Representative Steve Eliason proposes the following substitute bill:


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ELECTION DAY NOTIFICATION AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jani Iwamoto

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House Sponsor: Steve Eliason

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends notification provisions in the Election Code.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     requires that a notice of bond election include the address of a website that lists the
13     location of each polling place;
14          ▸     permits an election officer to change or add polling locations after the time of the
15     initial notification of polling places;
16          ▸     provides for public notice of an additional polling place or a change in the location
17     of a polling place;
18          ▸     amends election notification and voter information pamphlet provisions to provide
19     for notice of polling places that are changed or added under the provisions of this
20     bill;
21          ▸      requires publication of a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information
22     regarding the location of a polling place; and
23          ▸     makes technical and conforming amendments.
24     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
25          None
26     Other Special Clauses:
27          This bill provides a coordination clause.
28     Utah Code Sections Affected:
29     AMENDS:
30          11-14-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 325
31          20A-3-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 182
32          20A-3-604, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 182
33          20A-3-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 291
34          20A-5-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 23
35          20A-7-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 348
36     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
37          11-14-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 325
38          20A-3-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 182
39          20A-3-604, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 182
40          20A-3-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 291
41          20A-5-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 23
42          20A-7-702, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 348
43     

44     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
45          Section 1. Section 11-14-202 is amended to read:
46          11-14-202. Notice of election -- Contents -- Publication -- Mailing.
47          (1) The governing body shall ensure that notice of the election is provided:
48          (a) once per week during three consecutive weeks by publication in a newspaper
49     having general circulation in the local political subdivision in accordance with Section
50     11-14-316, the first publication occurring not less than 21 nor more than 35 days before the
51     election;
52          (b) on a website, if available, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for the three weeks
53     that immediately precede the election; and
54          (c) in a local political subdivision where there is no newspaper of general circulation,
55     by posting notice of the bond election in at least five public places in the local political
56     subdivision at least 21 days before the election.
57          (2) When the debt service on the bonds to be issued will increase the property tax
58     imposed upon the average value of a residence by an amount that is greater than or equal to $15
59     per year, the governing body shall prepare and mail either a voter information pamphlet or a
60     notification described in Subsection (6):
61          (a) at least 15 days but not more than 45 days before the bond election;
62          (b) to each household containing a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the
63     bonds; and
64          (c) that includes the information required by Subsections (3) and (4).
65          (3) The notice and voter information pamphlet required by this section shall include:
66          (a) the date [and place] of the election;
67          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open; and
68          (c) the title and text of the ballot proposition.
69          (4) The voter information pamphlet required by this section shall include:
70          (a) the information required by Subsection (3); [and]
71          (b) the address of a website that lists the location of each polling place for the bond
72     election, including the location of the polling place for each voting precinct, each early voting
73     location, and each election day voting center;
74          (c) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of
75     a polling place; and
76          [(b)] (d) an explanation of the property tax impact, if any, of the issuance of the bonds,
77     which may be based on information the governing body determines to be useful, including:
78          (i) expected debt service on the bonds to be issued;
79          (ii) a description of the purpose, remaining principal balance, and maturity date of any
80     outstanding general obligation bonds of the issuer;
81          (iii) funds other than property taxes available to pay debt service on general obligation
82     bonds;
83          (iv) timing of expenditures of bond proceeds;
84          (v) property values; and
85          (vi) any additional information that the governing body determines may be useful to
86     explain the property tax impact of issuance of the bonds.
87          (5) The election officer may change the location of, or designate additional polling
88     places for, a voting precinct, early voting, or an election day voting center at any time by, after
89     obtaining approval from the lieutenant governor for the change or addition, updating the
90     information on the website described in Subsection (4)(b).
91          [(5)] (6) The governing body shall pay the costs associated with the notice required by
92     this section.
93          [(6)] (7) (a) The governing body may mail a notice printed on a postage prepaid,
94     preaddressed return form that a person may use to request delivery of a voter information
95     pamphlet by mail.
96          (b) The notice described in Subsection [(6)] (7)(a) shall include:
97          (i) the website upon which the voter information pamphlet is available; and
98          (ii) the phone number a voter may call to request delivery of a voter information
99     pamphlet by mail.
100          [(7)] (8) A local school board shall comply with the voter information pamphlet
101     requirements described in Section 53A-18-102.
102          Section 2. Section 20A-3-603 is amended to read:
103          20A-3-603. Early voting polling places.
104          (1) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, the election officer shall designate one or
105     more polling places for early voting, provided that:
106          (a) at least one polling place is open on each day that polls are open during the early
107     voting period;
108          (b) each polling place meets the requirements for polling places under Chapter 5,
109     Election Administration;
110          (c) for all elections other than local special elections, municipal primary elections, and
111     municipal general elections, at least 10% of the voting devices at a polling place are accessible
112     for individuals with disabilities in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the Help America
113     Vote Act of 2002; and
114          (d) each polling place is located in a government building or office, unless the election
115     officer determines that, in the area designated by the election officer, there is no government
116     building or office available that:
117          (i) can be scheduled for use during early voting hours;
118          (ii) has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate early voting requirements;
119          (iii) has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and
120          (iv) has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking.
121          (2) (a) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, in the event the election officer
122     determines that the number of early voting polling places is insufficient due to the number of
123     registered voters who are voting, the election officer may designate additional polling places
124     during the early voting period.
125          (b) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, if an additional early voting polling place
126     is designated, the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the
127     dates, times, and location of the additional polling place by[:] updating the information on the
128     website described in Subsection 20A-3-604(2).
129          [(i) publishing the notice:]
130          [(A) in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and]
131          [(B) as required in Section 45-1-101; and]
132          [(ii) posting the notice at the additional polling place.]
133          (3) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, for each regular general election and
134     regular primary election, counties of the first class shall ensure that the early voting polling
135     places are approximately proportionately distributed based on population within the county.
136          Section 3. Section 20A-3-604 is amended to read:
137          20A-3-604. Notice of time and place of early voting.
138          (1) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, the election officer shall give notice of
139     the dates, times, and locations of early voting by:
140          [(1)] (a) publishing the notice:
141          [(a)] (i) in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least five
142     calendar days before the date that early voting begins; and
143          [(b)] (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101, at least five calendar days before the
144     date that early voting begins[; and].
145          [(2) posting the notice at each early voting polling place at least five calendar days
146     before the date early voting begins.]
147          (2) The election officer shall include in the notice described in Subsection (1)(a):
148          (a) the address of a website that lists the location of each early voting polling place;
149     and
150          (b) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location
151     of an early voting polling place .
152          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the election officer may change the location of,
153     or designate additional polling places for, an early voting polling place by, after obtaining
154     approval from the lieutenant governor for the change or addition, updating the information on
155     the website described in Subsection (2)(a).
156          Section 4. Section 20A-3-703 is amended to read:
157          20A-3-703. Election day voting centers as polling places -- Location --
158     Notification.
159          (1) The election officer may designate one or more polling places as an election day
160     voting center if:
161          [(1)] (a) the election officer notifies the lieutenant governor of the designation and
162     location of an election day voting center at least 15 days before the election;
163          [(2)] (b) a polling place meets the requirements for a polling place under Chapter 5,
164     Election Administration; and
165          [(3)] (c) a polling place is located in a government building or office, unless the
166     election officer determines that there is no government building or office available, in the area
167     designated by the election officer, that:
168          [(a)] (i) can be scheduled for use during election day voting hours;
169          [(b)] (ii) has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate election day voting
170     requirements;
171          [(c)] (iii) has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and
172          [(d)] (iv) has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking.
173          (2) An election officer may change the location of an election day voting center, or
174     designate additional election day voting centers, after the deadline described in Subsection
175     (1)(a) by, after obtaining approval from the lieutenant governor for the change or addition,
176     updating the information on the website described in Subsection 20A-5-101(3)(d).
177          Section 5. Section 20A-5-101 is amended to read:
178          20A-5-101. Notice of election.
179          (1) On or before November 15 in the year before each regular general election year, the
180     lieutenant governor shall prepare and transmit a written notice to each county clerk that:
181          (a) designates the offices to be filled at the next year's regular general election;
182          (b) identifies the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy, and for submitting and
183     certifying nomination petition signatures, as applicable, under Sections 20A-9-403, 20A-9-407,
184     and 20A-9-408 for those offices;
185          (c) includes the master ballot position list for the next year and the year following as
186     established under Section 20A-6-305; and
187          (d) contains a description of any ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that
188     have qualified for the ballot as of that date.
189          (2) (a) No later than seven business days after the day on which the lieutenant governor
190     transmits the written notice described in Subsection (1), each county clerk shall:
191          (i) publish a notice:
192          (A) once in a newspaper published in that county; and
193          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101; or
194          (ii) (A) cause a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place most likely to
195     give notice of the election to the voters in each voting precinct within the county; and
196          (B) prepare an affidavit of that posting, showing a copy of the notice and the places
197     where the notice was posted.
198          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall:
199          (i) designate the offices to be voted on in that election; and
200          (ii) identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices.
201          (3) Before each election, the election officer shall give printed notice of the following
202     information, or printed notice of a website where the following information can be obtained:
203          (a) the date [and place] of election;
204          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open;
205          (c) the polling places for each voting precinct, early voting polling place, and election
206     day voting center;
207          (d) a statement indicating the address for a website where changes in the location of a
208     polling place and additional polling places will be listed;
209          (e) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of
210     a polling place;
211          [(d)] (f) an election day voting center designated under Section 20A-3-703; and
212          [(e)] (g) the qualifications for persons to vote in the election.
213          (4) To provide the printed notice described in Subsection (3), the election officer shall:
214          (a) publish the notice at least two days before election day:
215          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation common to the area to which the election
216     pertains; and
217          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101; or
218          (b) mail the notice to each registered voter who resides in the area to which the election
219     pertains at least five days before election day.
220          (5) The election officer may change the location of a polling place or designate
221     additional polling places by, after obtaining approval from the lieutenant governor for the
222     change or addition, updating the information on the website described in Subsection (3)(d).
223          Section 6. Section 20A-7-702 is amended to read:
224          20A-7-702. Voter information pamphlet -- Form -- Contents -- Distribution.
225          (1) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that all information submitted for publication
226     in the voter information pamphlet is:
227          (a) printed and bound in a single pamphlet;
228          (b) printed in clear readable type, no less than 10 point, except that the text of any
229     measure may be set forth in eight-point type; and
230          (c) printed on a quality and weight of paper that best serves the voters.
231          (2) The voter information pamphlet shall contain the following items in this order:
232          (a) a cover title page;
233          (b) an introduction to the pamphlet by the lieutenant governor;
234          (c) a table of contents;
235          (d) a list of all candidates for constitutional offices;
236          (e) a list of candidates for each legislative district;
237          (f) a 100-word statement of qualifications for each candidate for the office of governor,
238     lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, or state treasurer, if submitted by the
239     candidate to the lieutenant governor's office before 5 p.m. on the date that falls 105 days before
240     the date of the election;
241          (g) information pertaining to all measures to be submitted to the voters, beginning a
242     new page for each measure and containing, in the following order for each measure:
243          (i) a copy of the number and ballot title of the measure;
244          (ii) the final vote cast by the Legislature on the measure if it is a measure submitted by
245     the Legislature or by referendum;
246          (iii) the impartial analysis of the measure prepared by the Office of Legislative
247     Research and General Counsel;
248          (iv) the arguments in favor of the measure, the rebuttal to the arguments in favor of the
249     measure, the arguments against the measure, and the rebuttal to the arguments against the
250     measure, with the name and title of the authors at the end of each argument or rebuttal;
251          (v) for each constitutional amendment, a complete copy of the text of the constitutional
252     amendment, with all new language underlined, and all deleted language placed within brackets;
253          (vi) for each initiative qualified for the ballot, a copy of the measure as certified by the
254     lieutenant governor and a copy of the fiscal impact estimate prepared according to Section
255     20A-7-202.5; and
256          (vii) for each referendum qualified for the ballot, a complete copy of the text of the law
257     being submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection, with all new language underlined
258     and all deleted language placed within brackets, as applicable;
259          (h) a description provided by the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission of the
260     selection and retention process for judges, including, in the following order:
261          (i) a description of the judicial selection process;
262          (ii) a description of the judicial performance evaluation process;
263          (iii) a description of the judicial retention election process;
264          (iv) a list of the criteria of the judicial performance evaluation and the minimum
265     performance standards;
266          (v) the names of the judges standing for retention election; and
267          (vi) for each judge:
268          (A) a list of the counties in which the judge is subject to retention election;
269          (B) a short biography of professional qualifications and a recent photograph;
270          (C) a narrative concerning the judge's performance;
271          (D) for each standard of performance, a statement identifying whether or not the judge
272     met the standard and, if not, the manner in which the judge failed to meet the standard;
273          (E) a statement identifying whether or not the Judicial Performance Evaluation
274     Commission recommends the judge be retained or declines to make a recommendation and the
275     number of votes for and against the commission's recommendation;
276          (F) any statement provided by a judge who is not recommended for retention by the
277     Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission under Section 78A-12-203;
278          (G) in a bar graph, the average of responses to each survey category, displayed with an
279     identification of the minimum acceptable score as set by Section 78A-12-205 and the average
280     score of all judges of the same court level; and
281          (H) a website address that contains the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission's
282     report on the judge's performance evaluation;
283          (i) for each judge, a statement provided by the Utah Supreme Court identifying the
284     cumulative number of informal reprimands, when consented to by the judge in accordance with
285     Title 78A, Chapter 11, Judicial Conduct Commission, formal reprimands, and all orders of
286     censure and suspension issued by the Utah Supreme Court under Utah Constitution, Article
287     VIII, Section 13, during the judge's current term and the immediately preceding term, and a
288     detailed summary of the supporting reasons for each violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct
289     that the judge has received;
290          (j) an explanation of ballot marking procedures prepared by the lieutenant governor,
291     indicating the ballot marking procedure used by each county and explaining how to mark the
292     ballot for each procedure;
293          (k) voter registration information, including information on how to obtain an absentee
294     ballot;
295          (l) a list of all county clerks' offices and phone numbers; [and]
296          (m) a statement indicating the address of a website where a change in the location of a
297     polling place and the location of additional polling places will be listed;
298          (n) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location
299     of a polling place; and
300          [(m)] (o) on the back cover page, a printed copy of the following statement signed by
301     the lieutenant governor:
302          "I, _______________ (print name), Lieutenant Governor of Utah, certify that the
303     measures contained in this pamphlet will be submitted to the voters of Utah at the election to
304     be held throughout the state on ____ (date of election), and that this pamphlet is complete and
305     correct according to law.
306     SEAL
307          Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Salt Lake City, Utah this ____ day
308     of ____ (month), ____ (year)
309     
(signed) ____________________________________

310     
Lieutenant Governor"

311          (3) No earlier than 75 days, and no later than 15 days, before the day on which voting
312     commences, the lieutenant governor shall:
313          (a) (i) distribute one copy of the voter information pamphlet to each household within
314     the state;
315          (ii) distribute to each household within the state a notice:
316          (A) printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form that a person may use to
317     request delivery of a voter information pamphlet by mail;
318          (B) that states the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website
319     authorized by Section 20A-7-801; and
320          (C) that states the phone number a voter may call to request delivery of a voter
321     information pamphlet by mail; or
322          (iii) ensure that one copy of the voter information pamphlet is placed in one issue of
323     every newspaper of general circulation in the state;
324          (b) ensure that a sufficient number of printed voter information pamphlets are available
325     for distribution as required by this section;
326          (c) provide voter information pamphlets to each county clerk for free distribution upon
327     request and for placement at polling places; and
328          (d) ensure that the distribution of the voter information pamphlets is completed 15 days
329     before the election.
330          (4) The lieutenant governor may distribute a voter information pamphlet at a location
331     frequented by a person who cannot easily access the Statewide Electronic Voter Information
332     Website authorized by Section 20A-7-801.
333          Section 7. Coordinating S.B. 128 with H.B. 218 and S.B. 150 -- Substantive and
334     technical amendments.
335          If this S.B. 128, H.B. 218, Poll Location Amendments, and S.B. 150, Local
336     Government Bond Amendments, all pass and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that
337     the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepare the Utah Code database for
338     publication as follows:
339          (1) by amending Section 11-14-202 to read:
340          "11-14-202. Notice of election -- Contents -- Publication -- Mailing.
341          (1) The governing body shall ensure that notice of the election is provided:
342          (a) once per week during three consecutive weeks by publication in a newspaper
343     having general circulation in the local political subdivision in accordance with Section
344     11-14-316, the first publication occurring not less than 21 nor more than 35 days before the
345     election;
346          (b) on a website, if available, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for the three weeks
347     that immediately precede the election; and
348          (c) in a local political subdivision where there is no newspaper of general circulation,
349     by posting notice of the bond election in at least five public places in the local political
350     subdivision at least 21 days before the election.
351          (2) When the debt service on the bonds to be issued will increase the property tax
352     imposed upon the average value of a residence by an amount that is greater than or equal to $15
353     per year, the governing body shall prepare and mail either a voter information pamphlet or a
354     notification described in Subsection [(6)] (8):
355          (a) at least 15 days but not more than 45 days before the bond election;
356          (b) to each household containing a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the
357     bonds; and
358          (c) that includes the information required by Subsections [(3) and] (4) and (5).
359          [(3) The notice and voter information pamphlet required by this section shall include:]
360          [(a) the date and place of the election;]
361          [(b) the hours during which the polls will be open; and]
362          [(c) the title and text of the ballot proposition.]
363          (3) The election officer may change the location of, or establish an additional:
364          (a) voting precinct polling place, in accordance with Subsection (6);
365          (b) early voting polling place, in accordance with Subsection 20A-3-603(2); or
366          (c) election day voting center, in accordance with Subsection 20A-3- 703(2).
367          (4) The notice described in Subsection (1) and the voter information pamphlet
368     described in Subsection (2):
369          (a) shall include, in the following order:
370          (i) the date of the election;
371          (ii) the hours during which the polls will be open;
372          (iii) the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if
373     available, the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the
374     election officer will post on the website the location of each polling place for each voting
375     precinct, each early voting polling place, and each election day voting center, including any
376     changes to the location of a polling place and the location of an additional polling place;
377          (iv) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location
378     of a polling place; and
379          (v) the title and text of the ballot proposition, including the property tax cost of the
380     bond described in Subsection 11-14-206(2)(a); and
381          (b) may include the location of each polling place.
382          [(4)] (5) The voter information pamphlet required by this section shall include:
383          (a) the information required [by] under Subsection [(3)] (4); and
384          (b) an explanation of the property tax impact, if any, of the issuance of the bonds,
385     which may be based on information the governing body determines to be useful, including:
386          (i) expected debt service on the bonds to be issued;
387          (ii) a description of the purpose, remaining principal balance, and maturity date of any
388     outstanding general obligation bonds of the issuer;
389          (iii) funds other than property taxes available to pay debt service on general obligation
390     bonds;
391          (iv) timing of expenditures of bond proceeds;
392          (v) property values; and
393          (vi) any additional information that the governing body determines may be useful to
394     explain the property tax impact of issuance of the bonds.
395          (6) (a) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, the election officer may, after the
396     deadlines described in Subsections (1) and (2):
397          (i) if necessary, change the location of a voting precinct polling place; or
398          (ii) if the election officer determines that the number of voting precinct polling places
399     is insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, designate additional
400     voting precinct polling places.
401          (b) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, if an election officer changes the
402     location of a voting precinct polling place or designates an additional voting precinct polling
403     place, the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates,
404     times, and location of a changed voting precinct polling place or an additional voting precinct
405     polling place:
406          (i) to the lieutenant governor, for posting on the Statewide Electronic Voter
407     Information Website;
408          (ii) by posting the information on the website of the election officer, if available; and
409          (iii) by posting notice:
410          (A) of a change in the location of a voting precinct polling place, at the new location
411     and, if possible, the old location; and
412          (B) of an additional voting precinct polling place, at the additional voting precinct
413     polling place.
414          [(5)] (7) The governing body shall pay the costs associated with the notice required by
415     this section.
416          [(6)] (8) (a) The governing body may mail a notice printed on a postage prepaid,
417     preaddressed return form that a person may use to request delivery of a voter information
418     pamphlet by mail.
419          (b) The notice described in Subsection [(6)] (8)(a) shall include:
420          (i) the website upon which the voter information pamphlet is available; and
421          (ii) the phone number a voter may call to request delivery of a voter information
422     pamphlet by mail.
423          [(7)] (9) A local school board shall comply with the voter information pamphlet
424     requirements described in Section 53A-18-102.";
425          (2) Subsection 20A-3-603(2) is amended to read:
426          "(2) (a) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, [in the event] the election officer
427     may, after the deadline described in Section 20A-3-604:
428          (i) if necessary, change the location of an early voting place; or
429          (ii) if the election officer determines that the number of early voting polling places is
430     insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, [the election officer may]
431     designate additional polling places during the early voting period.
432          (b) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, if an election officer changes the
433     location of an early voting polling place or designates an additional early voting polling place
434     [is designated], the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the
435     dates, times, and location of the changed early voting polling place or the additional early
436     voting polling place [by]:
437          [(i) publishing the notice:]
438          [(A) in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and]
439          [(B) as required in Section 45-1-101; and]
440          (i) to the lieutenant governor, for posting on the Statewide Voter Information Website;
441          (ii) by posting the information on the website of the election officer, if available; and
442          [(ii)] (iii) by posting [the] notice [at]:
443          (A) for a change in the location of an early voting polling place, at the new location
444     and, if possible, the old location; and
445          (B) for an additional early voting polling place, at the additional early voting polling
446     place.";
447          (3) Section 20A-3-604 is amended to read:
448          "20A-3-604. Notice of time and place of early voting.
449          (1) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308 or Subsection 20A-3-603(2), the election
450     officer shall, at least five days before the day on which early voting begins, give notice of the
451     dates, times, and locations of early voting by:
452          [(1)] (a) publishing the notice:
453          [(a)] (i) in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county [at least five
454     calendar days before the date that early voting begins]; and
455          [(b)] (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101[, at least five calendar days before the
456     date that early voting begins]; and
457          [(2)] (b) posting the notice at each early voting polling place [at least five calendar days
458     before the date early voting begins].
459          (2) The election officer shall include in the notice described in Subsection (1)(a):
460          (a) the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if available,
461     the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the election officer
462     will post on the website the location of each early voting polling place, including any changes
463     to the location of an early voting polling place and the location of additional early voting
464     polling places; and
465          (b) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location
466     of an early voting polling place.";
467          (4) Section 20A-3-703 is amended to read:
468          "20A-3-703. Election day voting centers as polling places -- Location -- Notification.
469          (1) The election officer may designate one or more polling places as an election day
470     voting center if:
471          [(1)] (a) except as provided in Subsection (2), the election officer notifies the lieutenant
472     governor of the designation and location of [an] the election day voting center at least 15 days
473     before the election;
474          [(2)] (b) a polling place meets the requirements for a polling place under Chapter 5,
475     Election Administration; and
476          [(3)] (c) a polling place is located in a government building or office, unless the election
477     officer determines that there is no government building or office available, in the area
478     designated by the election officer, that:
479          [(a)] (i) can be scheduled for use during election day voting hours;
480          [(b)] (ii) has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate election day voting
481     requirements;
482          [(c)] (iii) has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and
483          [(d)] (iv) has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking.
484          (2) (a) The election officer may, after the deadline described in Subsection (1)(a):
485          (i) if necessary, change the location of an election day voting center; or
486          (ii) if the election officer determines that the number of election day voting centers is
487     insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, designate additional election
488     day voting centers.
489          (b) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, if an election officer changes the
490     location of an election day voting center or designates an additional election day voting center,
491     the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates, times, and
492     location of the changed election day voting center or the additional election day voting center:
493          (i) to the lieutenant governor, for posting on the Statewide Electronic Voter
494     Information Website;
495          (ii) by posting the information on the website of the election officer, if available; and
496          (iii) by posting notice:
497          (A) of a change in the location of an election day voting center, at the new location
498     and, if possible, the old location; and
499          (B) of an additional election day voting center, at the additional election day voting
500     center.";
501          (5) Section 20A-5-101 is amended to read:
502          "20A-5-101. Notice of election.
503          (1) On or before November 15 in the year before each regular general election year, the
504     lieutenant governor shall prepare and transmit a written notice to each county clerk that:
505          (a) designates the offices to be filled at the next year's regular general election;
506          (b) identifies the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy, and for submitting and
507     certifying nomination petition signatures, as applicable, under Sections 20A-9-403, 20A-9-407,
508     and 20A-9-408 for those offices;
509          (c) includes the master ballot position list for the next year and the year following as
510     established under Section 20A-6-305; and
511          (d) contains a description of any ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that
512     have qualified for the ballot as of that date.
513          (2) (a) No later than seven business days after the day on which the lieutenant governor
514     transmits the written notice described in Subsection (1), each county clerk shall:
515          (i) publish a notice:
516          (A) once in a newspaper published in that county; and
517          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101; or
518          (ii) (A) cause a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place most likely to
519     give notice of the election to the voters in each voting precinct within the county; and
520          (B) prepare an affidavit of that posting, showing a copy of the notice and the places
521     where the notice was posted.
522          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall:
523          (i) designate the offices to be voted on in that election; and
524          (ii) identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices.
525          (3) Before each election, the election officer shall give printed notice of the following
526     information, or printed notice of a website where the following information can be obtained:
527          (a) the date [and place] of election;
528          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open;
529          (c) the polling places for each voting precinct, early voting polling place, and election
530     day voting center;
531          [(d) an election day voting center designated under Section 20A-3-703; and]
532          (d) the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if available,
533     the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the election officer
534     will post on the website any changes to the location of a polling place and the location of any
535     additional polling place;
536          (e) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of
537     a polling place; and
538          [(e)] (f) the qualifications for persons to vote in the election.
539          (4) To provide the printed notice described in Subsection (3), the election officer shall:
540          (a) publish the notice at least two days before election day:
541          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation common to the area to which the election
542     pertains; and
543          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101; or
544          (b) mail the notice to each registered voter who resides in the area to which the election
545     pertains at least five days before election day."; and
546          (6) Subsections 20A-7-702 (l) through (o) is amended to read:
547          "(l) a list of all county clerks' offices and phone numbers; [and]
548          (m) the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website, with a
549     statement indicating that the election officer will post on the website any changes to the
550     location of a polling place and the location of any additional polling place;
551          (n) a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location
552     of a polling place; and
553          [(m)] (o) on the back cover page, a printed copy of the following statement signed by
554     the lieutenant governor:
555          "I, _______________ (print name), Lieutenant Governor of Utah, certify that the
556     measures contained in this pamphlet will be submitted to the voters of Utah at the election to
557     be held throughout the state on ____ (date of election), and that this pamphlet is complete and
558     correct according to law.
559          SEAL
560          Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Salt Lake City, Utah this ____ day
561     of ____ (month), ____ (year)
562          (signed) ____________________________________
563          Lieutenant Governor"".
564          Section 8. Coordinating S.B. 128 with H.B. 218 -- Substantive and technical
565     amendments.
566          If this S.B. 128 and H.B. 218, Poll Location Amendments, both pass and become law,
567     and S.B. 150, Local Government Bond Amendments, does not pass and become law, it is the
568     intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepare
569     the Utah Code database for publication as described in Section 7 of this bill, Coordinating S.B.
570     128 with H.B. 218 and S.B. 150 -- Substantive and technical amendments, except that
571     Subsection 11-14-202(4)(a)(v) is amended to read:
572          "(v) the title and text of the ballot proposition; and".
573          Section 9. Coordinating S.B. 128 with S.B. 150 -- Technical amendments.
574          If this S.B. 128 and S.B. 150, Local Government Bond Amendments, both pass and
575     become law and H.B. 218, Poll Location Amendments, does not pass and become law, it is the
576     intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepare
577     the Utah Code database for publication by amending Subsection 11-14-202(3) to read:
578          "(3) The notice and voter information pamphlet required by this section shall include, in
579     the following order:
580          (a) the date [and place] of the election;
581          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open; and
582          (c) the title and text of the ballot, including the property tax cost of the bond described
583     in Subsection 11-14-206(2)(a).".