20A-2-506. Lieutenant governor and county clerks to preserve records.
(1)
As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-506
Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. 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
“Voter registration record” means a record concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring that the official register is accurate and current.
(b)
“Voter registration record” does not include a record that:
(i)
relates to a person‘s decision to decline to register to vote; or
(ii)
identifies the particular public assistance agency, discretionary voter registration agency, or Driver License Division through which a particular voter registered to vote.
(2)
The lieutenant governor and each county clerk shall:
(a)
preserve for at least two years all records relating to voter registration, including:
(i)
the official register; and
(ii)
the name and address of each individual to whom the notice required by Section 20A-2-505 was sent and a notation regarding whether the individual responded to the notice;
(b)
make a voter registration record available for public inspection, except for a voter registration record, or part of a voter registration record that is classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; and
(c)
allow a record or part of a record described in Subsection (2)(b) that is not classified as a private record to be photocopied for a reasonable cost.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall take, and store for at least 22 months, a static copy of the official register made at the following times:
(a)
the voter registration deadline described in Subsection 20A-2-102.5(2)(a);
(b)
the day of the election; and
(c)
the last day of the canvass.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 297, 2023 General Session
