Title 20A, Election Code

20A-1-608. Promises of appointment to office forbidden. (1) An individual may not, in order to aid or promote the individual's nomination or election, directly or indirectly appoint or promise to appoint an individual or secure or promise to secure, or aid in securing the appoint…

20A-1-608.1. Electronic communications abuse of elections or elected office. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Actor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-101.5. (b) "In relation to an election process" means anything governed by this title, or another provision…

20A-1-609. Omnibus penalties. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), (1)(c), or (2), a person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a provision of this title for which another penalty is expre…

20A-1-610. Abetting violation of chapter -- Penalty. In addition to the penalties established in Subsections 20A-1-609(2) and (3), any person who aids, abets, or advises a violation of any provision of this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, unless another penalty is speci…

20A-1-611. Cost of defense of action. Nothing contained in this chapter prevents any candidate from employing counsel to represent the candidate in any action or proceeding affecting the candidate's rights as a candidate or from paying all costs and disbursements arising from tha…

20A-1-701. Prosecutions -- Venue. Violations of the provisions of this title concerning expenditure of money or making contributions or providing services may be prosecuted in the county where the expenditure or contribution was made, or where the services were provided, or in an…

20A-1-705. Supplemental judgment after criminal conviction. (1)(a) If any person, in a criminal action, is found guilty of any violation of this chapter while a candidate for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, or attorney general, the co…

20A-1-801. Title. This part is known as "Civil Action for Election Code Violation."

20A-1-802. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Bad faith" means that a person files a petition described in Subsection 20A-1-803(1): (a) under circumstances where a reasonable person would not believe that the allegations are true; or (b)(i) within 60 calendar days before an …

20A-1-803. Verified petition by registered voter -- Receiving and reviewing official -- Special investigation -- Special counsel -- Civil action. (1) A registered voter may file a verified petition alleging a violation of any provision of this title, if the registered voter: (a) …

20A-1-804. Judgment and findings -- Appeal -- Criminal prosecution not affected by judgment. (1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), if the court finds that the candidate whose right to office is being challenged, the candidate's personal campaign committee, or a member of t…

20A-1-805. Costs and attorney fees -- Other actions or remedies not foreclosed -- Grant of immunity. (1) If judgment is in favor of the plaintiff in a civil action brought under this part, the special counsel may petition the judge to recover the reviewing official's taxable cost…

20A-1-806. Special counsel on appeal. If either party appeals the judgment of the trial court, the reviewing official shall appoint a person to appear as special counsel in the appellate court in the matter.

20A-1-807. Compensation of special counsel. (1) The special counsel authorized by this chapter shall receive reasonable compensation for the special counsel's services. (2) The compensation shall be audited by the reviewing official and paid out of the state treasury upon the wri…

20A-1-808. Transition clause. Any petition that is filed or pending under this part on or after March 1, 2013, shall be subject to the provisions of this part, including any amendments to this part made by Senate Bill 289, passed in the 2013 General Session.

20A-1-901. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Applicable office" means the office held by the subject officer. (2) "Mental capacity evaluation" means an evaluation by a qualified medical professional to determine whether the subject officer has the mental capacity to fulfill…

20A-1-902. Removal of officer from office -- Initial determination. (1)(a) A county legislative body may remove an officer from office in accordance with this part if: (i) the county legislative body adopts the provisions of this part by ordinance, without additions, deletions, o…

20A-1-903. Voluntary evaluation. (1) This section does not apply to a county, unless the county: (a) has adopted the ordinance described in Subsection 20A-1-902(1)(a)(i); and (b) has at least five members on the county legislative body. (2) At the end of the five-day period descr…

20A-1-904. Court order for involuntary evaluation. (1) This section does not apply to a county, unless the county: (a) has adopted the ordinance described in Subsection 20A-1-902(1)(a)(i); and (b) has at least five members on the county legislative body. (2) The county legislativ…

20A-2-101. Eligibility for registration. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an individual may register to vote in an election who: (a) is a citizen of the United States; (b) has been a resident of Utah for at least the 30 calendar days immediately before the election; (c) …

20A-2-101.1. Preregistering to vote. (1) Subject to Section 20A-3a-201.5, an individual may preregister to vote if the individual: (a) is 16 or 17 years old; (b) is not eligible to register to vote because the individual does not comply with the age requirements described in Subs…

20A-2-101.3. Convicted misdemeanants -- Restoration of right to vote or hold office. (1) As used in this section, "misdemeanant" means a person convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense under this title. (2) A misdemeanant's right to register to vote and to vote in an election is…

20A-2-101.5. Convicted felons -- Restoration of right to vote and right to hold office. (1) As used in this section, "convicted felon" means a person convicted of a felony in any state or federal court of the United States. (2) Each convicted felon's right to register to vote and…

20A-2-102. Registration a prerequisite to voting. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not vote at any election unless that person is registered to vote as required by this chapter. (2) A person may vote a provisional ballot for an election as provided in Sectio…

20A-2-102.5. Voter registration deadline. (1) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 16, Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, an individual who fails to timely submit a correctly completed voter registration form may not vote in the election. (2) The voter registration dead…

20A-2-103. Special elections -- Lists of voters. (1)(a) A special registration of voters is not required for a statewide or local special election. (b) The last official or revised register is the register for the statewide or local special election. (2) If a statewide or local s…

20A-2-104. Voter registration form -- Registered voter lists -- Fees for copies. (1)(a) An individual applying for voter registration, or an individual preregistering to vote, shall complete a voter registration form in substantially the following form: (i) the first part of the …

20A-2-105. Determining residency. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Principal place of residence" means the single location where an individual's habitation is fixed and to which, whenever the individual is absent, the individual has the intention of returning, as evidenced by: (…

20A-2-107. Designating or changing party affiliation -- Times permitted. (1) As used in this section, "change of affiliation deadline" means: (a) for an election held in an even-numbered year in which a presidential election will be held, the day after the declaration of candidac…

20A-2-107.5. Designating or changing party affiliation -- Regular primary election and presidential primary election -- Voting in primaries of multiple parties prohibited. (1) As used in this section, "change of affiliation deadline" means the same as that term is defined in Subs…

20A-2-108. Driver license or state identification card registration form -- Transmittal of information. (1) As used in this section, "qualifying form" means: (a) a driver license application form; or (b) a state identification card application form. (2) The lieutenant governor an…

20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the county clerk shall register to vote each individual who registers in person at the county clerk's office during designated office hours if the individual will, on the date of t…

20A-2-202. Registration by mail. (1)(a) An individual who will be qualified to vote at the next election may register by mail. (b) To register by mail, an individual shall complete and sign the registration form and mail or deliver the form to the county clerk of the county in wh…

20A-2-204. Registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver license or other qualifying form. (1) As used in this section, "voter registration form" means, when an individual named on a qualifying form, as defined in Section 20A-2-108, answers "yes" to the question desc…

20A-2-205. Registration at voter registration agencies. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Discretionary voter registration agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-2-300.5. (b) "Public assistance agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-2…

20A-2-206. Electronic registration -- Requesting to receive a ballot by mail. (1) The lieutenant governor shall create and maintain an electronic system that is publicly available on the internet for an individual to: (a) apply for voter registration or preregistration; or (b) re…

20A-2-207. Registration by provisional ballot. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (6), an individual who is not registered to vote may register to vote, and vote, on election day or during the early voting period described in Section 20A-3a-601, by voting a provisional ballot, …

20A-2-300.5. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Discretionary voter registration agency" means each office designated by the county clerk to provide voter registration forms to the public. (2) "Public assistance agency" means each office in Utah that provides: (a) public ass…

20A-2-300.6. Voter registration activities -- Coordination among local, state, and federal officials. The lieutenant governor shall: (1) oversee, manage, and coordinate all voter registration activities in the state; and (2) coordinate with local, state, and federal officials to …

20A-2-301. County clerk responsibilities -- Voter registration forms. (1) Each county clerk shall provide voter registration forms for use in the voter registration process. (2)(a) Each county clerk shall provide a copy of the voter registration form to each public assistance age…

20A-2-302. Voter registration forms for high school students. (1)(a) A county clerk may: (i) contact each high school and each accredited nonpublic high school in the county; (ii) determine the number of high school seniors; and (iii) distribute voter registration forms to each a…

20A-2-304. County clerk's responsibilities -- Notice of disposition. Subject to Section 20A-3a-201.5, a county clerk shall: (1) register to vote each individual who meets the requirements for registration and who: (a) submits a completed voter registration form to the county cler…

20A-2-307. County clerks' instructions to election judges. (1) Each county clerk shall instruct election judges to allow a voter to vote a regular ballot if: (a) the voter has moved from one address within a county to another address within the same county; and (b) the voter affi…

20A-2-401. Fraudulent registration -- Penalty. (1)(a) An individual may not willfully register to vote, or cause, procure, or allow himself or herself to be registered to vote, knowing that the individual is not eligible to register to vote under Section 20A-2-101. (b) A person m…

20A-2-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Annual maintenance utility" means a tool within the system that: (a) is designed to comply with Section 20A-2-504; (b) a county clerk is required to run on an annual basis; and (c) identifies each inactive voter and each voter to…

20A-2-502. Statewide voter registration system -- Maintenance and update of system -- Record security -- List of incarcerated felons -- Public document showing compliance by county clerks. (1) The lieutenant governor shall: (a) develop, manage, and maintain a statewide voter regi…