S.B. 117

             1     

ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION REVISIONS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

             5     
House Sponsor: Jack R. Draxler

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions of the Election Code relating to online voter registration.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    allows an individual to change the individual's voter registration information online
             13      if the driver license division does not have the individual's signature but the
             14      lieutenant governor's office does.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      AMENDS:
             21           20A-2-206 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 20A-2-206 is amended to read:
             25           20A-2-206. Electronic registration -- Requests for absentee ballot application.
             26          (1) The lieutenant governor may create and maintain an electronic system for voter
             27      registration and requesting an absentee ballot that is publicly available on the Internet.


             28          (2) An electronic system for voter registration shall require:
             29          (a) that an applicant have a valid driver license or identification card, issued under Title
             30      53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act, that reflects the person's current principal place of
             31      residence;
             32          (b) that the applicant provide the information required by Section 20A-2-104 , except
             33      that the applicant's signature may be obtained in the manner described in Subsections (2)(d)
             34      and (4);
             35          (c) that the applicant attest to the truth of the information provided; and
             36          (d) that the applicant authorize the lieutenant governor's and county clerk's use of the
             37      applicant's:
             38          (i) driver license or identification card signature, obtained under Title 53, Chapter 3,
             39      Uniform Driver License Act, for voter registration purposes[.]; or
             40          (ii) signature on file in the lieutenant governor's statewide voter registration database
             41      developed under Section 20A-2-109 .
             42          (3) Notwithstanding Section 20A-2-104 , an applicant using the electronic system for
             43      voter registration created under this section is not required to complete a printed registration
             44      form.
             45          (4) A system created and maintained under this section shall provide the notices
             46      concerning a voter's presentation of identification contained in Subsection 20A-2-104 (1).
             47          (5) The lieutenant governor shall:
             48          (a) obtain a digital copy of the applicant's driver license or identification card signature
             49      from the Driver License Division[.]; or
             50          (b) ensure that the applicant's signature is already on file in the lieutenant governor's
             51      statewide voter registration database developed under Section 20A-2-109 .
             52          (6) [Upon receiving all information from an applicant and the Driver License Division,
             53      the] The lieutenant governor shall send the information to the county clerk for the county in
             54      which the applicant's principal place of residence is found for further action as required by
             55      Section 20A-2-304 [.] after:
             56          (a) receiving all information from an applicant; and
             57          (b) (i) receiving all information from the Driver License Division; or
             58          (ii) ensuring that the applicant's signature is already on file in the lieutenant governor's


             59      statewide voter registration database developed under Section 20A-2-109 .
             60          (7) The lieutenant governor may use additional security measures to ensure the
             61      accuracy and integrity of an electronically submitted voter registration.
             62          (8) (a) If an individual applies to register under this section during the period beginning
             63      on the date after the voter registration deadline and ending on the date that is 15 calendar days
             64      before the date of an election, the county clerk shall:
             65          (i) accept the application for registration if the individual, on the date of the election,
             66      will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the state; and
             67          (ii) inform the individual that:
             68          (A) the individual is registered to vote in the pending election; and
             69          (B) for the pending election, the individual must vote on the day of the election and is
             70      not eligible to vote using early voting under Chapter 3, Part 6, Early Voting, because the
             71      individual registered too late.
             72          (b) If an individual applies to register under this section during the 14 calendar days
             73      before an election, the county clerk shall:
             74          (i) accept the application for registration if the individual, on the date of the election,
             75      will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the state; and
             76          (ii) inform the individual that the individual is registered to vote but may not vote in
             77      the pending election because the individual registered too late.
             78          (9) (a) A registered voter may file an application for an absentee ballot in accordance
             79      with Section 20A-3-304 on the electronic system for voter registration established under this
             80      section.
             81          (b) The lieutenant governor shall provide a means by which a registered voter shall
             82      sign the application form as provided in Section 20A-3-304 .




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