20A-3a-401.5. Ballot tracking system.
(1) As used in this section: "Ballot tracking system" means the system described in this section to track and confirm the status of trackable ballots. "Change in the status" includes: when a trackable ballot is mailed to a voter; when an election official receives a voted trackable ballot; and when a voted trackable ballot is counted. "Trackable ballot" means a manual ballot that is: mailed to a voter in accordance with Section; 20A-3a-202 cast at a polling place in accordance with Section; 20A-3a-203 returned to a polling place in accordance with Section; 20A-3a-204 returned to a ballot drop box in accordance with Section; 20A-3a-204 returned to an election officer's office in accordance with Section; or 20A-3a-204 returned by mail in accordance with Section. 20A-3a-401 "Voter registration database" means the database, as defined in Section. 20A-2-501
(2) The lieutenant governor shall operate and maintain a statewide or locally based system to track and confirm when there is a change in the status of a trackable ballot.
(3) If a voter elects to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of the voter's trackable ballot, the ballot tracking system shall, when there is a change in the status of the voter's trackable ballot: send a text message notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number; send an email notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and send a notification by another electronic means directed by the lieutenant governor.
(4) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system and the state-provided website described in Sectionautomatically share appropriate information to ensure that a voter is able to confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot via the state-provided website free of charge. 20A-7-801
(5) The ballot tracking system shall include a toll-free telephone number or other offline method by which a voter can confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot.
(6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system: is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or other security measures; and is only used for the purposes described in this section.