Third Substitute H.B. 282

Senator Kevin T. Van Tassell proposes the following substitute bill:


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AMENDMENTS TO ELECTION LAWS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kraig Powell

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Senate Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill allows an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age to serve as a poll worker in
             10      an election and prohibits a candidate's family member from serving as a poll worker.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends the definition of "local election";
             14          .    allows an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age to serve as a receiving judge in a
             15      regular primary and a regular general election;
             16          .    prohibits a county legislative body from appointing a candidate's family member as
             17      a poll worker in a precinct where the candidate appears on the ballot;
             18          .    allows an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age to work as a poll worker in a local
             19      election;
             20          .    prohibits a municipal legislative body or local district board from appointing a
             21      candidate's family member as a poll worker in a precinct where the candidate
             22      appears on the ballot; and
             23          .    makes technical changes.
             24      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             25          None


             26      Other Special Clauses:
             27          This bill coordinates with S.B. 116, Poll Worker Amendments, by providing
             28      substantive and technical amendments.
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             30      AMENDS:
             31           20A-1-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 320
             32           20A-5-601 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 75
             33           20A-5-602 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 75, 256, and 329
             34      Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
             35           20A-5-602 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 75, 256, and 329
             36     
             37      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             38          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             39           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             40          As used in this title:
             41          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
             42      voter by the county clerk.
             43          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
             44      and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot sheets and tabulates the results.
             45          (3) (a) "Ballot" means the storage medium, whether paper, mechanical, or electronic,
             46      upon which a voter records the voter's votes.
             47          (b) "Ballot" includes ballot sheets, paper ballots, electronic ballots, and secrecy
             48      envelopes.
             49          [(5)] (4) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that:
             50          (a) contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to
             51      be voted on; and
             52          (b) are used in conjunction with ballot sheets that do not display that information.
             53          [(6)] (5) "Ballot proposition" means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to
             54      voters on the ballot for their approval or rejection including:
             55          (a) an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature;
             56          (b) a constitutional amendment;


             57          (c) an initiative;
             58          (d) a referendum;
             59          (e) a bond proposition;
             60          (f) a judicial retention question;
             61          (g) an incorporation of a city or town; or
             62          (h) any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature.
             63          [(4)] (6) "Ballot sheet":
             64          (a) means a ballot that:
             65          (i) consists of paper or a card where the voter's votes are marked or recorded; and
             66          (ii) can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment; and
             67          (b) includes punch card ballots and other ballots that are machine-countable.
             68          (7) "Bind," "binding," or "bound" means securing more than one piece of paper
             69      together with a staple or stitch in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank
             70      space reserved for securing the paper.
             71          (8) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             72      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             73          (9) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
             74      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             75          (10) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a
             76      bound book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             77          (11) "Business reply mail envelope" means an envelope that may be mailed free of
             78      charge by the sender.
             79          (12) "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          (13) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
             82      election results by the board of canvassers.
             83          (14) "Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots at
             84      the canvass.
             85          (15) "Contracting election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract
             86      or interlocal agreement with a provider election officer.
             87          (16) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and


             88      delegates are selected.
             89          (17) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             90      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             91          (18) "Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during
             92      election day.
             93          (19) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section
             94      20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
             95          (20) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
             96      immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the poll workers
             97      and counting judges to count ballots during election day.
             98          (21) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
             99      elected.
             100          (22) "Date of the election" or "election day" or "day of the election":
             101          (a) means the day that is specified in the calendar year as the day that the election
             102      occurs; and
             103          (b) does not include:
             104          (i) deadlines established for absentee voting; or
             105          (ii) any early voting or early voting period as provided under Chapter 3, Part 6, Early
             106      Voting.
             107          (23) "Elected official" means:
             108          (a) a person elected to an office under Section 20A-1-303 ;
             109          (b) a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with
             110      Subsection 20A-1-206 (1)(c)(ii); or
             111          (c) a person who is considered to be elected to a local district office in accordance with
             112      Subsection 20A-1-206 (3)(c)(ii).
             113          (24) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
             114      statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
             115      primary election, and a local district election.
             116          (25) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
             117      Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
             118          (26) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to


             119      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             120          (27) "Election judge" means a poll worker that is assigned to:
             121          (a) preside over other poll workers at a polling place;
             122          (b) act as the presiding election judge; or
             123          (c) serve as a canvassing judge, counting judge, or receiving judge.
             124          (28) "Election officer" means:
             125          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
             126          (b) the county clerk for:
             127          (i) a county ballot and election; and
             128          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
             129      20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5 ;
             130          (c) the municipal clerk for:
             131          (i) a municipal ballot and election; and
             132          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
             133      20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5 ;
             134          (d) the local district clerk or chief executive officer for:
             135          (i) a local district ballot and election; and
             136          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
             137      20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5 ; or
             138          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for:
             139          (i) a school district ballot and election; and
             140          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
             141      20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5 .
             142          (29) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker.
             143          (30) "Election results" means:
             144          (a) for an election other than a bond election, the count of votes cast in the election and
             145      the election returns requested by the board of canvassers; or
             146          (b) for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and against the bond
             147      proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers may request.
             148          (31) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, the military and overseas absentee voter
             149      registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed absentee ballots, all


             150      counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition
             151      form, and the total votes cast form.
             152          (32) "Electronic ballot" means a ballot that is recorded using a direct electronic voting
             153      device or other voting device that records and stores ballot information by electronic means.
             154          (33) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to
             155      or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign
             156      the record.
             157          (34) (a) "Electronic voting device" means a voting device that uses electronic ballots.
             158          (b) "Electronic voting device" includes a direct recording electronic voting device.
             159          (35) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has:
             160          (a) been sent the notice required by Section 20A-2-306 ; and
             161          (b) failed to respond to that notice.
             162          (36) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
             163      witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             164          (37) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             165          (38) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
             166      court judge.
             167          (39) "Local district" means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose
             168      Local Government Entities - Local Districts, and includes a special service district under Title
             169      17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
             170          (40) "Local district officers" means those local district officers that are required by law
             171      to be elected.
             172          (41) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a municipal primary election,
             173      a local special election, a local district election, and a bond election.
             174          (42) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a local district, or a
             175      local school district.
             176          (43) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             177      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
             178      vote.
             179          (44) "Municipal executive" means:
             180          (a) the mayor in the council-mayor form of government defined in Section 10-3b-102 ;


             181      or
             182          (b) the mayor in the council-manager form of government defined in Subsection
             183      10-3b-103 (6).
             184          (45) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and local
             185      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year
             186      for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             187          (46) "Municipal legislative body" means the council of the city or town in any form of
             188      municipal government.
             189          (47) "Municipal office" means an elective office in a municipality.
             190          (48) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             191      elected.
             192          (49) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             193      municipal office.
             194          (50) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the poll
             195      workers to be given to voters to record their votes.
             196          (51) "Official endorsement" means:
             197          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             198          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             199          (ii) the date of the election; and
             200          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             201          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             202          (i) the poll worker's initials; and
             203          (ii) the ballot number.
             204          (52) "Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the
             205      election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             206          (53) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             207          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
             208      voted on; and
             209          (b) spaces for the voter to record the voter's vote for each office and for or against each
             210      ballot proposition.
             211          (54) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to


             212      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation
             213      and Procedures.
             214          [(56)] (55) "Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they
             215      appear to cast votes.
             216          [(57)] (56) "Polling place" means the building where voting is conducted.
             217          [(55)] (57) (a) "Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist
             218      with an election, voting, or counting votes.
             219          (b) "Poll worker" includes election judges.
             220          (c) "Poll worker" does not include a watcher.
             221          (58) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
             222      in which the voter marks the voter's choice.
             223          (59) "Provider election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract or
             224      interlocal agreement with a contracting election officer to conduct an election for the
             225      contracting election officer's local political subdivision in accordance with Section
             226      20A-5-400.1 .
             227          (60) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             228          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
             229          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
             230          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker.
             231          (61) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
             232      Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to
             233      verify a person's legal right to vote.
             234          (62) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees for
             235      the regular primary election are selected.
             236          (63) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that:
             237          (a) is built into a voting machine; and
             238          (b) records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             239          (64) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
             240      duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             241          (65) "Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the
             242      official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot


             243      after the voter has voted.
             244          (66) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
             245      registration form.
             246          (67) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             247          (68) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
             248      Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             249      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             250          (69) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of
             251      each even-numbered year, to nominate candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups to
             252      advance to the regular general election.
             253          (70) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             254          (71) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed
             255      and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             256          (72) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             257      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.
             258          (73) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             259      which the voter places the ballot after the voter has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of
             260      the voter's vote.
             261          (74) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-203 .
             262          (75) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             263          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             264          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
             265          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             266          (76) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             267      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             268          (77) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             269          (78) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to
             270      the poll workers when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             271          (79) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             272      petitioners.
             273          (80) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the


             274      counting center.
             275          (81) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by
             276      statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation,
             277      or other cause.
             278          (82) "Valid voter identification" means:
             279          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
             280      include:
             281          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
             282          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
             283          (A) the state; or
             284          (B) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
             285          (iii) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
             286          (iv) a currently valid United States passport; or
             287          (v) a currently valid United States military identification card;
             288          (b) one of the following identification cards, whether or not the card includes a
             289      photograph of the voter:
             290          (i) a valid tribal identification card;
             291          (ii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or
             292          (iii) a tribal treaty card; or
             293          (c) two forms of identification not listed under Subsection (82)(a) or (b) but that bear
             294      the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which
             295      may include:
             296          (i) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof, dated within the 90 days before the
             297      election;
             298          (ii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
             299          (iii) a certified birth certificate;
             300          (iv) a valid Social Security card;
             301          (v) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
             302          (vi) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
             303          (vii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
             304          (viii) certified naturalization documentation;


             305          (ix) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
             306          (x) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
             307          (xi) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card;
             308          (xii) a currently valid identification card issued by:
             309          (A) a local government within the state;
             310          (B) an employer for an employee; or
             311          (C) a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within the
             312      state; or
             313          (xiii) a current Utah vehicle registration.
             314          (83) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             315      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             316          (84) "Voter" means a person who:
             317          (a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
             318          (b) meets the requirements of election registration;
             319          (c) is registered to vote; and
             320          (d) is listed in the official register book.
             321          (85) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
             322      20A-2-102.5 .
             323          (86) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             324      machines, and ballot box.
             325          (87) "Voting booth" means:
             326          (a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation
             327      of ballots, including the voting machine enclosure or curtain; or
             328          (b) a voting device that is free standing.
             329          (88) "Voting device" means:
             330          (a) an apparatus in which ballot sheets are used in connection with a punch device for
             331      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             332          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance;
             333          (c) an electronic voting device or other device used to make selections and cast a ballot
             334      electronically, or any component thereof;
             335          (d) an automated voting system under Section 20A-5-302 ; or


             336          (e) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
             337      by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             338          (89) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording
             339      and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             340          (90) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             341      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             342          (91) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             343      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             344          (92) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, an inspecting
             345      poll watcher, and a testing watcher.
             346          (93) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in Chapter 9,
             347      Part 8, Western States Presidential Primary.
             348          (94) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             349          (95) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the
             350      ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             351          Section 2. Section 20A-5-601 is amended to read:
             352           20A-5-601. Poll workers -- Appointment for regular general elections and
             353      primary elections.
             354          (1) (a) By March 1 of each even-numbered year, each county clerk shall provide to the
             355      county chair of each registered political party a list of the number of poll workers that the party
             356      must nominate for each voting precinct.
             357          (b) (i) By April 1 of each even-numbered year, the county chair and secretary of each
             358      registered political party shall file a list with the county clerk containing, for each voting
             359      precinct, the names of [registered voters] individuals in the county who are willing to [be]
             360      serve as poll workers, who are qualified to serve as poll workers in accordance with this
             361      section, and who are competent and trustworthy.
             362          (ii) The county chair and secretary shall submit, for each voting precinct, names equal
             363      in number to the number required by the county clerk plus one.
             364          (2) Each county legislative body shall provide for the appointment of [persons]
             365      individuals to serve as poll workers at the regular primary election, the regular general election,
             366      and the Western States Presidential Primary.


             367          (3) For regular general elections, each county legislative body shall provide for the
             368      appointment of:
             369          (a) (i) three registered voters, or one individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and two
             370      registered voters, one of whom is at least 21 years of age, from the list to serve as receiving
             371      judges for each voting precinct when ballots will be counted after the polls close; or
             372          (ii) three registered voters, or one individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and two
             373      registered voters, one of whom is at least 21 years of age, from the list to serve as receiving
             374      judges in each voting precinct and three registered voters from the list to serve as counting
             375      judges in each voting precinct when ballots will be counted throughout election day; and
             376          (b) three registered voters from the list for each 100 absentee ballots to be counted to
             377      serve as canvassing judges.
             378          [(4) For regular primary elections and for the Western States Presidential Primary
             379      election, each county legislative body shall provide for the appointment of:]
             380          [(a) (i) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one person 17
             381      years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next regular general election, from the list
             382      to serve as receiving judges for each voting precinct when ballots will be counted after the
             383      polls close; or]
             384          [(ii) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one person 17
             385      years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the next regular general election, from the list
             386      to serve as receiving judges in each voting precinct and two or three registered voters, or one or
             387      two registered voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the
             388      next regular general election, from the list to serve as counting judges in each voting precinct
             389      when ballots will be counted throughout election day; and]
             390          (4) For each precinct in which ballots are counted after the polls close, in a regular
             391      primary election and for the Western States Presidential Primary election, each county
             392      legislative body shall provide for the appointment of two or three individuals from the list to
             393      serve as receiving judges:
             394          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             395          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age;
             396          (ii) the second of whom is 16 or 17 years of age; and
             397          (iii) if three individuals are appointed, the third of whom is a registered voter.


             398          (5) For each precinct in which ballots are counted throughout election day, in a regular
             399      primary election and for the Western States Presidential Primary election, each county
             400      legislative body shall provide for the appointment of:
             401          (a) two or three individuals from the list to serve as receiving judges:
             402          (i) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             403          (ii) (A) the first of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age;
             404          (B) the second of whom is 16 or 17 years of age; and
             405          (C) if three individuals are appointed, the third of whom is a registered voter; and
             406          (b) two or three individuals from the list to serve as counting judges:
             407          (i) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             408          (ii) (A) one of whom is 17 years of age and will be 18 years of age by the date of the
             409      next regular general election; and
             410          (B) each of the rest of whom is a registered voter; and
             411          [(b)] (c) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one [person]
             412      individual 17 years [old] of age who will be 18 years [old] of age by the date of the next regular
             413      general election, from the list for each 100 absentee ballots to be counted to serve as
             414      canvassing judges.
             415          [(5)] (6) Each county legislative body may provide for the appointment of:
             416          (a) three registered voters from the list to serve as inspecting judges at the regular
             417      general election to observe the clerk's receipt and deposit of the ballots for safekeeping; and
             418          (b) two or three registered voters, or one or two registered voters and one [person]
             419      individual 17 years [old] of age who will be 18 years [old] of age by the date of the next regular
             420      general election, from the list to serve as inspecting judges at the regular primary election to
             421      observe the clerk's receipt and deposit of the ballots for safekeeping.
             422          [(6)] (7) (a) For each set of three counting or receiving judges to be appointed for each
             423      voting precinct for the regular primary election, the regular general election, and the Western
             424      States Presidential Primary election, the county legislative body shall ensure that:
             425          (i) two judges are appointed from the political party that cast the highest number of
             426      votes for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer,
             427      excluding votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general
             428      election before the appointment of the election judges; and


             429          (ii) one judge is appointed from the political party that cast the second highest number
             430      of votes for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer,
             431      excluding votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general
             432      election before the appointment of the election judges.
             433          (b) For each set of two counting or receiving judges to be appointed for each voting
             434      precinct for the regular primary election and Western States Presidential Primary election, the
             435      county legislative body shall ensure that:
             436          (i) one judge is appointed from the political party that cast the highest number of votes
             437      for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer, excluding
             438      votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general election before
             439      the appointment of the election judges; and
             440          (ii) one judge is appointed from the political party that cast the second highest number
             441      of votes for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer,
             442      excluding votes for unopposed candidates, in the voting precinct at the last regular general
             443      election before the appointment of the election judges.
             444          [(7)] (8) When the voting precinct boundaries have been changed since the last regular
             445      general election, the county legislative body shall ensure that:
             446          (a) for the regular primary election and the Western States Presidential Primary
             447      election, when the county legislative body is using three receiving, counting, and canvassing
             448      judges, and regular general election, not more than two of the judges are selected from the
             449      political party that cast the highest number of votes for the offices of governor, lieutenant
             450      governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer in the territory that formed the
             451      voting precinct at the time of appointment; and
             452          (b) for the regular primary election and the Western States Presidential Primary
             453      election, when the county legislative body is using two receiving, counting, and canvassing
             454      judges, not more than one of the judges is selected from the political party that cast the highest
             455      number of votes for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor,
             456      and state treasurer in the territory that formed the voting precinct at the time of appointment.
             457          [(8)] (9) The county legislative body shall provide for the appointment of any qualified
             458      county voter as an election judge when:
             459          (a) a political party fails to file the poll worker list by the filing deadline; or


             460          (b) the list is incomplete.
             461          [(9)] (10) A registered voter of the county may serve as a poll worker in any voting
             462      precinct of the county.
             463          (11) A county legislative body may not appoint a candidate's parent, sibling, spouse,
             464      child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, or
             465      son-in-law to serve as a poll worker in a precinct where the candidate appears on the ballot.
             466          [(10)] (12) If [a person] an individual serves as a poll worker outside the voting
             467      precinct where the [person] individual is registered, that [person] individual may vote an
             468      absentee voter ballot.
             469          [(11)] (13) The county clerk shall fill all poll worker vacancies.
             470          [(12)] (14) If a conflict arises over the right to certify the poll worker lists for any
             471      political party, the county legislative body may decide between conflicting lists, but may only
             472      select names from a properly submitted list.
             473          [(13)] (15) The county legislative body shall establish compensation for poll workers.
             474          [(14)] (16) The county clerk may appoint additional poll workers to serve in the polling
             475      place as needed.
             476          Section 3. Section 20A-5-602 is amended to read:
             477           20A-5-602. Poll workers -- Appointment for local elections.
             478          [(1) At least 15 days before the date scheduled for any local election, the municipal
             479      legislative body or local district board shall appoint or provide for the appointment of:]
             480          [(a) in jurisdictions using paper ballots:]
             481          [(i) three registered voters, or two registered voters and one person 17 years old who
             482      will be 18 years old by the date of the regular municipal election, who reside within the county
             483      to serve as poll workers for each voting precinct when the ballots will be counted after the polls
             484      close; or]
             485          [(ii) three registered voters, or two registered voters and one person 17 years old who
             486      will be 18 years old by the date of the regular municipal election, who reside within the county
             487      to serve as receiving judges in each voting precinct and three registered voters, or two
             488      registered voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the
             489      regular municipal election, who reside within the county to serve as counting judges in each
             490      voting precinct when ballots will be counted throughout election day;]


             491          [(b) in jurisdictions using automated tabulating equipment, three registered voters, or
             492      two registered voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the
             493      regular municipal election, who reside within the county to serve as poll workers for each
             494      voting precinct;]
             495          [(c) in jurisdictions using voting machines, four registered voters, or three registered
             496      voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the regular
             497      municipal election, who reside within the county to serve as poll workers for each voting
             498      precinct; and]
             499          [(d) in all jurisdictions:]
             500          (1) A municipal legislative body or local district board appointing, or providing for the
             501      appointment of, a poll worker for a local election under this section shall appoint the poll
             502      worker at least 15 days before the date of the local election.
             503          (2) For each precinct that uses a paper ballot, and where the ballots are counted after
             504      the polls close, the municipal legislative body or the local district board shall appoint, or
             505      provide for the appointment of, three individuals who reside within the county to serve as poll
             506      workers:
             507          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             508          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter;
             509          (ii) the second of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age; and
             510          (iii) the third of whom is 16 or 17 years of age.
             511          (3) For each precinct that uses a paper ballot, and where the ballots are counted
             512      throughout the day, the municipal legislative body or local district board shall appoint, or
             513      provide for the appointment of:
             514          (a) three individuals who reside within the county to serve as receiving judges:
             515          (i) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             516          (ii) (A) the first of whom is a registered voter;
             517          (B) the second of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age; and
             518          (C) the third of whom is 16 or 17 years of age; and
             519          (b) three individuals who reside within the county to serve as counting judges:
             520          (i) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             521          (ii) (A) one of whom is 17 years of age and will be 18 years of age by the date of the


             522      next regular municipal election; and
             523          (B) each of the rest of whom is a registered voter.
             524          (4) For each precinct using automated tabulating equipment, the municipal legislative
             525      body or the local district board shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of, three
             526      individuals who reside within the county to serve as poll workers:
             527          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             528          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter;
             529          (ii) the second of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age; and
             530          (iii) the third of whom is 16 or 17 years of age.
             531          (5) For each precinct using voting machines, the municipal legislative body or the local
             532      district board shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of, four individuals who reside
             533      within the county to serve as poll workers:
             534          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             535          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age;
             536          (ii) the second of whom is 16 or 17 years of age; and
             537          (iii) each of the rest of whom is a registered voter.
             538          (6) In all jurisdictions, the municipal legislative body or the local district board shall
             539      appoint, or provide for the appointment of:
             540          [(i)] (a) at least one registered voter who resides within the county to serve as
             541      canvassing judge, if necessary; and
             542          [(ii)] (b) as many alternate poll workers as needed to replace appointed poll workers
             543      who are unable to serve.
             544          [(2)] (7) The municipal legislative body and local district board may not appoint any
             545      candidate's parent, sibling, spouse, child, or [in-law] mother-in-law, father-in-law,
             546      sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law to serve as a poll worker [in the
             547      voting precinct where the candidate resides] in a precinct where the candidate appears on the
             548      ballot.
             549          [(3)] (8) The clerk shall:
             550          (a) prepare and file a list containing the name, address, voting precinct, and telephone
             551      number of each [person] individual appointed; and
             552          (b) make the list available in the clerk's office for inspection, examination, and copying


             553      during business hours.
             554          [(4)] (9) (a) The municipal legislative body and local district board shall compensate
             555      poll workers for their services.
             556          (b) The municipal legislative body and local district board may not compensate their
             557      poll workers at a rate higher than that paid by the county to its poll workers.
             558          Section 4. Coordinating H.B. 282 with S.B. 116 -- Substantive and technical
             559      amendments.
             560          If this H.B. 282 and S.B. 116, Poll Worker Amendments, both pass and become law, it
             561      is the intent of the Legislature that Section 20A-5-602 be amended to read:
             562           "20A-5-602. Poll workers -- Appointment for local elections.
             563          [(1) At least 15 days before the date scheduled for any local election, the municipal
             564      legislative body or local district board shall appoint or provide for the appointment of:]
             565          [(a) in jurisdictions using paper ballots:]
             566          [(i) three registered voters, or two registered voters and one person 17 years old who
             567      will be 18 years old by the date of the regular municipal election, who reside within the county
             568      to serve as poll workers for each voting precinct when the ballots will be counted after the polls
             569      close; or]
             570          [(ii) three registered voters, or two registered voters and one person 17 years old who
             571      will be 18 years old by the date of the regular municipal election, who reside within the county
             572      to serve as receiving judges in each voting precinct and three registered voters, or two
             573      registered voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the
             574      regular municipal election, who reside within the county to serve as counting judges in each
             575      voting precinct when ballots will be counted throughout election day;]
             576          [(b) in jurisdictions using automated tabulating equipment, three registered voters, or
             577      two registered voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the
             578      regular municipal election, who reside within the county to serve as poll workers for each
             579      voting precinct;]
             580          [(c) in jurisdictions using voting machines, four registered voters, or three registered
             581      voters and one person 17 years old who will be 18 years old by the date of the regular
             582      municipal election, who reside within the county to serve as poll workers for each voting
             583      precinct; and]


             584          [(d) in all jurisdictions:]
             585          (1) A county legislative body, a municipal legislative body, or a local district board
             586      appointing, or providing for the appointment of, a poll worker for a local election under this
             587      section shall appoint the poll worker at least 15 days before the date of the local election.
             588          (2) For each precinct that uses a paper ballot, and where the ballots are counted after
             589      the polls close, the county legislative body, the municipal legislative body, or the local district
             590      board shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of, three individuals who reside within the
             591      county to serve as poll workers:
             592          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             593          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter;
             594          (ii) the second of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age; and
             595          (iii) the third of whom is 16 or 17 years of age.
             596          (3) For each precinct that uses a paper ballot, and where the ballots are counted
             597      throughout the day, the county legislative body, the municipal legislative body, or the local
             598      district board shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of:
             599          (a) three individuals who reside within the county to serve as receiving judges:
             600          (i) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             601          (ii) (A) the first of whom is a registered voter;
             602          (B) the second of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age; and
             603          (C) the third of whom is 16 or 17 years of age; and
             604          (b) three individuals who reside within the county to serve as counting judges:
             605          (i) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             606          (ii) (A) one of whom is 17 years of age and will be 18 years of age by the date of the
             607      next local election; and
             608          (B) each of the rest of whom is a registered voter.
             609          (4) For each precinct using automated tabulating equipment, the county legislative
             610      body, the municipal legislative body, or the local district board shall appoint, or provide for the
             611      appointment of, three individuals who reside within the county to serve as poll workers:
             612          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             613          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter;
             614          (ii) the second of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age; and


             615          (iii) the third of whom is 16 or 17 years of age.
             616          (5) For each precinct using voting machines, the county legislative body, the municipal
             617      legislative body, or the local district board shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of,
             618      four individuals who reside within the county to serve as poll workers:
             619          (a) each of whom is a registered voter; or
             620          (b) (i) the first of whom is a registered voter and is at least 21 years of age;
             621          (ii) the second of whom is 16 or 17 years of age; and
             622          (iii) each of the rest of whom is a registered voter.
             623          (6) In all jurisdictions, the county legislative body, the municipal legislative body, or
             624      the local district board shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of:
             625          [(i)] (a) at least one registered voter who resides within the county to serve as
             626      canvassing judge, if necessary; and
             627          [(ii)] (b) as many alternate poll workers as needed to replace appointed poll workers
             628      who are unable to serve.
             629          [(2)] (7) The county legislative body, the municipal legislative body, and the local
             630      district board may not appoint any candidate's parent, sibling, spouse, child, [or in-law]
             631      mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law to
             632      serve as a poll worker [in the voting precinct where the candidate resides] in a precinct where
             633      the candidate appears on the ballot.
             634          [(3)] (8) The clerk shall:
             635          (a) prepare and file a list containing the name, address, voting precinct, and telephone
             636      number of each [person] individual appointed; and
             637          (b) make the list available in the clerk's office for inspection, examination, and copying
             638      during business hours.
             639          [(4)] (9) (a) The county legislative body, the municipal legislative body, and the local
             640      district board shall compensate poll workers for their services.
             641          (b) The municipal legislative body and local district board may not compensate their
             642      poll workers at a rate higher than that paid by the county to its poll workers."


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