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VOTING AMENDMENTS

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kera Birkeland

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies provisions relating to mailed ballots.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     provides that, subject to certain exceptions, an election officer is only required to
13     send ballots by mail to active voters who request, in a voter registration form or
14     another written document, to receive ballots for all future elections by mail;
15          ▸     modifies the voter registration form to permit a voter to make the request described
16     in the preceding paragraph;
17          ▸     requires a county clerk to, subject to certain exceptions:
18               •     notify active voters of the requirement to request to receive ballots by mail; and
19               •     provide active voters with a form to make the request;
20          ▸     permits a voter to request to stop receiving ballots by mail; and
21          ▸     makes technical and conforming amendments.
22     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
23          None
24     Other Special Clauses:
25          This bill provides a special effective date.
26     Utah Code Sections Affected:
27     AMENDS:

28          20A-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 18, 170
29          20A-2-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 100
30          20A-2-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 121
31          20A-3a-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 18, 121 and 156
32          20A-5-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
33          20A-6-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 100
34          63I-2-220, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 6
35     ENACTS:
36          20A-3a-202.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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38     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
39          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
40          20A-1-102. Definitions.
41          As used in this title:
42          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
43     voter by the county clerk.
44          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
45     and counts votes recorded on ballots and tabulates the results.
46          (3) (a) "Ballot" means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic
47     storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote.
48          (b) "Ballot" does not include a record to tally multiple votes.
49          (4) "Ballot proposition" means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to voters
50     on the ballot for their approval or rejection including:
51          (a) an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature;
52          (b) a constitutional amendment;
53          (c) an initiative;
54          (d) a referendum;
55          (e) a bond proposition;
56          (f) a judicial retention question;
57          (g) an incorporation of a city or town; or
58          (h) any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature.

59          (5) "Bind," "binding," or "bound" means securing more than one piece of paper
60     together using staples or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the
61     blank space reserved for securing the paper.
62          (6) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
63     20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
64          (7) "Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting
65     the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
66          (8) "Business reply mail envelope" means an envelope that may be mailed free of
67     charge by the sender.
68          (9) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
69     election results by the board of canvassers.
70          (10) "Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots at
71     the canvass.
72          (11) "Contracting election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract
73     or interlocal agreement with a provider election officer.
74          (12) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
75     delegates are selected.
76          (13) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
77     charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
78          (14) "Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during
79     election day.
80          (15) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room for use
81     by the poll workers and counting judges to count ballots.
82          (16) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
83     elected.
84          (17) "Date of the election" or "election day" or "day of the election":
85          (a) means the day that is specified in the calendar year as the day that the election
86     occurs; and
87          (b) does not include:
88          (i) deadlines established for voting by mail, military-overseas voting, or emergency
89     voting; or

90          (ii) any early voting or early voting period as provided under Chapter 3a, Part 6, Early
91     Voting.
92          (18) "Elected official" means:
93          (a) a person elected to an office under Section 20A-1-303 or Chapter 4, Part 6,
94     Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project;
95          (b) a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with
96     Subsection 20A-1-206(1)(c)(ii); or
97          (c) a person who is considered to be elected to a local district office in accordance with
98     Subsection 20A-1-206(3)(b)(ii).
99          (19) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
100     statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
101     primary election, and a local district election.
102          (20) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by the Help
103     America Vote Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-252.
104          (21) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
105     file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
106          (22) "Election judge" means a poll worker that is assigned to:
107          (a) preside over other poll workers at a polling place;
108          (b) act as the presiding election judge; or
109          (c) serve as a canvassing judge, counting judge, or receiving judge.
110          (23) "Election officer" means:
111          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
112          (b) the county clerk for:
113          (i) a county ballot and election; and
114          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
115     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5;
116          (c) the municipal clerk for:
117          (i) a municipal ballot and election; and
118          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
119     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5;
120          (d) the local district clerk or chief executive officer for:

121          (i) a local district ballot and election; and
122          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
123     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5; or
124          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for:
125          (i) a school district ballot and election; and
126          (ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
127     20A-5-400.1 or 20A-5-400.5.
128          (24) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker.
129          (25) "Election results" means:
130          (a) for an election other than a bond election, the count of votes cast in the election and
131     the election returns requested by the board of canvassers; or
132          (b) for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and against the bond
133     proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers may request.
134          (26) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, the military and overseas absentee voter
135     registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed ballots, all counted
136     ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and
137     the total votes cast form.
138          (27) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to
139     or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign
140     the record.
141          (28) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who is listed as inactive by a county
142     clerk under Subsection 20A-2-306(4)(c)(i) or (ii).
143          (29) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
144          (30) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county
145     court judge.
146          (31) "Local district" means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited Purpose
147     Local Government Entities - Local Districts, and includes a special service district under Title
148     17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
149          (32) "Local district officers" means those local district board members that are required
150     by law to be elected.
151          (33) "Local election" means a regular county election, a regular municipal election, a

152     municipal primary election, a local special election, a local district election, and a bond
153     election.
154          (34) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a local district, or a
155     local school district.
156          (35) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
157     local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may
158     vote.
159          (36) "Manual ballot" means a paper document produced by an election officer on
160     which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper
161     document using a pen or other marking instrument.
162          (37) "Mechanical ballot" means a record, including a paper record, electronic record, or
163     mechanical record, that:
164          (a) is created via electronic or mechanical means; and
165          (b) records an individual voter's vote cast via a method other than an individual directly
166     placing a mark, using a pen or other marking instrument, to record an individual voter's vote.
167          (38) "Municipal executive" means:
168          (a) the mayor in the council-mayor form of government defined in Section 10-3b-102;
169          (b) the mayor in the council-manager form of government defined in Subsection
170     10-3b-103(7); or
171          (c) the chair of a metro township form of government defined in Section 10-3b-102.
172          (39) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and, as
173     applicable, local districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each
174     odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202.
175          (40) "Municipal legislative body" means:
176          (a) the council of the city or town in any form of municipal government; or
177          (b) the council of a metro township.
178          (41) "Municipal office" means an elective office in a municipality.
179          (42) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
180     elected.
181          (43) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
182     municipal office.

183          (44) "Municipality" means a city, town, or metro township.
184          (45) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer for voters to
185     record their votes.
186          (46) "Official endorsement" means the information on the ballot that identifies:
187          (a) the ballot as an official ballot;
188          (b) the date of the election; and
189          (c) (i) for a ballot prepared by an election officer other than a county clerk, the
190     facsimile signature required by Subsection 20A-6-401(1)(a)(iii); or
191          (ii) for a ballot prepared by a county clerk, the words required by Subsection
192     20A-6-301(1)(b)(iii).
193          (47) "Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the
194     election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401.
195          (48) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
196     participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation
197     and Procedures.
198          (49) (a) "Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist with an
199     election, voting, or counting votes.
200          (b) "Poll worker" includes election judges.
201          (c) "Poll worker" does not include a watcher.
202          (50) "Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they appear to
203     cast votes.
204          (51) "Polling place" means a building where voting is conducted.
205          (52) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot
206     in which the voter marks the voter's choice.
207          (53) "Presidential Primary Election" means the election established in Chapter 9, Part
208     8, Presidential Primary Election.
209          (54) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions held during the year
210     of the regular general election.
211          (55) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that:
212          (a) is built into a voting machine; and
213          (b) records the total number of movements of the operating lever.

214          (56) "Provider election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract or
215     interlocal agreement with a contracting election officer to conduct an election for the
216     contracting election officer's local political subdivision in accordance with Section
217     20A-5-400.1.
218          (57) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
219          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
220          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
221          (c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker.
222          (58) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by
223     Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information to
224     verify a person's legal right to vote.
225          (59) (a) "Public figure" means an individual who, due to the individual being
226     considered for, holding, or having held a position of prominence in a public or private capacity,
227     or due to the individual's celebrity status, has an increased risk to the individual's safety.
228          (b) "Public figure" does not include an individual:
229          (i) elected to public office; or
230          (ii) appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected public office.
231          (60) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
232     duties of the position for which the individual was elected.
233          (61) "Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the
234     official register at a polling place and provides the voter with a ballot.
235          (62) "Registration form" means a form by which an individual may register to vote
236     under this title.
237          (63) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
238          (64) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
239     Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
240     established in Section 20A-1-201.
241          (65) "Regular primary election" means the election, held on the date specified in
242     Section 20A-1-201.5, to nominate candidates of political parties and candidates for nonpartisan
243     local school board positions to advance to the regular general election.
244          (66) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.

245          (67) "Return envelope" means the envelope, described in Subsection [20A-3a-202(4)]
246     20A-3a-202(5), provided to a voter with a manual ballot:
247          (a) into which the voter places the manual ballot after the voter has voted the manual
248     ballot in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote; and
249          (b) that includes the voter affidavit and a place for the voter's signature.
250          (68) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot,
251     published as provided in Section 20A-5-405.
252          (69) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-203.
253          (70) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
254          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
255          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
256          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
257          (71) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
258     Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
259          (72) "Tabulation system" means a device or system designed for the sole purpose of
260     tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
261          (73) "Ticket" means a list of:
262          (a) political parties;
263          (b) candidates for an office; or
264          (c) ballot propositions.
265          (74) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
266     counting center.
267          (75) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by
268     statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation,
269     or other cause.
270          (76) "Valid voter identification" means:
271          (a) a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may
272     include:
273          (i) a currently valid Utah driver license;
274          (ii) a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
275          (A) the state; or

276          (B) a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
277          (iii) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
278          (iv) a currently valid United States passport; or
279          (v) a currently valid United States military identification card;
280          (b) one of the following identification cards, whether or not the card includes a
281     photograph of the voter:
282          (i) a valid tribal identification card;
283          (ii) a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or
284          (iii) a tribal treaty card; or
285          (c) two forms of identification not listed under Subsection (76)(a) or (b) but that bear
286     the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which
287     may include:
288          (i) a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof, dated within the 90 days before the
289     election;
290          (ii) a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
291          (iii) a certified birth certificate;
292          (iv) a valid social security card;
293          (v) a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
294          (vi) a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
295          (vii) a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
296          (viii) certified naturalization documentation;
297          (ix) a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
298          (x) a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
299          (xi) a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card;
300          (xii) a currently valid identification card issued by:
301          (A) a local government within the state;
302          (B) an employer for an employee; or
303          (C) a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within the
304     state; or
305          (xiii) a current Utah vehicle registration.
306          (77) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in

307     candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
308          (78) "Vote by mail" means to vote, using a manual ballot that is mailed to the voter, by:
309          (a) mailing the ballot to the location designated in the mailing; or
310          (b) depositing the ballot in a ballot drop box designated by the election officer.
311          (79) "Voter" means an individual who:
312          (a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
313          (b) meets the requirements of election registration;
314          (c) is registered to vote; and
315          (d) is listed in the official register book.
316          (80) "Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section
317     20A-2-102.5.
318          (81) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
319     machines, and ballot box.
320          (82) "Voting booth" means:
321          (a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation
322     of ballots, including the voting enclosure or curtain; or
323          (b) a voting device that is free standing.
324          (83) "Voting device" means any device provided by an election officer for a voter to
325     vote a mechanical ballot.
326          (84) "Voting precinct" means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under
327     Chapter 5, Part 3, Duties of the County and Municipal Legislative Bodies.
328          (85) "Watcher" means an individual who complies with the requirements described in
329     Section 20A-3a-801 to become a watcher for an election.
330          (86) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
331          (87) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for an individual, whose name is not printed on
332     the ballot, in accordance with the procedures established in this title.
333          Section 2. Section 20A-2-104 is amended to read:
334          20A-2-104. Voter registration form -- Registered voter lists -- Fees for copies.
335          (1) (a) As used in this section:
336          (i) "Candidate for public office" means an individual:
337          (A) who files a declaration of candidacy for a public office;

338          (B) who files a notice of intent to gather signatures under Section 20A-9-408; or
339          (C) employed by, under contract with, or a volunteer of, an individual described in
340     Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) or (B) for political campaign purposes.
341          (ii) "Dating violence" means the same as that term is defined in [Section 78B-7-402
342     and] the federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amended.
343          (iii) "Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1
344     and the federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amended.
345          (b) An individual applying for voter registration, or an individual preregistering to
346     vote, shall complete a voter registration form in substantially the following form:
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348          
UTAH ELECTION REGISTRATION FORM

349          Are you a citizen of the United States of America?               Yes     No
350          If you checked "no" to the above question, do not complete this form.
351          Will you be 18 years of age on or before election day?     Yes     No
352          If you checked "no" to the above question, are you 16 or 17 years of age and
353     preregistering to vote?                                   Yes     No
354          If you checked "no" to both of the prior two questions, do not complete this form.
355          Name of Voter
356     _________________________________________________________________
357               First               Middle          Last
358          Utah Driver License or Utah Identification Card
359     Number____________________________
360     Date of Birth ______________________________________________________
361          Street Address of Principal Place of Residence
     
362     ____________________________________________________________________________
363          City            County            State            Zip Code
364          Telephone Number (optional) _________________________
365          Email Address (optional) _____________________________________________
366          Last four digits of Social Security Number ______________________
367          Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if

368     known)__________________________
     
369     ____________________________________________________________________________
370          City               County               State           Zip Code
371          Political Party
372          (a listing of each registered political party, as defined in Section 20A-8-101 and
373     maintained by the lieutenant governor under Section 67-1a-2, with each party's name preceded
374     by a checkbox)
375          ◻Unaffiliated (no political party preference) ◻Other (Please
376     specify)___________________
377          I do swear (or affirm), subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the
378     information contained in this form is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a
379     resident of the state of Utah, residing at the above address. Unless I have indicated above that I
380     am preregistering to vote in a later election, I will be at least 18 years of age and will have
381     resided in Utah for 30 days immediately before the next election. I am not a convicted felon
382     currently incarcerated for commission of a felony.
383          Signed and sworn
384          __________________________________________________________
385                              Voter's Signature
386          _______________(month/day/year).
387          
PRIVACY INFORMATION

388          Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such
389     as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and
390     some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the
391     requirements of law.
392          Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email
393     address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your
394     year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties,
395     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
396          You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld
397     from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office,

398     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
399          _____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld
400     from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office,
401     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
402     
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION

403          In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that all information on
404     your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public
405     office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request
406     form, and any required verification, as described in the following paragraphs.
407          A person may request that all information on the person's voter registration records be
408     withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors,
409     employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this registration
410     record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely to be, or
411     resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating violence.
412          A person may request that all information on the person's voter registration records be
413     withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors,
414     employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any required
415     verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the
416     person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the armed
417     forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order.
418     
CITIZENSHIP AFFIDAVIT

419          Name:
420          Name at birth, if different:
421          Place of birth:
422          Date of birth:
423          Date and place of naturalization (if applicable):
424          I hereby swear and affirm, under penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am a
425     citizen and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information above is true and
426     correct.
427          ____________________________
428          Signature of Applicant

429          In accordance with Section 20A-2-401, the penalty for willfully causing, procuring, or
430     allowing yourself to be registered or preregistered to vote if you know you are not entitled to
431     register or preregister to vote is up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
432          NOTICE: IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE, YOU MUST PRESENT
433     VALID VOTER IDENTIFICATION TO THE POLL WORKER BEFORE VOTING, WHICH
434     MUST BE A VALID FORM OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION THAT SHOWS YOUR NAME
435     AND PHOTOGRAPH; OR
436          TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION THAT SHOW YOUR NAME
437     AND CURRENT ADDRESS.
438          FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
439                                   Type of I.D. ____________________________
440                                   Voting Precinct _________________________
441                                   Voting I.D. Number _____________________
442     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
443          (c) [Beginning May 1, 2022, the] The voter registration form described in Subsection
444     (1)(b) shall include a section in substantially the following form:
445     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
446     
REQUEST TO RECEIVE BALLOTS BY MAIL

447          You may request to receive your ballot by mail in all future elections by indicating here:
448          _____ Yes, I would like to receive my ballot by mail in all future elections.
449          You may, at a later date, submit a written request to the county clerk to stop receiving
450     ballots by mail.
451          
REQUEST TO RECEIVE BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS

452          If you have provided a phone number or email address, you can receive notifications by
453     text message or email regarding the status of a ballot that is mailed to you or a ballot that you
454     deposit in the mail or in a ballot drop box, by indicating here:
455          ______ Yes, I would like to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of my
456     ballot.
457     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
458          (2) (a) Except as provided under Subsection (2)(b), the county clerk shall retain a copy
459     of each voter registration form in a permanent countywide alphabetical file, which may be

460     electronic or some other recognized system.
461          (b) The county clerk may transfer a superseded voter registration form to the Division
462     of Archives and Records Service created under Section 63A-12-101.
463          (3) (a) Each county clerk shall retain lists of currently registered voters.
464          (b) The lieutenant governor shall maintain a list of registered voters in electronic form.
465          (c) If there are any discrepancies between the two lists, the county clerk's list is the
466     official list.
467          (d) The lieutenant governor and the county clerks may charge the fees established
468     under the authority of Subsection 63G-2-203(10) to individuals who wish to obtain a copy of
469     the list of registered voters.
470          (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "qualified person" means:
471          (i) a government official or government employee acting in the government official's or
472     government employee's capacity as a government official or a government employee;
473          (ii) a health care provider, as defined in Section 26-33a-102, or an agent, employee, or
474     independent contractor of a health care provider;
475          (iii) an insurance company, as defined in Section 67-4a-102, or an agent, employee, or
476     independent contractor of an insurance company;
477          (iv) a financial institution, as defined in Section 7-1-103, or an agent, employee, or
478     independent contractor of a financial institution;
479          (v) a political party, or an agent, employee, or independent contractor of a political
480     party;
481          (vi) a candidate for public office, or an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer
482     of a candidate for public office; or
483          (vii) a person, or an agent, employee, or independent contractor of the person, who:
484          (A) provides the year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of
485     registered voters only to a person who is a qualified person;
486          (B) verifies that a person, described in Subsection (4)(a)(vii)(A), to whom a year of
487     birth that is obtained from the list of registered voters is provided, is a qualified person;
488          (C) ensures, using industry standard security measures, that the year of birth of a
489     registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters may not be accessed by a
490     person other than a qualified person;

491          (D) verifies that each qualified person, other than a qualified person described in
492     Subsection (4)(a)(i), (v), or (vi), to whom the person provides the year of birth of a registered
493     voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters, will only use the year of birth to verify
494     the accuracy of personal information submitted by an individual or to confirm the identity of a
495     person in order to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse;
496          (E) verifies that each qualified person described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), to whom the
497     person provides the year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered
498     voters, will only use the year of birth in the qualified person's capacity as a government official
499     or government employee; and
500          (F) verifies that each qualified person described in Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi), to
501     whom the person provides the year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of
502     registered voters, will only use the year of birth for a political purpose of the political party or
503     candidate for public office.
504          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection 63G-2-302(1)(j)(iv), and except as provided in
505     Subsection 63G-2-302(1)(k) or (l), the lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall, when
506     providing the list of registered voters to a qualified person under this section, include, with the
507     list, the years of birth of the registered voters, if:
508          (i) the lieutenant governor or a county clerk verifies the identity of the person and that
509     the person is a qualified person; and
510          (ii) the qualified person signs a document that includes the following:
511          (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the list of
512     registered voters;
513          (B) an indication of the type of qualified person that the person requesting the list
514     claims to be;
515          (C) a statement regarding the purpose for which the person desires to obtain the years
516     of birth;
517          (D) a list of the purposes for which the qualified person may use the year of birth of a
518     registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters;
519          (E) a statement that the year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list
520     of registered voters may not be provided or used for a purpose other than a purpose described
521     under Subsection (4)(b)(ii)(D);

522          (F) a statement that if the person obtains the year of birth of a registered voter from the
523     list of registered voters under false pretenses, or provides or uses the year of birth of a
524     registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters in a manner that is prohibited
525     by law, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to a civil fine;
526          (G) an assertion from the person that the person will not provide or use the year of
527     birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters in a manner that is
528     prohibited by law; and
529          (H) notice that if the person makes a false statement in the document, the person is
530     punishable by law under Section 76-8-504.
531          (c) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose the year of birth of a
532     registered voter to a person that the lieutenant governor or county clerk reasonably believes:
533          (i) is not a qualified person or a person described in Subsection (4)(l); or
534          (ii) will provide or use the year of birth in a manner prohibited by law.
535          (d) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose the voter registration
536     form of a person, or information included in the person's voter registration form, whose voter
537     registration form is classified as private under Subsection (4)(h) to a person other than:
538          (i) a government official or government employee acting in the government official's or
539     government employee's capacity as a government official or government employee; or
540          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (7) and subject to Subsection (4)(e), a person
541     described in Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi) for a political purpose.
542          (e) When disclosing a record or information under Subsection (4)(d)(ii), the lieutenant
543     governor or county clerk shall exclude the information described in Subsection
544     63G-2-302(1)(j), other than the year of birth.
545          (f) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose a withholding request
546     form, described in Subsections (7) and (8), submitted by an individual, or information obtained
547     from that form, to a person other than a government official or government employee acting in
548     the government official's or government employee's capacity as a government official or
549     government employee.
550          (g) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the person:
551          (i) obtains the year of birth of a registered voter from the list of registered voters under
552     false pretenses;

553          (ii) uses or provides the year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list
554     of registered voters in a manner that is not permitted by law;
555          (iii) obtains a voter registration record described in Subsection 63G-2-302(1)(k) under
556     false pretenses;
557          (iv) uses or provides information obtained from a voter registration record described in
558     Subsection 63G-2-302(1)(k) in a manner that is not permitted by law;
559          (v) unlawfully discloses or obtains a voter registration record withheld under
560     Subsection (7) or a withholding request form described in Subsections (7) and (8); or
561          (vi) unlawfully discloses or obtains information from a voter registration record
562     withheld under Subsection (7) or a withholding request form described in Subsections (7) and
563     (8).
564          (h) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall classify the voter registration record
565     of a voter as a private record if the voter:
566          (i) submits a written application, created by the lieutenant governor, requesting that the
567     voter's voter registration record be classified as private;
568          (ii) requests on the voter's voter registration form that the voter's voter registration
569     record be classified as a private record; or
570          (iii) submits a withholding request form described in Subsection (7) and any required
571     verification.
572          (i) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose to a person described in
573     Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi) a voter registration record, or information obtained from a voter
574     registration record, if the record is withheld under Subsection (7).
575          (j) In addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed under this section, the
576     lieutenant governor may impose a civil fine against a person who violates a provision of this
577     section, in an amount equal to the greater of:
578          (i) the product of 30 and the square root of the total number of:
579          (A) records obtained, provided, or used unlawfully, rounded to the nearest whole
580     dollar; or
581          (B) records from which information is obtained, provided, or used unlawfully, rounded
582     to the nearest whole dollar; or
583          (ii) $200.

584          (k) A qualified person may not obtain, provide, or use the year of birth of a registered
585     voter, if the year of birth is obtained from the list of registered voters or from a voter
586     registration record, unless the person:
587          (i) is a government official or government employee who obtains, provides, or uses the
588     year of birth in the government official's or government employee's capacity as a government
589     official or government employee;
590          (ii) is a qualified person described in Subsection (4)(a)(ii), (iii), or (iv) and obtains or
591     uses the year of birth only to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by an
592     individual or to confirm the identity of a person in order to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse;
593          (iii) is a qualified person described in Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi) and obtains,
594     provides, or uses the year of birth for a political purpose of the political party or candidate for
595     public office; or
596          (iv) is a qualified person described in Subsection (4)(a)(vii) and obtains, provides, or
597     uses the year of birth to provide the year of birth to another qualified person to verify the
598     accuracy of personal information submitted by an individual or to confirm the identity of a
599     person in order to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse.
600          (l) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may provide a year of birth to a member
601     of the media, in relation to an individual designated by the member of the media, in order for
602     the member of the media to verify the identity of the individual.
603          (m) A person described in Subsection (4)(a)(v) or (vi) may not use or disclose
604     information from a voter registration record for a purpose other than a political purpose.
605          (5) When political parties not listed on the voter registration form qualify as registered
606     political parties under Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, the
607     lieutenant governor shall inform the county clerks of the name of the new political party and
608     direct the county clerks to ensure that the voter registration form is modified to include that
609     political party.
610          (6) Upon receipt of a voter registration form from an applicant, the county clerk or the
611     clerk's designee shall:
612          (a) review each voter registration form for completeness and accuracy; and
613          (b) if the county clerk believes, based upon a review of the form, that an individual
614     may be seeking to register or preregister to vote who is not legally entitled to register or

615     preregister to vote, refer the form to the county attorney for investigation and possible
616     prosecution.
617          (7) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall withhold from a person, other than a
618     person described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the voter registration record, and information obtained
619     from the voter registration record, of an individual:
620          (a) who submits a withholding request form, with the voter registration record or to the
621     lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if:
622          (i) the individual indicates on the form that the individual, or an individual who resides
623     with the individual, is a victim of domestic violence or dating violence or is likely to be a
624     victim of domestic violence or dating violence; or
625          (ii) the individual indicates on the form and provides verification that the individual, or
626     an individual who resides with the individual, is:
627          (A) a law enforcement officer;
628          (B) a member of the armed forces, as defined in Section 20A-1-513;
629          (C) a public figure; or
630          (D) protected by a protective order or protection order; or
631          (b) whose voter registration record was classified as a private record at the request of
632     the individual before May 12, 2020.
633          (8) (a) The lieutenant governor shall design and distribute the withholding request form
634     described in Subsection (7) to each election officer and to each agency that provides a voter
635     registration form.
636          (b) An individual described in Subsection (7)(a)(i) is not required to provide
637     verification, other than the individual's attestation and signature on the withholding request
638     form, that the individual, or an individual who resides with the individual, is a victim of
639     domestic violence or dating violence or is likely to be a victim of domestic violence or dating
640     violence.
641          (c) The director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall make
642     rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
643     establishing requirements for providing the verification described in Subsection (7)(a)(ii).
644          (9) An election officer or an employee of an election officer may not encourage an
645     individual to submit, or discourage an individual from submitting, a withholding request form.

646          Section 3. Section 20A-2-306 is amended to read:
647          20A-2-306. Removing names from the official register -- Determining and
648     confirming change of residence.
649          (1) A county clerk may not remove a voter's name from the official register on the
650     grounds that the voter has changed residence unless the voter:
651          (a) confirms in writing that the voter has changed residence to a place outside the
652     county; or
653          (b) (i) has not voted in an election during the period beginning on the date of the notice
654     required by Subsection (3), and ending on the day after the date of the second regular general
655     election occurring after the date of the notice; and
656          (ii) has failed to respond to the notice required by Subsection (3).
657          (2) (a) When a county clerk obtains information that a voter's address has changed and
658     it appears that the voter still resides within the same county, the county clerk shall:
659          (i) change the official register to show the voter's new address; and
660          (ii) send to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice required by Subsection (3)
661     printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form.
662          (b) When a county clerk obtains information that a voter's address has changed and it
663     appears that the voter now resides in a different county, the county clerk shall verify the
664     changed residence by sending to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice required by
665     Subsection (3) printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form.
666          (3) (a) Each county clerk shall use substantially the following form to notify voters
667     whose addresses have changed:
668     
"VOTER REGISTRATION NOTICE

669          We have been notified that your residence has changed. Please read, complete, and
670     return this form so that we can update our voter registration records. What is your current
671     street address?
     
672     ___________________________________________________________________________
673          Street                 City                County          State          Zip
674          What is your current phone number (optional)?________________________________
675          What is your current email address (optional)?_________________________________

676          If you have not changed your residence or have moved but stayed within the same
677     county, you must complete and return this form to the county clerk so that it is received by the
678     county clerk before 5 p.m. no later than 30 days before the date of the election. If you fail to
679     return this form within that time:
680          - you may be required to show evidence of your address to the poll worker before being
681     allowed to vote in either of the next two regular general elections; or
682          - if you fail to vote at least once from the date this notice was mailed until the passing
683     of two regular general elections, you will no longer be registered to vote. If you have changed
684     your residence and have moved to a different county in Utah, you may register to vote by
685     contacting the county clerk in your county.
686          ________________________________________
687          Signature of Voter
688          
PRIVACY INFORMATION

689          Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such
690     as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and
691     some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the
692     requirements of law.
693          Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email
694     address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your
695     year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties,
696     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
697          You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld
698     from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office,
699     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
700          _____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld
701     from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office,
702     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
703     
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION

704          In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that all information on
705     your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public
706     office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request

707     form, and any required verification, as described in the following paragraphs.
708          A person may request that all information on the person's voter registration records be
709     withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors,
710     employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this registration
711     record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely to be, or
712     resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating violence.
713          A person may request that all information on the person's voter registration records be
714     withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors,
715     employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any required
716     verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the
717     person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the armed
718     forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order."
719          (b) [Beginning May 1, 2022, the] The form described in Subsection (3)(a) shall also
720     include a section in substantially the following form:
721     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
722     
REQUEST TO RECEIVE BALLOTS BY MAIL

723          You may request to receive your ballot by mail in all future elections by indicating here:
724          _____ Yes, I would like to receive my ballot by mail in all future elections.
725          You may, at a later date, submit a written request to the county clerk to stop receiving
726     ballots by mail.
727     
REQUEST TO RECEIVE BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS

728          If you have provided a phone number or email address, you can receive notifications by
729     text message or email regarding the status of a ballot that is mailed to you or a ballot that you
730     deposit in the mail or in a ballot drop box, by indicating here:
731          ______ Yes, I would like to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of my
732     ballot.
733     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
734          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the county clerk may not remove the
735     names of any voters from the official register during the 90 days before a regular primary
736     election and the 90 days before a regular general election.
737          (b) The county clerk may remove the names of voters from the official register during

738     the 90 days before a regular primary election and the 90 days before a regular general election
739     if:
740          (i) the voter requests, in writing, that the voter's name be removed; or
741          (ii) the voter has died.
742          (c) (i) After a county clerk mails a notice as required in this section, the county clerk
743     may list that voter as inactive.
744          (ii) If a county clerk receives a returned voter identification card, determines that there
745     was no clerical error causing the card to be returned, and has no further information to contact
746     the voter, the county clerk may list that voter as inactive.
747          (iii) An inactive voter shall be allowed to vote, sign petitions, and have all other
748     privileges of a registered voter.
749          (iv) A county is not required to send routine mailings to an inactive voter and is not
750     required to count inactive voters when dividing precincts and preparing supplies.
751          (5) Beginning on or before January 1, 2022, the lieutenant governor shall make
752     available to a county clerk United States Social Security Administration data received by the
753     lieutenant governor regarding deceased individuals.
754          (6) A county clerk shall, within ten business days after the day on which the county
755     clerk receives the information described in Subsection (5) or Subsections 26-2-13(11) and (12)
756     relating to a decedent whose name appears on the official register, remove the decedent's name
757     from the official register.
758          (7) Ninety days before each primary and general election the lieutenant governor shall
759     compare the information the lieutenant governor has received under Subsection 26-2-13(11)
760     with the official register of voters to ensure that all deceased voters have been removed from
761     the official register.
762          Section 4. Section 20A-3a-202 is amended to read:
763          20A-3a-202. Conducting an election.
764          (1) As used in this section:
765          (a) "By-mail voter" means:
766          (i) an active voter who has requested, on a voter registration form or another form
767     provided by a clerk, to receive a ballot by mail; or
768          (ii) a covered voter.

769          (b) "Covered voter" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-16-102.
770          [(1)] (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided for an election conducted entirely by mail
771     under Section 20A-7-609.5, an election officer shall administer an election [primarily] both in
772     person, and by mail, in accordance with this section.
773          (b) An individual who did not provide valid voter identification at the time the voter
774     registered to vote shall provide valid voter identification before voting.
775          (3) [(2)] (a) [An] Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), an election officer who
776     administers an election[:(a)] shall, in accordance with Subsection [(3)] (4), no sooner than 21
777     days before election day and no later than seven days before election day, mail to each [active]
778     by-mail voter within a voting precinct:
779          (i) a manual ballot;
780          (ii) a return envelope;
781          (iii) instructions for returning the ballot that include an express notice about any
782     relevant deadlines that the voter must meet in order for the voter's vote to be counted;
783          (iv) for an election administered by a county clerk, information regarding the location
784     and hours of operation of any election day voting center at which the voter may vote or a
785     website address where the voter may view this information; and
786          (v) instructions on how a voter may sign up to receive electronic ballot status
787     notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 20A-3a-401.5.
788          [(v)] (b) [for an election administered by an] An election officer, other than a county
789     clerk, [if the election officer] who does not operate a polling place or an election day voting
790     center[,] shall, in accordance with Subsection (4), no sooner than 21 days before election day
791     and no later than seven days before election day, mail to each active voter within a voting
792     precinct:
793          (i) a manual ballot;
794          (ii) a return envelope;
795          (iii) instructions for returning the ballot that include an express notice about any
796     relevant deadlines that the voter must meet in order for the voter's vote to be counted;
797          (iv) a warning, on a separate page of colored paper in bold face print, indicating that if
798     the voter fails to follow the instructions included with the ballot, the voter will be unable to
799     vote in that election because there will be no polling place for the voting precinct on the day of

800     the election; and
801          [(vi) after May 1, 2022, instructions on how a voter may sign up to receive electronic
802     ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 20A-3a-401.5;]
803          (v) instructions on how a voter may sign up to receive electronic ballot status
804     notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 20A-3a-401.5.
805          [(b)] (c) An election officer:
806          (i) may not mail a ballot under this section to:
807          [(i)] (A) an inactive voter, unless the inactive voter requests a manual ballot; or
808          [(ii)] (B) a voter whom the election officer is prohibited from sending a ballot under
809     Subsection [(10)(c)(ii)] (11)(c)(ii); and
810          [(c)] (ii) shall, on the outside of the envelope in which the election officer mails [the] a
811     ballot, include instructions for returning the ballot if the individual to whom the election officer
812     mails the ballot does not live at the address to which the ballot is sent.
813          [(3)] (4) (a) An election officer who mails a manual ballot under Subsection [(2)] (3)
814     shall mail the manual ballot to the address:
815          (i) provided at the time of registration; or
816          (ii) if, at or after the time of registration, the voter files an alternate address request
817     form described in Subsection [(3)(b)] (4)(b), the alternate address indicated on the form.
818          (b) The lieutenant governor shall make available to voters an alternate address request
819     form that permits a voter to request that the election officer mail the voter's ballot to a location
820     other than the voter's residence.
821          (c) A voter shall provide the completed alternate address request form to the election
822     officer no later than 11 days before the day of the election.
823          [(4)] (5) [The] A return envelope shall include:
824          (a) the name, official title, and post office address of the election officer on the front of
825     the envelope;
826          (b) a space where a voter may write an email address and phone number by which the
827     election officer may contact the voter if the voter's ballot is rejected;
828          (c) a printed affidavit in substantially the following form:
829          "County of ____State of ____
830          I, ____, solemnly swear that: I am a qualified resident voter of the ____ voting precinct

831     in ____ County, Utah and that I am entitled to vote in this election. I am not a convicted felon
832     currently incarcerated for commission of a felony.
833          ______________________________
834          Signature of Voter"; and
835          (d) a warning that the affidavit must be signed by the individual to whom the ballot
836     was sent and that the ballot will not be counted if the signature on the affidavit does not match
837     the signature on file with the election officer of the individual to whom the ballot was sent.
838          [(5)] (6) If the election officer determines that the voter is required to show valid voter
839     identification, the election officer may:
840          (a) mail a ballot to the voter;
841          (b) instruct the voter to include a copy of the voter's valid voter identification with the
842     return ballot; and
843          (c) provide instructions to the voter on how the voter may sign up to receive electronic
844     ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 20A-3a-401.5.
845          [(6)] (7) An election officer who administers an election shall:
846          (a) (i) before the election, obtain the signatures of each voter qualified to vote in the
847     election; or
848          (ii) obtain the signature of each voter within the voting precinct from the county clerk;
849     and
850          (b) maintain the signatures on file in the election officer's office.
851          [(7)] (8) Upon receipt of a returned ballot, the election officer shall review and process
852     the ballot under Section 20A-3a-401.
853          [(8)] (9) A county that administers an election:
854          (a) shall provide at least one election day voting center in accordance with [Chapter 3a,
855     Part 7, Election Day Voting Center] Part 7, Election Day Voting Center, and at least one
856     additional election day voting center for every 5,000 active voters in the county who have not
857     requested to [not] receive a ballot by mail;
858          (b) shall ensure that each election day voting center operated by the county has at least
859     one voting device that is accessible, in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
860     Pub. L. No. 107-252, for individuals with disabilities;
861          (c) may reduce the early voting period described in Section 20A-3a-601, if:

862          (i) the county clerk conducts early voting on at least four days;
863          (ii) the early voting days are within the period beginning on the date that is 14 days
864     before the date of the election and ending on the day before the election; and
865          (iii) the county clerk provides notice of the reduced early voting period in accordance
866     with Section 20A-3a-604;
867          (d) is not required to pay return postage for a ballot; and
868          (e) is subject to an audit conducted under Subsection [(9)] (10).
869          [(9)] (10) (a) The lieutenant governor shall:
870          (i) develop procedures for conducting an audit of affidavit signatures on ballots cast in
871     an election conducted under this section; and
872          (ii) after each primary, general, or special election conducted under this section, select
873     a number of ballots, in varying jurisdictions, to audit in accordance with the procedures
874     developed under Subsection [(9)(a)(i)] (10)(a)(i).
875          (b) The lieutenant governor shall post the results of an audit conducted under this
876     Subsection [(9)] (10) on the lieutenant governor's website.
877          [(10)] (11) (a) An individual who has previously requested to receive a ballot by mail
878     may request that the election officer not send the individual a ballot by mail in the next and
879     subsequent elections by submitting a written request to the election officer.
880          (b) An individual shall submit the request described in Subsection [(10)(a)] (11)(a) to
881     the election officer before 5 p.m. no later than 60 days before an election if the individual does
882     not wish to receive a ballot by mail in that election.
883          (c) An election officer who receives a request from an individual under Subsection
884     [(10)(a)] (11)(a):
885          (i) shall remove the individual's name from the list of voters who will receive a ballot
886     by mail; and
887          (ii) may not send the individual a ballot by mail for:
888          (A) the next election, if the individual submits the request described in Subsection
889     [(10)(a)] (11)(a) before the deadline described in Subsection [(10)(b)] (11)(b); or
890          (B) an election after the election described in Subsection [(10)(c)(ii)(A)] (11)(c)(ii)(A).
891          (d) An individual who submits a request under Subsection [(10)(a)] (11)(a) may
892     resume the individual's receipt of a ballot by mail by submitting a written request to the

893     election officer.
894          Section 5. Section 20A-3a-202.5 is enacted to read:
895          20A-3a-202.5. Request for ballot by mail -- Notice.
896          No sooner than July 1, 2023, and no later than September 1, 2023, a county clerk shall
897     mail to each active voter, other than a covered voter, whose principal place of residence is in
898     the county:
899          (1) a notice informing the voter that, except in limited circumstances, the voter will not
900     receive a ballot by mail for an election held after 2023, unless the voter requests otherwise in
901     writing; and
902          (2) a form that the voter may use to request that the voter receive a ballot by mail in all
903     future elections.
904          Section 6. Section 20A-5-804 is amended to read:
905          20A-5-804. Voting Equipment Grant Program -- Qualifications for receipt --
906     Matching funds -- Acceptable uses.
907          (1) As used in this section:
908          (a) "Program" means the Voting Equipment Grant Program created in this section.
909          (b) "Proportional reimbursement rate" means the dollar amount equal to the product of:
910          (i) the total amount of funds appropriated by the Legislature to the program; and
911          (ii) the quotient of:
912          (A) the total number of active voters in a county; and
913          (B) the total number of registered voters in the state.
914          (2) (a) There is created the Voting Equipment Grant Program as a grant program to
915     assist counties in purchasing new voting equipment systems.
916          (b) The lieutenant governor shall administer the program using funds appropriated by
917     the Legislature for the purpose of administering the program.
918          (3) (a) After January 1, 2018, a county may submit a proposal to the Office of the
919     Lieutenant Governor to participate in and receive funds from the program.
920          (b) A proposal described in Subsection (3)(a) shall:
921          (i) describe the current condition of the voting equipment used by the county;
922          (ii) describe the county's need for a new voting equipment system;
923          (iii) describe how the county plans to comply with the requirements described in

924     Subsection (4), including:
925          (A) a description of how the county plans to provide the matching funds described in
926     Subsection (4)(b) if the proposal is accepted; and
927          (B) a schedule by which the requirements will be met; and
928          (iv) contain a detailed estimate of the gross cost of procuring a new voting equipment
929     system.
930          (4) A county that receives funds through a program grant:
931          (a) shall use the funds to purchase a new voting equipment system that:
932          (i) meets the requirements of Section 20A-5-802;
933          (ii) creates a secure and auditable paper record of each vote; and
934          (iii) complies with any additional binding requirement made under Subsection
935     20A-5-803(8) by the Voting Equipment Selection Committee;
936          (b) shall, for the purpose of purchasing a new voting equipment system, appropriate
937     matching funds equal to or greater than the difference of:
938          (i) the amount described in Subsection (3)(b)(iv) in the proposal that the lieutenant
939     governor accepts under Subsection (6)(b); and
940          (ii) the amount the lieutenant governor is required to disburse to the county under
941     Subsection (7)(a);
942          (c) may not use funds disbursed under Subsection (6)(b)(i)(D) or appropriated under
943     Subsection (4)(b) for a purpose or in a manner that is not authorized by this section;
944          (d) except as provided in Subsection (5), may not, after using a new voting equipment
945     system in an election that was purchased under this section, use voting equipment that does not
946     meet the requirements described in Subsection (4)(a); and
947          (e) shall purchase a new voting equipment system described under Subsection (4)(a)
948     that provides the best value to the county with consideration for the new voting equipment
949     system's:
950          (i) cost of maintenance;
951          (ii) estimated operational lifetime; and
952          (iii) cost of replacement.
953          (5) A county that receives funds through the program may use voting equipment that
954     does not comply with the requirements described in Subsection (4)(a)(ii) or (iii):

955          (a) to the extent that using the voting equipment is necessary to accommodate a person
956     with a disability in accordance with the requirements described in Subsection
957     [20A-3a-202(8)(b)] 20A-3a-202(9)(b), 20A-3a-603(1)(c), 20A-5-303(8), or
958     20A-5-403(2)(b)(iii); or
959          (b) if the county purchased the voting equipment before receiving grant funds under
960     Subsection (7)(a).
961          (6) Upon receipt of a proposal described in Subsection (3), the lieutenant governor
962     shall:
963          (a) review the proposal to ensure that:
964          (i) the proposal complies with the requirements described in Subsection (3); and
965          (ii) the cost estimate described in Subsection (3)(b)(iv) appears to be reasonable; and
966          (b) (i) if the proposal complies with the requirements described in Subsection (3), the
967     cost estimate appears to be reasonably accurate, and sufficient program funds are available:
968          (A) accept the proposal;
969          (B) notify the county clerk of the county that submitted the proposal that the proposal
970     is accepted;
971          (C) notify the county clerk of the requirements described in Subsection (7); and
972          (D) disburse the funds described in Subsection (7)(a), in accordance with the
973     requirements described in Subsection (7)(b), to the county that submitted the proposal; or
974          (ii) if the proposal does not comply with the requirements described in Subsection (3),
975     the cost estimate does not appear to be reasonable, or sufficient program funds are not
976     available:
977          (A) reject the proposal; and
978          (B) notify the county clerk of the county that submitted the proposal that the proposal
979     is rejected, indicating the reason that the proposal is rejected.
980          (7) The lieutenant governor:
981          (a) shall disburse funds under Subsection (6)(b)(i)(D) equal to the lesser of:
982          (i) 50% of the amount described in Subsection (3)(b)(iv) in the proposal that the
983     lieutenant governor accepts under Subsection (6)(b); or
984          (ii) the proportional reimbursement rate; and
985          (b) may not disburse funds under Subsection (6)(b)(i)(D):

986          (i) until the county appropriates the matching funds described in Subsection (4)(b); or
987          (ii) if the disbursement would cause the county's total receipt of funds from the
988     program to exceed the proportional reimbursement rate.
989          Section 7. Section 20A-6-105 is amended to read:
990          20A-6-105. Provisional ballot envelopes.
991          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that provisional ballot envelopes are printed in
992     substantially the following form:
993          "AFFIRMATION
994          Are you a citizen of the United States of America? Yes No
995          Will you be 18 years old on or before election day? Yes No
996          If you checked "no" in response to either of the two above questions, do not complete
997     this form.
998          Name of Voter _________________________________________________________
999                         First                Middle               Last
1000          Driver License or Identification Card Number _________________________________
1001          State of Issuance of Driver License or Identification Card Number _________________
1002          Date of Birth ___________________________________________________________
1003          Street Address of Principal Place of Residence
1004          ______________________________________________________________________
1005               City               County               State          Zip Code
1006          Telephone Number (optional) ______________________________________________
1007          Email Address (optional)__________________________________________________
1008          Last four digits of Social Security Number ____________________________
1009          Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if known)
1010          ______________________________________________________________________
1011               City               County               State          Zip Code
1012          Voting Precinct (if known)
1013     _________________________________________________
1014          I, (please print your full name)__________________________do solemnly swear or
1015     affirm:
1016          That I am eligible to vote in this election; that I have not voted in this election in any

1017     other precinct; that I am eligible to vote in this precinct; and that I request that I be permitted to
1018     vote in this precinct; and
1019          Subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the information contained in this
1020     form is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Utah, residing at the
1021     above address; and that I am at least 18 years old and have resided in Utah for the 30 days
1022     immediately before this election.
1023          Signed _______________________________________________________________
1024          Dated ______________________________
1025          In accordance with Section 20A-3a-506, wilfully providing false information above is a
1026     class B misdemeanor under Utah law and is punishable by imprisonment and by fine.
1027     
REQUEST TO RECEIVE BALLOTS BY MAIL

1028          You may request to receive your ballot by mail in all future elections by indicating here:
1029          _____ Yes, I would like to receive my ballot by mail in all future elections.
1030          You may, at a later date, submit a written request to the county clerk to stop receiving
1031     ballots by mail.
1032     
PRIVACY INFORMATION

1033          Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such
1034     as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and
1035     some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the
1036     requirements of law.
1037          Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email
1038     address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your
1039     year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties,
1040     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
1041          You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld
1042     from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office,
1043     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
1044          _____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld
1045     from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office,
1046     and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
1047     
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION


1048          In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that all information on
1049     your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public
1050     office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request
1051     form, and any required verification, as described in the following paragraphs.
1052          A person may request that all information on the person's voter registration records be
1053     withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors,
1054     employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this registration
1055     record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely to be, or
1056     resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating violence.
1057          A person may request that all information on the person's voter registration records be
1058     withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors,
1059     employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any required
1060     verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the
1061     person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the armed
1062     forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order.
1063          CITIZENSHIP AFFIDAVIT
1064          Name:
1065          Name at birth, if different:
1066          Place of birth:
1067          Date of birth:
1068          Date and place of naturalization (if applicable):
1069          I hereby swear and affirm, under penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am a
1070     citizen and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information above is true and
1071     correct.
1072                                             ____________________________
1073                                                  Signature of Applicant
1074          In accordance with Section 20A-2-401, the penalty for willfully causing, procuring, or
1075     allowing yourself to be registered to vote if you know you are not entitled to register to vote is
1076     up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500."
1077          (2) The provisional ballot envelope shall include:
1078          (a) a unique number;

1079          (b) a detachable part that includes the unique number;
1080          (c) a telephone number, internet address, or other indicator of a means, in accordance
1081     with Section 20A-6-105.5, where the voter can find out if the provisional ballot was counted;
1082     and
1083          (d) beginning May 1, 2022, an insert containing written instructions on how a voter
1084     may sign up to receive ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in
1085     Section 20A-3a-401.5.
1086          Section 8. Section 63I-2-220 is amended to read:
1087          63I-2-220. Repeal dates: Title 20A.
1088          (1) Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, is
1089     repealed January 1, 2026.
1090          (2) Subsection 20A-5-803(8) is repealed July 1, 2023.
1091          (3) Section 20A-5-804 is repealed July 1, 2023.
1092          Section 9. Effective date.
1093          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect on May 3, 2023.
1094          (2) The actions affecting Section 20A-3a-202 take effect on January 1, 2024.