20A-3a-301. Emergency ballots -- Hospitalized voter returning ballot my mail without standard identification.
(1) As used in this section, "hospitalized voter" means a registered voter who: is: hospitalized; confined in hospice care, a treatment facility, or a long-term care institutionfacility; or due to age or illness, is restricted in the ability to travel from the voter's permanent or temporary residence; and is able to vote a manual ballot.
(2) A hospitalized voter who has not received a ballot by mail, or does not have possession of a ballot sent to the voter by mail may, in accordance with this section, obtain a manual ballot to use as an emergency ballot and vote at any time after the election officer mails manual ballots to the majority of voters and before the close of polls on election day.
(3) An individual may obtain an emergency ballot application, a manual ballot, and a return envelope from the election officer on behalf of a hospitalized voter by: requesting a ballot and application in person at the election officer's office during business hours; presenting valid voter identification for the individual requesting the ballot on the hospitalized voter's behalf; and signing a statement, created by the lieutenant governor, where the individual, under penalty of perjury: identifies the individual; identifies the hospitalized voter and explains the reason the hospitalized voter qualifies as an exempt voter; and states that the individual: is obtaining the ballot at the request of the hospitalized voter; will not request, persuade, or otherwise induce the voter to vote for or vote against any particular candidate or issue; will not release any information regarding the voter's votes; and will not alter the voter's votes.
(4) To vote, a hospitalized voter described in Subsectionshall: (2) complete the emergency ballot application and enclose the application in the return envelope; complete, and sign the affidavit on, the return envelope; mark the voter's votes on the manual ballot; if the voter did not provide the last four digits of the voter's Utah driver license, Utah state identification card, or social security number: include in the return envelope a photocopy of a type of identification described in Subsection; or 20A-3a-204(2)(c)(ii) if the voter does not have a type of identification described in Subsection, include in the return envelope another type of valid voter identification; 20A-3a-204(2)(c)(ii) place the manual ballot into the envelope; and seal the envelope unless a different method is authorized under Section. 20A-1-308
(5) For a ballot described in Subsection (4) to be counted, the emergency voter application and the sealed manual ballot envelope must be returned to the election officer's office in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(6) An election officer shall design an emergency ballot application and ensure that the application includes the check box and statement described in Subsection. 20A-3a-401(7)(d)(v)
(7) Beginning on January 1, 2029, a hospitalized voter who receives a ballot by mail may, if the voter is unable to provide the digits described in Subsection, return the ballot by mail by including in the return envelope: 20A-3a-401(4)(b)(i) a photocopy of a type of identification described in Subsection; or 20A-3a-204(2)(c)(ii) if the voter does not have a type of identification described in Subsection: 20A-3a-204(2)(c)(ii) a photocopy of another type of valid voter identification; and a document showing that the voter is a hospitalized voter.