and the poll worker does not know the voter requesting a ballot and has reason to doubt
             652      that voter's identity, the poll worker shall:
             653          (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
             654          (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.
             655          (d) If the poll worker is satisfied that the voter has been properly identified, the poll
             656      worker shall:
             657          (i) record the type of identification provided by the voter in the appropriate space in the
             658      official register; and
             659          (ii) follow the procedures of Subsection (2).
             660          (e) If the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has been properly identified, the poll
             661      worker shall:
             662          (i) indicate on the official register that the voter was not properly identified;
             663          (ii) issue the voter a provisional ballot; and
             664          (iii) follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             665          (f) If the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 , the poll
             666      worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             667          (2) (a) The poll worker in charge of the official register shall check the official register
             668      to determine whether or not the voter is registered to vote.
             669          (b) If the voter's name is not found on the official register or if the voter has registered
             670      on election day, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section
             671      20A-3-105.5 .
             672          (3) If the poll worker determines that the voter is registered and:
             673          (a) if the ballot is a paper ballot or a ballot sheet:
             674          (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall:
             675          (A) write the ballot number opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             676          (B) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;


             677          (ii) another poll worker shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook;
             678      and
             679          (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             680          (A) endorse his initials on the stub;
             681          (B) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             682          (C) hand the voter a ballot; and
             683          (D) allow the voter to enter the voting booth; or
             684          (b) if the ballot is an electronic ballot:
             685          (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall direct the voter to sign the
             686      voter's name in the official register;
             687          (ii) another poll worker shall list the voter's name in the pollbook; and
             688          (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             689          (A) provide the voter access to the electronic ballot; and
             690          (B) allow the voter to vote the electronic ballot.
             691          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             692      ballot to the voting precinct, the poll workers of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             693      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             694          Section 12. Section 20A-3-104.5 is amended to read:
             695           20A-3-104.5. Voting -- Regular primary election.
             696          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote at the regular primary election shall give
             697      his name, the name of the registered political party whose ballot the voter wishes to vote, and,
             698      if requested, his residence, to one of the poll workers.
             699          (b) The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the poll workers if the
             700      voter is:
             701          (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official
             702      register;
             703          (ii) voting in person by absentee ballot; or
             704          (iii) voting during the early voting period.
             705          (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection
             706      (1)(b), and the poll worker does not know the voter requesting a ballot and has reason to doubt
             707      that voter's identity, the poll worker shall:


             708          (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
             709          (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.
             710          (d) The poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section
             711      20A-3-105.5 if:
             712          (i) the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has been properly identified; or
             713          (ii) the voter's right to vote is challenged under Section 20A-3-202 .
             714          (2) (a) (i) If the voter is properly identified, the poll worker in charge of the official
             715      register shall [check the official register to] determine:
             716          (A) whether or not the voter is registered to vote by checking the official register or
             717      confirming that the person has registered on election day; and
             718          (B) whether or not the voter's party affiliation designation [in the official register]
             719      allows the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested by checking the official register or, if
             720      the voter has registered on election day, the voter's registration form.
             721          (ii) If the official register or registration form does not affirmatively identify the voter
             722      as being affiliated with a registered political party, or if the official register or registration form
             723      identifies the voter as being "unaffiliated," the voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
             724          (b) [(i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), if] If the voter's name is not found
             725      on the official register or if the voter has registered on election day, the poll worker shall follow
             726      the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5 .
             727          [(ii) (A) If it is not unduly disruptive of the election process, the poll worker shall
             728      attempt to contact the county clerk's office to request oral verification of the voter's
             729      registration.]
             730          [(B) If oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the poll worker
             731      shall:]
             732          [(I) record the verification on the official register;]
             733          [(II) determine the voter's party affiliation and the ballot that the voter is qualified to
             734      vote; and]
             735          [(III) perform the other administrative steps required by Subsection (3).]
             736          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), if the voter's political party
             737      affiliation listed in the official register or on the election day voter registration form does not
             738      allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested, the poll worker shall inform the voter


             739      of that fact and inform the voter of the ballot or ballots that the voter's party affiliation does
             740      allow the voter to vote.
             741          (ii) (A) If the voter is listed in the official register or on the election day voter
             742      registration form as "unaffiliated," or if the official register or voter registration form does not
             743      affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or affiliated with a registered political
             744      party, and the voter, as an "unaffiliated" voter, is not authorized to vote the ballot that the voter
             745      requests, the poll worker shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to:
             746          (I) vote another registered political party ballot that the voter, as "unaffiliated," is
             747      authorized to vote[,]; or
             748          (II) remain "unaffiliated."
             749          (B) If the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the
             750      unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the poll worker shall proceed as required by Subsection
             751      (3).
             752          (C) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot
             753      that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the poll worker shall instruct the voter that the
             754      voter may not vote.
             755          (iii) For the primary elections held in [2004,] 2006[,] and 2008 only:
             756          (A) If the voter is listed in the official register or on the election day voter registration
             757      form as "unaffiliated," or if the official register or voter registration form does not affirmatively
             758      identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or "affiliated" with a registered political party, the poll
             759      worker shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to:
             760          (I) affiliate with a registered political party[,]; or
             761          (II) remain "unaffiliated."
             762          (B) If the voter wishes to affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the
             763      voter requested, the poll worker shall direct the voter to complete the change of party affiliation
             764      form and proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             765          (C) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and wishes to vote another registered
             766      political party ballot that the unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the poll worker shall
             767      proceed as required by Subsection (3).
             768          (D) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot
             769      that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the poll worker shall instruct the voter that the


             770      voter may not vote.
             771          (3) If the poll worker determines that the voter is registered and eligible, under
             772      Subsection (2), to vote the ballot that the voter requested and:
             773          (a) if the ballot is a paper ballot or a ballot sheet:
             774          (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall:
             775          (A) write the ballot number and the name of the registered political party whose ballot
             776      the voter voted opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             777          (B) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             778          (ii) another poll worker shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook;
             779      and
             780          (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             781          (A) endorse his initials on the stub;
             782          (B) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             783          (C) hand the voter the ballot for the registered political party that the voter requested
             784      and for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             785          (D) allow the voter to enter the voting booth; or
             786          (b) if the ballot is an electronic ballot:
             787          (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall direct the voter to sign his
             788      name in the official register;
             789          (ii) another poll worker shall list the voter's name in the pollbook; and
             790          (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             791          (A) provide the voter access to the electronic ballot for the registered political party
             792      that the voter requested and for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             793          (B) allow the voter to vote the electronic ballot.
             794          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             795      ballot to the voting precinct, the poll workers of that voting precinct shall give the registered
             796      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             797          Section 13. Section 20A-3-105.5 is amended to read:
             798           20A-3-105.5. Manner of voting -- Provisional ballot.
             799          (1) The [election judges] poll workers shall follow the procedures and requirements of
             800      this section when:


             801          (a) the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202 ;
             802          (b) the person's name is not found on the official register; [or]
             803          (c) the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has provided valid voter
             804      identification[.]; or
             805          (d) the person is registering to vote on election day under Section 20A-2-201.5 .
             806          (2) When faced with one of the circumstances outlined in Subsection (1)(a) [or], (1)(b),
             807      or (1)(c), the [election judge] poll worker shall:
             808          (a) request that the person provide valid voter identification; and
             809          (b) review the identification provided by the person.
             810          (3) If the [election judge] poll worker is satisfied that the person has provided valid
             811      voter identification that establishes the person's identity and residence in the voting precinct:
             812          (a) the [election judge] poll worker in charge of the official register shall:
             813          (i) record in the official register the type of identification that established the person's
             814      identity and place of residence;
             815          (ii) write the provisional ballot envelope number opposite the name of the voter in the
             816      official register; and
             817          (iii) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             818          (b) another [judge] poll worker shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the
             819      pollbook; and
             820          (c) the [election judge] poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             821          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             822          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             823          (iii) give the voter a ballot and a provisional ballot envelope; and
             824          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             825          (4) If the [election judge] poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has provided valid
             826      voter identification that establishes the person's identity and residence in the voting precinct:
             827          (a) the [election judge] poll worker in charge of the official register shall:
             828          (i) record in the official register that the voter did not provide valid voter identification;
             829          (ii) record in the official register the type of identification that was provided by the
             830      voter, if any;
             831          (iii) write the provisional ballot envelope number opposite the name of the voter in the


             832      official register; and
             833          (iv) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             834          (b) another [judge] poll worker shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the
             835      pollbook; and
             836          (c) the [election judge] poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             837          (i) endorse his initials on the stub;
             838          (ii) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             839          (iii) give the voter a ballot and a provisional ballot envelope; and
             840          (iv) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
             841          (5) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             842      ballot to a voting precinct, the [election judges] poll workers of that voting precinct shall give
             843      the registered voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.
             844          Section 14. Section 20A-9-808 is amended to read:
             845           20A-9-808. Voting.
             846          (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote at the Western States Presidential Primary
             847      shall give his name, the name of the registered political party whose ballot the voter wishes to
             848      vote, and, if requested, his residence, to one of the poll workers.
             849          (b) The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the poll workers if the
             850      voter is:
             851          (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official
             852      register;
             853          (ii) voting in person by absentee ballot; or
             854          (iii) voting during the early voting period prior to the date of the election.
             855          (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection
             856      (1)(b), and the poll worker does not know the voter requesting a ballot and has reason to doubt
             857      that voter's identity, the poll worker shall:
             858          (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
             859          (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.
             860          (d) The poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section
             861      20A-3-105.5 if:
             862          (i) the voter's right to vote is challenged under Section 20A-3-202; or


             863          (ii) the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has been properly identified.
             864          (2) (a) (i) When the voter is properly identified, the poll worker in charge of the official
             865      register shall [check the official register to] determine:
             866          (A) whether or not the voter is registered to vote by checking the official register or, if
             867      the voter has registered on election day, the voter's registration form; and
             868          (B) whether or not the voter's party affiliation designation [in the official register]
             869      allows the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested by checking the official register or, if
             870      the voter has registered on election day, the voter's registration form.
             871          (ii) If the official register registration form does not affirmatively identify the voter as
             872      being affiliated with a registered political party or if the official register or registration form
             873      identifies the voter as being "unaffiliated," the voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
             874          (b) If the voter's name is not found on the official register or if the voter has registered
             875      on election day, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section
             876      20A-3-105.5 .
             877          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), if the voter's political party
             878      affiliation listed in the official register or on the election day voter registration form does not
             879      allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested, the poll worker shall inform the voter
             880      of that fact and inform the voter of the ballot or ballots that the voter's party affiliation does
             881      allow the voter to vote.
             882          (ii) (A) If the voter is listed in the official register or on the election day voter
             883      registration form as "unaffiliated," or if the official register or registration form does not
             884      affirmatively identify the voter as either "unaffiliated" or affiliated with a registered political
             885      party, and the voter, as an "unaffiliated" voter, is not authorized to vote the ballot that the voter
             886      requests, the poll worker shall ask the voter if the voter wishes to:
             887          (I) affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the voter requested[,];
             888          (II) vote another registered political party ballot that the voter, as "unaffiliated," is
             889      authorized to vote[,]; or
             890          (III) remain "unaffiliated."
             891          (B) If the voter wishes to affiliate with the registered political party whose ballot the
             892      voter requested, the poll worker shall enter in the official register the voter's new party
             893      affiliation and proceed as required by Subsection (3).


             894          (C) If the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the
             895      unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the poll worker shall proceed as required by Subsection
             896      (3).
             897          (D) If the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot
             898      that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the poll worker shall instruct the voter that the
             899      voter may not vote.
             900          (3) If the poll worker determines that the voter is registered and eligible, under
             901      Subsection (2), to vote the ballot that the voter requested and:
             902          (a) if the ballot is a paper ballot or a ballot sheet:
             903          (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall:
             904          (A) write the ballot number and the name of the registered political party whose ballot
             905      the voter voted opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
             906          (B) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
             907          (ii) another poll worker shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook;
             908      and
             909          (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             910          (A) endorse his initials on the stub;
             911          (B) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
             912          (C) hand the voter the ballot for the registered political party that the voter requested
             913      and for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             914          (D) allow the voter to enter the voting booth; or
             915          (b) if the ballot is an electronic ballot:
             916          (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall direct the voter to sign the
             917      voter's name in the official register;
             918          (ii) another poll worker shall list the voter's name in the pollbook; and
             919          (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
             920          (A) provide the voter access to the electronic ballot for the registered political party
             921      that the voter requested and for which the voter is authorized to vote; and
             922          (B) allow the voter to vote the electronic ballot.
             923          (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official
             924      ballot to the voting precinct, the poll workers of that voting precinct shall give the registered


             925      voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.


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