20A-2-201.  Registering to vote at office of county clerk.

(1)  Except as provided in Subsection (3), the county clerk shall register to vote each individual who registers in person at the county clerk’s office during designated office hours if the individual will, on the date of the election, be legally eligible to vote in a voting precinct in the county in accordance with Section 20A-2-101.

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-201

  • 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
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • qualified: means to take the oath of office and begin performing the duties of the position for which the individual was elected. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Registration form: means a form by which an individual may register to vote under this title. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Voter: means an individual who:
(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
(c) is registered to vote; and
(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 3. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
    • (2)  If an individual who is registering to vote submits a registration form in person at the office of the county clerk no later than 5 p.m. 11 calendar days before the date of the election, the county clerk shall:

    (a)  accept and process the voter registration form;

    (b)  unless the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote:

    (i)  enter the individual’s name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in which the individual resides; and

    (ii)  notify the individual that the individual is registered to vote in the upcoming election; and

    (c)  if the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote, comply with Section 20A-2-101.1.

    (3)  If an individual who is registering to vote and who will be legally qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county on the date of an election appears in person, during designated office hours, and submits a registration form after the deadline described in Subsection (2), the county clerk shall accept the registration form and, except as provided in Subsection 20A-2-207(6), inform the individual that the individual will not be registered to vote in the pending election, unless the individual registers to vote by provisional ballot during the early voting period, if applicable, or on election day, in accordance with Section 20A-2-207.

    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 95, 2020 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 95, 2020 General Session, (Coordination Clause)

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