20A-3a-505.  False impersonation — Double voting.

(1) 

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 364 daysup to $2,500
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-3a-505

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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
  • Return envelope: means the envelope, described in Subsection 20A-3a-202(4), provided to a voter with a manual ballot:
    (a) into which the voter places the manual ballot after the voter has voted the manual ballot in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote; and
    (b) that includes the voter affidavit and a place for the voter's signature. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
    (a)  An individual may not:

    (i)  apply for a ballot in the name of another individual, regardless of whether the other individual is living or dead, or is a fictitious person;

    (ii)  after having voted once at an election, apply again at the same election for a ballot in the individual’s own name or any other name; or

    (iii)  sign the affidavit on a return envelope for another individual.

    (b)  An individual who violates Subsection (1)(a) is guilty of a third degree felony.

(2) 

(a)  An individual may not aid, assist, counsel, or procure another individual to commit the felony described in Subsection (1)(a).

(b)  An individual who violates Subsection (2)(a) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session