20A-2-505. Removing names from the official register — Determining and confirming change of residence.
(1)
A county clerk may not remove a voter‘s name from the official register on the grounds that the voter has changed residence unless the voter:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-505
City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
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
Regular general election: means the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-201. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
confirms in writing that the voter has changed residence to a place outside the county; or
(b)
(i)
does not vote in an election during the period beginning on the date of the notice described in Subsection (3), and ending on the day after the date of the second regular general election occurring after the date of the notice; and
(ii)
does not respond to the notice described in Subsection (3).
(2)
(a)
Within 31 days after the day on which a county clerk obtains information that a voter’s address has changed, if it appears that the voter still resides within the same county, the county clerk shall:
(i)
change the official register to show the voter’s new address; and
(ii)
send to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice described in Subsection (3).
(b)
When a county clerk obtains information that a voter’s address has changed and it appears that the voter now resides in a different county, the county clerk shall verify the changed residence by sending to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice described in Subsection (3), printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form.
(3)
(a)
Each county clerk shall use substantially the following form to notify voters whose addresses have changed: “VOTER REGISTRATION NOTICE We have been notified that your residence has changed. Please read, complete, and return this form so that we can update our voter registration records. What is your current street address? ___________________________________________________________________________ Street City County State Zip What is your current phone number (optional)?________________________________ What is your current email address (optional)?_________________________________ If you have not changed your residence, or have moved but stayed within the same county, you must complete and return this form to the county clerk so that it is received by the county clerk before 5 p.m. no later than 30 days before the date of the election. If you fail to return this form within that time: – you may be required to show evidence of your address to the poll worker before being allowed to vote in either of the next two regular general elections; or – if you fail to vote at least once, from the date this notice was mailed until the passing of two regular general elections, you will no longer be registered to vote. If you have changed your residence and have moved to a different county in Utah, you may register to vote by contacting the county clerk in your county. ________________________________________ Signature of Voter
