Utah Code 20A-3a-702. Election day voting center — Hours of operation — Compliance with Election Code

20A-3a-702. Election day voting center — Hours of operation — Compliance with Election Code.

(1)	Except as provided in Section 20A-7-609.5, an election officer may operate an election day voting center in one or more locations designated under Section 20A-3a-703.

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-3a-702

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
Election day voting center: means a polling place designated by an election officer to provide for voting on election day for an individual who:

(a)	is eligible to vote; and

(b)

resides within the political subdivision holding the election. See Utah Code 20A-3a-701

Election officer: means :

(a)	the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;

(b)

the county clerk for:

(i)	a county ballot and election; and

(ii)

a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 20A-5-400. See Utah Code 20A-1-102

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Manual ballot: means a paper document produced by an election officer on which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper document using a pen or other marking instrument. See Utah Code 20A-1-102

Polling place: means a building where voting is conducted. 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

Regular ballot: means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot. 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

Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 3. See Utah Code 20A-1-102

(2)

An election officer shall provide for voting at an election day voting center by:

(a)

regular ballot if:

(i)

(A)	the election day voting center is designated under Section 20A-5-403 as the polling place for the voting precinct in which the voter resides; and

(B)	the voter is eligible to vote a regular ballot at the election day voting center in accordance with this title; or

(ii)

(A)	the voter resides within the political subdivision holding the election;

(B)	the voter is otherwise eligible to vote a regular ballot in accordance with this title; and

(C)	the jurisdiction holding the election uses a method that confirms that the voter has not voted previously in the election;

(b)

voting center ballot if:

(i)	the election day voting center is not designated under Section 20A-5-403 as the polling place for the voting precinct in which the voter resides;

(ii)	the voter resides within the political subdivision holding the election; and

(iii)

the voter is otherwise eligible to vote a regular ballot in accordance with this title; or

(c)	provisional ballot if the voter is only eligible to vote using a provisional ballot in accordance with this title.

(3)

An election officer shall ensure that an election day voting center:

(a)	is open on election day during the time period specified under Section 20A-1-302;

(b)

allows an eligible voter to vote if the voter:

(i)	resides within the political subdivision holding an election; and

(ii)	arrives at the election day voting center by the designated closing time in accordance with Section 20A-1-302; and

(c)	is administered according to the requirements of this title.

(4)	An individual may submit a completed manual ballot at an election day voting center for the political subdivision in which the individual resides.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session

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