Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 292 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. McKell, M.

Final action

House/ filed 3/12/2020

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires the lieutenant governor to study and make recommendations on Internet voting;
• requires the lieutenant governor to report the study's results to the Government Operations Interim Committee; and
• adds a repeal date.

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Bill text

INTERNET VOTING STUDY
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Michael K. McKell
Senate Sponsor: 
 Daniel Hemmert
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires a study related to Internet voting.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires the lieutenant governor to study and make recommendations on Internet
voting;
▸ requires the lieutenant governor to report the study's results to the Government
Operations Interim Committee; and
▸ adds a repeal date.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-2-220
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, First Special Session, Chapter 4
ENACTS:
20A-6-108
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
20A-6-108
 is enacted to read:
 20A-6-108.
Internet voting study.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Blockchain technology" means the same as that term is defined in Section
7-25-102
.
(b) "Multi factor authentication" means a security system that requires more than one
method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity
for a login or other electronic transaction.
(2) The lieutenant governor shall study and make recommendations on the feasibility
of Internet voting.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the study described in Subsection (2)
includes:
(a) an evaluation of:
(i) the potential benefits and risks of Internet voting;
(ii) the use of a mobile voting application, including an evaluation of existing vendors;
(iii) the use of blockchain technology or a related technology to secure and validate
Internet voting or a mobile voting application;
(iv) the use of multi factor authentication or similar methods to maintain voter
anonymity and preserve voter privacy;
(v) the impact of Internet voting on voter turnout;
(vi) the financial costs to develop and implement an Internet voting system; and
(vii) the time necessary to develop and implement an Internet voting system; and
(b) a recommendation on whether to pursue and implement an Internet voting system.
(4) On or before October 31, 2021, the lieutenant governor shall report to the
Government Operations Interim Committee the results of the study described in this section,
including recommendations on the feasibility of Internet voting.
Section 2. Section 
63I-2-220
 is amended to read:
63I-2-220.
Repeal dates -- Title 20A.
(1) On January 1, 2021:
(a) Subsection 
20A-1-201.5
(1), the language that states "Except as provided in
Subsection (4)," is repealed.
(b) Subsection 
20A-1-201.5
(4) is repealed.
(c) Subsections 
20A-1-204
(1)(a)(i) through (iii) are repealed and replaced with the
following:
"(i) the fourth Tuesday in June; or
(ii) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.".
(d) In Subsections 
20A-1-503
(4)(c), 
20A-9-202
(3)(a), 
20A-9-403
(3)(d)(ii),
20A-9-407
(5) and (6)(a), and 
20A-9-408
(5), immediately following the reference to Subsection
20A-9-202
(1)(b), the language that states "(i) or (ii)" is repealed.
(e) Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(b) is repealed and replaced with the following:
"(b) Unless expressly provided otherwise in this title, for a registered political party
that is not a qualified political party, the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for an
elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election is 5 p.m. on the first
Monday after the third Saturday in April.";
(f) Subsection 
20A-9-409
(4)(c) is repealed and replaced with the following:
"(c) The deadline described in Subsection (4)(b) is 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday after
the third Saturday in April.".
(2) Subsection 
20A-5-803
(8) is repealed July 1, 2023.
(3) Section 
20A-5-804
 is repealed July 1, 2023.
(4) On January 1, 2026:
(a) In Subsection 
20A-1-102
(22)(a), the language that states "or Title 20A, Chapter 4,
Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project" is repealed.
(b) In Subsections 
20A-1-303
(1)(a) and (b), the language that states "Except as
provided in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is
repealed.
(c) In Section 
20A-1-304
, the language that states "Except for a race conducted by
instant runoff voting under Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods
Pilot Project," is repealed.
(d) In Subsection 
20A-3-105
(1)(a), the language that states "Except as provided in
Subsection (5)," is repealed.
(e) In Subsections 
20A-3-105
(1)(b), (3)(b), and (4)(b), the language that states "Except
as provided in Subsections (5) and (6)," is repealed.
(f) In Subsections 
20A-3-105
(2)(a)(i), (3)(a), and (4)(a), the language that states
"Subject to Subsection (5)," is repealed.
(g) Subsection 
20A-3-105
(5) is repealed and the remaining subsections in Section
20A-3-105
 are renumbered accordingly.
(h) In Subsection 
20A-4-101
(2)(c), the language that states "Except as provided in
Subsection (2)(f)," is repealed.
(i) Subsection 
20A-4-101
(2)(f) is repealed.
(j) Subsection 
20A-4-101
(3) is repealed and replaced with the following:
"(3) To resolve questions that arise during the counting of ballots, a counting judge
shall apply the standards and requirements of Section 
20A-4-105
.".
(k) In Subsection 
20A-4-102
(1)(a), the language that states "or a rule made under
Subsection 
20A-4-101
(2)(f)(i)" is repealed.
(l) Subsection 
20A-4-102
(1)(b) is repealed and replaced with the following:
"(b) To resolve questions that arise during the counting of ballots, a counting judge
shall apply the standards and requirements of Section 
20A-4-105
.".
(m) In Subsection 
20A-4-102
(6)(a), the language that states ", except as provided in
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, or a rule made
under Subsection 
20A-4-101
(2)(f)(i)" is repealed.
(n) In Subsection 
20A-4-105
(1)(a), the language that states ", except as otherwise
provided in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is
repealed.
(o) In Subsection 
20A-4-105
(2), the language that states "Subsection 
20A-3-105
(5), or
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is repealed.
(p) In Subsections 
20A-4-105
(3), (5), and (12), the language that states "Except as
otherwise provided in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot
Project," is repealed.
(q) In Subsection 
20A-4-106
(1)(a)(ii), the language that states "or Title 20A, Chapter
4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project" is repealed.
(r) In Subsection 
20A-4-304
(1)(a), the language that states "except as provided in Title
20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is repealed.
(s) Subsection 
20A-4-304
(2)(e) is repealed and replaced with the following:
"(v) from each voting precinct:
(A) the number of votes for each candidate; and
(B) the number of votes for and against each ballot proposition;".
(t) Subsection 
20A-4-401
(1)(a) is repealed, the remaining subsections in Subsection (1)
are renumbered accordingly, and the cross-references to those subsections are renumbered
accordingly.
(u) Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, is
repealed.
(v) Subsections 
20A-5-400.1
(1)(c) and (d), relating to contracting with a local political
subdivision to conduct an election, is repealed.
(w) Subsection 
20A-5-404
(3)(b) is repealed and the remaining subsections in
Subsection (3) are renumbered accordingly.
(x) Subsection 
20A-5-404
(4)(b) is repealed and the remaining subsections in
Subsection (4) are renumbered accordingly.
(y) In Section 
20A-5-802
, relating to the certification of voting equipment:
(i) delete "Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii):" from the beginning of
Subsection (2); and
(ii) Subsection (2)(b)(ii) is repealed, and the remaining subsections are renumbered
accordingly.
(z) Section 
20A-6-203.5
 is repealed.
(aa) In Subsections 
20A-6-402
(1), (2), (3), and (4), the language that states "Except as
otherwise required for a race conducted by instant runoff voting under Title 20A, Chapter 4,
Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is repealed.
(bb) In Subsection 
20A-9-203
(3)(a)(i), the language that states "or Title 20A, Chapter
4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project" is repealed.
(cc) In Subsection 
20A-9-203
(3)(c)(i), the language that states "except as provided in
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is repealed.
(dd) In Subsection 
20A-9-404
(1)(a), the language that states "or Title 20A, Chapter 4,
Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project" is repealed.
(ee) In Subsection 
20A-9-404
(2), the language that states "Except as otherwise
provided in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project," is
repealed.
(5) Section 
20A-7-407
 is repealed January 1, 2021.
(6) Section 
20A-6-108
, relating to an Internet voting study, is repealed November 1,
2021.