20A-1-604. Destroying or altering voter instructions, sample ballots, or election paraphernalia — Penalties.
(1)
A person may not, without lawful authority granted by an election officer:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-1-604
Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Election officer: means :
(a)
the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
willfully alter, deface, or destroy any list of candidates posted in accordance with the provisions of this title;
(b)
willfully alter, deface, tear down, remove or destroy any voter instructions or sample ballot, printed or posted for the instruction of voters during an election;
(c)
willfully alter, remove, or destroy any of the supplies or conveniences furnished to enable a voter to prepare the voter’s ballot during an election; or
(d)
willfully hinder the voting of others.
(2)
In addition to the penalties established in Subsections 20A-1-609(2) and (3), a person who commits an offense under Subsection (1) is guilty of an infraction.
