All Roll Calls
Yes: 138 • No: 1
UtahS.B. 1402026 General SessionSenate
Election Adjustments
Sponsored By: Scott D. Sandall (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Election LawGovernment Operations (State Issues)Election Administration
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
New signature rules for party nominations
Beginning May 6, 2026, candidates who seek a qualified‑party nomination by signatures must first file a notice of intent during the filing period, file a declaration in person, and pay the filing fee. The same filing steps apply to district attorney races in multicounty districts. Deadlines: submit signatures by 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 14 days before the party convention, and do not collect before the date set by the lieutenant governor. Required signature counts are 28,000 (statewide), 7,000 (U.S. House), 2,000 (state Senate), 1,000 (state House); State Board of Education needs the lesser of 2,000 or 3% of the party’s registered voters in the district; county offices need 3% of registered voters in the area. Signatures must be from voters the party permits to vote for that office. Electronic signatures must use lieutenant governor‑approved screens and age checks; under‑18 verifiers are reported. Election officers verify each signature, allow a voter to withdraw a signature until 5 p.m. three business days after submission, audit comparisons (including a 1% sample), publish audit results, provide training, and keep certifying until 110% of the threshold is reached or all are reviewed. Candidates using signatures must use the standard declaration form. For 2026 only, U.S. House candidates have a special window: file a notice from 8 a.m. on the first business day of January through 5 p.m. March 13, 2026, and collect 7,000 qualifying statewide signatures. Collection starts when the notice is filed and ends at the general submission deadline.
Clear ballot order and name rules
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah uses one statewide master ballot list each election year. The lieutenant governor runs a random draw between 30 and 14 days before the fourth Wednesday in April in even‑numbered years and posts the list within 15 days. Election officers must use the list to order candidates by a randomized alphabet using the surname, then legal first and middle names to break ties; for president and governor tickets, use the president’s or governor’s surname. Ballots list offices in this order: federal, state, county, municipal, planning and service district councils, judicial retention, then other propositions. A combined‑office ticket sits in the earliest matching slot. Single‑candidate races and judicial retention do not use the master list. Each candidate’s party name or initials appear after the name, including for candidates who qualified by signature under a qualified party.
Special effective date for this law
The law takes effect May 6, 2026. If two‑thirds of each legislative house approved, it takes effect earlier: on the governor’s approval, the day after the constitutional time limit without the governor’s signature, or the date of a veto override.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Scott D. Sandall
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Candice B. Pierucci
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/6/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 68 • No: 1
House vote • 2/6/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/6/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/3/2026
House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/3/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/29/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 24 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/28/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 28 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
2/12/2026Senate/ to Governor
2/6/2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2/6/2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2/6/2026SenateEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2/6/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2/6/2026Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2/6/2026Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
2/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/6/2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2/6/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
2/6/2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
2/6/2026HouseHouse/ circled
2/6/2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
2/6/2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
2/4/2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
2/4/2026HouseHouse Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
2/3/2026House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/3/2026House/ to standing committee
1/30/2026HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
1/30/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
1/29/2026HouseSenate/ to House
1/29/2026SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
1/29/2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
1/29/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
2/6/2026
Introduced
1/14/2026