20A-2-304.  County clerk’s responsibilities — Notice of disposition.
     Each county clerk shall:

(1)  register to vote each individual who meets the requirements for registration and who:

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-304

  • 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
  • Discretionary voter registration agency: means each office designated by the county clerk to provide voter registration forms to the public. See Utah Code 20A-2-300.5
  • Public assistance agency: means each office in Utah that provides:Utah Code 20A-2-300.5
  • 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
(a)  submits a completed voter registration form to the county clerk;

(b)  submits a completed voter registration form, as defined in Section 20A-2-204, to the Driver License Division;

(c)  submits a completed voter registration form to a public assistance agency or a discretionary voter registration agency; or

(d)  mails a completed voter registration form to the county clerk; and

(2)  within 30 days after the day on which the county clerk processes a voter registration form, send a notice to the individual who submits the form that:

(a) 

(i)  informs the individual that the individual’s voter registration form has been accepted and that the individual is registered to vote;

(ii)  informs the individual of the procedure for designating or changing the individual’s political affiliation;

(iii)  informs the individual of the procedure to cancel a voter registration;

(iv)  provides instructions to the voter on how the voter may sign up to receive electronic ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 20A-3a-401.5; and

(v)  confirms that the individual has chosen to receive electronic ballot status notifications if the individual opted to receive electronic ballot status notifications on the voter registration form;

(b)  informs the individual that the individual’s voter registration form has been rejected and the reason for the rejection; or

(c) 

(i)  informs the individual that the individual’s voter registration form is being returned to the individual for further action because the form is incomplete; and

(ii)  gives instructions to the individual on how to properly complete the form.

Amended by Chapter 156, 2022 General Session