20A-2-307.  County clerks’ instructions to election judges.

(1)  Each county clerk shall instruct election judges to allow a voter to vote a regular ballot if:

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-307

  • 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
  • Official register: means the official record furnished to election officials by the election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Provisional ballot: means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
(a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
(b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
(c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker. 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
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  the voter has moved from one address within a county to another address within the same county; and

    (b)  the voter affirms the change of address orally or in writing before the election judges.
  • (2)  Each county clerk shall instruct election judges to allow an individual to vote a provisional ballot if:

    (a)  the individual is not registered to vote, but is otherwise legally entitled to vote under Section 20A-2-207;

    (b)  the voter’s name does not appear on the official register; or

    (c)  the voter is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3a-803.

    Amended by Chapter 22, 2020 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session