Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 299 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Petersen, Michael J.

Final action

House/ filed 3/7/2025

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• amends provisions relating to deadlines and the calculation of time in the Election Code;
• clarifies and modifies deadlines in the Election Code; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

270
10-3-301
20A-1-102
20A-1-104
20A-1-206
20A-1-304
20A-1-502
20A-1-502.5
20A-1-503
20A-1-506
20A-1-508
20A-1-509.1
20A-1-509.2
20A-1-510
20A-1-510.1
20A-1-511
20A-1-512
20A-1-513
20A-1-802
20A-1-803
20A-2-101
20A-2-101.1
20A-2-104
20A-2-105
20A-2-107
20A-2-204
20A-2-205
20A-2-304
20A-2-502
20A-2-503
20A-2-504
20A-2-505
20A-3a-202
20A-3a-203
20A-3a-401
20A-3a-502
20A-3a-601
20A-3a-604
20A-3a-703
20A-3a-803
20A-3a-804
20A-3a-807
20A-4-104
20A-4-301
20A-4-302
20A-4-304
20A-4-305
20A-4-306
20A-4-401
20A-4-603
20A-5-101
20A-5-303
20A-5-400.1
20A-5-403.5
20A-5-405
20A-5-410
20A-5-602
20A-6-105
20A-6-106
20A-6-302
20A-6-305
20A-7-103
20A-7-105
20A-7-201
20A-7-202.5
20A-7-204
20A-7-204.1
20A-7-207
20A-7-211
20A-7-212
20A-7-214
20A-7-216
20A-7-217
20A-7-302
20A-7-304
20A-7-307
20A-7-308
20A-7-310
20A-7-311
20A-7-314
20A-7-315
20A-7-401.5
20A-7-402
20A-7-501
20A-7-502.7
20A-7-504
20A-7-507
20A-7-508
20A-7-510
20A-7-511
20A-7-513
20A-7-515
20A-7-516
20A-7-601
20A-7-602.7
20A-7-602.8
20A-7-604
20A-7-607
20A-7-608
20A-7-609.5
20A-7-610
20A-7-611
20A-7-613
20A-7-615
20A-7-616
20A-7-702.5
20A-7-703
20A-7-703.1
20A-7-705
20A-7-706
20A-7-801
20A-8-103
20A-8-401
20A-8-402
20A-8-404
20A-9-201
20A-9-201.5
20A-9-202
20A-9-203
20A-9-207
20A-9-403
20A-9-404
20A-9-408
20A-9-502
20A-9-601
20A-11-101
20A-11-103
20A-11-105
20A-11-201
20A-11-204
20A-11-206
20A-11-301
20A-11-303
20A-11-305
20A-11-401
20A-11-402
20A-11-403
20A-11-507
20A-11-508
20A-11-511
20A-11-512
20A-11-601
20A-11-602
20A-11-603
20A-11-701.5
20A-11-702
20A-11-703
20A-11-704
20A-11-705
20A-11-801
20A-11-802
20A-11-803
20A-11-1203
20A-11-1301
20A-11-1303
20A-11-1305
20A-11-1406
20A-11-1502
20A-11-1503
20A-11-1604
20A-11-1605
20A-11-1702
20A-11-1704
20A-12-303
20A-12-305
20A-12-306
20A-13-102.2
20A-13-104
20A-13-301
20A-14-102.2
20A-14-102.3
20A-14-201
20A-15-103
20A-15-201
20A-16-202
20A-16-403
20A-16-502
20A-21-201
63G-1-301
Election Code Time Computation Revisions
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Michael J. Petersen
Senate Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions relating to deadlines and the calculation of time in the Election 
Code.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
amends provisions relating to deadlines and the calculation of time in the Election Code;
clarifies and modifies deadlines in the Election Code; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
10-3-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 435
20A-1-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 438
20A-1-206
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 15, 435
20A-1-304
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 503
20A-1-502
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 13
20A-1-502.5
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 13
20A-1-503
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, First Special Session, Chapter 4
20A-1-506
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 25
20A-1-508
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 13, 166 and 177
20A-1-509.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 13
20A-1-509.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-1-510
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 438, 450
20A-1-510.1
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 365
20A-1-511
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 271
20A-1-512
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 388
20A-1-513
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 448
20A-1-802
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 254
20A-1-803
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 254
20A-2-101
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 15
20A-2-101.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 223
20A-2-104
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 327, 406
20A-2-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 215
20A-2-107
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, 89 and last amended by 
Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 89
20A-2-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 237
20A-2-205
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31 and last amended by 
Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 95
20A-2-304
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 156
20A-2-502
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 297
20A-2-503
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 297
20A-2-504
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 297
20A-2-505
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 327, 406 and renumbered 
and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 297
20A-3a-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 56, 106 and 297
20A-3a-203
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-3a-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 477
20A-3a-502
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-3a-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 95 and renumbered and 
amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-3a-604
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, 435
20A-3a-703
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-3a-803
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-3a-804
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-3a-807
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 380
20A-4-104
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, 297 and 435
20A-4-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
20A-4-302
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 1
20A-4-304
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 503
20A-4-305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 15
20A-4-306
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 503
20A-4-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 503
20A-4-603
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 342
20A-5-101
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, 56, 106, 297, and 435
20A-5-303
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 162, 345
20A-5-400.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 101
20A-5-403.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, 297 and 435
20A-5-405
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, 435
20A-5-410
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 248
20A-5-602
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 15
20A-6-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 406
20A-6-106
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-6-302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-6-305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 49
20A-7-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-7-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 442, 465
20A-7-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-202.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-204.1
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 107, 435 and last 
amended by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-207
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 107, 116
20A-7-211
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-212
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 206
20A-7-214
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-216
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-217
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-302
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-304
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-307
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 107, 116 and last amended 
by Coordination Clause, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-7-308
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-310
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-311
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-314
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-315
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-401.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-7-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
20A-7-501
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 438
20A-7-502.7
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 438
20A-7-504
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 438, 442
20A-7-507
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 107, 116
20A-7-508
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-510
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-511
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 272
20A-7-513
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-515
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-516
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 427, 438
20A-7-602.7
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 438
20A-7-602.8
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 438
20A-7-604
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 438, 442
20A-7-607
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 107, 116
20A-7-608
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-609.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-7-610
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-611
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-613
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-7-615
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 442
20A-7-616
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 107
20A-7-702.5
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 11
20A-7-703
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-7-703.1
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-7-705
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 217, 255
20A-7-706
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-7-801
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 100
20A-8-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-8-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-8-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-8-404
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 68
20A-9-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-9-201.5
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 45
20A-9-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 6
20A-9-203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-9-207
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-9-403
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 503
20A-9-404
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
20A-9-408
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-9-502
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 17
20A-9-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 465
20A-11-101
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 438
20A-11-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 443
20A-11-105
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-11-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-206
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 45
20A-11-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-303
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 45
20A-11-401
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 83
20A-11-402
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 74
20A-11-403
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-507
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 74
20A-11-508
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 22
20A-11-511
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 74
20A-11-512
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 22
20A-11-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 340
20A-11-602
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapters 74, 116
20A-11-603
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 340
20A-11-701.5
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 74
20A-11-702
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 276
20A-11-703
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 22
20A-11-704
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 83
20A-11-705
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-801
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-802
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-11-803
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 22
20A-11-1203
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
20A-11-1301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-1303
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-1305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 45
20A-11-1406
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 284
20A-11-1502
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 83
20A-11-1503
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 22
20A-11-1604
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 170
20A-11-1605
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-11-1702
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 60
20A-11-1704
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 83
20A-12-303
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 20
20A-12-305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
20A-12-306
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 389
20A-13-102.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 2
20A-13-104
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 2
20A-13-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 22
20A-14-102.2
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 
10
20A-14-102.3
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Second Special Session, Chapter 
10
20A-14-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 3
20A-15-103
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 116
20A-15-201
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 1
20A-16-202
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 31
20A-16-403
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 215
20A-16-502
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 215
20A-21-201
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 17
REPEALS AND REENACTS:
20A-1-104
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 255
63G-1-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 331
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
10-3-301
 is amended to read:
10-3-301. Notice -- Eligibility and residency requirements for elected municipal 
office -- Mayor and recorder limitations.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Absent" means that an elected municipal officer fails to perform official duties, 
including the officer's failure to attend each regularly scheduled meeting that the 
officer is required to attend.
(b)
"Principal place of residence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
20A-2-105
.
(c)
"Secondary residence" means a place where an individual resides other than the 
individual's principal place of residence.
(2)
(a)
On or before May 1 in a year in which there is a municipal general election, the 
municipal clerk shall publish a notice that identifies:
(i)
the municipal offices to be voted on in the municipal general election; and
(ii)
the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for the offices identified under 
Subsection 
(2)(a)(i)
.
(b)
The municipal clerk shall publish the notice described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 for the 
municipality, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at least seven days.
(3)
(a)
An individual who files a declaration of candidacy for a municipal office shall 
comply with the requirements described in Section 
20A-9-203
.
(b)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(b)(ii)
, the city recorder or town clerk of 
each municipality shall maintain office hours 
from 
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
on the dates 
described in Subsections 
20A-9-203(3)(a)(i)
 and 
(c)(i)
during the filing period 
described in Subsection 
20A-9-203(3)(d)
,
 unless the date occurs on a:
(A)
Saturday or Sunday; or
(B)
state holiday as listed in Section 
63G-1-301
.
(ii)
If on a regular basis a city recorder or town clerk maintains an office schedule 
that is less than 40 hours per week, the city recorder or town clerk may comply 
with Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
 without maintaining office hours by:
(A)
posting the recorder's or clerk's contact information, including a phone 
number and email address, on the recorder's or clerk's office door, the main 
door to the municipal offices, and, if available, on the municipal website; and
(B)
being available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates described in Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
, via the contact information described in Subsection 
(3)(b)(ii)(A)
.
(4)
An individual elected to municipal office shall be a registered voter in the municipality 
in which the individual is elected.
(5)
(a)
Each elected officer of a municipality shall maintain a principal place of residence 
within the municipality, and within the district that the elected officer represents, 
during the officer's term of office.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(6)
, an elected municipal office is automatically 
vacant if the officer elected to the municipal office, during the officer's term of office:
(i)
establishes a principal place of residence outside the district that the elected officer 
represents;
(ii)
resides at a secondary residence outside the district that the elected officer 
represents for a continuous period of more than 60 days while still maintaining a 
principal place of residence within the district;
(iii)
is absent from the district that the elected officer represents for a continuous 
period of more than 60 days; or
(iv)
fails to respond to a request, within 30 days after the day on which the elected 
officer receives the request, from the county clerk or the lieutenant governor 
seeking information to determine the officer's residency.
(6)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(5)
, if an elected municipal officer obtains the 
consent of the municipal legislative body in accordance with Subsection 
(6)(b)
 before 
the expiration of the 60-day period described in Subsection 
(5)(b)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
, the 
officer may:
(i)
reside at a secondary residence outside the district that the elected officer 
represents while still maintaining a principal place of residence within the district 
for a continuous period of up to one year during the officer's term of office; or
(ii)
be absent from the district that the elected officer represents for a continuous 
period of up to one year during the officer's term of office.
(b)
At a public meeting, the municipal legislative body may give the consent described 
in Subsection 
(6)(a)
 by majority vote after taking public comment regarding:
(i)
whether the legislative body should give the consent; and
(ii)
the length of time to which the legislative body should consent.
(7)
(a)
The mayor of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal recorder or 
treasurer.
(b)
The recorder of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal treasurer.
(c)
An individual who holds a county elected office may not, at the same time, hold a 
municipal elected office.
(d)
The restriction described in Subsection 
(7)(c)
 applies regardless of whether the 
individual is elected to the office or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office.
Section 2, Section 
20A-1-102
 is amended to read:
20A-1-102. Definitions.
As used in this title:
(1)
"Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive voter 
by the county clerk.
(2)
"Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines and 
counts votes recorded on ballots and tabulates the results.
(3)
(a)
"Ballot" means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic 
storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote.
(b)
"Ballot" does not include a record to tally multiple votes.
(4)
"Ballot proposition" means a question, issue, or proposal that is submitted to voters on 
the ballot for their approval or rejection including:
(a)
an opinion question specifically authorized by the Legislature;
(b)
a constitutional amendment;
(c)
an initiative;
(d)
a referendum;
(e)
a bond proposition;
(f)
a judicial retention question;
(g)
an incorporation of a city or town; or
(h)
any other ballot question specifically authorized by the Legislature.
(5)
"Bind," "binding," or "bound" means securing more than one piece of paper together 
using staples or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the 
blank space reserved for securing the paper.
(6)
"Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 
20A-4-301
 and 
20A-4-306
 to canvass election returns.
(7)
"Bond election" means an election held for the purpose of approving or rejecting the 
proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
(8)
"Business day" means a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday that is not 
a holiday.
(8)
(9)
"Business reply mail envelope" means an envelope that may be mailed free of 
charge by the sender.
(10)
"Calendar day" means any day, regardless of whether the day is a weekend, a holiday, 
a business day, or any other type of day.
(9)
(11)
"Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of 
election results by the board of canvassers.
(10)
(12)
"Canvassing judge" means a poll worker designated to assist in counting ballots 
at the canvass.
(11)
(13)
"Contracting election officer" means an election officer who enters into a 
contract or interlocal agreement with a provider election officer.
(12)
(14)
"Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and 
delegates are selected.
(13)
(15)
"Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in 
charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
(14)
(16)
"Counting judge" means a poll worker designated to count the ballots during 
election day.
(15)
(17)
"Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room for use 
by the poll workers and counting judges to count ballots.
(16)
(18)
"County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be 
elected.
(17)
(19)
"Date of the election" or "election day" or "day of the election":
(a)
means the day that is specified in the calendar year as the day 
that
on which
 the 
election occurs; and
(b)
does not include:
(i)
deadlines established for voting by mail, military-overseas voting, or emergency 
voting; or
(ii)
any early voting or early voting period as provided under Chapter 3a, Part 6, 
Early Voting.
(18)
(20)
"Elected official" means:
(a)
a person elected to an office under Section 
20A-1-303
 or Chapter 4, Part 6, 
Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project;
(b)
a person who is considered to be elected to a municipal office in accordance with 
Subsection 
20A-1-206
(1)(c)(ii); or
(c)
a person who is considered to be elected to a special district office in accordance 
with Subsection 
20A-1-206
(3)(b)(ii).
(19)
(21)
"Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a 
statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a 
municipal primary election, and a special district election.
(20)
(22)
"Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-252.
(21)
(23)
"Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day 
persons
on which 
individuals
 are eligible to file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is 
completed.
(22)
(24)
"Election judge" means a poll worker that is assigned to:
(a)
preside over other poll workers at a polling place;
(b)
act as the presiding election judge; or
(c)
serve as a canvassing judge, counting judge, or receiving judge.
(23)
(25)
"Election officer" means:
(a)
the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
(b)
the county clerk for:
(i)
a county ballot and election; and
(ii)
a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 
20A-5-400.1
 or 
20A-5-400.5
;
(c)
the municipal clerk for:
(i)
a municipal ballot and election; and
(ii)
a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 
20A-5-400.1
 or 
20A-5-400.5
;
(d)
the special district clerk or chief executive officer for:
(i)
a special district ballot and election; and
(ii)
a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 
20A-5-400.1
 or 
20A-5-400.5
; or
(e)
the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for:
(i)
a school district ballot and election; and
(ii)
a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section 
20A-5-400.1
 or 
20A-5-400.5
.
(24)
(26)
"Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or poll worker.
(25)
(27)
"Election results" means:
(a)
for an election other than a bond election, the count of votes cast in the election and 
the election returns requested by the board of canvassers; or
(b)
for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and against the bond proposition 
plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers may request.
(26)
(28)
"Election returns" includes:
(a)
the pollbook, the military and overseas absentee voter registration and voting 
certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed ballots, all counted ballots, all 
excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and 
the total votes cast form; and
(b)
the record, described in Subsection 
20A-3a-401
(8)(c), of voters contacted to cure a 
ballot.
(27)
(29)
"Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to 
or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent 
to sign the record.
(30)
"Holiday" means a legal holiday described in Subsections 
63G-1-301(1)
 and (2).
(28)
(31)
"Inactive voter" means a registered voter who is listed as inactive by a county 
clerk under Subsection 
20A-2-505
(4)(c)(i) or (ii).
(29)
(32)
"Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
(30)
(33)
"Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county 
court judge.
(31)
(34)
"Local election" means a regular county election, a regular municipal election, a 
municipal primary election, a local special election, a special district election, and a 
bond election.
(32)
(35)
"Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special district, or 
a local school district.
(33)
(36)
"Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of 
a local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political 
subdivision may vote.
(34)
(37)
"Manual ballot" means a paper document produced by an election officer on 
which an individual records an individual's vote by directly placing a mark on the paper 
document using a pen or other marking instrument.
(35)
(38)
"Mechanical ballot" means a record, including a paper record, electronic record, 
or mechanical record, that:
(a)
is created via electronic or mechanical means; and
(b)
records an individual voter's vote cast via a method other than an individual directly 
placing a mark, using a pen or other marking instrument, to record an individual 
voter's vote.
(36)
(39)
"Municipal executive" means:
(a)
the mayor in the council-mayor form of government defined in Section 
10-3b-102
; or
(b)
the mayor in the council-manager form of government defined in Subsection 
10-3b-103
(6).
(37)
(40)
"Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and, as 
applicable, special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 
each odd-numbered year for the purposes established in Section 
20A-1-202
.
(38)
(41)
"Municipal legislative body" 
meansthe
means the
 council of the city or town in 
any form of municipal government.
(39)
(42)
"Municipal office" means an elective office in a municipality.
(40)
(43)
"Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to 
be elected.
(41)
(44)
"Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for 
municipal office.
(42)
(45)
"Municipality" means a city or town.
(43)
(46)
"Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer for voters to 
record their votes.
(44)
(47)
"Official endorsement" means the information on the ballot that identifies:
(a)
the ballot as an official ballot;
(b)
the date of the election; and
(c)
(i)
for a ballot prepared by an election officer other than a county clerk, the 
facsimile signature required by Subsection 
20A-6-401
(1)(a)(iii); or
(ii)
for a ballot prepared by a county clerk, the words required by Subsection 
20A-6-301
(1)(b)(iii).
(45)
(48)
"Official register" means the official record furnished to election officials by the 
election officer that contains the information required by Section 
20A-5-401
.
(46)
(49)
"Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to 
participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party 
Formation and Procedures.
(47)
(50)
(a)
"Poll worker" means a person assigned by an election official to assist with 
an election, voting, or counting votes.
(b)
"Poll worker" includes election judges.
(c)
"Poll worker" does not include a watcher.
(48)
(51)
"Pollbook" means a record of the names of voters in the order that they appear to 
cast votes.
(49)
(52)
"Polling place" means a building where voting is conducted.
(50)
(53)
"Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot 
in which the voter marks the voter's choice.
(51)
(54)
"Presidential Primary Election" means the election established in Chapter 9, Part 
8, Presidential Primary Election.
(52)
(55)
"Primary convention" means the political party conventions held during the year 
of the regular general election.
(53)
(56)
"Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that:
(a)
is built into a voting machine; and
(b)
records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
(54)
(57)
"Provider election officer" means an election officer who enters into a contract or 
interlocal agreement with a contracting election officer to conduct an election for the 
contracting election officer's local political subdivision in accordance with Section 
20A-5-400.1
.
(55)
(58)
"Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
(a)
whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;
(b)
whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or
(c)
whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker.
(56)
(59)
"Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form required by 
Section 
20A-6-105
 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide information 
to verify a person's legal right to vote.
(57)
(60)
(a)
"Public figure" means an individual who, due to the individual being 
considered for, holding, or having held a position of prominence in a public or 
private capacity, or due to the individual's celebrity status, has an increased risk to the 
individual's safety.
(b)
"Public figure" does not include an individual:
(i)
elected to public office; or
(ii)
appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected public office.
(58)
(61)
"Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing 
the duties of the position for which the individual was elected.
(59)
(62)
"Receiving judge" means the poll worker that checks the voter's name in the 
official register at a polling place and provides the voter with a ballot.
(60)
(63)
"Registration form" means a form by which an individual may register to vote 
under this title.
(61)
(64)
"Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
(62)
(65)
"Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the 
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the 
purposes established in Section 
20A-1-201
.
(63)
(66)
"Regular primary election" means the election, held on the date specified in 
Section 
20A-1-201.5
, to nominate candidates of political parties and candidates for 
nonpartisan local school board positions to advance to the regular general election.
(64)
(67)
"Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
(65)
(68)
"Return envelope" means the envelope, described in Subsection 
20A-3a-202
(4), 
provided to a voter with a manual ballot:
(a)
into which the voter places the manual ballot after the voter has voted the manual 
ballot in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote; and
(b)
that includes the voter affidavit and a place for the voter's signature.
(66)
(69)
"Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot, 
published as provided in Section 
20A-5-405
.
(67)
(70)
"Special district" means a local government entity under Title 17B, Limited 
Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and includes a special service 
district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
(68)
(71)
"Special district officers" means those special district board members who are 
required by law to be elected.
(69)
(72)
"Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 
20A-1-203
.
(70)
(73)
"Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
(a)
is spoiled by the voter;
(b)
is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or a poll worker; or
(c)
lacks the official endorsement.
(71)
(74)
"Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or 
the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
(72)
(75)
"Tabulation system" means a device or system designed for the sole purpose of 
tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
(73)
(76)
"Ticket" means a list of:
(a)
political parties;
(b)
candidates for an office; or
(c)
ballot propositions.
(74)
(77)
"Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the 
counting center.
(75)
(78)
"Vacancy" means:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(75)(b)
(78)(b)
, the absence of an individual to 
serve in a position created by state constitution or state statute, whether that absence 
occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other cause
; or
(b)
in relation to a candidate for a position created by state constitution or state statute, 
the removal of a candidate due to the candidate's death, resignation, or 
disqualification.
(76)
(79)
"Valid voter identification" means:
(a)
a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may 
include:
(i)
a currently valid Utah driver license;
(ii)
a currently valid identification card that is issued by:
(A)
the state; or
(B)
a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
(iii)
a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
(iv)
a currently valid United States passport; or
(v)
a currently valid United States military identification card;
(b)
one of the following identification cards, whether or not the card includes a 
photograph of the voter:
(i)
a valid tribal identification card;
(ii)
a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or
(iii)
a tribal treaty card; or
(c)
two forms of identification not listed under Subsection 
(76)(a) or (b)
(79)(a) or (b)
but that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the 
voting precinct, which may include:
(i)
a current utility bill or a legible copy thereof, dated within the 90 
calendar 
days 
before 
the day of 
the election;
(ii)
a bank or other financial account statement, or a legible copy thereof;
(iii)
a certified birth certificate;
(iv)
a valid social security card;
(v)
a check issued by the state or the federal government or a legible copy thereof;
(vi)
a paycheck from the voter's employer, or a legible copy thereof;
(vii)
a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license;
(viii)
certified naturalization documentation;
(ix)
a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States;
(x)
a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change;
(xi)
a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card;
(xii)
a currently valid identification card issued by:
(A)
a local government within the state;
(B)
an employer for an employee; or
(C)
a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within 
the state; or
(xiii)
a current Utah vehicle registration.
(77)
(80)
"Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in 
candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
(78)
(81)
"Vote by mail" means to vote, using a manual ballot that is mailed to the voter, 
by:
(a)
mailing the ballot to the location designated in the mailing; or
(b)
depositing the ballot in a ballot drop box designated by the election officer.
(79)
(82)
"Voter" means an individual who:
(a)
meets the requirements for voting in an election;
(b)
meets the requirements of election registration;
(c)
is registered to vote; and
(d)
is listed in the official register book.
(80)
(83)
"Voter registration deadline" means the registration deadline provided in Section 
20A-2-102.5
.
(81)
(84)
"Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting 
machines, and ballot box.
(82)
(85)
"Voting booth" means:
(a)
the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation 
of ballots, including the voting enclosure or curtain; or
(b)
a voting device that is free standing.
(83)
(86)
"Voting device" means any device provided by an election officer for a voter to 
vote a mechanical ballot.
(84)
(87)
"Voting precinct" means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under 
Chapter 5, Part 3, Duties of the County and Municipal Legislative Bodies.
(85)
(88)
"Watcher" means an individual who complies with the requirements described in 
Section 
20A-3a-801
 to become a watcher for an election.
(86)
(89)
"Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
(87)
(90)
"Write-in vote" means a vote cast for an individual, whose name is not printed on 
the ballot, in accordance with the procedures established in this title.
Section 3, Section 
20A-1-104
 is repealed and re-enacted to read:
20A-1-104. Computation of time.
(1)
Time is computed in this title as provided in this section.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)
, or as otherwise expressly provided in this title:
(a)
if a provision describes a time period in terms of a certain number of calendar days:
(i)
the time period is calculated by consecutive days; and
(ii)
the beginning and ending day of the time period is the calendar day on which the 
time period begins or ends;
(b)
if a provision describes a time period in terms of a certain number of business days, 
only the business days are included in the calculation; and
(c)
if a provision describes a time period in terms of a certain number of days rather than 
calendar days or business days, the days referred to mean calendar days.
(3)
A time period that relates to filing an action or document in court is calculated as 
provided in court rule.
Section 4, Section 
20A-1-206
 is amended to read:
20A-1-206. Cancellation of local election or local race -- Municipalities -- Special 
districts -- Notice.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Contested race" means a race in a general election where the number of candidates, 
including any eligible write-in candidates, exceeds the number of offices to be filled 
in the race.
(b)
"Election" means an event, run by an election officer, that includes one or more races 
for public office or one or more ballot propositions.
(c)
(i)
"Race" means a contest between candidates to obtain the number of votes 
necessary to take a particular public office.
(ii)
"Race," as the term relates to a contest for an at-large position, includes all open 
positions for the same at-large office.
(iii)
"Race," as the term relates to a contest for a municipal council position that is not 
an at-large position, includes only the contest to represent a particular district on 
the council.
(2)
A municipal legislative body may cancel a local election if:
(a)
the ballot for the local election will not include any contested races or ballot 
propositions; and
(b)
the municipal legislative body passes, no later than 20 
calendar 
days before the day 
of the scheduled election, a resolution that cancels the election and certifies that:
(i)
the ballot for the election would not include any contested races or ballot 
propositions; and
(ii)
the candidates who qualified for the ballot are considered elected.
(3)
A municipal legislative body may cancel a race in a local election if:
(a)
the ballot for the race will not include any contested races or ballot propositions; and
(b)
the municipal legislative body passes, no later than 20 
calendar 
days before the day 
of the scheduled election, a resolution that cancels the race and certifies that:
(i)
the ballot for the race would not include any contested races or ballot propositions; 
and
(ii)
the candidate for the race is considered elected.
(4)
A municipal legislative body that cancels a local election in accordance with Subsection 
(2)
 shall give notice that the election is cancelled by:
(a)
subject to Subsection 
(8)
, providing notice to the lieutenant governor's office to be 
posted on the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website described in Section 
20A-7-801
, for 
at least 
15 
consecutive
calendar
 days before the day of the scheduled 
election; and
(b)
providing notice for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, 
for at least 15 
calendar 
days before the day of the scheduled election.
(5)
A special district board may cancel a local election if:
(a)
the ballot for the local election will not include any contested races or ballot 
propositions; and
(b)
the special district board passes, no later than 20 
calendar 
days before the day of the 
scheduled election, a resolution that cancels the election and certifies that:
(i)
the ballot for the election would not include any contested races or ballot 
propositions; and
(ii)
the candidates who qualified for the ballot are considered elected.
(6)
A special district board may cancel a special district race if:
(a)
the race is uncontested; and
(b)
the special district board passes, no later than 20 
calendar 
days before the day of the 
scheduled election, a resolution that cancels the race and certifies that the candidate 
who qualified for the ballot for that race is considered elected.
(7)
A special district that cancels a local election in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
 shall 
provide notice that the election is cancelled:
(a)
subject to Subsection 
(8)
, by posting notice on the Statewide Electronic Voter 
Information Website described in Section 
20A-7-801
, for 
at least 
15 
consecutive
calendar
 days before the day of the scheduled election; and
(b)
as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at least 15 
calendar 
days before 
the day of the scheduled election.
(8)
A municipal legislative body that posts a notice in accordance with Subsection 
(4)(a)
 or 
a special district that posts a notice in accordance with Subsection 
(7)(a)
 is not liable for 
a notice that fails to post due to technical or other error by the publisher of the Statewide 
Electronic Voter Information Website.
Section 5, Section 
20A-1-304
 is amended to read:
20A-1-304. Tie votes.
(1)
This section does not apply to a race conducted by instant runoff voting under Chapter 
4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection (3), if, after conducting a recount under Subsection 
20A-4-401(5)
, a tie vote occurs, the election officer shall, in a public meeting held no 
later than 
the first business day that is at least 
three 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the recount canvass is completed:
(a)
determine the winning candidate, by lot, in whatever manner the election officer 
determines; and
(b)
provide notice and an opportunity for each candidate involved in the tie to observe 
the casting or drawing of the lot or to send a representative to observe the casting or 
drawing of the lot.
(3)
(a)
If, after conducting a recount under Subsection 
20A-4-401
(5), a tie vote occurs in 
a primary election race for a national, statewide, or other office that represents more 
than one county, the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general shall, at a 
public meeting called by the governor 
and held 
no later than 
the first business day 
that is at least 
three 
calendar 
days after the day on which the recount canvass is 
completed:
(i)
determine the winning nominee, by lot, in whatever manner the governor 
determines; and
(ii)
provide notice and an opportunity for each candidate involved in the tie to 
observe the casting or drawing of the lot or to send a representative to observe the 
casting or drawing of the lot.
(b)
If, after conducting a recount under Subsection 
20A-4-401
(5), a tie vote occurs in a 
primary election race for a county office, the district court judges of the district in 
which the county is located shall, at a public meeting called by the judges 
and held 
no 
later than 
the first business day that is at least 
three 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which the recount canvass is completed:
(i)
determine the winning nominee, by lot, in whatever manner the judges determine; 
and
(ii)
provide notice and an opportunity for each candidate involved in the tie to 
observe the casting or drawing of the lot or to send a representative to observe the 
casting or drawing of the lot.
Section 6, Section 
20A-1-502
 is amended to read:
20A-1-502. Midterm vacancy in office of United States senator.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsections 
(2)
 and 
(3)
, when a vacancy occurs in the office of 
United States senator, the governor shall, within seven
 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the vacancy occurs, issue a proclamation calling a special congressional election 
to fill the vacancy that:
(a)
sets a date for a primary congressional special election, and a later date for a general 
congressional special election, on the same day as one of the following elections:
(i)
a municipal general election;
(ii)
a presidential primary election;
(iii)
a regular primary election; or
(iv)
a regular general election;
(b)
sets the date of the primary congressional special election on the same day as the 
next election described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(i)
 through 
(iv)
 that is more than 90 
calendar 
days after the day on which the governor issues the proclamation;
(c)
sets the date of the general special congressional election on the same day as the next 
election described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
 that is more than 90 
calendar 
days after the 
primary special congressional election described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
;
(d)
provides each registered political party that is not a qualified political party at least 
21 
calendar 
days, but no more than 28 
calendar 
days, to select one candidate, in a 
manner determined by the registered political party, as a candidate for the registered 
political party;
(e)
for each qualified political party, provides at least 21 
calendar 
days, but no more than 
28 
calendar 
days:
(i)
for the qualified political party to select one candidate, using the convention 
process described in Section 
20A-9-407
, as a candidate for the qualified political 
party; and
(ii)
for a member of the qualified political party to submit signatures to qualify as a 
candidate for the qualified political party using the signature-gathering process 
described in Section 
20A-9-408
;
(f)
consistent with the requirements of this section, establishes the deadlines, time 
frames, and procedures for filing a declaration of candidacy, giving notice of an 
election, and other election requirements; and
(g)
requires an election officer to comply with the requirements of 
Chapter 16, Uniform 
Military and Overseas Voters Act
.
(2)
(a)
The governor may set a date for a primary special congressional election or a 
general special congressional election on a date other than a date described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)
 if:
(i)
on the same day on which the governor issues the proclamation described in 
Subsection 
(1)
 the governor calls a special session for the Legislature to 
appropriate money to hold the election on a different day; or
(ii)
if the governor issues the proclamation described in Subsection 
(1)
 on or after 
January 1, but before the end of the general session of the Legislature, and 
requests in the proclamation described in Subsection 
(1)
 that the Legislature 
appropriate money to hold the election on a different day.
(b)
If the Legislature does not, under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, appropriate money to hold the 
election on a different day, the proclamation described in Subsection 
(1)
 is void and 
the governor shall, within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the Legislature 
declines to appropriate money to hold the election on a different day, issue a 
proclamation, in accordance with Subsection 
(1)
, that sets the special congressional 
primary and general elections on dates described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(i)
 through 
(iv)
.
(3)
A special congressional election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States senator 
will not be held if:
(a)
the next regular general election that occurs after the day on which the vacancy 
occurs is the regular general election that occurs immediately before the six-year term 
for the senate office ends; and
(b)
the vacancy occurs after August 1 of the year before the regular general election 
described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
.
(4)
(a)
The governor shall appoint an individual to temporarily fill a vacancy in the office 
of United States senator from one of three individuals nominated by the Legislature, 
each of whom is a member of the political party of which the prior officeholder was a 
member at the time the prior officeholder was elected.
(b)
The individual appointed under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 shall serve as United States senator 
until the earlier of the day on which:
(i)
the vacancy is filled by election under Subsection 
(1)
 or 
(2)
; or
(ii)
the six-year term for the senate office ends.
(5)
An individual elected to fill a vacancy under this section shall serve until the end of the 
current term in which the vacancy filled by the election occurs.
(6)
A vacancy in the office of United States senator does not occur unless the senator:
(a)
has left the office; or
(b)
submits an irrevocable letter of resignation to the governor or to the president of the 
United States Senate.
Section 7, Section 
20A-1-502.5
 is amended to read:
20A-1-502.5. Midterm vacancy in office of United States representative.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsections 
(2)
 and 
(4)
, when a vacancy occurs in the office of 
United States representative, the governor shall, within seven
 calendar
 days after the day 
on which the vacancy occurs, issue a proclamation calling a special congressional 
election to fill the vacancy that:
(a)
sets a date for a primary congressional special election, and a later date for a general 
congressional special election, on the same day as one of the following elections:
(i)
a municipal general election;
(ii)
a presidential primary election;
(iii)
a regular primary election; or
(iv)
a regular general election;
(b)
sets the date of the primary congressional special election on the same day as the 
next election described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(i)
 through 
(iv)
 that is more than 90 
calendar 
days after the day on which the governor issues the proclamation;
(c)
sets the date of the general special congressional election on the same day as the next 
election described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
 that is more than 90
 calendar
 days after the 
primary special congressional election described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
;
(d)
provides each registered political party that is not a qualified political party at least 21
calendar
 days, but no more than 28 
calendar 
days, to select one candidate, in a 
manner determined by the registered political party, as a candidate for the registered 
political party;
(e)
for each qualified political party, provides at least 21 
calendar 
days, but no more than 
28 
calendar 
days:
(i)
for the qualified political party to select one candidate, using the convention 
process described in Section 
20A-9-407
, as a candidate for the qualified political 
party; and
(ii)
for a member of the qualified political party to submit signatures to qualify as a 
candidate for the qualified political party using the signature-gathering process 
described in Section 
20A-9-408
;
(f)
consistent with the requirements of this section, establishes the deadlines, time 
frames, and procedures for filing a declaration of candidacy, giving notice of an 
election, and other election requirements; and
(g)
requires an election officer to comply with the requirements of 
Chapter 16, Uniform 
Military and Overseas Voters Act
.
(2)
The governor may set a date for a primary special congressional election or a general 
special congressional election on a date other than a date described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
if:
(a)
on the same day on which the governor issues the proclamation described in 
Subsection 
(1)
 the governor calls a special session for the Legislature to appropriate 
money to hold the election on a different day; or
(b)
if the governor issues the proclamation described in Subsection 
(1)
 on or after 
January 1, but before the end of the general session of the Legislature, and requests in 
the proclamation described in Subsection 
(1)
 that the Legislature appropriate money 
to hold the election on a different day.
(3)
If the Legislature does not, under Subsection 
(2)
, appropriate money to hold the election 
on a different day, the proclamation described in Subsection 
(1)
 is void and the governor 
shall, within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the Legislature declines to 
appropriate money to hold the election on a different day, issue a proclamation, in 
accordance with Subsection 
(1)
, that sets the special congressional primary and general 
elections on dates described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(i)
 through 
(iv)
.
(4)
A special congressional election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States 
representative will not be held if the vacancy occurs fewer than 180
 calendar
 days before 
the next regular general election.
(5)
An individual who fills a vacancy under this section shall serve until the end of the 
current term in which the vacancy occurs.
(6)
A vacancy in the office of United States representative does not occur unless the 
representative:
(a)
has left the office; or
(b)
submits an irrevocable letter of resignation to the governor or to the speaker of the 
United States House of Representatives.
Section 8, Section 
20A-1-503
 is amended to read:
20A-1-503. Midterm vacancies in the Legislature.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Filing deadline" means the final date for filing:
(i)
a declaration of candidacy as provided in Section 
20A-9-202
; and
(ii)
a certificate of nomination as provided in Section 
20A-9-503
.
(b)
"Party liaison" means the political party officer designated to serve as a liaison with 
the lieutenant governor on all matters relating to the political party's relationship with 
the state as required by Section 
20A-8-401
.
(2)
When a vacancy occurs for any reason in the office of representative in the Legislature, 
the governor shall fill the vacancy by immediately appointing the person whose name 
was submitted by the party liaison of the same political party as the prior representative.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided by Subsection 
(5)
, when a vacancy occurs for any reason in 
the office of senator in the Legislature, it shall be filled for the unexpired term at the 
next regular general election.
(b)
The governor shall fill the vacancy until the next regular general election by 
immediately appointing the person whose name was submitted by the party liaison of 
the same political party as the prior senator.
(4)
(a)
If a vacancy described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 occurs after the filing deadline but 
before August 31 of an even-numbered year in which the term of office does not 
expire, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
establish a date and time, which is before the date for a candidate to be certified 
for the ballot under Section 
20A-9-701
 and no later than 21 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the vacancy occurred, by which a person intending to obtain a 
position on the ballot for the vacant office shall file:
(A)
a declaration of candidacy; or
(B)
a certificate of nomination; and
(ii)
give notice of the vacancy and the date and time described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
:
(A)
on the lieutenant governor's website; and
(B)
to each registered political party.
(b)
A person intending to obtain a position on the ballot for the vacant office shall:
(i)
before the date and time specified in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
, file a declaration of 
candidacy or certificate of nomination according to the procedures and 
requirements of 
Chapter 9, Candidate Qualifications and Nominating Procedures
; 
and
(ii)
run in the regular general election if:
(A)
nominated as a party candidate; or
(B)
qualified as an unaffiliated candidate as provided by 
Chapter 9, Candidate 
Qualifications and Nominating Procedures
.
(c)
If a vacancy described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 occurs after the deadline described in 
Subsection 
20A-9-202(1)(b)
 and before August 31, of an even-numbered year in 
which the term of office does not expire, a party liaison from each registered political 
party may submit a name of a person described in Subsection 
(4)(b)
 to the lieutenant 
governor before 5 p.m. no later than August 30 for placement on the regular general 
election ballot.
(5)
If a vacancy described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 occurs on or after August 31 of an 
even-numbered year in which a term does not expire, the governor shall fill the vacancy 
for the unexpired term by immediately appointing the person whose name was submitted 
by the party liaison of the same political party as the prior senator.
Section 9, Section 
20A-1-506
 is amended to read:
20A-1-506. Vacancy in the office of justice court judge.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Appointing authority" means:
(i)
for a county:
(A)
the chair of the county commission in a county having the county commission 
or expanded county commission form of county government; and
(B)
the county executive in a county having the county executive-council form of 
government; and
(ii)
for a city or town, the mayor of the city or town.
(b)
"Local legislative body" means:
(i)
for a county, the county commission or county council; and
(ii)
for a city or town, the council of the city or town.
(2)
(a)
If a vacancy occurs in the office of a municipal justice court judge before the 
completion of the judge's term of office, the appointing authority:
(i)
shall fill the vacancy by following the procedures and requirements for 
appointments in Section 
78A-7-202
; and
(ii)
may contract with a justice court judge of the county, an adjacent county, or 
another municipality within those counties for judicial services until the vacancy 
is filled.
(b)
The appointing authority shall notify the Administrative Office of the Courts in 
writing of an appointment of a municipal justice court judge under this section within 
30 
calendar 
days after 
the day on which 
the appointment is made.
(3)
(a)
If a vacancy occurs in the office of a county justice court judge before the 
completion of the judge's term of office, the appointing authority shall fill the 
vacancy by following the procedures and requirements for appointments in Section 
78A-7-202
.
(b)
The appointing authority shall notify the Administrative Office of the Courts in 
writing of an appointment of a county justice court judge under this section within 30 
calendar 
days after 
the day on which 
the appointment is made.
(4)
(a)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of a justice court judge, the appointing 
authority shall:
(i)
advertise the vacancy and solicit applications for the vacancy;
(ii)
appoint the best qualified candidate to office based solely upon fitness for office;
(iii)
comply with the procedures and requirements of 
Title 52, Chapter 3, Prohibiting 
Employment of Relatives
, in making appointments to fill the vacancy; and
(iv)
submit the name of the appointee to the local legislative body.
(b)
If the local legislative body does not confirm the appointment within 30 
calendar 
days 
of submission
after the day on which the appointing authority submits the 
name of the appointee to the local legislative body
, the appointing authority may 
either appoint another of the applicants or reopen the vacancy by advertisement and 
solicitations of applications.
Section 10, Section 
20A-1-508
 is amended to read:
20A-1-508. Midterm vacancies in county elected offices -- Temporary manager 
-- Interim replacement.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
(i)
"County offices" includes the county executive, members of the county 
legislative body, the county treasurer, the county sheriff, the county clerk, the 
county auditor, the county recorder, the county surveyor, and the county assessor.
(ii)
"County offices" does not include the office of county attorney, district attorney, 
or judge.
(b)
"Party liaison" means the political party officer designated to serve as a liaison with 
each county legislative body on all matters relating to the political party's relationship 
with a county as required by Section 
20A-8-401
.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(d)
, until a county legislative body appoints 
an interim replacement to fill a vacant county office under Subsection 
(3)
, the 
following shall temporarily discharge the duties of the county office as a temporary 
manager:
(i)
for a county office with one chief deputy, the chief deputy;
(ii)
for a county office with more than one chief deputy:
(A)
the chief deputy with the most cumulative time served as a chief deputy for 
the county office; or
(B)
notwithstanding Subsection 
(2)(a)(ii)(A)
, if, before the vacating county officer 
vacates the office, the county officer files with the county clerk a written 
statement designating one of the county officer's chief deputies to discharge the 
duties of the county office in the event the county officer vacates the office, the 
designated chief deputy; or
(iii)
for a county office without a chief deputy:
(A)
if one management-level employee serving under the county office has a 
higher-seniority management level than any other employee serving under the 
county office, that management-level employee;
(B)
if two or more management-level employees serving under the county office 
have the same and highest-seniority management level, the highest-seniority 
management-level employee with the most cumulative time served in the 
employee's current position; or
(C)
notwithstanding Subsection 
(2)(a)(iii)(A)
 or 
(B)
, if, before the vacating county 
officer vacates the office, the county officer files with the county clerk a 
written statement designating one of the county officer's employees to 
discharge the county officer's duties in the event the county officer vacates the 
office, the designated employee.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(c)
, a temporary manager described in 
Subsection 
(2)(a)
 who temporarily discharges the duties of a county office holds the 
powers and duties of the county office until the county legislative body appoints an 
interim replacement under Subsection 
(3)
.
(c)
The temporary manager described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 who temporarily discharges 
the duties of a county office:
(i)
may not take an oath of office for the county office as a temporary manager;
(ii)
shall comply with 
Title 17, Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for 
Counties
, and the county's budget ordinances and policies;
(iii)
unless approved by the county legislative body, may not change the 
compensation of an employee;
(iv)
unless approved by the county legislative body, may not promote or demote an 
employee or change an employee's job title;
(v)
may terminate an employee only if the termination is conducted in accordance 
with:
(A)
personnel rules described in Subsection 
17-33-5(4)
 that are approved by the 
county legislative body; and
(B)
applicable law;
(vi)
unless approved by the county legislative body, may not exceed by more than 5% 
an expenditure that was planned before the county office for which the temporary 
manager discharges duties was vacated;
(vii)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(c)(viii)
, may not receive a change in title or 
compensation; and
(viii)
if approved by the county legislative body, may receive a performance award 
after:
(A)
the county legislative body appoints an interim replacement under Subsection 
(3)
; and
(B)
the interim replacement is sworn into office.
(d)
This Subsection 
(2)
 does not apply to a vacancy in the office of county legislative 
body member.
(3)
(a)
Until a replacement is selected as provided in this section and has qualified, the 
county legislative body shall appoint an interim replacement to fill the vacant office 
by following the procedures and requirements of this Subsection 
(3)
.
(b)
(i)
To appoint an interim replacement, the county legislative body shall, within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the vacancy occurs, give notice of the 
vacancy to the party liaison of the same political party of the prior office holder 
and invite that party liaison to submit the name of an individual to fill the vacancy.
(ii)
That party liaison shall, 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first 
business day that is at least
 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the liaison 
receives the notice described in Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
, or if the party liaison does 
not receive the notice, 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first 
business day that is at least
 40 
calendar 
days after the day on which the vacancy 
occurs, submit to the county legislative body the name of an individual the party 
selects in accordance with the party's constitution or bylaws to serve as the interim 
replacement.
(iii)
The county legislative body shall, no later than 
five
seven calendar
 days after 
the day on which a party liaison submits the name of the individual to serve as the 
interim replacement, appoint the individual to serve out the unexpired term.
(c)
(i)
If the county legislative body fails to appoint an interim replacement to fill the 
vacancy in accordance with Subsection 
(3)(b)(iii)
, the county clerk shall, no later 
than 
five
seven calendar
 days after the day of the deadline described in 
Subsection 
(3)(b)(iii)
, send to the governor a letter that:
(A)
informs the governor that the county legislative body has failed to appoint a 
replacement within the statutory time period; and
(B)
contains the name of the individual submitted by the party liaison to fill the 
vacancy.
(ii)
The governor shall, within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the governor 
receives the letter described in Subsection 
(3)(c)(i)
, appoint the individual named 
by the party liaison as an interim replacement to fill the vacancy.
(d)
An individual appointed as interim replacement under this Subsection 
(3)
 shall hold 
office until a successor is elected and has qualified.
(4)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(4)
 apply to all county offices that become 
vacant if:
(i)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more; and
(ii)
the vacancy occurs after the election at which the officeholder was elected, but 
before the first day of the declaration of candidacy filing period described in 
Section 
20A-9-201.5
.
(b)
(i)
When the conditions described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
 are met, the county clerk 
shall as soon as practicable, but no later than 180 
calendar 
days before the next 
regular general election, notify the public and each registered political party that 
the vacancy exists.
(ii)
An individual intending to become a party candidate for the vacant office shall 
file a declaration of candidacy in accordance with:
(A)
Chapter 9, Part 2, Candidate Qualifications and Declarations of Candidacy
; 
and
(B)
for a county commission office, Subsection 
17-52a-201(6)
 or 
17-52a-202(6)
, 
if applicable.
(iii)
An individual who is nominated as a party candidate, who qualifies as an 
unaffiliated candidate for the vacant office under 
Chapter 9, Part 5, Candidates not 
Affiliated with a Party
, or who qualifies as a write-in candidate for the vacant 
office under 
Chapter 9, Part 6, Write-in Candidates
, shall run in the regular 
general election.
(5)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(5)
 apply to all county offices that become 
vacant if:
(i)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more; and
(ii)
the vacancy occurs on or after the first day of the declaration of candidacy filing 
period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
, but more than 75 
calendar 
days before 
the regular primary election.
(b)
When the conditions described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 are met, the county clerk shall as 
soon as practicable, but no later than 70 
calendar 
days before the next regular primary 
election, notify the public and each registered political party:
(i)
that the vacancy exists; and
(ii)
of the deadlines described in Subsection 
(5)(c)(i)
 and the deadlines established 
under Subsection 
(5)(d)(ii)
.
(c)
(i)
An individual intending to become a party candidate for a vacant office shall, 
within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the notice is given, 
ending at the close of normal 
office hours on the fifth day, 
file a declaration of candidacy for the vacant office 
in accordance with:
(A)
Chapter 9, Part 2, Candidate Qualifications and Declarations of Candidacy
; 
and
(B)
for a county commission office, Subsection 
17-52a-201(6)
 or 
17-52a-202(6)
, 
if applicable.
(ii)
The county central committee of each party shall:
(A)
select a candidate or candidates from among those qualified candidates who 
have filed declarations of candidacy; and
(B)
certify the name of the candidate or candidates to the county clerk as soon as 
practicable, but 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last 
business day that is at least
 60 
calendar 
days before the day of the regular 
primary election.
(d)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(d)(ii)
, an individual intending to become a 
candidate for a vacant office who does not wish to affiliate with a registered 
political party shall file a verified certificate of nomination described in Section 
20A-9-502
 with the county clerk in accordance with 
Chapter 9, Part 5, Candidates 
not Affiliated with a Party
.
(ii)
(A)
The county clerk shall establish, in the clerk's reasonable discretion, a 
deadline that is 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last 
business day that is at least
 65 
calendar 
days before the day of the next regular 
general election by which an individual who is not affiliated with a registered 
political party is required to submit a certificate of nomination under 
Subsection 
(5)(d)(i)
.
(B)
The county clerk shall establish the deadline described in Subsection 
(5)(d)(ii)(A)
 in a manner that gives an unaffiliated candidate an equal 
opportunity to access the regular general election ballot.
(e)
An individual who is nominated as a party candidate for the vacant office, who 
qualifies as an unaffiliated candidate for the vacant office under 
Chapter 9, Part 5, 
Candidates not Affiliated with a Party
, or who qualifies as a write-in candidate for the 
vacant office under 
Chapter 9, Part 6, Write-in Candidates
, shall run in the regular 
general election.
(6)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(6)
 apply to all county offices that become 
vacant:
(i)
if the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more; and
(ii)
when 75 
calendar 
days or less remain before the day of the regular primary 
election but more than 65 
calendar 
days remain before the day of the regular 
general election.
(b)
When the conditions described in Subsection 
(6)(a)
 are met, the county clerk shall, as 
soon as practicable, notify the public and each registered political party:
(i)
that the vacancy exists; and
(ii)
of the deadlines established under Subsection 
(6)(d)
.
(c)
(i)
Before the deadline that the county clerk establishes under Subsection 
(6)(d)(i)(A)
, the county central committee of each registered political party that 
wishes to submit a candidate for the office shall certify the name of one candidate 
to the county clerk for placement on the regular general election ballot.
(ii)
Before the deadline that the county clerk establishes under Subsection 
(6)(d)(i)(B)
, 
a candidate who does not wish to affiliate with a registered political party shall file 
a verified certificate of nomination described in Section 
20A-9-502
 with the 
county clerk in accordance with 
Chapter 9, Part 5, Candidates not Affiliated with 
a Party
.
(iii)
Before the deadline that the county clerk establishes under Subsection 
(6)(d)(i)(C)
, a write-in candidate shall submit to the county clerk a declaration of 
candidacy described in Section 
20A-9-601
.
(d)
(i)
The county clerk shall establish, in the clerk's reasonable discretion, deadlines 
that are 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day 
that is at least
 65 
calendar 
days before the day of the next regular general election 
by which:
(A)
a registered political party is required to certify a name under Subsection 
(6)(c)(i)
;
(B)
an individual who does not wish to affiliate with a registered political party is 
required to submit a certificate of nomination under Subsection 
(6)(c)(ii)
; and
(C)
a write-in candidate is required to submit a declaration of candidacy under 
Subsection 
(6)(c)(iii)
.
(ii)
The county clerk shall establish deadlines under Subsection 
(6)(d)(i)
 in a manner 
that gives an unaffiliated candidate or a write-in candidate an equal opportunity to 
access the regular general election ballot.
(e)
An individual who is certified as a party candidate for the vacant office, who 
qualifies as an unaffiliated candidate for the vacant office under 
Chapter 9, Part 5, 
Candidates not Affiliated with a Party
, or who qualifies as a write-in candidate for the 
vacant office under 
Chapter 9, Part 6, Write-in Candidates
, shall run in the regular 
general election.
(7)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(7)
 apply to all county offices that become 
vacant:
(i)
if the vacant office has an unexpired term of less than two years; or
(ii)
if the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more but 65 
calendar 
days or less remain before the day of the next regular general election.
(b)
(i)
When the conditions described in Subsection 
(7)(a)
 are met, the county 
legislative body shall as soon as practicable, but no later than 10
 calendar
 days 
after the day on which the vacancy occurs, give notice of the vacancy to the party 
liaison of the same political party as the prior office holder and invite that party 
liaison to submit the name of an individual to fill the vacancy.
(ii)
That party liaison shall, 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first 
business day that is at least
 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the party 
liaison receives the notice described in Subsection 
(7)(b)(i)
, or if the party liaison 
does not receive the notice, 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the 
first business day that is at least 
 40 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
vacancy occurs, submit to the county legislative body the name of an individual to 
fill the vacancy.
(iii)
The county legislative body shall, no later than 
five
seven calendar
 days after 
the day on which a party liaison submits the name of the individual to fill the 
vacancy, appoint the individual to serve out the unexpired term.
(c)
(i)
If the county legislative body fails to appoint an individual to fill the vacancy in 
accordance with Subsection 
(7)(b)(iii)
, the county clerk shall send to the governor 
a letter that:
(A)
informs the governor that the county legislative body has failed to appoint an 
individual to fill the vacancy within the statutory time period; and
(B)
contains the name of the individual submitted by the party liaison to fill the 
vacancy.
(ii)
The governor shall, within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the governor 
receives the letter described in Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
, appoint the individual named 
by the party liaison to fill the vacancy.
(d)
An individual appointed to fill the vacancy under this Subsection 
(7)
 shall hold office 
until a successor is elected and has qualified.
(8)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the county legislative body may appoint 
replacements to fill all vacancies that occur in those offices filled by appointment of the 
county legislative body.
(9)
Nothing in this section prohibits a candidate that does not wish to affiliate with a 
political party from filing a certificate of nomination for a vacant office within the same 
time limits as a candidate that is affiliated with a political party.
(10)
(a)
Each individual elected under Subsection 
(4)
, 
(5)
, or 
(6)
 to fill a vacancy in a 
county office shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the individual 
who created the vacancy and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b)
Nothing in this section may be construed to contradict or alter the provisions of 
Section 
17-16-6
.
Section 11, Section 
20A-1-509.1
 is amended to read:
20A-1-509.1. Procedure for filling midterm vacancy in county or district with 15 
or more attorneys.
(1)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of county or district attorney in a county or district 
having 15 or more attorneys who are licensed active members in good standing with the 
Utah State Bar and registered voters, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this 
section.
(2)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(2)
 apply when the office of county attorney 
or district attorney becomes vacant and:
(i)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more; and
(ii)
the vacancy occurs before the first day of the declaration of candidacy filing 
period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
.
(b)
When the conditions established in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 are met, the county clerk shall 
notify the public and each registered political party that the vacancy exists.
(c)
All persons intending to become candidates for the vacant office shall:
(i)
file a declaration of candidacy according to the procedures and requirements of 
Chapter 9, Part 2, Candidate Qualifications and Declarations of Candidacy
;
(ii)
if nominated as a party candidate or qualified as an independent or write-in 
candidate under 
Chapter 9, Candidate Qualifications and Nominating Procedures
, 
run in the regular general election; and
(iii)
if elected, complete the unexpired term of the person who created the vacancy.
(d)
If the vacancy occurs during the declaration of candidacy filing period described in 
Section 
20A-9-201.5
:
(i)
the time for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 
20A-9-202
 shall be 
extended until 5 p.m. 
on the first business day that is no later than 
seven 
calendar 
days after the last day of the filing period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
; and
(ii)
the county clerk shall notify the public and each registered political party that the 
vacancy exists.
(3)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(3)
 apply when the office of county attorney 
or district attorney becomes vacant and:
(i)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more; and
(ii)
the vacancy occurs after the third Thursday in March of the even-numbered year 
but more than 75 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election.
(b)
When the conditions established in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 are met, the county clerk shall:
(i)
notify the public and each registered political party that the vacancy exists; and
(ii)
identify the date and time by which a person interested in becoming a candidate 
shall file a declaration of candidacy.
(c)
All persons intending to become candidates for the vacant office shall:
(i)
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least
five
 calendar
 days after the day on which the county clerk gives the notice 
described in Subsection 
(3)(b)(i)
, file a declaration of candidacy for the vacant 
office as required by 
Chapter 9, Part 2, Candidate Qualifications and Declarations 
of Candidacy
; and
(ii)
if elected, complete the unexpired term of the person who created the vacancy.
(d)
The county central committee of each party shall:
(i)
select a candidate or candidates from among those qualified candidates who have 
filed declarations of candidacy; and
(ii)
certify the name of the candidate or candidates to the county clerk:
(A)
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is 
at least
 60 
calendar 
days before the day of the regular primary election; or
(B)
electronically, before midnight no later than 60 
calendar 
days before the day 
of the regular primary election.
(4)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(4)
 apply when the office of county attorney 
or district attorney becomes vacant and:
(i)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more; and
(ii)
75 
calendar 
days or less remain before the regular primary election but more than 
65 
calendar 
days remain before the regular general election.
(b)
When the conditions established in Subsection 
(4)(a)
 are met, the county central 
committees of each registered political party that wish to submit a candidate for the 
office shall, not later than five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the vacancy 
occurs, certify the name of one candidate to the county clerk for placement on the 
regular general election ballot.
(c)
The candidate elected shall complete the unexpired term of the person who created 
the vacancy.
(5)
(a)
The requirements of this Subsection 
(5)
 apply when the office of county attorney 
or district attorney becomes vacant and:
(i)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of less than two years; or
(ii)
the vacant office has an unexpired term of two years or more but 65 
calendar 
days 
or less remain before the next regular general election.
(b)
When the conditions established in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 are met, the county legislative 
body shall give notice of the vacancy to the county central committee of the same 
political party of the prior officeholder and invite that committee to submit the names 
of three nominees to fill the vacancy.
(c)
That county central committee shall, within 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the county legislative body gives the notice described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
, submit to 
the county legislative body the names of three nominees to fill the vacancy.
(d)
The county legislative body shall, within 45 
calendar 
days after the vacancy occurs, 
appoint one of those nominees to serve out the unexpired term.
(e)
If the county legislative body fails to appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 45 
calendar 
days, the county clerk shall send to the governor a letter that:
(i)
informs the governor that the county legislative body has failed to appoint a 
person to fill the vacancy within the statutory time period; and
(ii)
contains the list of nominees submitted by the party central committee.
(f)
The governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy from that list of nominees 
within 30 
calendar 
days after 
receipt of the letter
the day on which the governor 
receives the letter described in Subsection (5)(e)
.
(g)
A person appointed to fill the vacancy under this Subsection 
(5)
 shall complete the 
unexpired term of the person who created the vacancy.
(6)
Nothing in this section prevents or prohibits independent candidates from filing a 
declaration of candidacy for the office within the required time limits.
Section 12, Section 
20A-1-509.2
 is amended to read:
20A-1-509.2. Procedure for filling vacancy in county or district with fewer than 
15 attorneys.
(1)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of county or district attorney, including a vacancy 
created by the failure of a person to file as a candidate for the office of county or district 
attorney in an election, in a county or district having fewer than 15 attorneys who are 
licensed, active members in good standing with the Utah State Bar and registered voters, 
the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this section.
(2)
The county clerk shall send a letter to each attorney residing in the county or district 
who is a licensed, active member in good standing with the Utah State Bar and a 
registered voter that:
(a)
informs the attorney of the vacancy;
(b)
invites the attorney to apply for the vacancy; and
(c)
informs the attorney that if the attorney 
has not responded
does not respond
 before 5 
p.m. 
within
on the first business day that is at least
 10 calendar days after the day on 
which the county clerk sends the letter, the attorney's candidacy to fill the vacancy 
will not be considered.
(3)
(a)
(i)
If, before the deadline described in Subsection 
(2)(c)
, more than three 
attorneys who are licensed, active members in good standing with the Utah State 
Bar and registered voters in the county or district have applied for the vacancy, the 
county clerk shall, except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(a)(ii)
, submit the 
applications to the county central committee of the same political party of the 
prior officeholder.
(ii)
In multicounty prosecution districts, the clerk shall submit the applications to the 
county central committee of each county within the prosecution district.
(b)
The central committee shall nominate three of the applicants and forward the 
applicants' names to the county legislative body 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 
p.m. on the first business day that is at least
 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the county clerk submits the applicants' names under Subsection 
(3)(a)
.
(c)
The county legislative body shall appoint one of the nominees to fill the vacant 
position.
(d)
If the central committee of the political party fails to submit at least three names to 
the county legislative body before the deadline described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the 
county legislative body shall appoint one of the applicants to fill the vacant position.
(e)
If the county legislative body fails to appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 120 
calendar 
days after the day on which the vacancy occurs, the county clerk shall mail 
to the governor:
(i)
a letter informing the governor that the county legislative body has failed to 
appoint a person to fill the vacancy; and
(ii)
(A)
the list of nominees, if any, submitted by the central committee of the 
political party; or
(B)
if the party central committee has not submitted a list of at least three 
nominees within the required time, the names of the persons who submitted 
applications for the vacant position to the county clerk.
(f)
The governor shall appoint, within 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
governor receives the letter
 described in Subsection (3)(e)
, a person from the list to 
fill the vacancy.
(4)
(a)
If, before the deadline described in Subsection 
(2)(c)
, three or fewer attorneys who 
are licensed, active members in good standing with the Utah State Bar and registered 
voters in the county or district have applied for the vacancy, the county legislative 
body may:
(i)
appoint one of them to be county or district attorney; or
(ii)
solicit additional applicants and appoint a county or district attorney as provided 
in Subsection 
(4)(b)
.
(b)
(i)
If three or fewer attorneys who are licensed members in good standing of the 
Utah State Bar and registered voters in the county or district submit applications, 
the county legislative body may publicly solicit and accept additional applications 
for the position from licensed, active members in good standing of the Utah State 
Bar who are not residents of the county or prosecution district.
(ii)
The county legislative body shall consider the applications submitted by the 
attorneys who are residents of and registered voters in the county or prosecution 
district and the applications submitted by the attorneys who are not residents of 
the county or prosecution district and shall appoint one of the applicants to be 
county attorney or district attorney.
(c)
If the legislative body fails to appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 120 
calendar 
days after the day on which the vacancy occurs, the county clerk shall:
(i)
notify the governor that the legislative body has failed to fill the vacancy within 
the required time period; and
(ii)
provide the governor with a list of all the applicants.
(d)
The governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy within 30 
calendar 
days after 
the day on which the governor receives the notification
 described in Subsection 
(4)(c)
.
(5)
The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of the person 
who created the vacancy.
Section 13, Section 
20A-1-510
 is amended to read:
20A-1-510. Midterm vacancies in municipal offices.
(1)
(a)
As used in this section:
(i)
"Vacancy," subject to Subsection (1)(a)(ii), means the same as that term is defined 
in Section 
20A-1-102
.
(ii)
"Vacancy," if due to resignation, occurs on the effective date of the resignation.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, if any vacancy occurs in the office of 
municipal executive or member of a municipal legislative body, the municipal 
legislative body shall, within 30 calendar days after the day on which the vacancy 
occurs, appoint a registered voter in the municipality who meets the qualifications for 
office described in Section 
10-3-301
 to fill the unexpired term of the vacated office.
(c)
Before acting to fill the vacancy, the municipal legislative body shall:
(i)
give public notice of the vacancy at least 14 calendar days before the day on 
which the municipal legislative body meets to fill the vacancy;
(ii)
identify, in the notice:
(A)
the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled;
(B)
the person to whom an individual interested in being appointed to fill the 
vacancy may submit the interested individual's name for consideration; and
(C)
the deadline for submitting an interested individual's name; and
(iii)
in an open meeting, interview each individual whose name is submitted for 
consideration, and who meets the qualifications for office, regarding the 
individual's qualifications.
(d)
(i)
The municipal legislative body shall take an initial vote to fill the vacancy from 
among the names of the candidates interviewed under Subsection (1)(c)(iii).
(ii)
(A)
If no candidate receives a majority vote of the municipal legislative body 
in the initial vote described in Subsection (1)(d)(i), the two candidates that 
received the most votes in the initial vote, as determined by the tie-breaking 
procedures described in Subsections (1)(d)(ii)(B) through (D) if necessary, 
shall be placed before the municipal legislative body for a second vote to fill 
the vacancy.
(B)
If the initial vote results in a tie for second place, the candidates tied for 
second place shall be reduced to one by a coin toss conducted in accordance 
with Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(D), and the second vote described in Subsection 
(1)(d)(ii)(A) shall be between the candidate that received the most votes in the 
initial vote and the candidate that wins the coin toss described in this 
Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(B).
(C)
If the initial vote results in a tie among three or more candidates for first place, 
the candidates tied for first place shall be reduced to two by a coin toss 
conducted in accordance with Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(D), and the second vote 
described in Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(A) shall be between the two candidates that 
remain after the coin toss described in this Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(C).
(D)
A coin toss required under this Subsection (1)(d) shall be conducted by the 
municipal clerk or recorder in the presence of the municipal legislative body.
(iii)
If, in the second vote described in Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(A), neither candidate 
receives a majority vote of the municipal legislative body, the vacancy shall be 
determined by a coin toss between the two candidates in accordance with 
Subsection (1)(d)(ii)(D).
(e)
If the municipal legislative body does not timely comply with Subsections (1)(b) 
through (d), the municipal clerk or recorder shall immediately notify the lieutenant 
governor.
(f)
After receiving notice that a municipal legislative body has failed to timely comply 
with Subsections (1)(b) through (d), the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
notify the municipal legislative body of the violation; and
(ii)
direct the municipal legislative body to, within 30 calendar days after the day on 
which the lieutenant governor provides the notice described in this Subsection 
(1)(f), appoint an eligible individual to fill the vacancy in accordance with 
Subsections (1)(c) and (d).
(g)
If the municipality fails to timely comply with a directive described in Subsection 
(1)(f):
(i)
the lieutenant governor shall notify the governor of the municipality's failure to fill 
the vacancy; and
(ii)
the governor shall, within 45 
calendar 
days after the day on which the governor 
receives the notice described in Subsection (1)(g)(i), provide public notice 
soliciting candidates to fill the vacancy in accordance with Subsection (1)(c) and 
appoint an individual to fill the vacancy.
(2)
(a)
A vacancy in the office of municipal executive or member of a municipal 
legislative body shall be filled by an interim appointment, followed by an election to 
fill a two-year term, if:
(i)
the vacancy occurs, or a letter of resignation is received, by the municipal 
executive at least 14 
calendar 
days before the deadline for filing for election in an 
odd-numbered year; and
(ii)
two years of the vacated term will remain after the first Monday of January 
following the next municipal election.
(b)
In appointing an interim replacement, the municipal legislative body shall:
(i)
comply with the notice requirements of this section; and
(ii)
in an open meeting, interview each individual whose name is submitted for 
consideration, and who meets the qualifications for office, regarding the 
individual's qualifications.
(3)
(a)
In a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government, as 
defined in Section 
10-3b-102
:
(i)
the council may appoint an individual to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor 
before the effective date of the mayor's resignation by making the effective date of 
the appointment the same as the effective date of the mayor's resignation; and
(ii)
if a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs before the effective date of an 
appointment under Subsection (1) or (2) to fill the vacancy, the remaining council 
members, by majority vote, shall appoint a council member to serve as acting 
mayor during the time between the creation of the vacancy and the effective date 
of the appointment to fill the vacancy.
(b)
A council member serving as acting mayor under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) continues to:
(i)
act as a council member; and
(ii)
vote at council meetings.
(4)
(a)
(i)
For a vacancy of a member of a municipal legislative body as described in 
this section, the municipal legislative body member whose resignation creates the 
vacancy on the municipal legislative body may:
(A)
interview an individual whose name is submitted for consideration under 
Subsection (1)(c)(iii) or (2)(b)(ii); and
(B)
vote on the appointment of an individual to fill the vacancy.
(ii)
Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a member of a legislative body who is 
removed from office in accordance with state law may not cast a vote under 
Subsection (4)(a)(i).
(b)
A member of a municipal legislative body who submits his or her resignation to the 
municipal legislative body may not rescind the resignation.
(c)
A member of a municipal legislative body may not vote on an appointment under 
this section for himself or herself to fill a vacancy in the municipal legislative body.
(5)
In a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government, the mayor 
may not:
(a)
participate in the vote to fill a vacancy;
(b)
veto a decision of the council to fill a vacancy; or
(c)
vote in the case of a tie.
(6)
A mayor whose resignation from the municipal legislative body is due to election or 
appointment as mayor may, in the case of a tie, participate in the vote under this section.
(7)
A municipal legislative body may, consistent with the provisions of state law, adopt 
procedures governing the appointment, interview, and voting process for filling 
vacancies in municipal offices.
Section 14, Section 
20A-1-510.1
 is amended to read:
20A-1-510.1. Candidate vacancies in local office.
(1)
A vacancy that occurs in a candidacy for an elected office in a local political subdivision 
may be filled in accordance with the requirements of this section if:
(a)
a nonpartisan primary election is held for the office;
(b)
the vacancy occurs after the date of the primary election but before:
(i)
for a county office, August 31; or
(ii)
for all other offices, 65 
calendar 
days before the day of the applicable general 
election; and
(c)
after the vacancy occurs, the number of remaining candidates for the office is less 
than or equal to the number of open positions to be filled for that office in the 
applicable general election.
(2)
An election officer shall:
(a)
fill a candidate vacancy described in Subsection 
(1)
 by certifying the next available 
candidate for the office for the general election ballot who received the highest 
number of votes in the primary election without receiving a sufficient number of 
votes to qualify for the general election ballot; and
(b)
immediately notify the candidate described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 that the candidate is 
certified for the general election ballot.
Section 15, Section 
20A-1-511
 is amended to read:
20A-1-511. Midterm vacancy on a local school board.
(1)
(a)
A local school board shall fill a vacancy on the local school board by 
appointment, except as otherwise provided in Subsections 
(1)(b)
 and 
(2)
.
(b)
The county legislative body, or municipal legislative body in a city district, shall fill 
a vacancy on a local school board by appointment if the local school board fails to 
make an appointment to fill the vacancy:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
, within 30 
calendar 
days after a 
vacancy occurs on the local school board; or
(ii)
within 45 
calendar 
days after a vacancy occurs on the local school board due to 
the death of a local school board member.
(c)
A member appointed and qualified under this Subsection 
(1)
 shall serve until a 
successor is elected or appointed and qualified.
(2)
(a)
A vacancy on the board shall be filled by an interim appointment, followed by an 
election to fill a two-year term if:
(i)
the vacancy on the board occurs, or a letter of resignation is received by the board, 
at least 14 
calendar 
days before the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy; 
and
(ii)
two years of the vacated term will remain after the first Monday of January 
following the next school board election.
(b)
A member elected under this Subsection 
(2)
 shall serve for the remaining two years 
of the vacated term and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(3)
Before appointing an individual to fill a vacancy under this section, the local school 
board shall:
(a)
give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the local school board 
meets to fill the vacancy;
(b)
identify, in the public notice:
(i)
the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled; and
(ii)
the person to whom and the date and time before which an individual interested in 
being appointed to fill the vacancy may submit the individual's name for 
consideration; and
(c)
in an open meeting, interview each individual whose name is submitted for 
consideration and who meets the qualifications for office, regarding the individual's 
qualifications.
(4)
(a)
Subject to Subsection 
(4)(b)
, a local school board may appoint an individual to fill 
a vacancy described in Subsection 
(1)
 or 
(2)
 before the vacancy occurs if a member 
of the local school board submits a letter of resignation.
(b)
An individual appointed under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 may not take office until on or after 
the day on which the vacancy occurs for which the individual is appointed.
(c)
A member of a local school board who submits a letter of resignation under 
Subsection 
(4)(a)
 may not rescind the resignation after the local school board makes 
an appointment to fill the vacancy created by the resignation.
Section 16, Section 
20A-1-512
 is amended to read:
20A-1-512. Midterm vacancies on local district boards -- Notice.
(1)
(a)
When a vacancy occurs on any special district board for any reason, the following 
shall appoint a replacement to serve out the unexpired term in accordance with this 
section:
(i)
the special district board, if the person vacating the position was elected; or
(ii)
the appointing authority, as that term is defined in Section 
17B-1-102
, if the 
appointing authority appointed the person vacating the position.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c) or (d), before acting to fill the vacancy, the 
special district board or appointing authority shall:
(i)
give public notice of the vacancy for at least two weeks before the special district 
board or appointing authority meets to fill the vacancy by publishing the notice, as 
a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for the special district; and
(ii)
identify, in the notice:
(A)
the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled;
(B)
the individual to whom an individual who is interested in an appointment to 
fill the vacancy may submit the individual's name for consideration; and
(C)
any submission deadline.
(c)
An appointing authority is not subject to Subsection (1)(b) if:
(i)
(A)
the appointing authority appoints one of the appointing authority's own 
members; and
(B)
that member meets all applicable statutory board member qualifications; or
(ii)
the vacancy is on the board of trustees of an infrastructure financing district with 
no residents within the district's boundary.
(d)
When a vacancy occurs on the board of a water conservancy district located in more 
than one county:
(i)
the board shall give notice of the vacancy to the county legislative bodies that 
nominated the vacating trustee as provided in Section 
17B-2a-1005
;
(ii)
the county legislative bodies described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) shall collectively 
compile a list of three nominees to fill the vacancy; and
(iii)
the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint an 
individual to fill the vacancy from nominees submitted as provided in Subsection 
17B-2a-1005
(2)(c).
(2)
If
, 90 days after a vacancy occurs,
 the special district board 
has failed
fails
 to appoint 
an individual to complete an elected board member's term
 within 90 calendar days after 
the day on which the vacancy occurs
, the vacancy shall be filled:
(a)
in accordance with the procedure for a special district described in Subsection (1)(b); 
and
(b)
by, as applicable:
(i)
the legislative body of the county or municipality that created the special district; 
or
(ii)
for a vacancy on a board of trustees of an infrastructure financing district, the 
legislative body of the county whose unincorporated area contains or the 
municipality whose boundary contains more of the area within the infrastructure 
financing district than is contained within the unincorporated area of any other 
county or within the boundary of any other municipality.
Section 17, Section 
20A-1-513
 is amended to read:
20A-1-513. Temporary absence in elected office of a political subdivision for 
military service.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
(i)
"Armed forces" means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, 
Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(ii)
"Armed forces" includes the National Guard.
(b)
(i)
"Elected official" means an individual who holds an office of a political 
subdivision that is required by law to be filled by an election.
(ii)
"Elected official" includes an individual who is appointed to fill a vacancy in an 
office described in Subsection (1)(b)(i).
(c)
"Elected official reservist" means an elected official who is:
(i)
a member of the armed forces reserves component;
(ii)
a member of the National Guard; or
(iii)
a retired member of the armed forces who may be called to active, full-time duty 
in the armed forces under Title 10, U.S.C., Armed Forces.
(d)
(i)
"Military leave" means the temporary absence from an office:
(A)
by an elected official reservist called to active, full-time duty in the armed 
forces; and
(B)
for a period of time that exceeds 30 
calendar 
days and does not exceed 400 
calendar 
days.
(ii)
"Military leave" includes the time an individual on leave, as described in 
Subsection (1)(d)(i), spends for:
(A)
out processing;
(B)
an administrative delay;
(C)
accrued leave; and
(D)
on rest and recuperation leave program of the armed forces.
(e)
"Political subdivision's governing body" means:
(i)
for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
(ii)
for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
(iii)
for a local school district, the local school board;
(iv)
for a special service district:
(A)
the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special 
service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under 
Section 
17D-1-301
; or
(B)
the administrative control board of the special service district, if an 
administrative control board has been appointed under Section 
17D-1-301
; and
(v)
for a political subdivision not listed in Subsections (1)(e)(i) through (iv), the body 
that governs the affairs of the political subdivision.
(f)
"Temporary replacement" means the individual appointed by the political 
subdivision's governing body in accordance with this section to exercise the powers 
and duties of the office of an elected official reservist who takes military leave.
(2)
An elected official reservist who takes military leave in accordance with this section 
does not create a vacancy in the elected official's office.
(3)
(a)
An elected official reservist who is called to active, full-time duty in the armed 
forces under Title 10, U.S.C., Armed Forces, shall notify the political subdivision's 
governing body of the elected official's orders no later than 
5 p.m. on the first 
business day that is at least 
five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the elected 
official receives the orders.
(b)
An elected official reservist described in Subsection (3)(a) may:
(i)
if the period of active, full-time duty does not exceed 270 
calendar 
days:
(A)
continue to carry out the elected official's duties if possible while on active, 
full-time duty; or
(B)
take military leave if the elected official submits to the political subdivision's 
governing body written notice of the intent to take military leave and the 
expected duration of the military leave; or
(ii)
if the period of active, full-time duty exceeds 270 
calendar 
days but does not 
exceed 400 
calendar 
days, take military leave if the elected official submits to the 
political subdivision's governing body:
(A)
written notice of the intent to take military leave and the expected duration of 
the military leave; and
(B)
written certification that the secretary of the armed force of which the elected 
official is a member granted the elected official permission under U.S. 
Department of Defense Directive 1344.10 to continue to hold the elected 
official's office while on active, full-time duty.
(4)
(a)
An elected official reservist who chooses to continue to carry out the elected 
official's duties under Subsection (3)(b)(i)(A) shall, no later than 10 
calendar 
days 
after the day of the elected official's deployment, confirm in writing to the political 
subdivision's governing body that the elected official has the ability to carry out the 
elected official's duties.
(b)
If an elected official reservist does not submit the confirmation to the political 
subdivision's governing body before the deadline described in Subsection (4)(a), the 
political subdivision's governing body shall:
(i)
place the elected official in military leave status; and
(ii)
appoint a temporary replacement in accordance with Subsection (8).
(5)
(a)
An elected official reservist who chooses to take military leave under Subsection 
(3)(b)(ii) shall, no later than 21 
calendar 
days after the date of the elected official's 
deployment, submit to the political subdivision's governing body the written notice 
and certification described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii).
(b)
If an elected official reservist does not submit the notice and certification to the 
political subdivision's governing body before the deadline described in Subsection 
(5)(a):
(i)
the political subdivision's governing body may not appoint a temporary 
replacement under Subsection (8); and
(ii)
the elected official reservist creates a vacancy in the elected official's office.
(6)
An elected official reservist who is called to active, full-time duty in the armed forces 
under Title 10, U.S.C., Armed Forces, for a period of more than 400 
calendar 
days 
creates a vacancy in the elected official's office.
(7)
An elected official reservist's military leave:
(a)
begins:
(i)
for an elected official reservist described in Subsection (3)(b)(i), the later of:
(A)
the day after the day on which the elected official notifies the political 
subdivision's governing body of the intent to take military leave;
(B)
11 
calendar 
days after the day of the elected official's deployment if no 
confirmation is received by the political subdivision's governing body in 
accordance with Subsection (4)(a); or
(C)
the day on which the elected official begins active, full-time duty in the armed 
forces; or
(ii)
for an elected official reservist described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the day after the 
day on which the elected official submits to the political subdivision's governing 
body the written notice and certification described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii); and
(b)
ends the sooner of:
(i)
the expiration of the elected official reservist's term of office; or
(ii)
the day on which the elected official reservist ends active, full-time duty in the 
armed forces.
(8)
A temporary replacement shall:
(a)
meet the qualifications required to hold the office; and
(b)
be appointed:
(i)
when an elected official reservist:
(A)
takes military leave under Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) or (b)(ii); or
(B)
is placed in military leave status under Subsection (4)(b)(i); and
(ii)
by the political subdivision's governing body:
(A)
if a registered political party nominated the elected official reservist as a 
candidate for the office, in the same manner as provided in Subsection 
20A-1-508
(3) for the appointment of an interim replacement; or
(B)
if a registered political party did not nominate the elected official reservist as a 
candidate for the office, after submitting an application in accordance with 
Subsection (10)(b).
(9)
(a)
A temporary replacement shall exercise the powers and duties of the office for 
which the temporary replacement is appointed for the duration of the elected official 
reservist's military leave.
(b)
An elected reservist may not exercise the powers or duties of the office while on 
military leave.
(c)
If a temporary replacement is not appointed as required by Subsection (8)(b), no 
individual may exercise the powers and duties of the elected official reservist's office 
during the elected official's military leave.
(10)
The political subdivision's governing body shall establish:
(a)
the distribution of the emoluments of the office between the elected official reservist 
and the temporary replacement; and
(b)
an application form and the date and time before which an individual shall submit 
the application to be considered by the political subdivision's governing body for 
appointment as a temporary replacement.
(11)
This section does not apply to an elected official who is not an elected official reservist.
Section 18, Section 
20A-1-802
 is amended to read:
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 election that the candidate to which the 
petition relates will appear on the ballot; and
(ii)
under circumstances where a reasonable person would not believe that the 
allegations constitute a significant violation of a provision of this title.
(2)
"Defendant" means each person against whom an allegation is made in the verified 
petition described in Subsection 
20A-1-803(1)
.
(3)
"Receiving official" means:
(a)
the lieutenant governor, unless the verified petition described in Section 
20A-1-803
alleges a violation by the governor, the lieutenant governor, or an employee of the 
lieutenant governor's office; or
(b)
the attorney general, if the verified petition described in Section 
20A-1-803
 alleges a 
violation by the governor, the lieutenant governor, or an employee of the lieutenant 
governor's office.
(4)
"Reviewing official" means:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the receiving official; or
(b)
the reviewing official appointed under Subsection 
20A-1-803(3)(a)
, if the receiving 
official appoints another individual as the reviewing official under Subsection 
20A-1-803(3)(a)
.
(5)
"Significant violation" means:
(a)
a violation that, if known by voters before the election, may have resulted in a 
candidate, other than the candidate certified as having won the election, winning the 
election; or
(b)
a violation that, had the violation not occurred, may have resulted in a candidate, 
other than the candidate certified as having won the election, winning the election.
Section 19, Section 
20A-1-803
 is amended to read:
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)
has information relating to the alleged violation;
 and
(b)
the allegation is against a candidate for whom the registered voter had the right to 
vote, a personal campaign committee of that candidate, or a member of a personal 
campaign committee of that candidate.
(2)
The registered voter described in Subsection 
(1)
 shall file the verified petition with the 
receiving official.
(3)
If the receiving official determines, in writing, that the receiving official has a conflict 
of interest in relation to taking an action required in this part, the receiving official shall:
(a)
designate as the reviewing official an individual who does not have a conflict of 
interest, in the following order of precedence:
(i)
the attorney general;
(ii)
the state auditor;
(iii)
the state treasurer; or
(iv)
the governor; and
(b)
forward the petition to the reviewing official for further action.
(4)
(a)
The reviewing official shall gather information and determine whether, in the 
discretion of the reviewing official, a special investigation is necessary.
(b)
In making the determination described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
, the reviewing official 
may consider the following:
(i)
whether, based on the information available to the reviewing official, the 
reviewing official is able to determine that a violation did not occur;
(ii)
the seriousness of the alleged violation;
(iii)
whether the alleged violation was intentional or accidental;
(iv)
whether the alleged violation could be resolved informally;
(v)
whether the petition is frivolous or filed for the purpose of harassment;
(vi)
whether the alleged violation should be addressed in, or is being adequately 
addressed in, another forum, including a criminal investigation or proceeding;
(vii)
whether additional investigation, as part of a civil proceeding in relation to the 
petition, is desirable;
(viii)
the likelihood that an action, based on the allegations, is likely to be successful; 
or
(ix)
other criteria relevant to making the determination.
(5)
If the reviewing official determines that a special investigation is necessary, the 
reviewing official shall:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(b)
, refer the information to the attorney general, 
who shall appoint special counsel; or
(b)
if the verified petition alleges that the attorney general violated a provision of this 
title, or if the reviewing official determines that the Office of the Attorney General 
has a conflict of interest in relation to the verified petition, appoint a person who is 
not an employee of the Office of the Attorney General as special counsel, in 
accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code
.
(6)
The special counsel:
(a)
shall review the petition and any evidence relative to determining whether a 
defendant committed a violation of a provision of this title;
(b)
may interview individuals or gather additional evidence relative to determining 
whether a defendant committed a violation of a provision of this title;
(c)
shall advise the reviewing official whether, in the opinion of the special counsel, 
sufficient evidence exists to establish that a defendant committed a significant 
violation of a provision of this title; and
(d)
shall, 
within
on or before the first business day that is at least
 three 
calendar 
days 
after the day on which the special counsel complies with Subsection 
(6)(c)
, prepare 
and provide to the reviewing official a document that:
(i)
states whether, in the opinion of the special counsel, sufficient evidence exists to 
establish that a defendant committed at least one significant violation of a 
provision of this title; and
(ii)
if the special counsel is of the opinion that sufficient evidence exists to establish 
that a defendant committed at least one significant violation of a provision of this 
title:
(A)
states the name of each defendant for which, in the opinion of the special 
counsel, sufficient evidence exists to establish that the defendant committed at 
least one significant violation of a provision of this title;
(B)
states each provision of this title for which, in the opinion of the special 
counsel, sufficient evidence exists to establish that the defendant violated; and
(C)
may not include a description of the evidence supporting the opinion of the 
special counsel.
(7)
The reviewing official shall:
(a)
within
on or before the first business day that is at least
 three 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the reviewing official receives the document described in Subsection 
(6)(d)
, post a conspicuous link to the document on the home page of the reviewing 
official's website; and
(b)
within
on or before the first business day that is at least
 seven 
calendar 
days after 
the day on which the special counsel complies with Subsection 
(6)(c)
:
(i)
determine whether, in the opinion of the reviewing official, sufficient evidence 
exists to establish that a defendant committed a significant violation of a provision 
of this title; and
(ii)
if the reviewing official is of the opinion that sufficient evidence exists to 
establish that a defendant committed at least one significant violation of a 
provision of this title, direct the special counsel to file a civil action and serve 
summons in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure:
(A)
against each defendant for whom the reviewing official determines that 
sufficient evidence exists that the defendant committed a significant violation 
of this title; and
(B)
that includes each significant violation for which the reviewing official 
determines that sufficient evidence exists.
(8)
(a)
The purpose of the civil action described in Subsection 
(7)(b)(ii)
 is to determine 
whether a defendant committed a significant violation of a provision of this title.
(b)
For a civil action described in Subsection 
(7)(b)(ii)
, the complaint may include an 
allegation of any violation of a provision of this title by a defendant, regardless of 
whether the violation is alleged in the petition.
(c)
The special counsel may amend the complaint at any time after the complaint is filed, 
including by adding allegations to the complaint or amending allegations already 
made in the complaint, if the court determines that the amendment will not violate the 
due process rights of the defendant against whom the added or amended allegation is 
made.
(9)
(a)
An action brought under this section shall:
(i)
be heard without a jury, with the court determining all issues of fact and issues of 
law; and
(ii)
have precedence over any other civil actions.
(b)
The court shall schedule discovery and hearings, and shall otherwise conduct 
proceedings relating to an action brought under this section, in an expedited manner 
while preserving the rights of the parties and the integrity of the proceedings.
Section 20, Section 
20A-2-101
 is amended to read:
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)
will be:
(i)
at least 18 years of age on the day of the election; or
(ii)
if the election is a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, or a 
presidential primary election:
(A)
17 years of age on or before the day of the regular primary election, municipal 
primary election, or presidential primary election; and
(B)
18 years of age on or before the day of the general election that immediately 
follows the regular primary election, municipal primary election, or 
presidential primary election; and
(d)
currently resides within the voting district or precinct in which the individual applies 
to register to vote.
(2)
(a)
(i)
An individual who is involuntarily confined or incarcerated in a jail, prison, 
or other facility within a voting precinct is not a resident of that voting precinct 
and may not register to vote in that voting precinct unless the individual was a 
resident of that voting precinct before the confinement or incarceration.
(ii)
An individual who is involuntarily confined or incarcerated in a jail or prison is a 
resident of the voting precinct in which the individual resided before the 
confinement or incarceration.
(b)
An individual who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor for an offense 
under this title may not register to vote or remain registered to vote unless the 
individual's right to vote has been restored as provided in Section 
20A-2-101.3
 or 
20A-2-101.5
.
(c)
An individual whose right to vote has been restored, as provided in Section 
20A-2-101.3
 or 
20A-2-101.5
, is eligible to register to vote.
(3)
An individual who is eligible to vote and who resides within the geographic boundaries 
of the entity in which the election is held may register to vote in a:
(a)
regular general election;
(b)
regular primary election;
(c)
municipal general election;
(d)
municipal primary election;
(e)
statewide special election;
(f)
local special election;
(g)
special district election;
(h)
bond election; and
(i)
presidential primary election.
Section 21, Section 
20A-2-101.1
 is amended to read:
20A-2-101.1. Preregistering to vote.
(1)
An individual may preregister to vote if the individual:
(a)
is 16 or 17 years of age;
(b)
is not eligible to register to vote because the individual does not comply with the age 
requirements described in Subsection 
20A-2-101(1)(c)
;
(c)
is a citizen of the United States;
(d)
has been a resident of Utah for at least 30 
calendar 
days; and
(e)
currently resides within the voting district or precinct in which the individual 
preregisters to vote.
(2)
An individual described in Subsection 
(1)
 may not vote in an election and is not 
registered to vote until:
(a)
the individual is otherwise eligible to register to vote because the individual complies 
with the age requirements described in Subsection 
20A-2-101(1)(c)
; and
(b)
the county clerk registers the individual to vote under Subsection 
(4)
.
(3)
An individual who preregisters to vote shall:
(a)
complete a voter registration form, including an indication that the individual is 
preregistering to vote; and
(b)
submit the voter registration form to a county clerk in person, by mail, or in any 
other manner authorized by this chapter for the submission of a voter registration 
form.
(4)
(a)
A county clerk shall:
(i)
retain the voter registration form of an individual who meets the qualifications for 
preregistration and who submits a completed voter registration form to the county 
clerk under Subsection 
(3)(b)
;
(ii)
register the individual to vote in the next election in which the individual will be 
eligible to vote, before the voter registration deadline established in Section 
20A-2-102.5
 for that election; and
(iii)
send a notice to the individual that:
(A)
informs the individual that the individual's voter registration form has been 
accepted as an application for preregistration;
(B)
informs the individual that the individual will be registered to vote in the next 
election in which the individual will be eligible to vote; and
(C)
indicates in which election the individual will be registered to vote.
(b)
An individual who the county clerk registers under Subsection 
(4)(a)(ii)
 is 
considered to have applied for voter registration on the earlier of:
(i)
the day of the voter registration deadline immediately preceding the election day 
on which the individual will be at least 18 years of age; or
(ii)
the day on which the individual turns 18 years of age.
(c)
A county clerk shall refer a voter registration form to the county attorney for 
investigation and possible prosecution if the clerk or the clerk's designee believes the 
individual is attempting to preregister to vote in an election in which the individual 
will not be legally entitled to vote.
(5)
(a)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall classify the voter registration 
record of an individual who preregisters to vote as a private record until the day on 
which the individual turns 18 years of age.
(b)
On the day on which the individual described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 turns 18 years of 
age, the lieutenant governor or county clerk shall classify the individual's voter 
registration record as a public record in accordance with Subsection 
63G-2-301(2)(l)
.
(6)
If an individual who is at least 18 years of age erroneously indicates on the voter 
registration form that the individual is preregistering to vote, the county clerk shall 
consider the form as a voter registration form and shall process the form in accordance 
with this chapter.
Section 22, Section 
20A-2-104
 is amended to read:
20A-2-104. Voter registration form -- Registered voter lists -- Fees for copies.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Candidate for public office" means an individual:
(i)
who files a declaration of candidacy for a public office;
(ii)
who files a notice of intent to gather signatures under Section 
20A-9-408
; or
(iii)
employed by, under contract with, or a volunteer of, an individual described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)
 or 
(ii)
 for political campaign purposes.
(b)
"Dating violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
78B-7-402
 and 
the federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amended.
(c)
"Domestic violence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
77-36-1
 and 
the federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amended.
(d)
"Hash Code" means a code generated by applying an algorithm to a set of data to 
produce a code that:
(i)
uniquely represents the set of data;
(ii)
is always the same if the same algorithm is applied to the same set of data; and
(iii)
cannot be reversed to reveal the data applied to the algorithm.
(e)
"Protected individual" means an individual:
(i)
who submits a withholding request form with the individual's voter registration 
record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the individual indicates 
on the form that the individual, or an individual who resides with the individual, is 
a victim of domestic violence or dating violence or is likely to be a victim of 
domestic violence or dating violence;
(ii)
who submits a withholding request form with the individual's voter registration 
record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the individual indicates 
on the form and provides verification that the individual, or an individual who 
resides with the individual, is a law enforcement officer, a member of the armed 
forces as defined in Section 
20A-1-513
, a public figure, or protected by a 
protective order or protection order; or
(iii)
whose voter registration record was classified as a private record at the request of 
the individual before May 12, 2020.
(2)
(a)
An individual applying for voter registration, or an individual preregistering to vote, 
shall complete a voter registration form in substantially the following form:
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UTAH ELECTION REGISTRATION FORM
Are you a citizen of the United States of America?
Yes
No
If you checked "no" to the above question, do not complete this form.
Will you be 18 years of age on or before election day?
Yes
No
If you checked "no" to the above question, are you 16 or 17 years of age and 
preregistering to vote?
Yes
No
If you checked "no" to both of the prior two questions, do not complete this form.
Name of Voter
 _________________________________________________________________
First 
Middle 
 Last
Utah Driver License or Utah Identification Card 
Number____________________________
Date of Birth ______________________________________________________
Street Address of Principal Place of Residence
____________________________________________________________________________
City 
 County 
 State 
 Zip Code
Telephone Number (optional) _________________________
Email Address (optional) _____________________________________________
Last four digits of Social Security Number ______________________
Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if 
known)__________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
City
County
State
 Zip Code
Political Party
(a listing of each registered political party, as defined in Section 
20A-8-101
 and 
maintained by the lieutenant governor under Section 
67-1a-2
, with each party's name preceded 
by a checkbox)
Unaffiliated (no political party preference) 
Other (Please 
specify)___________________
I do swear (or affirm), subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the information 
contained in this form is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the 
state of Utah, residing at the above address. Unless I have indicated above that I am 
preregistering to vote in a later election, I will be at least 18 years of age and will have resided 
in Utah for 30 
calendar 
days immediately before the next election. I am not a convicted felon 
currently incarcerated for commission of a felony.
Signed and sworn
__________________________________________________________
Voter's Signature
_______________(month/day/year).
PRIVACY INFORMATION
Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such 
as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and 
some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the 
requirements of law.
Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email 
address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your 
year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties, 
and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld from 
all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, and 
their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
_____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld 
from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, 
and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION
In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that identifying 
information on your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates 
for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a 
withholding request form, and any required verification, as described in the following 
paragraphs.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration 
records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their 
contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this 
registration record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely 
to be, or resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating 
violence.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration 
records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their 
contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any 
required verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, 
if the person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the 
armed forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order.
CITIZENSHIP AFFIDAVIT
Name:
Name at birth, if different:
Place of birth:
Date of birth:
Date and place of naturalization (if applicable):
I hereby swear and affirm, under penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am a 
citizen and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information above is true and 
correct.
____________________________
Signature of Applicant
In accordance with Section 
20A-2-401
, the penalty for willfully causing, procuring, or 
allowing yourself to be registered or preregistered to vote if you know you are not entitled to 
register or preregister to vote is up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
NOTICE: IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE, YOU MUST PRESENT VALID 
VOTER IDENTIFICATION TO THE POLL WORKER BEFORE VOTING, WHICH MUST 
BE A VALID FORM OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION THAT SHOWS YOUR NAME AND 
PHOTOGRAPH; OR
TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION THAT SHOW YOUR NAME 
AND CURRENT ADDRESS.
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Type of I.D. ____________________________
Voting Precinct _________________________
Voting I.D. Number _____________________
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(b)
The voter registration form described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 shall include a section in 
substantially the following form:
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BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS
If you have provided a phone number or email address, you can receive notifications by 
text message or email regarding the status of a ballot that is mailed to you or a ballot that you 
deposit in the mail or in a ballot drop box, by indicating here:
______ Yes, I would like to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of my 
ballot.
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(c)
(i)
Except as provided under Subsection 
(2)(c)(ii)
, the county clerk shall retain a 
copy of each voter registration form in a permanent countywide alphabetical file, 
which may be electronic or some other recognized system.
(ii)
The county clerk may transfer a superseded voter registration form to the 
Division of Archives and Records Service created under Section 
63A-12-101
.
(3)
(a)
Each county clerk shall retain lists of currently registered voters.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall maintain a list of registered voters in electronic form.
(c)
If there are any discrepancies between the two lists, the county clerk's list is the 
official list.
(d)
The lieutenant governor and the county clerks may charge the fees established under 
the authority of Subsection 
63G-2-203(10)
 to individuals who wish to obtain a copy 
of the list of registered voters.
(4)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(4)
, "qualified person" means:
(i)
a government official or government employee acting in the government official's 
or government employee's capacity as a government official or a government 
employee;
(ii)
a health care provider, as defined in Section 
26B-8-501
, or an agent, employee, or 
independent contractor of a health care provider;
(iii)
an insurance company, as defined in Section 
67-4a-102
, or an agent, employee, 
or independent contractor of an insurance company;
(iv)
a financial institution, as defined in Section 
7-1-103
, or an agent, employee, or 
independent contractor of a financial institution;
(v)
a political party, or an agent, employee, or independent contractor of a political 
party;
(vi)
a candidate for public office, or an employee, independent contractor, or 
volunteer of a candidate for public office;
(vii)
a person described in Subsections 
(4)(a)(i)
 through 
(vi)
 who, after obtaining a 
year of birth from the list of registered voters:
(A)
provides the year of birth only to a person described in Subsections 
(4)(a)(i)
through 
(vii)
(vi)
;
(B)
verifies that the person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(vii)(A)
 is a person 
described in Subsections 
(4)(a)(i)
 through 
(vii)
(vi)
;
(C)
ensures, using industry standard security measures, that the year of birth may 
not be accessed by a person other than a person described in Subsections 
(4)(a)(i)
 through 
(vii)
(vi)
;
(D)
verifies that each person described in Subsections 
(4)(a)(ii)
 through 
(iv)
 to 
whom the person provides the year of birth will only use the year of birth to 
verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by an individual or to 
confirm the identity of a person in order to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse;
(E)
verifies that each person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
 to whom the person 
provides the year of birth will only use the year of birth in the person's capacity 
as a government official or government employee; and
(F)
verifies that each person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 to whom the 
person provides the year of birth will only use the year of birth for a political 
purpose of the political party or candidate for public office; or
(viii)
a person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 who, after obtaining 
information under Subsection 
(4)(n)
 and 
(o)
:
(A)
provides the information only to another person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
;
(B)
verifies that the other person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(viii)(A)
 is a 
person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
;
(C)
ensures, using industry standard security measures, that the information may 
not be accessed by a person other than a person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
; and
(D)
verifies that each person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 to whom the 
person provides the information will only use the information for a political 
purpose of the political party or candidate for public office.
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(j)(iv)
, and except as provided in 
Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(k)
 or 
(l)
, the lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall, 
when providing the list of registered voters to a qualified person under this section, 
include, with the list, the years of birth of the registered voters, if:
(i)
the lieutenant governor or a county clerk verifies the identity of the person and 
that the person is a qualified person; and
(ii)
the qualified person signs a document that includes the following:
(A)
the name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the list of 
registered voters;
(B)
an indication of the type of qualified person that the person requesting the list 
claims to be;
(C)
a statement regarding the purpose for which the person desires to obtain the 
years of birth;
(D)
a list of the purposes for which the qualified person may use the year of birth 
of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters;
(E)
a statement that the year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the 
list of registered voters may not be provided or used for a purpose other than a 
purpose described under Subsection 
(4)(b)(ii)(D)
;
(F)
a statement that if the person obtains the year of birth of a registered voter 
from the list of registered voters under false pretenses, or provides or uses the 
year of birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered 
voters in a manner that is prohibited by law, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor 
and is subject to a civil fine;
(G)
an assertion from the person that the person will not provide or use the year of 
birth of a registered voter that is obtained from the list of registered voters in a 
manner that is prohibited by law; and
(H)
notice that if the person makes a false statement in the document, the person is 
punishable by law under Section 
76-8-504
.
(c)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk:
(i)
may not disclose the year of birth of a registered voter to a person that the 
lieutenant governor or county clerk reasonably believes:
(A)
is not a qualified person or a person described in Subsection 
(4)(l)
; or
(B)
will provide or use the year of birth in a manner prohibited by law; and
(ii)
may not disclose information under Subsections 
(4)(n)
 or 
(o)
 to a person that the 
lieutenant governor or county clerk reasonably believes:
(A)
is not a person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
; or
(B)
will provide or use the information in a manner prohibited by law.
(d)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose the voter registration 
form of a person, or information included in the person's voter registration form, 
whose voter registration form is classified as private under Subsection 
(4)(h)
 to a 
person other than:
(i)
a government official or government employee acting in the government official's 
or government employee's capacity as a government official or government 
employee; or
(ii)
subject to Subsection 
(4)(e)
, a person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 for 
a political purpose.
(e)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(e)(ii)
, when disclosing a record or 
information under Subsection 
(4)(d)(ii)
, the lieutenant governor or county clerk 
shall exclude the information described in Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(j)
, other than 
the year of birth.
(ii)
If disclosing a record or information under Subsection 
(4)(d)(ii)
 in relation to the 
voter registration record of a protected individual, the lieutenant governor or 
county clerk shall comply with Subsections 
(4)(n)
 through 
(p)
.
(f)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose a withholding request 
form, described in Subsections 
(7)
 and 
(8)
, submitted by an individual, or information 
obtained from that form, to a person other than a government official or government 
employee acting in the government official's or government employee's capacity as a 
government official or government employee.
(g)
A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the person:
(i)
obtains from the list of registered voters, under false pretenses, the year of birth of 
a registered voter or information described in Subsection 
(4)(n)
 or 
(o)
;
(ii)
uses or provides the year of birth of a registered voter, or information described in 
Subsection 
(4)(n)
 or 
(o)
, that is obtained from the list of registered voters in a 
manner that is not permitted by law;
(iii)
obtains a voter registration record described in Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(k)
under false pretenses;
(iv)
uses or provides information obtained from a voter registration record described 
in Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(k)
 in a manner that is not permitted by law;
(v)
unlawfully discloses or obtains a voter registration record withheld under 
Subsection 
(7)
 or a withholding request form described in Subsections 
(7)
 and 
(8)
; 
or
(vi)
unlawfully discloses or obtains information from a voter registration record 
withheld under Subsection 
(7)
 or a withholding request form described in 
Subsections 
(7)
 and 
(8)
.
(h)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall classify the voter registration record 
of a voter as a private record if the voter:
(i)
submits a written application, created by the lieutenant governor, requesting that 
the voter's voter registration record be classified as private;
(ii)
requests on the voter's voter registration form that the voter's voter registration 
record be classified as a private record; or
(iii)
submits a withholding request form described in Subsection 
(7)
 and any required 
verification.
(i)
Except as provided in Subsections 
(4)(d)(ii)
 and 
(e)(ii)
, the lieutenant governor or a 
county clerk may not disclose to a person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 a 
voter registration record, or information obtained from a voter registration record, if 
the record is withheld under Subsection 
(7)
.
(j)
In addition to any criminal penalty that may be imposed under this section, the 
lieutenant governor may impose a civil fine against a person who violates a provision 
of this section, in an amount equal to the greater of:
(i)
the product of 30 and the square root of the total number of:
(A)
records obtained, provided, or used unlawfully, rounded to the nearest whole 
dollar; or
(B)
records from which information is obtained, provided, or used unlawfully, 
rounded to the nearest whole dollar; or
(ii)
$200.
(k)
A qualified person may not obtain, provide, or use the year of birth of a registered 
voter, if the year of birth is obtained from the list of registered voters or from a voter 
registration record, unless the person:
(i)
is a government official or government employee who obtains, provides, or uses 
the year of birth in the government official's or government employee's capacity 
as a government official or government employee;
(ii)
is a qualified person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(ii)
, 
(iii)
, or 
(iv)
 and obtains or 
uses the year of birth only to verify the accuracy of personal information 
submitted by an individual or to confirm the identity of a person in order to 
prevent fraud, waste, or abuse;
(iii)
is a qualified person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 and obtains, 
provides, or uses the year of birth for a political purpose of the political party or 
candidate for public office; or
(iv)
is a qualified person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(vii)
 and obtains, provides, or 
uses the year of birth to provide the year of birth to another qualified person to 
verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by an individual or to 
confirm the identity of a person in order to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse.
(l)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may provide a year of birth to a member of 
the media, in relation to an individual designated by the member of the media, in 
order for the member of the media to verify the identity of the individual.
(m)
A person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 may not use or disclose 
information from a voter registration record for a purpose other than a political 
purpose.
(n)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(k)
 or 
(l)
, the lieutenant governor or a 
county clerk shall, when providing the list of registered voters to a qualified person 
described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
, include, from the record of a voter whose 
record is withheld under Subsection 
(7)
, the information described in Subsection 
(4)(o)
, if:
(i)
the lieutenant governor or a county clerk verifies the identity of the person and 
that the person is a qualified person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
; and
(ii)
the qualified person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
 signs a document 
that includes the following:
(A)
the name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the list of 
registered voters;
(B)
an indication of the type of qualified person that the person requesting the list 
claims to be;
(C)
a statement regarding the purpose for which the person desires to obtain the 
information;
(D)
a list of the purposes for which the qualified person may use the information;
(E)
a statement that the information may not be provided or used for a purpose 
other than a purpose described under Subsection 
(4)(n)(ii)(D)
;
(F)
a statement that if the person obtains the information under false pretenses, or 
provides or uses the information in a manner that is prohibited by law, the 
person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and is subject to a civil fine;
(G)
an assertion from the person that the person will not provide or use the 
information in a manner that is prohibited by law; and
(H)
notice that if the person makes a false statement in the document, the person is 
punishable by law under Section 
76-8-504
.
(o)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(p)
, the information that the lieutenant governor 
or a county clerk is required to provide, under Subsection 
(4)(n)
, from the record of a 
protected individual is:
(i)
a single hash code, generated from a string of data that includes both the voter's 
voter identification number and residential address;
(ii)
the voter's residential address;
(iii)
the voter's mailing address, if different from the voter's residential address;
(iv)
the party affiliation of the voter;
(v)
the precinct number for the voter's residential address;
(vi)
the voter's voting history; and
(vii)
a designation of which age group, of the following age groups, the voter falls 
within:
(A)
25 or younger;
(B)
26 through 35;
(C)
36 through 45;
(D)
46 through 55;
(E)
56 through 65;
(F)
66 through 75; or
(G)
76 or older.
(p)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose:
(i)
information described in Subsection 
(4)(o)
 that, due to a small number of voters 
affiliated with a particular political party, or due to another reason, would likely 
reveal the identity of a voter if disclosed; or
(ii)
the address described in Subsection 
(4)(o)(iii)
 if the lieutenant governor or the 
county clerk determines that the nature of the address would directly reveal 
sensitive information about the voter.
(q)
A qualified person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(v)
 or 
(vi)
, may not obtain, provide, 
or use the information described in Subsection 
(4)(n)
 or 
(o)
, except to the extent that 
the qualified person uses the information for a political purpose of a political party or 
candidate for public office.
(5)
When political parties not listed on the voter registration form qualify as registered 
political parties under 
Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures
Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures
, the lieutenant governor shall 
inform the county clerks of the name of the new political party and direct the county 
clerks to ensure that the voter registration form is modified to include that political party.
(6)
Upon receipt of a voter registration form from an applicant, the county clerk or the 
clerk's designee shall:
(a)
review each voter registration form for completeness and accuracy; and
(b)
if the county clerk believes, based upon a review of the form, that an individual may 
be seeking to register or preregister to vote who is not legally entitled to register or 
preregister to vote, refer the form to the county attorney for investigation and 
possible prosecution.
(7)
The lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall withhold from a person, other than a 
person described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
, the voter registration record, and information 
obtained from the voter registration record, of a protected individual.
(8)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall design and distribute 
the
a
 withholding request 
form 
for the purpose 
described in 
Subsection 
(7)
Subsections 
(1)(e)(i)
, (1)(e)(ii), (7), 
and this Subsection (8)
 to each election officer and to each agency that provides a 
voter registration form.
(b)
An individual described in Subsection 
(1)(e)(i)
 is not required to provide 
verification, other than the individual's attestation and signature on the withholding 
request form, that the individual, or an individual who resides with the individual, is a 
victim of domestic violence or dating violence or is likely to be a victim of domestic 
violence or dating violence.
(c)
The director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall make 
rules, in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, 
establishing requirements for providing the verification described in Subsection 
(1)(e)(ii)
.
(9)
An election officer or an employee of an election officer may not encourage an 
individual to submit, or discourage an individual from submitting, a withholding request 
form.
(10)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall make and execute a plan to provide notice to 
registered voters who are protected individuals, that includes the following 
information:
(i)
that the voter's classification of the record as private remains in effect;
(ii)
that certain non-identifying information from the voter's voter registration record 
may, under certain circumstances, be released to political parties and candidates 
for public office;
(iii)
that the voter's name, driver license or identification card number, social security 
number, email address, phone number, and the voter's day, month, and year of 
birth will remain private and will not be released to political parties or candidates 
for public office;
(iv)
that a county clerk will only release the information to political parties and 
candidates in a manner that does not associate the information with a particular 
voter; and
(v)
that a county clerk may, under certain circumstances, withhold other information 
that the county clerk determines would reveal identifying information about the 
voter.
(b)
The lieutenant governor may include in the notice described in this Subsection 
(10)
 a 
statement that a voter may obtain additional information on the lieutenant governor's 
website.
(c)
The plan described in Subsection 
(10)(a)
 may include providing the notice described 
in Subsection 
(10)(a)
 by:
(i)
publication on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 
63A-16-601
;
(ii)
publication on the lieutenant governor's website or a county's website;
(iii)
posting the notice in public locations;
(iv)
publication in a newspaper;
(v)
sending notification to the voters by electronic means;
(vi)
sending notice by other methods used by government entities to communicate 
with citizens; or
(vii)
providing notice by any other method.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall provide the notice included in a plan described in this 
Subsection 
(10)
 before June 16, 2023.
Section 23, Section 
20A-2-105
 is amended to read:
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:
(i)
the intent expressed by the individual; and
(ii)
acts of the individual that are consistent or inconsistent with the intent expressed 
by the individual.
(b)
"Resident" means an individual whose principal place of residence is within a 
specific voting precinct in Utah.
(2)
Election officials and judges shall apply the standards and requirements of this section 
when determining whether an individual is a resident for purposes of interpreting this 
title or the Utah Constitution.
(3)
An individual may request that an election official or election judge assist the individual 
in determining the individual's principal place of residence for a purpose described in 
Subsection 
(2)
.
(4)
(a)
An individual resides in Utah if:
(i)
the individual's principal place of residence is within Utah; and
(ii)
the individual has a present intention to maintain the individual's principal place 
of residence in Utah permanently or indefinitely.
(b)
An individual resides within a particular voting precinct if, on the date of registering 
to vote, the individual's principal place of residence is in that voting precinct.
(c)
An individual's principal place of residence does not change solely because the 
individual is present in Utah, present in a voting precinct, absent from Utah, or absent 
from the individual's voting precinct because the individual is:
(i)
employed in the service of the United States or of Utah;
(ii)
a student at an institution of learning;
(iii)
incarcerated in prison or jail; or
(iv)
residing upon an Indian or military reservation.
(d)
(i)
A member of the armed forces of the United States is not a resident of Utah 
merely because that member is stationed at a military facility within Utah.
(ii)
In order to be a resident of Utah, a member of the armed forces described in this 
Subsection 
(4)(d)
 shall meet the other requirements of this section.
(e)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(e)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
, an individual does not lose 
the individual's principal place of residence in Utah or a precinct if the individual 
moves to a foreign country, another state, or another voting precinct within Utah, 
for temporary purposes with the intention of returning.
(ii)
If an individual leaves the state or a voting precinct and votes or registers to vote 
in another state or voting precinct, the individual is no longer a resident of the 
state or voting precinct that the individual left.
(iii)
An individual loses the individual's principal place of residence in Utah or in a 
precinct, if, after the individual moves to another state or another precinct under 
Subsection 
(4)(e)(i)
, the individual forms the intent of making the other state or 
precinct the individual's principal place of residence.
(f)
An individual is not a resident of a county or voting precinct if the individual comes 
to the county or voting precinct for temporary purposes and does not intend to make 
that county or voting precinct the individual's principal place of residence.
(g)
An individual loses the individual's principal place of residence in Utah or in a 
precinct if the individual moves to another state or precinct with the intention of 
making the other state or precinct the individual's principal place of residence.
(h)
If an individual moves to another state or precinct with the intent of remaining in the 
other state or precinct for an indefinite time as the individual's principal place of 
residence, the individual loses the individual's principal place of residence in Utah, or 
in the precinct, even though the individual intends to return at some future time.
(5)
(a)
An individual may challenge a determination by a voter, election official, or 
election judge of a voter's principal place of residence, for the purpose of voting, in 
accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 
20A-3a-803
, 
20A-3a-804
, and 
20A-3a-805
.
(b)
If an election official or election judge has reasonable, articulable grounds to 
question the principal place of residence of an individual for a purpose described in 
Subsection 
(2)
, the election official or election judge may require the individual to 
provide information to resolve the question.
(c)
Reasonable, articulable grounds to question an individual's principal place of 
residence, and require additional information under Subsection 
(5)(b)
 include:
(i)
that the individual has a driver license or other identification from outside Utah;
(ii)
that the address claimed as the individual's principal place of residence does not 
match the address on the individual's driver license or other identification;
(iii)
that the individual owns residential property outside the location claimed as the 
individual's principal place of residence; or
(iv)
other articulable grounds that would lead a reasonable individual to question an 
individual's principal place of residence.
(d)
If an election official or election judge requires, under Subsection 
(5)(b)
, that an 
individual provide additional information, the clerk shall:
(i)
enter the voter registration into the statewide voter registration database; and
(ii)
indicate, in the statewide voter registration database, that the voter must provide 
additional information before the voter's ballot may be accepted.
(6)
Subject to Subsection 
(10)
, an election official or judge who, under Subsection 
(5)
, 
makes a determination regarding an individual's principal place of residence, shall, when 
making the determination, consider the following factors, to the extent that the factors 
are relevant:
(a)
where the individual's family resides;
(b)
whether the individual is single, married, separated, or divorced;
(c)
the age of the individual;
(d)
where the individual usually sleeps;
(e)
where the individual's minor children attend school;
(f)
the location of the individual's employment, income sources, or business pursuits;
(g)
the location of real property owned by the individual;
(h)
the individual's residence for purposes of taxation or tax exemption;
(i)
the location where the individual's motor vehicles are registered;
(j)
the address for which the individual pays utility services;
(k)
the address associated with the individual's hunting or fishing license;
(l)
the address associated with the individual's professional licenses; and
(m)
other relevant factors.
(7)
(a)
An individual changes the individual's principal place of residence if the 
individual:
(i)
acts affirmatively to move from the state or a precinct in the state; and
(ii)
has the intent to remain in another state or precinct.
(b)
An individual may not have more than one principal place of residence.
(c)
An individual does not lose the individual's principal place of residence until the 
individual establishes another principal place of residence.
(d)
An individual who moves from one county in Utah to another county in Utah retains 
the right to vote in the county from which the individual moved for 30 
calendar 
days 
after the day on which the individual moved from the county, unless the individual 
votes in the new county for that election.
(e)
An individual who is homeless may, in accordance with the other provisions of this 
section, establish a nontraditional location, including a location without a structure, 
as the individual's principal place of residence.
(8)
In computing the period that a person is a resident for a purpose described in Subsection 
(2)
, the period:
(a)
begins on the day on which the individual establishes the individual's principal place 
of residence; and
(b)
ends on the day before the day of the next applicable election.
(9)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(12)
, there is a rebuttable presumption that an 
individual's principal place of residence is in Utah and in the voting precinct claimed 
by the individual, if the individual makes an oath or affirmation upon a registration 
application form or declaration of candidacy that the individual's principal place of 
residence is in Utah and in the voting precinct claimed by the individual.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(12)
, the election officers and election officials 
shall allow an individual described in Subsection 
(9)(a)
 to register and vote in the 
precinct for the residence claimed under Subsection 
(9)(a)
, or accept the individual's 
declaration of candidacy in the district for the residence claimed under Subsection 
(9)(a)
, unless, in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
, it is shown by law or by clear and 
convincing evidence that:
(i)
the individual's principal place of residence is not in Utah or not in the applicable 
precinct or district; or
(ii)
the individual is incarcerated in prison or jail and did not, before the individual 
was incarcerated in prison or jail, establish the individual's principal place of 
residence in the voting precinct where the prison or jail is located.
(10)
(a)
The criteria described in this section for establishing an individual's principal 
place of residence for voting purposes do not apply in relation to the individual's 
location while the individual is incarcerated in prison or jail.
(b)
For voting registration purposes, the principal place of residence of an individual 
incarcerated in prison or jail is the state and voting precinct where the individual's 
principal place of residence was located before incarceration.
(11)
If an individual's principal place of residence is a residential parcel of one acre in size 
or smaller that is divided by the boundary line between two or more counties, that 
individual shall be considered a resident of the county in which a majority of the 
residential parcel lies.
(12)
(a)
If an individual seeking to become a candidate for a political office that includes 
a durational residency requirement has been absent from the state for a period of 
more than 180 
consecutive
calendar
 days during the applicable residency period, the 
individual may, at the time that the candidate files a declaration of candidacy, submit 
evidence to the filing officer to show that the individual intended to return to the state 
during the time of the individual's absence from the state.
(b)
There is a rebuttable presumption that an individual described in Subsection 
(12)(a)
intended to return to the state during the individual's absence if:
(i)
the individual submits evidence of the individual's intent to the filing officer at the 
time that the individual files a declaration of candidacy; or
(ii)
the individual was absent from the state because the individual was:
(A)
employed in the service of the United States or of Utah;
(B)
a student at an institution of learning; or
(C)
engaged solely in religious, missionary, philanthropic, or humanitarian 
activities.
(c)
If a valid written objection to an individual's declaration of candidacy is filed, there is 
a rebuttable presumption that an individual described in Subsection 
(12)(a)
 did not 
intend to return to the state during the individual's absence if:
(i)
the individual did not submit evidence of the individual's intent to the filing officer 
at the time that the individual filed a declaration of candidacy; and
(ii)
the individual's absence from the state was not for one of the reasons described in 
Subsection 
(12)(b)(ii)
.
(d)
An individual must rebut the presumption described in this Subsection 
(12)
 by clear 
and convincing evidence.
Section 24, Section 
20A-2-107
 is amended to read:
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 candidacy deadline described in Subsection 
20A-9-201.5(2)(b)
; or
(b)
for an election held in an even-numbered year in which a presidential election will 
not be held, April 1.
(2)
The county clerk shall:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(6)
 or 
20A-2-107.5(3)
, record the party affiliation 
designated by the voter on the voter registration form as the voter's party affiliation; or
(b)
if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration 
form:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(b)(ii)
, record the voter's party affiliation as 
the party that the voter designated the last time that the voter designated a party on 
a voter registration form, unless the voter more recently registered as 
"unaffiliated"; or
(ii)
record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated" if the voter:
(A)
did not previously designate a party;
(B)
most recently designated the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated"; or
(C)
did not previously register.
(3)
(a)
Any registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation 
by complying with the procedures and requirements of this Subsection 
(3)
.
(b)
A registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by 
filing with the county clerk, the municipal clerk, or the lieutenant governor a voter 
registration form or another signed form that identifies the registered political party 
with which the voter chooses to affiliate.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(d)
, a voter registration form or another signed 
form designating or changing a voter's political party affiliation takes effect when the 
county clerk receives the signed form.
(d)
The party affiliation of a voter who changes party affiliation, or who becomes 
unaffiliated from a political party, at any time on or after the change of affiliation 
deadline and on or before the date of the regular primary election, takes effect the day 
after the statewide canvass for the regular primary election.
(4)
For purposes of Subsection 
(3)(d)
, a form described in Subsection 
(3)(c)
 is received by 
the county clerk before the change of affiliation deadline if:
(a)
the individual submits the form in person at the county clerk's office no later than 5 
p.m. on the 
last business 
day before the change of affiliation deadline;
(b)
the individual submits the form electronically through the system described in 
Section 
20A-2-206
, at or before 11:59 p.m. before the day of the change of affiliation 
deadline; or
(c)
the individual's form is clearly postmarked before the change of affiliation deadline.
(5)
Subsection 
(3)(d)
 does not apply to the party affiliation designated by a voter on a voter 
registration form if:
(a)
the voter has not previously been registered to vote in the state; or
(b)
the voter's most recent party affiliation was changed to "unaffiliated" by a county 
clerk under Subsection 
(6)
.
(6)
If the most recent party affiliation designated by a voter is for a political party that is no 
longer a registered political party, the county clerk shall:
(a)
change the voter's party affiliation to "unaffiliated"; and
(b)
notify the voter electronically or by mail:
(i)
that the voter's affiliation has been changed to "unaffiliated" because the most 
recent party affiliation designated by the voter is for a political party that is no 
longer a registered political party; and
(ii)
of the methods and deadlines for changing the voter's party affiliation.
Section 25, Section 
20A-2-204
 is amended to read:
20A-2-204. Registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver license.
(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 
described in Subsection 
20A-2-108(2)(a)
, the information on the qualifying form that 
can be used for voter registration purposes.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(b)
, a citizen who is qualified to vote may 
register to vote, and a citizen who is qualified to preregister to vote may preregister to 
vote, by answering "yes" to the question described in Subsection 
20A-2-108(2)(a)
and completing the voter registration form.
(b)
A citizen who is a program participant in the Safe at Home Program created in 
Section 
77-38-602
 is not eligible to register to vote as described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
, 
but is eligible to register to vote by any other means described in this part.
(3)
The Driver License Division shall:
(a)
assist an individual in completing the voter registration form unless the individual 
refuses assistance;
(b)
electronically transmit each address change to the lieutenant governor 
within
on or 
before the first business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the division receives the address change; and
(c)
within
on or before the first business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the division receives a voter registration form, electronically transmit 
the form to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, including the following for the 
individual named on the form:
(i)
the name, date of birth, driver license or state identification card number, last four 
digits of the social security number, Utah residential address, place of birth, and 
signature;
(ii)
a mailing address, if different from the individual's Utah residential address;
(iii)
an email address and phone number, if available;
(iv)
the desired political affiliation, if indicated;
(v)
an indication of whether the individual requested that the individual's voter 
registration record be classified as a private record under Subsection 
20A-2-108(2)(b)
; and
(vi)
a withholding request form described in Subsections 
20A-2-104(7)
 and 
(8)
 and 
any verification submitted with the form.
(4)
Upon receipt of an individual's voter registration form from the Driver License Division 
under Subsection 
(3)
, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
enter the information into the statewide voter registration database; and
(b)
if the individual requests on the individual's voter registration form that the 
individual's voter registration record be classified as a private record or the individual 
submits a withholding request form described in Subsections 
20A-2-104(7)
 and 
(8)
and any required verification, classify the individual's voter registration record as a 
private record.
(5)
The county clerk of an individual whose information is entered into the statewide voter 
registration database under Subsection 
(4)
 shall:
(a)
ensure that the individual meets the qualifications to be registered or preregistered to 
vote; and
(b)
(i)
if the individual meets the qualifications to be registered to vote:
(A)
ensure that the individual is assigned to the proper voting precinct; and
(B)
send the individual the notice described in Section 
20A-2-304
; or
(ii)
if the individual meets the qualifications to be preregistered to vote, process the 
form in accordance with the requirements of Section 
20A-2-101.1
.
(6)
(a)
When the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form 
under this section, the clerk shall:
(i)
comply with the applicable provisions of this Subsection 
(6)
; or
(ii)
if the individual is preregistering to vote, comply with Section 
20A-2-101.1
.
(b)
If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form under this 
section no later than 5 p.m. or, if submitting the form electronically, midnight, 11 
calendar days before the date of an election, the county clerk shall:
(i)
accept the voter registration form; and
(ii)
unless the individual is preregistering to vote:
(A)
enter the individual's name on the list of registered voters for the voting 
precinct in which the individual resides; and
(B)
notify the individual that the individual is registered to vote in the upcoming 
election; and
(iii)
if the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote, comply with Section 
20A-2-101.1
.
(c)
If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form under this 
section after the deadline described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
, the county clerk shall, 
unless the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote:
(i)
accept the application for registration of the individual;
(ii)
process the voter registration form; and
(iii)
unless the individual is preregistering to vote, and except as provided in 
Subsection 
20A-2-207(6)
, inform the individual that the individual will not be 
registered to vote in the pending election, unless the individual registers to vote by 
provisional ballot during the early voting period, if applicable, or on election day, 
in accordance with Section 
20A-2-207
.
(7)
(a)
If the county clerk determines that an individual's voter registration form received 
from the Driver License Division is incorrect because of an error, because the form is 
incomplete, or because the individual does not meet the qualifications to be registered 
to vote, the county clerk shall mail notice to the individual stating that the individual 
has not been registered or preregistered because of an error, because the registration 
form is incomplete, or because the individual does not meet the qualifications to be 
registered to vote.
(b)
If a county clerk believes, based upon a review of a voter registration form, that an 
individual, who knows that the individual is not legally entitled to register or 
preregister to vote, may be intentionally seeking to register or preregister to vote, the 
county clerk shall refer the form to the county attorney for investigation and possible 
prosecution.
Section 26, Section 
20A-2-205
 is amended to read:
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-2-300.5
.
(2)
An individual may obtain and complete a registration form at a public assistance agency 
or discretionary voter registration agency.
(3)
Each public assistance agency and discretionary voter registration agency shall provide, 
either as part of existing forms or on a separate form, the following information in 
substantially the following form:
"REGISTERING TO VOTE
If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register 
or preregister to vote here today? (The decision of whether to register or preregister to vote 
will not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.) Yes____ 
No____ IF YOU DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO 
HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER OR PREREGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME. If 
you would like help in filling out the voter registration form, we will help you. The decision 
about whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private. 
If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or preregister or to 
decline to register or preregister to vote, your right to privacy in deciding whether to register or 
preregister, or in applying to register or preregister to vote, or your right to choose your own 
political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint with the Office of the 
Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114. (The phone number 
of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor)."
(4)
Unless an individual applying for service or assistance from a public assistance agency 
or discretionary voter registration agency declines, in writing, to register or preregister to 
vote, each public assistance agency and discretionary voter registration agency shall:
(a)
distribute a voter registration form with each application for service or assistance 
provided by the agency or office;
(b)
assist applicants in completing the voter registration form unless the applicant 
refuses assistance;
(c)
accept completed forms for transmittal to the appropriate election official; and
(d)
transmit a copy of each voter registration form to the appropriate election official 
within
on or before the first business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the 
division receives the voter registration form.
(5)
An individual in a public assistance agency or a discretionary voter registration agency 
that helps an applicant complete the voter registration form may not:
(a)
seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration;
(b)
display any political preference or party allegiance;
(c)
make any statement to an applicant or take any action that has the purpose or effect 
of discouraging the applicant from registering to vote; or
(d)
make any statement to an applicant or take any action that has the purpose or effect 
of leading the applicant to believe that a decision of whether to register or preregister 
has any bearing upon the availability of services or benefits.
(6)
If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form under this 
section no later than 
5 p.m. 
11 calendar days before the date of an election, the county 
clerk shall:
(a)
accept and process the voter registration form;
(b)
unless the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote:
(i)
enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in 
which the applicant resides; and
(ii)
notify the applicant that the applicant is registered to vote in the upcoming 
election; and
(c)
if the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote, comply with Section 
20A-2-101.1
.
(7)
If the county clerk receives a correctly completed voter registration form after the 
deadline described in Subsection 
(6)
, the county clerk shall:
(a)
accept the application for registration of the individual; and
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
20A-2-207(6)
, if possible, promptly inform the 
individual that the individual will not be registered to vote in the pending election, 
unless the individual registers to vote by provisional ballot during the early voting 
period, if applicable, or on election day, in accordance with Section 
20A-2-207
.
(8)
If the county clerk determines that a voter registration form received from a public 
assistance agency or discretionary voter registration agency is incorrect because of an 
error or because the voter registration form is incomplete, the county clerk shall mail 
notice to the individual attempting to register or preregister to vote, stating that the 
individual has not been registered or preregistered to vote because of an error or because 
the voter registration form is incomplete.
Section 27, Section 
20A-2-304
 is amended to read:
20A-2-304. County clerk's responsibilities -- Notice of disposition.
Each 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 clerk;
(b)
submits a completed voter registration form, as defined in Section 
20A-2-204
, to the 
Driver License Division;
(c)
submits a completed voter registration form to a public assistance agency or a 
discretionary voter registration agency; or
(d)
mails a completed voter registration form to the county clerk; and
(2)
within 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the county clerk processes a voter 
registration form, send a notice to the individual who submits the form that:
(a)
(i)
informs the individual that the individual's voter registration form has been 
accepted and that the individual is registered to vote;
(ii)
informs the individual of the procedure for designating or changing the 
individual's political affiliation;
(iii)
informs the individual of the procedure to cancel a voter registration;
(iv)
provides instructions to the voter on how the voter may sign up to receive 
electronic ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in 
Section 
20A-3a-401.5
; and
(v)
confirms that the individual has chosen to receive electronic ballot status 
notifications if the individual opted to receive electronic ballot status notifications 
on the voter registration form;
(b)
informs the individual that the individual's voter registration form has been rejected 
and the reason for the rejection; or
(c)
(i)
informs the individual that the individual's voter registration form is being 
returned to the individual for further action because the form is incomplete; and
(ii)
gives instructions to the individual on how to properly complete the form.
Section 28, Section 
20A-2-502
 is amended to read:
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 registration system to be used by 
county clerks to maintain an updated statewide voter registration database in 
accordance with this section and rules made under Section 
20A-2-507
;
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(c)
, regularly update the system with 
information relevant to voter registration, as follows:
(i)
on at least a weekly basis, information received from the Driver License Division 
in relation to:
(A)
voter registration;
(B)
a registered voter's change of address; or
(C)
a registered voter's change of name;
(ii)
on at least a weekly basis, the information described in Subsection 
26B-8-114(11)
from the state registrar, regarding deceased individuals;
(iii)
on at least a monthly basis, the information described in Subsection 
(3)
, received 
from the Department of Corrections regarding incarcerated individuals;
(iv)
on at least a monthly basis, information received from other states, including 
information received under an agreement described in Subsection 
(2)
; and
(v)
within 31 
calendar 
days after 
receiving
the day on which the lieutenant governor 
receives
 information relevant to voter registration, other than the information 
described in Subsections 
(1)(b)(i)
 through 
(v)
(iv)
;
(c)
regularly monitor the system to ensure that each county clerk complies with the 
requirements of this part and rules made under Section 
20A-2-507
;
(d)
establish matching criteria and security measures for identifying a change described 
in Subsection 
(1)(b)
 to ensure the accuracy of a voter registration record; and
(e)
on at least a monthly basis:
(i)
use the matching criteria and security measures described in Subsection 
(1)(d)
 to 
compare information in the database to identify duplicate data, contradictory data, 
and changes in data;
(ii)
notify the applicable county clerk of the data identified; and
(iii)
notify the county clerk of the county in which a voter's principal place of 
residence is located of a change in a registered voter's principal place of residence 
or name.
(2)
(a)
Subject to Subsection 
(2)(b)
, the lieutenant governor may cooperate or enter into 
an agreement with a governmental entity or another state to share information and 
increase the accuracy of the database.
(b)
For a record shared under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the lieutenant governor shall ensure:
(i)
that the record is only used to maintain the accuracy of the database;
(ii)
compliance with Section 
63G-2-206
; and
(iii)
that the record is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or 
another similar technology security system.
(c)
The lieutenant governor is not required to comply with an updating requirement 
described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
 to the extent that the person responsible to provide the 
information to the lieutenant governor fails to provide the information.
(3)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall maintain a current list of all incarcerated felons in 
Utah.
(b)
The Department of Corrections shall provide the lieutenant governor's office with:
(i)
the name and last-known address of each individual who:
(A)
was convicted of a felony in a Utah state court; and
(B)
is currently incarcerated for commission of a felony; and
(ii)
the name of each convicted felon who has been released from incarceration.
(4)
The lieutenant governor shall maintain on the lieutenant governor's website a document 
that:
(a)
describes the utilities and tools within the system that a county clerk is required to 
run;
(b)
describes the actions, if any, that a county clerk is required to take in relation to the 
results of running a utility or tool;
(c)
lists, by date, the recurring deadlines by which a county clerk must comply with 
Subsection 
(4)(a)
 or 
(b)
; and
(d)
indicates, by county:
(i)
whether the county clerk timely complies with each deadline described in 
Subsection 
(4)(c)
; and
(ii)
if the county clerk fails to timely comply with a deadline described in Subsection 
(4)(c)
, whether the county clerk subsequently complies with the deadline and the 
date on which the county clerk complies.
Section 29, Section 
20A-2-503
 is amended to read:
20A-2-503. County clerk's responsibilities -- Updating voter registration.
(1)
(a)
Each county clerk shall use the system to record or modify all voter registration 
records.
(b)
A county clerk shall:
(i)
at the time the county clerk enters a voter registration record into the system, run 
the system's voter identification verification tool in relation to the record; and
(ii)
in accordance with rules made under Section 
20A-2-507
, regularly report to the 
lieutenant governor the information described in Subsection 
20A-2-502(4)
.
(2)
A county clerk who receives notification from the lieutenant governor, as provided in 
Subsection 
20A-2-502(1)(e)
, of a change in a registered voter's principal place of 
residence or name may verify the change with the registered voter.
(3)
Unless the county clerk verifies that a change described in Subsection 
(2)
 is incorrect, 
the county clerk shall:
(a)
change the voter registration record to show the registered voter's current name and 
address; and
(b)
notify the registered voter of the change to the voter registration record.
(4)
A county clerk shall, in accordance with rules made under Section 
20A-2-507
:
(a)
on at least a monthly basis, run the duplicate voter utility and take the action required 
to resolve potential duplicate data identified by the utility; and
(b)
every December, run the annual maintenance utility.
(5)
(a)
If a voter does not vote in any election during the period beginning on the date of any 
regular general election and ending on the day after the date of the next regular general 
election, and the county clerk has not sent the voter a notice described in Section 
20A-2-505
during the period, the county clerk shall, within 14 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
county clerk runs the annual maintenance utility, send to the voter a preaddressed return form 
in substantially the following form:
"VOTER REGISTRATION ADDRESS"
To ensure the address on your voter registration is correct, please complete and return 
this form if your address has changed. What is your current street address?
____________________________________________________________________________
Street
City
County 
State
ZIP
___________________________
Signature of Voter
(b)
The county clerk shall mail the form described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 with a postal 
service that will notify the county clerk if the voter has changed the voter's address.
Section 30, Section 
20A-2-504
 is amended to read:
20A-2-504. Removing names from the official register -- General requirements.
(1)
The county clerk may not remove a voter's name from the official register solely 
because the voter has failed to vote in an election.
(2)
The county clerk shall remove a voter's name from the official register if:
(a)
the voter dies and the requirements of Subsection 
(3)
 are met;
(b)
the county clerk, after complying with the requirements of Section 
20A-2-505
, 
receives written confirmation from the voter that the voter no longer resides within 
the county clerk's county;
(c)
(i)
the county clerk obtains evidence that the voter's residence has changed;
(ii)
the county clerk mails notice to the voter as required under Section 
20A-2-505
;
(iii)
the county clerk:
(A)
receives no response from the voter; or
(B)
does not receive information that confirms the voter's residence; and
(iv)
the voter does not vote or appear to vote in an election during the period 
beginning on the date of the notice described in Section 
20A-2-505
 and ending on 
the day after the date of the second regular general election occurring after the 
date of the notice;
(d)
the voter requests, in writing, that the voter's name be removed from the official 
register;
(e)
the county clerk receives notice that a voter has been convicted of any felony or a 
misdemeanor for an offense under this title and the voter's right to vote has not been 
restored as provided in Section 
20A-2-101.3
 or 
20A-2-101.5
; or
(f)
the county clerk receives notice that a voter has registered to vote in another state 
after the day on which the voter registered to vote in this state.
(3)
The county clerk shall remove a voter's name from the 
official register within five 
business days after the day on which the county clerk receives 
confirmation from the 
Office of Vital Records that the voter is deceased.
(4)
No later than 90 
calendar 
days before each primary
 election day
 and general election
 day
, 
the county clerk shall update the official register by reviewing the official register and 
taking the actions permitted or required by law under this section, Section 
20A-2-503
, 
and Section 
20A-2-505
.
Section 31, Section 
20A-2-505
 is amended to read:
20A-2-505. Removing names from the official register -- Determining and 
confirming change of residence.
(1)
A county clerk may not remove a voter's name from the official register on the grounds 
that the voter has changed residence unless the voter:
(a)
confirms in writing that the voter has changed residence to a place outside the 
county; or
(b)
(i)
does not vote in an election during the period beginning on the date of the 
notice described in Subsection 
(3)
, and ending on the day after the date of the 
second regular general election occurring after the date of the notice; and
(ii)
does not respond to the notice described in Subsection 
(3)
.
(2)
(a)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after the day on which a county clerk obtains information 
that a voter's address has changed, if it appears that the voter still resides within the 
same county, the county clerk shall:
(i)
change the official register to show the voter's new address; and
(ii)
send to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice described in Subsection 
(3)
.
(b)
When a county clerk obtains information that a voter's address has changed and it 
appears that the voter now resides in a different county, the county clerk shall verify 
the changed residence by sending to the voter, by forwardable mail, the notice 
described in Subsection 
(3)
, printed on a postage prepaid, preaddressed return form.
(3)
(a)
Each county clerk shall use substantially the following form to notify voters whose 
addresses have changed:
"VOTER REGISTRATION NOTICE
We have been notified that your residence has changed. Please read, complete, and 
return this form so that we can update our voter registration records. What is your current 
street address?
___________________________________________________________________________
Street 
 City 
County
State
Zip
What is your current phone number (optional)?________________________________
What is your current email address (optional)?_________________________________
If you have not changed your residence, or have moved but stayed within the same 
county, you must complete and return this form to the county clerk so that it is received by the 
county clerk before 5 p.m. no later than 30 
calendar 
days before the date of the election. If you 
fail to return this form within that time:
- you may be required to show evidence of your address to the poll worker before being 
allowed to vote in either of the next two regular general elections; or
- if you fail to vote at least once, from the date this notice was mailed until the passing of 
two regular general elections, you will no longer be registered to vote. If you have changed 
your residence and have moved to a different county in Utah, you may register to vote by 
contacting the county clerk in your county.
________________________________________
Signature of Voter
PRIVACY INFORMATION
Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such 
as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and 
some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the 
requirements of law.
Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email 
address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your 
year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties, 
and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld from 
all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, and 
their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
_____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld 
from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, 
and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION
In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that identifying 
information on your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates 
for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a 
withholding request form, and any required verification, as described in the following 
paragraphs.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration 
records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their 
contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this 
registration record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely 
to be, or resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating 
violence.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration 
records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their 
contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any 
required verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, 
if the person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the 
armed forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order."
(b)
The form described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 shall also include a section in substantially the 
following form:
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BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS
If you have provided a phone number or email address, you can receive notifications by 
text message or email regarding the status of a ballot that is mailed to you or a ballot that you 
deposit in the mail or in a ballot drop box, by indicating here:
______ Yes, I would like to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of my 
ballot.
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(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the county clerk may not remove the 
names of any voters from the official register during the 90 
calendar 
days before a 
regular primary election or the 90 
calendar 
days before a regular general election.
(b)
The county clerk may remove the names of voters from the official register during 
the 90 
calendar 
days before a regular primary election or the 90 
calendar 
days before 
a regular general election if:
(i)
the voter requests, in writing, that the voter's name be removed; or
(ii)
the voter dies.
(c)
(i)
After a county clerk mails a notice under this section, the county clerk shall, 
unless otherwise prohibited by law, list that voter as inactive.
(ii)
If a county clerk receives a returned voter identification card, determines that 
there was no clerical error causing the card to be returned, and has no further 
information to contact the voter, the county clerk shall, unless otherwise 
prohibited by law, list that voter as inactive.
(iii)
An inactive voter may vote, sign petitions, and have all other privileges of a 
registered voter.
(iv)
A county is not required to:
(A)
send routine mailings to an inactive voter; or
(B)
count inactive voters when dividing precincts and preparing supplies.
(5)
The lieutenant governor shall make available to a county clerk United States Social 
Security Administration data received by the lieutenant governor regarding deceased 
individuals.
(6)
A county clerk shall, within 
ten
10
 business days after the day on which the county 
clerk receives the information described in Subsection 
(5)
 or Subsections 
26B-8-114(11)
and 
(12)
 relating to a decedent whose name appears on the official register, remove the 
decedent's name from the official register.
(7)
Ninety 
calendar 
days before each primary and general election the lieutenant governor 
shall compare the information the lieutenant governor has received under Subsection 
26B-8-114(11)
 with the official register of voters to ensure that all deceased voters have 
been removed from the official register.
Section 32, Section 
20A-3a-202
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-202. Conducting election by mail.
(1)
(a)
Except as otherwise provided for an election conducted entirely by mail under 
Section 
20A-7-609.5
, an election officer shall administer an election primarily by 
mail, in accordance with this section.
(b)
An individual who did not provide valid voter identification at the time the voter 
registered to vote shall provide valid voter identification before voting.
(2)
An election officer who administers an election:
(a)
shall in accordance with Subsection 
(3)
, no sooner than 21 
calendar 
days before 
election day and no later than seven 
calendar 
days before election day, mail to each 
active voter within a voting precinct:
(i)
a manual ballot;
(ii)
a return envelope;
(iii)
instructions for returning the ballot that include an express notice about any 
relevant deadlines that the voter must meet in order for the voter's vote to be 
counted;
(iv)
for an election administered by a county clerk, information regarding the location 
and hours of operation of any election day voting center at which the voter may 
vote or a website address where the voter may view this information;
(v)
for an election administered by an election officer other than a county clerk, if the 
election officer does not operate a polling place or an election day voting center, a 
warning, on a separate page of colored paper in bold face print, indicating that if 
the voter fails to follow the instructions included with the ballot, the voter will be 
unable to vote in that election because there will be no polling place for the voting 
precinct on the day of the election; and
(vi)
instructions on how a voter may sign up to receive electronic ballot status 
notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 
20A-3a-401.5
;
(b)
may not mail a ballot under this section to:
(i)
an inactive voter, unless the inactive voter requests a manual ballot; or
(ii)
a voter whom the election officer is prohibited from sending a ballot under 
Subsection 
(9)(c)(ii)
;
(c)
shall, on the outside of the envelope in which the election officer mails the ballot, 
include instructions for returning the ballot if the individual to whom the election 
officer mails the ballot does not live at the address to which the ballot is sent;
(d)
shall provide a method of accessible voting to a voter with a disability who is not 
able to vote by mail; and
(e)
shall include, on the election officer's website and with each ballot mailed, 
instructions regarding how a voter described in Subsection 
(2)(d)
 may vote.
(3)
(a)
An election officer who mails a manual ballot under Subsection 
(2)
 shall mail the 
manual ballot to the address:
(i)
provided at the time of registration; or
(ii)
if, at or after the time of registration, the voter files an alternate address request 
form described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the alternate address indicated on the form.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall make available to voters an alternate address request 
form that permits a voter to request that the election officer mail the voter's ballot to a 
location other than the voter's residence.
(c)
A voter shall provide the completed alternate address request form to the election 
officer no later than 11 
calendar 
days before the day of the election.
(4)
The return envelope shall include:
(a)
the name, official title, and post office address of the election officer on the front of 
the envelope;
(b)
a space where a voter may write an email address and phone number by which the 
election officer may contact the voter if the voter's ballot is rejected;
(c)
a printed affidavit in substantially the following form:
"County of ____State of ____
I, ____, solemnly swear that: I am a qualified resident voter of the ____ voting precinct 
in ____ County, Utah and that I am entitled to vote in this election. I am not a convicted felon 
currently incarcerated for commission of a felony.
______________________________
Signature of Voter"; and
(d)
a warning that the affidavit must be signed by the individual to whom the ballot was 
sent and that the ballot will not be counted if the signature on the affidavit does not 
match the signature on file with the election officer of the individual to whom the 
ballot was sent.
(5)
If the election officer determines that the voter is required to show valid voter 
identification, the election officer may:
(a)
mail a ballot to the voter;
(b)
instruct the voter to include a copy of the voter's valid voter identification with the 
return ballot; and
(c)
provide instructions to the voter on how the voter may sign up to receive electronic 
ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 
20A-3a-401.5
.
(6)
An election officer who administers an election shall:
(a)
(i)
before the election, obtain the signatures of each voter qualified to vote in the 
election; or
(ii)
obtain the signature of each voter within the voting precinct from the county 
clerk; and
(b)
maintain the signatures on file in the election officer's office.
(7)
Upon receipt of a returned ballot, the election officer shall review and process the ballot 
under Section 
20A-3a-401
.
(8)
A county that administers an election:
(a)
shall provide at least one election day voting center in accordance with 
Part 7, 
Election Day Voting Center
, and at least one additional election day voting center for 
every 5,000 active voters in the county who have requested to not receive a ballot by 
mail;
(b)
shall ensure that each election day voting center operated by the county has at least 
one voting device that is accessible, in accordance with the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-252, for individuals with disabilities;
(c)
may reduce the early voting period described in Section 
20A-3a-601
, if:
(i)
the county clerk conducts early voting on at least four days;
(ii)
the early voting days are within the period beginning on the date that is 14 
calendar 
days before the date of the election and ending on the day before the 
election; and
(iii)
the county clerk provides notice of the reduced early voting period in accordance 
with Section 
20A-3a-604
; and
(d)
is not required to pay return postage for a ballot.
(9)
(a)
An individual may request that the election officer not send the individual a ballot 
by mail in the next and subsequent elections by submitting a written request to the 
election officer.
(b)
An individual shall submit the request described in Subsection 
(9)(a)
 to the election 
officer before 5 p.m. no later than 60 
calendar 
days before an election if the 
individual does not wish to receive a ballot by mail in that election.
(c)
An election officer who receives a request from an individual under Subsection 
(9)(a)
:
(i)
shall remove the individual's name from the list of voters who will receive a ballot 
by mail; and
(ii)
may not send the individual a ballot by mail for:
(A)
the next election, if the individual submits the request described in Subsection 
(9)(a)
 before the deadline described in Subsection 
(9)(b)
; or
(B)
an election after the election described in Subsection 
(9)(c)(ii)(A)
.
(d)
An individual who submits a request under Subsection 
(9)(a)
 may resume the 
individual's receipt of a ballot by mail by submitting a written request to the election 
officer.
Section 33, Section 
20A-3a-203
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-203. Voting at a polling place.
(1)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-7-609.5
, a registered voter may vote at a polling 
place in an election in accordance with this section.
(2)
(a)
The voter shall give the voter's name, and, if requested, the voter's residence, to 
one of the poll workers.
(b)
The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the poll workers.
(c)
If the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has presented valid voter 
identification, the poll worker shall:
(i)
indicate on the official register that the voter was not properly identified;
(ii)
issue the voter a provisional ballot;
(iii)
notify the voter that the voter will have until the close of normal office hours on 
Monday after the day of the election
 or, if Monday is a holiday, on the first 
business day after the holiday,
 to present valid voter identification:
(A)
to the county clerk at the county clerk's office; or
(B)
to an election officer who is administering the election; and
(iv)
follow the procedures and requirements of Section 
20A-3a-205
.
(d)
If the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 
20A-3a-803
, the poll 
worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 
20A-3a-205
.
(3)
A poll worker shall check the official register to determine whether:
(a)
a voter is registered to vote; and
(b)
if the election is a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, 
whether a voter's party affiliation designation in the official register allows the voter 
to vote the ballot that the voter requests.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)
, if the voter's name is not found on the 
official register, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of 
Section 
20A-3a-205
.
(b)
If, in a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, the official register 
does not affirmatively identify the voter as being affiliated with a registered political 
party or if the official register identifies the voter as being "unaffiliated," the voter 
shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
(5)
In a regular primary election or a presidential primary election:
(a)
if a voter's name is not found on the official register, and if it is not unduly disruptive 
to the election process, the poll worker may attempt to contact the county clerk's 
office to request oral verification of the voter's registration;
(b)
if oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the poll worker shall:
(i)
record the verification on the official register;
(ii)
determine the voter's party affiliation and the ballot that the voter is qualified to 
vote; and
(iii)
except as provided in Subsection 
(6)
, comply with Subsection 
(3)
.
(6)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(6)(b)
, if, in a regular primary election or a 
presidential primary election, the voter's political party affiliation listed in the official 
register does not allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested, the poll 
worker shall inform the voter of that fact and inform the voter of the ballot or ballots 
that the voter's party affiliation does allow the voter to vote.
(b)
If, in a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, the voter is listed 
in the official register as unaffiliated, or if the official register does not affirmatively 
identify the voter as either unaffiliated or affiliated with a registered political party, 
and the voter, as an unaffiliated voter, is not authorized to vote the ballot that the 
voter requests, the poll worker shall:
(i)
ask the voter if the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot 
that the voter, as unaffiliated, is authorized to vote, or remain unaffiliated; and
(ii)
(A)
if the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the 
unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the poll worker shall proceed as 
required by Subsection 
(3)
; or
(B)
if the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another 
ballot that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the poll worker shall 
instruct the voter that the voter may not vote.
(7)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(6)(b)(ii)(B)
, and subject to the other provisions of 
Subsection 
(6)
, if the poll worker determines that the voter is registered, a poll worker 
shall:
(a)
direct the voter to sign the voter's name in the official register;
(b)
provide to the voter the ballot that the voter is qualified to vote; and
(c)
allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
Section 34, Section 
20A-3a-401
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-401. Custody of voted ballots mailed or deposited in a ballot drop box -- 
Disposition -- Notice -- Disclosures relating to unresolved ballots.
(1)
This section governs ballots returned by mail or via a ballot drop box.
(2)
(a)
Poll workers shall open return envelopes containing manual ballots that are in the 
custody of the poll workers in accordance with this section.
(b)
The poll workers shall, first, compare the signature of the voter on the affidavit of the 
return envelope to the signature of the voter in the voter registration records.
(3)
After complying with Subsection (2), the poll workers shall determine whether:
(a)
the signatures correspond;
(b)
the affidavit is sufficient;
(c)
the voter is registered to vote in the correct precinct;
(d)
the voter's right to vote the ballot has been challenged;
(e)
the voter has already voted in the election;
(f)
the voter is required to provide valid voter identification; and
(g)
if the voter is required to provide valid voter identification, whether the voter has 
provided valid voter identification.
(4)
(a)
The poll workers shall take the action described in Subsection (4)(b) if the poll 
workers determine:
(i)
in accordance with the rules made under Subsection (11):
(A)
that the signature on the affidavit of the return envelope is reasonably 
consistent with the individual's signature in the voter registration records; or
(B)
for an individual who checks the box described in Subsection (5)(c)(v), that 
the signature is verified by alternative means;
(ii)
that the affidavit is sufficient;
(iii)
that the voter is registered to vote in the correct precinct;
(iv)
that the voter's right to vote the ballot has not been challenged;
(v)
that the voter has not already voted in the election; and
(vi)
for a voter required to provide valid voter identification, that the voter has 
provided valid voter identification.
(b)
If the poll workers make all of the findings described in Subsection (4)(a), the poll 
workers shall:
(i)
remove the manual ballot from the return envelope in a manner that does not 
destroy the affidavit on the return envelope;
(ii)
ensure that the ballot does not unfold and is not otherwise examined in 
connection with the return envelope; and
(iii)
place the ballot with the other ballots to be counted.
(c)
If the poll workers do not make all of the findings described in Subsection (4)(a), the 
poll workers shall:
(i)
disallow the vote;
(ii)
without opening the return envelope, record the ballot as "rejected" and state the 
reason for the rejection; and
(iii)
place the return envelope, unopened, with the other rejected return envelopes.
(5)
(a)
If the poll workers reject an individual's ballot because the poll workers 
determine, in accordance with rules made under Subsection (11), that the signature 
on the return envelope is not reasonably consistent with the individual's signature in 
the voter registration records, the election officer shall:
(i)
contact the individual in accordance with Subsection (6); and
(ii)
inform the individual:
(A)
that the individual's signature is in question;
(B)
how the individual may resolve the issue; and
(C)
that, in order for the ballot to be counted, the individual is required to deliver 
to the election officer a correctly completed affidavit, provided by the county 
clerk, that meets the requirements described in Subsection (5)(c).
(b)
The election officer shall ensure that the notice described in Subsection (5)(a) 
includes:
(i)
when communicating the notice by mail, a printed copy of the affidavit described 
in Subsection (5)(c) and a courtesy reply envelope;
(ii)
when communicating the notice electronically, a link to a copy of the affidavit 
described in Subsection (5)(c) or information on how to obtain a copy of the 
affidavit; or
(iii)
when communicating the notice by phone, either during a direct conversation 
with the voter or in a voicemail, arrangements for the voter to receive a copy of 
the affidavit described in Subsection (5)(c), either in person from the clerk's 
office, by mail, or electronically.
(c)
An affidavit described in Subsection (5)(a)(ii)(C) shall include:
(i)
an attestation that the individual voted the ballot;
(ii)
a space for the individual to enter the individual's name, date of birth, and driver 
license number or the last four digits of the individual's social security number;
(iii)
a space for the individual to sign the affidavit;
(iv)
a statement that, by signing the affidavit, the individual authorizes the lieutenant 
governor's and county clerk's use of the individual's signature on the affidavit for 
voter identification purposes; and
(v)
a check box accompanied by language in substantially the following form: "I am 
a voter with a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act that 
impacts my ability to sign my name consistently. I can provide appropriate 
documentation upon request. To discuss accommodations, I can be contacted at 
__________________".
(d)
In order for an individual described in Subsection (5)(a) to have the individual's 
ballot counted, the individual shall deliver the affidavit described in Subsection (5)(c) 
to the election officer.
(e)
An election officer who receives a signed affidavit under Subsection (5)(d) shall 
immediately:
(i)
scan the signature on the affidavit electronically and keep the signature on file in 
the statewide voter registration database developed under Section 
20A-2-502
;
(ii)
if the election officer receives the affidavit no later than 
5 p.m. three days
noon 
on the last business day
 before the day on which the canvass begins, count the 
individual's ballot; and
(iii)
if the check box described in Subsection (5)(c)(v) is checked, comply with the 
rules described in Subsection (11)(c).
(6)
(a)
The election officer shall, within two business days after the day on which an 
individual's ballot is rejected, notify the individual of the rejection and the reason for 
the rejection, by phone, mail, email, or SMS text message, unless:
(i)
the ballot is cured within one business day after the day on which the ballot is 
rejected; or
(ii)
the ballot is rejected because the ballot is received late or for another reason that 
cannot be cured.
(b)
If an individual's ballot is rejected for a reason described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii), the 
election officer shall notify the individual of the rejection and the reason for the 
rejection by phone, mail, email, or SMS text message, within the later of:
(i)
30 
calendar 
days after the day of the rejection; or
(ii)
30 
calendar 
days after the day of the election.
(c)
The election officer may, when notifying an individual by phone under this 
Subsection (6), use auto-dial technology.
(7)
An election officer may not count the ballot of an individual whom the election officer 
contacts under Subsection (5) or (6) unless, no later than 5 p.m. 
on the last business day 
that is at least 
three 
calendar 
days before the day on which the canvass begins, the 
election officer:
(a)
receives a signed affidavit from the individual under Subsection (5); or
(b)
(i)
contacts the individual;
(ii)
if the election officer has reason to believe that an individual, other than the voter 
to whom the ballot was sent, signed the ballot affidavit, informs the individual that 
it is unlawful to sign a ballot affidavit for another person, even if the person gives 
permission;
(iii)
verifies the identity of the individual by:
(A)
requiring the individual to provide at least two types of personal identifying 
information for the individual; and
(B)
comparing the information provided under Subsection (7)(b)(iii)(A) to records 
relating to the individual that are in the possession or control of an election 
officer; and
(iv)
documenting the verification described in Subsection (7)(b)(iii), by recording:
(A)
the name and voter identification number of the individual contacted;
(B)
the name of the individual who conducts the verification;
(C)
the date and manner of the communication;
(D)
the type of personal identifying information provided by the individual;
(E)
a description of the records against which the personal identifying information 
provided by the individual is compared and verified; and
(F)
other information required by the lieutenant governor.
(8)
The election officer shall:
(a)
retain and preserve the return envelopes in the manner provided by law for the 
retention and preservation of ballots voted at that election;
(b)
retain and preserve the documentation described in Subsection (7)(b)(iv); and
(c)
if the election officer complies with Subsection (8)(b) by including the 
documentation in the voter's voter registration record, make, retain, and preserve a 
record of the name and voter identification number of each voter contacted under 
Subsection (7)(b).
(9)
(a)
The election officer shall record the following in the database used to verify 
signatures:
(i)
any initial rejection of a ballot under Subsection (4)(c), within one business day 
after the day on which the election officer rejects the ballot; and
(ii)
any resolution of a rejection of a ballot under Subsection (7), within one business 
day after the day on which the ballot rejection is resolved.
(b)
An election officer shall include, in the canvass report, a final report of the 
disposition of all rejected and resolved ballots, including, for ballots rejected, the 
following:
(i)
the number of ballots rejected because the voter did not sign the voter's ballot; and
(ii)
the number of ballots rejected because the voter's signatures on the ballot, and in 
records on file, do not correspond.
(10)
Willful failure to comply with this section constitutes willful neglect of duty under 
Section 
20A-5-701
.
(11)
The director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall make 
rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to 
establish:
(a)
criteria and processes for use by poll workers in determining if a signature 
corresponds with the signature on file for the voter under Subsections (3)(a) and 
(4)(a)(i)(A);
(b)
training and certification requirements for election officers and employees of election 
officers regarding the criteria and processes described in Subsection (11)(a); and
(c)
in compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 
Secs. 12131 through 12165, an alternative means of verifying the identity of an 
individual who checks the box described in Subsection (5)(c)(v).
(12)
Subject to Subsection (13), if, in response to a request, and in accordance with the 
requirements of law, an election officer discloses the name or address of voters whose 
ballots have been rejected and not yet resolved, the election officer shall:
(a)
make the disclosure within two business days after the day on which the request is 
made;
(b)
respond to each request in the order the requests were made; and
(c)
make each disclosure in a manner, and within a period of time, that does not reflect 
favoritism to one requestor over another.
(13)
A disclosure described in Subsection (12) may not include the name or address of a 
protected individual, as defined in Subsection 
20A-2-104
(1).
Section 35, Section 
20A-3a-502
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-502. Intimidation -- Undue influence.
(1)
It is unlawful for a person to induce or compel an individual to vote or refrain from 
voting at an election provided by law or to vote or refrain from voting for a particular 
individual or measure at an election provided by law, directly or indirectly, by:
(a)
using force, violence, or restraint;
(b)
inflicting or threatening to inflict injury, damage, harm, or loss; or
(c)
by intimidation.
(2)
It is unlawful for a person to, by abduction, force, or fraud, impede, prevent, or 
otherwise interfere with the free exercise of the elective franchise of any voter, either in 
voting at any election provided by law or voting or refraining from voting for a 
particular individual or measure at an election provided by law.
(3)
It is unlawful for a person to:
(a)
enclose in the salary or wage envelopes of an employee of the person, political 
mottoes, devices, or arguments containing threats, express or implied, intended or 
calculated to influence the political opinion, views, or action of the employee; or
(b)
within 90 
calendar 
days before the day of an election provided by law, post or 
otherwise exhibit, in a location where the person's employees may be working or may 
be present in the course of employment, any handbill, notice, or placard containing 
any threat, notice, or information, that if any particular ticket or candidate is or is not 
elected:
(i)
work performed by the person's employees will cease in whole or in part;
(ii)
the workplace will close;
(iii)
wages of workforce will be reduced; or
(iv)
other adverse consequences, under the control of the person, will result.
(4)
Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
Section 36, Section 
20A-3a-601
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-601. Early voting.
(1)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-7-609.5
:
(a)
an individual who is registered to vote may vote at a polling place before the election 
date in accordance with this section; and
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
20A-2-207(6)
, an individual who is not registered 
to vote may register to vote and vote at a polling place before the election date in 
accordance with this section if the individual:
(i)
is otherwise legally entitled to vote the ballot; and
(ii)
casts a provisional ballot in accordance with Section 
20A-2-207
.
(2)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
 or Subsection 
(3)
, the early voting period:
(a)
begins on the date that is 14 
calendar 
days before the date of the election; and
(b)
continues through the Friday before the election if the election date is a Tuesday.
(3)
(a)
An election officer may extend the end of the early voting period to the day before 
the election date if the election officer provides notice of the extension in accordance 
with Section 
20A-3a-604
.
(b)
For a municipal election, the municipal clerk may reduce the early voting period 
described in this section if:
(i)
the municipal clerk conducts early voting on at least four days;
(ii)
the early voting days are within the period beginning on the date that is 14 
calendar 
days before the date of the election and ending on the day before the 
election; and
(iii)
the municipal clerk provides notice of the reduced early voting period in 
accordance with Section 
20A-3a-604
.
(c)
For a county election, the county clerk may reduce the early voting period described 
in this section if:
(i)
the county clerk conducts early voting on at least four days;
(ii)
the early voting days are within the period beginning on the date that is 14 
calendar 
days before the date of the election and ending on the day before the 
election; and
(iii)
the county clerk provides notice of the reduced early voting period in accordance 
with Section 
20A-3a-604
.
(4)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
, during the early voting period, the election 
officer:
(a)
for a local special election, a municipal primary election, and a municipal general 
election:
(i)
shall conduct early voting on a minimum of four days during each week of the 
early voting period; and
(ii)
shall conduct early voting on the last day of the early voting period; and
(b)
for all other elections:
(i)
shall conduct early voting on each weekday; and
(ii)
may elect to conduct early voting on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
(5)
Except as specifically provided in this 
Part 6, Early Voting
, or Section 
20A-1-308
, early 
voting shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of this title.
Section 37, Section 
20A-3a-604
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-604. Notice of time and place of early voting.
(1)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
 or Subsection 
20A-3a-603(2)
, the election 
officer shall, for at least 28 
calendar 
days before the date of the election, provide notice 
of the dates, times, and locations of early voting by publishing notice for the county, as a 
class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
.
(2)
Instead of specifying all dates, times, and locations of early voting, a notice required 
under Subsection 
(1)
 may specify the following sources where a voter may view or 
obtain a copy of all dates, times, and locations of early voting:
(a)
the county's website;
(b)
the physical address of the county's offices; and
(c)
a mailing address and telephone number.
(3)
The election officer shall include in the notice described in Subsection 
(1)
:
(a)
the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if available, 
the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the 
election officer will post on the website the location of each early voting polling 
place, including any changes to the location of an early voting polling place and the 
location of additional early voting polling places; and
(b)
a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of 
an early voting polling place.
Section 38, Section 
20A-3a-703
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-703. Election day voting centers as polling places -- Location -- 
Notification.
(1)
The election officer may designate one or more polling places as an election day voting 
center if:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)
, the election officer notifies the lieutenant 
governor of the designation and location of the election day voting center at least 15 
calendar 
days before the election;
(b)
the polling place meets the requirements for a polling place under 
Chapter 5, 
Election Administration
; and
(c)
the polling place is located in a government building or office, unless the election 
officer determines that there is no government building or office available, in the area 
designated by the election officer, that:
(i)
can be scheduled for use during election day voting hours;
(ii)
has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate election day voting 
requirements;
(iii)
has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and
(iv)
has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking.
(2)
(a)
The election officer may, after the deadline described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
:
(i)
if necessary, change the location of an election day voting center; or
(ii)
if the election officer determines that the number of election day voting centers is 
insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, designate 
additional election day voting centers.
(b)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
, if an election officer changes the location 
of an election day voting center or designates an additional election day voting 
center, the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the 
dates, times, and location of the changed election day voting center or the additional 
election day voting center:
(i)
to the lieutenant governor, for posting on the Statewide Electronic Voter 
Information Website;
(ii)
by posting the information on the website of the election officer, if available; and
(iii)
by posting notice:
(A)
of a change in the location of an election day voting center, at the new 
location and, if possible, the old location; and
(B)
of an additional election day voting center, at the additional election day 
voting center.
Section 39, Section 
20A-3a-803
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-803. Challenges to a voter's eligibility -- Basis for challenge -- 
Procedures.
(1)
An individual may challenge another individual's eligibility to vote on any of the 
following grounds:
(a)
the individual is not the individual in whose name the individual tries to vote;
(b)
the individual is not a resident of Utah;
(c)
the individual is not a citizen of the United States;
(d)
the individual has not or will not have resided in Utah for 30 
calendar 
days 
immediately before the date of the election;
(e)
the individual's principal place of residence is not in the voting precinct that the 
individual claims;
(f)
the individual's principal place of residence is not in the geographic boundaries of the 
election area;
(g)
the individual has already voted in the election;
(h)
the individual is not at least the minimum age required to vote in the election;
(i)
the individual has been convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense under this title and 
the individual's right to vote in an election has not been restored under Section 
20A-2-101.3
;
(j)
the individual is a convicted felon and the voter's right to vote in an election has not 
been restored under Section 
20A-2-101.5
; or
(k)
in a regular primary election or presidential primary election, the individual does not 
meet the political party affiliation requirements for the ballot the individual seeks to 
vote.
(2)
An individual who challenges another individual's right to vote in an election shall make 
the challenge in accordance with:
(a)
Section 
20A-3a-804
, for a challenge that is not made in person at the time an 
individual votes; or
(b)
Section 
20A-3a-805
, for challenges made in person at the time an individual votes.
Section 40, Section 
20A-3a-804
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-804. Pre-election challenges to a voter's eligibility in writing -- 
Procedure -- Form of challenge.
(1)
(a)
An individual may challenge an individual's eligibility to vote by filing a written 
statement with the election officer in accordance with Subsection 
(1)(b)
 that:
(i)
lists the name and address of the individual filing the challenge;
(ii)
for each individual who is challenged:
(A)
identifies the name of the challenged individual;
(B)
lists the last known address or telephone number of the challenged individual;
(C)
provides the basis for the challenge, as provided under Section 
20A-3a-803
;
(D)
provides facts and circumstances supporting the basis provided; and
(E)
may include supporting documents, affidavits, or other evidence; and
(iii)
includes a signed affidavit, which is subject to penalties of perjury, swearing that:
(A)
the filer exercised due diligence to personally verify the facts and 
circumstances establishing the basis for the challenge; and
(B)
according to the filer's personal knowledge and belief, the basis for the 
challenge under Section 
20A-3a-803
 for each challenged individual is valid.
(b)
An individual who files a written statement under Subsection 
(1)(a)
 shall file the 
written statement during the election officer's regular business hours:
(i)
at least 45 
calendar 
days before the day of the election; or
(ii)
if the challenge is to an individual who registered to vote between the day that is 
45 
calendar 
days before the election and the day of the election:
(A)
on or before the day of the election; and
(B)
before the individual's ballot is removed from a ballot envelope or otherwise 
separated from any information that could be used to identify the ballot as the 
individual's ballot.
(c)
The challenge may not be based on unsupported allegations or allegations by an 
anonymous individual.
(d)
An election officer may require an individual who files a challenge under this section 
to file the challenge on a form provided by the election officer that meets the 
requirements of this section.
(2)
If the challenge is not in the proper form, is incomplete, or if the basis for the challenge 
does not meet the requirements of this part, the election officer shall dismiss the 
challenge and notify the filer in writing of the reasons for the dismissal.
(3)
(a)
Upon receipt of a challenge that meets the requirements for filing under this 
section, the election officer shall attempt to notify each challenged individual in 
accordance with Subsection 
(3)(b)
:
(i)
at least 28 
calendar 
days before the date of the election, if the election officer 
receives the challenge under Subsection 
(1)(b)(i)
; or
(ii)
within one business day, if the election officer receives the challenge under 
Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
.
(b)
The election officer shall attempt to notify each challenged individual:
(i)
that a challenge has been filed against the challenged individual;
(ii)
that the challenged individual may be required to cast a provisional ballot at the 
time the individual votes if the individual votes in person;
(iii)
that if the individual votes by mail, the individual's ballot will be treated as a 
provisional ballot unless the challenge is resolved;
(iv)
of the basis for the challenge, which may include providing a copy of the 
challenge the filer filed with the election officer; and
(v)
that the challenged individual may submit information, a sworn statement, 
supporting documents, affidavits, or other evidence supporting the challenged 
individual's eligibility to vote in the election to the election officer no later than:
(A)
21 
calendar 
days before the date of the election, if the election officer receives 
the challenge under Subsection 
(1)(b)(i)
; or
(B)
five 
calendar 
days before the day on which the canvass is held, if the election 
officer receives the challenge under Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
.
(4)
(a)
The election officer shall determine whether each challenged individual is eligible 
to vote before the day on which:
(i)
early voting commences, if the election officer receives the challenge under 
Subsection 
(1)(b)(i)
; or
(ii)
the canvass is held, if the election officer receives the challenge under Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
.
(b)
(i)
The filer has the burden to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the 
basis for challenging the individual's eligibility to vote is valid.
(ii)
The election officer shall resolve the challenge based on the available facts and 
information submitted, which may include voter registration records and other 
documents or information available to the election officer.
(5)
An individual who files a challenge in accordance with the requirements of this section 
is subject to criminal penalties for false statements as provided under Sections 
76-8-503
and 
76-8-504
 and any other applicable criminal provision.
(6)
(a)
A challenged individual may appeal an election officer's decision regarding the 
individual's eligibility to vote to the district court having jurisdiction over the location 
where the challenge was filed.
(b)
The district court shall uphold the decision of the election officer unless the district 
court determines that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or unlawful.
(c)
In making the district court's determination, the district court's review is limited to:
(i)
the information filed under Subsection 
(1)(a)
 by the filer;
(ii)
the information submitted under Subsection 
(3)(b)(v)
 by the challenged 
individual; and
(iii)
any additional facts and information used by the election official to determine 
whether the challenged individual is eligible to vote, as indicated by the election 
official.
(7)
A challenged individual may register to vote or change the location of the individual's 
voter registration if otherwise permitted by law.
(8)
A document pertaining to a challenge filed under this section is a public record.
Section 41, Section 
20A-3a-807
 is amended to read:
20A-3a-807. Notification of ballot processes.
(1)
As used in this section, "ballot process" includes:
(a)
signature verification;
(b)
opening ballots;
(c)
scanning ballots;
(d)
adjudicating ballots;
(e)
replicating damaged or defective ballots; or
(f)
tabulating votes.
(2)
A county clerk shall:
(a)
beginning at least three 
calendar 
days before the day on which the county clerk 
begins mailing ballots for an election, and ending on the first day of the canvass, post 
on the county clerk's website a schedule of the hours, over the next three 
calendar 
days, during which the county clerk plans to conduct one or more ballot processes; 
and
(b)
update any changes to the schedule at least 24 hours before the clerk modifies the 
hours.
Section 42, Section 
20A-4-104
 is amended to read:
20A-4-104. Counting ballots electronically -- Notice of testing tabulating 
equipment.
(1)
(a)
Before beginning to count ballots using automatic tabulating equipment, the 
election officer shall test the automatic tabulating equipment to ensure that it will 
accurately count the votes cast for all offices and all measures.
(b)
The election officer shall provide public notice of the time and place of the test by 
publishing the notice, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for the county, 
municipality, or jurisdiction where the equipment is used, for at least 10 
calendar 
days before the day of the test.
(c)
The election officer shall conduct the test by processing a preaudited group of ballots.
(d)
The election officer shall ensure that:
(i)
a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and measure are 
recorded on the ballots;
(ii)
for each office, one or more ballots have votes in excess of the number allowed 
by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to reject 
those votes; and
(iii)
a different number of valid votes are assigned to each candidate for an office, and 
for and against each measure.
(e)
If any error is detected, the election officer shall determine the cause of the error and 
correct it.
(f)
The election officer shall ensure that:
(i)
the automatic tabulating equipment produces an errorless count before beginning 
the actual counting; and
(ii)
before the election returns are approved as official , the automatic 
tabuating
tabulating
 equipment passes a post election audit conducted in accordance with 
the rules described in Subsection 
20A-1-108(1)
.
(2)
(a)
The election officer or the election officer's designee shall supervise and direct all 
proceedings at the counting center.
(b)
(i)
Proceedings at the counting center are public and may be observed by 
interested persons.
(ii)
Only those persons authorized to participate in the count may touch any ballot or 
return.
(c)
The election officer shall deputize and administer an oath or affirmation to all 
persons who are engaged in processing and counting the ballots that they will 
faithfully perform their assigned duties.
(3)
(a)
If any ballot is damaged or defective so that it cannot properly be counted by the 
automatic tabulating equipment, the election officer shall ensure that two counting 
judges jointly:
(i)
make a true replication of the ballot with an identifying serial number;
(ii)
substitute the replicated ballot for the damaged or defective ballot;
(iii)
label the replicated ballot "replicated"; and
(iv)
record the replicated ballot's serial number on the damaged or defective ballot.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall provide to each election officer a standard form on 
which the election officer shall maintain a log of all replicated ballots, that includes, 
for each ballot:
(i)
the serial number described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
;
(ii)
the identification of the individuals who replicated the ballot;
(iii)
the reason for the replication; and
(iv)
any other information required by the lieutenant governor.
(c)
An election officer shall:
(i)
maintain the log described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
 in a complete and legible manner, 
as ballots are replicated;
(ii)
at the end of each day during which one or more ballots are replicated, make an 
electronic copy of the log; and
(iii)
keep each electronic copy made under Subsection 
(3)(c)(ii)
 for at least 22 months.
(4)
The election officer may:
(a)
conduct an unofficial count before conducting the official count in order to provide 
early unofficial returns to the public;
(b)
release unofficial returns from time to time after the polls close; and
(c)
report the progress of the count for each candidate during the actual counting of 
ballots.
(5)
Beginning on the day after the date of the election, if an election officer releases early 
unofficial returns or reports the progress of the count for each candidate under 
Subsection 
(4)
, the election officer shall, with each release or report, disclose an estimate 
of the total number of voted ballots in the election officer's custody that have not yet 
been counted.
(6)
The election officer shall review and evaluate the provisional ballot envelopes and 
prepare any valid provisional ballots for counting as provided in Section 
20A-4-107
.
(7)
(a)
The election officer or the election officer's designee shall:
(i)
separate, count, and tabulate any ballots containing valid write-in votes; and
(ii)
complete the standard form provided by the clerk for recording valid write-in 
votes.
(b)
In counting the write-in votes, if, by casting a valid write-in vote, a voter has cast 
more votes for an office than that voter is entitled to vote for that office, the poll 
workers shall count the valid write-in vote as being the obvious intent of the voter.
(8)
(a)
The election officer shall certify the return printed by the automatic tabulating 
equipment, to which have been added write-in and absentee votes, as the official 
return of each voting precinct.
(b)
Upon completion of the count, the election officer shall make official returns open to 
the public.
(9)
If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or a part of the ballots with 
tabulating equipment, the election officer may direct that they be counted manually 
according to the procedures and requirements of this part.
(10)
After the count is completed, the election officer shall seal and retain the programs, 
test materials, and ballots as provided in Section 
20A-4-202
.
Section 43, Section 
20A-4-301
 is amended to read:
20A-4-301. Board of canvassers.
(1)
(a)
Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for:
(i)
the county; and
(ii)
each special district whose election is conducted by the county if:
(A)
the election relates to the creation of the special district;
(B)
the county legislative body serves as the governing body of the special 
district; or
(C)
there is no duly constituted governing body of the special district.
(b)
The board of county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of 
meeting of the county legislative body, at a date and time determined by the county 
clerk that is no sooner than seven 
calendar 
days after the
 day of the
 election and no 
later than 14 
calendar 
days after the
 day of the
 election.
(c)
If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board 
of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by 
appointing in the order named:
(i)
the county treasurer;
(ii)
the county assessor; or
(iii)
the county sheriff.
(d)
Attendance of the number of persons equal to a simple majority of the county 
legislative body, but not less than three persons, shall constitute a quorum for 
conducting the canvass.
(e)
The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.
(2)
(a)
The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal 
canvassers for the municipality.
(b)
The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual 
place of meeting of the municipal legislative body:
(i)
for canvassing of returns from a municipal general election, no sooner than seven 
calendar 
days after the 
day of the 
election and no later than 14 
calendar 
days after 
the 
day of the 
election; or
(ii)
for canvassing of returns from a municipal primary election, no sooner than seven 
calendar 
days after the 
day of the 
election and no later than 14 
calendar 
days after 
the election.
(c)
Attendance of a simple majority of the municipal legislative body shall constitute a 
quorum for conducting the canvass.
(3)
(a)
The legislative body of the entity authorizing a bond election is the board of 
canvassers for each bond election.
(b)
The board of canvassers for the bond election shall comply with the canvassing 
procedures and requirements of Section 
11-14-207
.
(c)
Attendance of a simple majority of the legislative body of the entity authorizing a 
bond election shall constitute a quorum for conducting the canvass.
(4)
(a)
If a board of trustees or an administrative control board is the governing body of a 
special district, the board of trustees or the administrative control board is the board 
of special district canvassers for the special district.
(b)
The board of special district canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual 
place of meeting for the board of trustees or the administrative control board, as 
applicable, at a date and time determined by the special district clerk that is no sooner 
than seven 
calendar 
days after the day of the election and no later than 14 
calendar 
days after the day of the election.
(c)
Attendance of a simple majority of the board of trustees or the administrative control 
board is a quorum for conducting the canvass.
(5)
In relation to an election for the creation of a new school district under Section 
53G-3-301.1
, 
53G-3-301.3
, or 
53G-3-301.4
, or in relation to an election of members of a 
local school board for a new school district or a reorganized new school district under 
Section 
53G-3-302
, the board of canvassers is:
(a)
if the voters permitted to vote in the election are all residents of the same 
municipality, the mayor and the municipal legislative body;
(b)
if the voters permitted to vote in the election are not all residents of the same 
municipality, but are all residents of the same county, the county legislative body; or
(c)
if the voters permitted to vote in the election are not all residents of the same 
municipality and are not all residents of the same county, the county legislative body 
of the county where the majority of the voters permitted to vote in the election are 
residents.
Section 44, Section 
20A-4-302
 is amended to read:
20A-4-302. Duties of the board of canvassers -- Receiving returns.
(1)
If the election returns from each voting precinct in which polls were opened have been 
received at the time the board of canvassers convenes, the board of canvassers shall 
canvass the election returns as provided in this part.
(2)
If all of the election returns have not been received, the board shall postpone the canvass 
from day to day, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until:
(a)
all of the election returns are received; or
(b)
the board has postponed the canvass seven times.
(3)
(a)
If the election officer has not received the election returns from any voting 
precinct within seven 
calendar 
days after the election, the election officer shall send a 
messenger to the judges to obtain the missing election returns.
(b)
The messenger shall obtain the election returns from the judges and return the 
election returns to the election officer.
(c)
The election officer shall pay the messenger 10 cents per mile for the distance 
necessarily traveled.
(4)
If the board determines that election returns were not received from a voting precinct 
because the polls did not open in that precinct, the board shall:
(a)
sign a certificate attesting to that fact; and
(b)
file the certificate with the election officer.
Section 45, Section 
20A-4-304
 is amended to read:
20A-4-304. Declaration of results -- Canvassers' report.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, a 
board of canvassers shall declare "elected" or "nominated" those persons who:
(i)
had the highest number of votes; and
(ii)
sought election or nomination to an office completely within the board's 
jurisdiction.
(b)
Except as provided in Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, a 
board of canvassers shall declare a "tie vote" if:
(i)
two or more candidates for an office receive an equal and the highest number of 
votes for that office; or
(ii)
in a race for an at-large office:
(A)
two or more candidates receive an equal number of votes; and
(B)
a recount is necessary to determine which candidates are elected to the at-large 
office.
(c)
A board of canvassers shall declare:
(i)
"approved" those ballot propositions that:
(A)
had more "yes" votes than "no" votes; and
(B)
were submitted only to the voters within the board's jurisdiction; or
(ii)
"rejected" those ballot propositions that:
(A)
had more "no" votes than "yes" votes or an equal number of "no" votes and 
"yes" votes; and
(B)
were submitted only to the voters within the board's jurisdiction.
(d)
A board of canvassers shall:
(i)
certify the vote totals for persons and for and against ballot propositions that were 
submitted to voters within and beyond the board's jurisdiction and transmit those 
vote totals to the lieutenant governor; and
(ii)
if applicable, certify the results of each special district election to the special 
district clerk.
(2)
The election officer shall submit a report to the board of canvassers that includes the 
following information:
(a)
the total number of votes cast in the board's jurisdiction;
(b)
the names of each candidate whose name appeared on the ballot;
(c)
the title of each ballot proposition that appeared on the ballot;
(d)
each office that appeared on the ballot;
(e)
from each voting precinct:
(i)
the number of votes for each candidate;
(ii)
for each race conducted by instant runoff voting under Part 6, Municipal 
Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, the number of valid votes cast for each 
candidate for each potential ballot-counting phase and the name of the candidate 
excluded in each ballot-counting phase; and
(iii)
the number of votes for and against each ballot proposition;
(f)
the total number of votes given in the board's jurisdiction to each candidate, and for 
and against each ballot proposition;
(g)
standardized statistics, on a form provided by the lieutenant governor, disclosing:
(i)
the number of ballots counted;
(ii)
provisional ballots; and
(iii)
the number of ballots rejected;
(h)
a final ballot reconciliation report;
(i)
other information required by law to be provided to the board of canvassers; and
(j)
a statement certifying that the information contained in the report is accurate.
(3)
The election officer and the board of canvassers shall:
(a)
review the report to ensure that the report is correct; and
(b)
sign the report.
(4)
The election officer shall:
(a)
record or file the certified report in a book kept for that purpose;
(b)
prepare and transmit a certificate of nomination or election under the officer's seal to 
each nominated or elected candidate;
(c)
publish a copy of the certified report in accordance with Subsection (5); and
(d)
file a copy of the certified report with the lieutenant governor.
(5)
Except as provided in Subsection (6), the election officer shall, no later than seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the board of canvassers declares the election 
results, publicize the certified report described in Subsection (2) for the jurisdiction, as a 
class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at least seven 
calendar 
days.
(6)
Instead of including a copy of the entire certified report, a notice required under 
Subsection (5) may contain a statement that:
(a)
includes the following: "The Board of Canvassers for [indicate name of jurisdiction] 
has prepared a report of the election results for the [indicate type and date of 
election]."; and
(b)
specifies the following sources where an individual may view or obtain a copy of the 
entire certified report:
(i)
if the jurisdiction has a website, the jurisdiction's website;
(ii)
the physical address for the jurisdiction; and
(iii)
a mailing address and telephone number.
(7)
When there has been a regular general or a statewide special election for statewide 
officers, for officers that appear on the ballot in more than one county, or for a statewide 
or two or more county ballot proposition, each board of canvassers shall:
(a)
prepare a separate report detailing the number of votes for each candidate and the 
number of votes for and against each ballot proposition; and
(b)
transmit the separate report by registered mail to the lieutenant governor.
(8)
In each county election, municipal election, school election, special district election, and 
local special election, the election officer shall transmit the reports to the lieutenant 
governor within 14 
calendar 
days after the date of the election.
(9)
In a regular primary election and in a presidential primary election, the board shall 
transmit to the lieutenant governor:
(a)
the county totals for multi-county races, to be telephoned or faxed to the lieutenant 
governor not later than the second Tuesday after the election; and
(b)
a complete tabulation showing voting totals for all primary races, precinct by 
precinct, to be mailed to the lieutenant governor on or before the third Friday 
following the primary election.
Section 46, Section 
20A-4-305
 is amended to read:
20A-4-305. Delivery of checked official register to county clerk after canvass.
Within 10 
calendar 
days after the canvass of a November municipal election, special 
district election, bond election, or special election, the clerk or recorder shall transmit the 
checked official register to the county clerk.
Section 47, Section 
20A-4-306
 is amended to read:
20A-4-306. Statewide canvass.
(1)
(a)
The state board of canvassers shall convene:
(i)
on the fourth Monday of November, at noon; or
(ii)
at noon on the day following the 
receipt by
day on which
 the lieutenant governor 
of
receives
 the last of the returns of a statewide special election.
(b)
The state auditor, the state treasurer, and the attorney general are the state board of 
canvassers.
(c)
Attendance of all members of the state board of canvassers is required to constitute a 
quorum for conducting the canvass.
(2)
(a)
The state board of canvassers shall:
(i)
meet in the lieutenant governor's office; and
(ii)
compute and determine the vote for officers and for and against any ballot 
propositions voted upon by the voters of the entire state or of two or more 
counties.
(b)
The lieutenant governor, as secretary of the board shall file a report in the lieutenant 
governor's office that details:
(i)
for each statewide officer and ballot proposition:
(A)
the name of the statewide office or ballot proposition that appeared on the 
ballot;
(B)
the candidates for each statewide office whose names appeared on the ballot, 
plus any recorded write-in candidates;
(C)
the number of votes from each county cast for each candidate and for and 
against each ballot proposition;
(D)
the total number of votes cast statewide for each candidate and for and against 
each ballot proposition; and
(E)
the total number of votes cast statewide; and
(ii)
for each officer or ballot proposition voted on in two or more counties:
(A)
the name of each of those offices and ballot propositions that appeared on the 
ballot;
(B)
the candidates for those offices, plus any recorded write-in candidates;
(C)
the number of votes from each county cast for each candidate and for and 
against each ballot proposition; and
(D)
the total number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each 
ballot proposition.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection (2)(d), the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
prepare certificates of election for:
(A)
each successful candidate; and
(B)
each of the presidential electors of the candidate for president who received a 
majority of the votes;
(ii)
authenticate each certificate with the lieutenant governor's seal; and
(iii)
deliver a certificate of election to:
(A)
each candidate who had the highest number of votes for each office; and
(B)
each of the presidential electors of the candidate for president who received a 
majority of the votes.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall, in the report described in Subsection (2)(b), declare a 
tie vote if:
(i)
two or more officers receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an 
office; or
(ii)
in a race for an at-large office:
(A)
two or more candidates receive an equal number of votes; and
(B)
a recount is necessary to determine which candidates are elected to the at-large 
office.
(3)
If the lieutenant governor has not received election returns from all counties on the fifth 
calendar 
day before the day designated for the meeting of the state board of canvassers, 
the lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
send a messenger to the clerk of the board of county canvassers of the delinquent 
county;
(b)
instruct the messenger to demand a certified copy of the board of canvasser's report 
required by Section 
20A-4-304
 from the clerk; and
(c)
pay the messenger the per diem provided by law as compensation.
(4)
The state board of canvassers may not withhold the declaration of the result or any 
certificate of election because of any defect or informality in the returns of any election 
if the board can determine from the returns, with reasonable certainty, what office is 
intended and who is elected to it.
(5)
(a)
At noon on the fourth Monday after the regular primary election, the lieutenant 
governor shall:
(i)
canvass the returns for all multicounty candidates required to file with the office 
of the lieutenant governor; and
(ii)
publish and file the results of the canvass in the lieutenant governor's office.
(b)
Not later than the August 1 after the primary election, the lieutenant governor shall 
certify the results of the primary canvass to the county clerks.
(6)
(a)
At noon on the fourth Tuesday in March of a year in which a presidential election 
will be held, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
canvass the returns of the presidential primary election; and
(ii)
publish and file the results of the canvass in the lieutenant governor's office.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall certify the results of the presidential primary election 
canvass to each registered political party that participated in the primary not later 
than the April 15 after the primary election.
Section 48, Section 
20A-4-401
 is amended to read:
20A-4-401. Recounts -- Procedure.
(1)
This section does not apply to a race conducted by instant runoff voting under Chapter 
4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.
(2)
The election officer shall conduct a recount of votes cast in a race if:
(a)
two or more candidates for an office receive an equal and the highest number of 
votes for that office; or
(b)
in a race for an at-large office, two or more candidates receive an equal number of 
votes and at least one of the candidates must be eliminated to determine which 
candidates are elected.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (3)(b), for a race between candidates, if 
the difference between the number of votes cast for a winning candidate in the race 
and a losing candidate in the race is equal to or less than .25% of the total number of 
votes cast for all candidates in the race, the losing candidate may file a request for a 
recount in accordance with Subsection (4).
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection (2), for a race between candidates where the total 
of all votes cast in the race is 400 or less, if the difference between the number of 
votes cast for a winning candidate in the race and a losing candidate in the race is one 
vote, the losing candidate may file a request for a recount in accordance with 
Subsection (4).
(4)
A losing candidate who files a request for a recount under Subsection (3)(a) or (b) shall 
file the request:
(a)
for a municipal primary election, with the municipal clerk, 
before 5 p.m., no later 
than three
no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least three calendar
days after the day on which the canvass is completed; or
(b)
for all other elections, 
before 5 p.m., no later than seven
no later than 5 p.m. on the 
first business day that is at least three calendar
 days after the day on which the 
canvass is completed, with:
(i)
the municipal clerk, if the election is a municipal general election;
(ii)
the special district clerk, if the election is a special district election;
(iii)
the county clerk, for a race voted on entirely within a single county; or
(iv)
the lieutenant governor, for a statewide race or multi-county race.
(5)
(a)
The election officer shall conduct the recount:
(i)
for a race described in Subsection (2), no later than 10 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the board of canvassers certifies the vote totals; or
(ii)
for a race described in Subsection (3), no later than seven 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the losing candidate requests the recount.
(b)
In conducting the recount, the election officer shall:
(i)
supervise the recount;
(ii)
recount all ballots cast in the race;
(iii)
reexamine all uncounted ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3a, Part 4, 
Disposition of Ballots; and
(iv)
(A)
for a race between candidates for a single office, declare elected the 
candidate who receives the highest number of votes on the recount;
(B)
for a race for an at-large office, declare elected the candidate who receives the 
highest number of votes on the recount, until all offices are filled by the 
candidates who received the highest number of votes;
(C)
for a race described in Subsection (5)(b)(iv)(A) in which two or more 
candidates receive an equal and the highest number of votes, declare a tie vote; 
or
(D)
for a race described in Subsection (5)(b)(iv)(B) in which two or more 
candidates receive an equal number of votes, declare a tie vote if the selection 
of the winning candidate by lot under Section 
20A-1-304
 is necessary to 
determine which candidate is elected to the at-large office.
(6)
The cost of a recount under Subsection (5) shall be paid by:
(a)
for a statewide race or multi-county race, the state; or
(b)
for all other races:
(i)
the political subdivision that conducts the election; or
(ii)
the political subdivision that enters into a contract or interlocal agreement under 
Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, with a provider election officer 
to conduct the election.
(7)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), for a ballot proposition or a bond 
proposition, if the proposition passes or fails by a margin that is equal to or less than 
.25% of the total votes cast for or against the proposition, any 10 voters who voted in 
the election where the proposition was on the ballot may file a request for a recount 
before 5 p.m. within seven
no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at 
least seven calendar
 days after the day of the canvass with the person described in 
Subsection (8).
(b)
For a ballot proposition or a bond proposition where the total of all votes cast for or 
against the proposition is 400 or less, if the difference between the number of votes 
cast for the proposition and the number of votes cast against the proposition is one 
vote, any 10 voters who voted in the election where the proposition was on the ballot 
may file a request for a recount 
before 5 p.m. within seven
no later than 5 p.m. on 
the first business day that is at least seven calendar
 days after the day of the canvass 
with the person described in Subsection (8).
(8)
The 10 voters who file a request for a recount under Subsection (7)(a) or (b) shall file 
the request with:
(a)
the municipal clerk, if the election is a municipal election;
(b)
the special district clerk, if the election is a special district election;
(c)
the county clerk, for a proposition voted on entirely within a single county; or
(d)
the lieutenant governor, for a statewide proposition or multi-county proposition.
(9)
(a)
In conducting the recount, the election officer shall:
(i)
supervise the recount;
(ii)
recount all ballots cast for the ballot proposition or bond proposition;
(iii)
reexamine all uncounted ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3a, Part 4, 
Disposition of Ballots; and
(iv)
declare the ballot proposition or bond proposition to have "passed" or "failed" 
based upon the results of the recount.
(b)
Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition or bond proposition may 
designate representatives to witness the recount.
(10)
The voters requesting a recount under Subsection (7)(a) or (b) shall pay the costs of the 
recount.
(11)
(a)
Upon completing a recount described in Subsection (5) or (9), the election 
officer shall immediately convene the board of canvassers.
(b)
The board of canvassers shall:
(i)
canvass the election returns for the race or proposition that was the subject of the 
recount; and
(ii)
with the assistance of the election officer, prepare and sign the report required by 
Section 
20A-4-304
 or 
20A-4-306
.
(c)
If the recount is for a statewide race, multi-county race, or a statewide proposition, 
the board of county canvassers shall prepare and transmit a separate report to the 
lieutenant governor as required by Subsection 
20A-4-304
(7).
(d)
The canvassers' report prepared as provided in this Subsection (11) is the official 
result of the race or proposition that is the subject of the recount.
Section 49, Section 
20A-4-603
 is amended to read:
20A-4-603. Instant runoff voting.
(1)
In a multi-candidate race, the election officer for a participating municipality shall:
(a)
(i)
conduct the first ballot-counting phase by counting the valid first preference 
rankings for each candidate; and
(ii)
if one of the candidates receives more than 50% of the valid first preference 
rankings counted, declare that candidate elected;
(b)
if, after counting the valid first preference rankings for each candidate, no candidate 
receives more than 50% of the valid first preference rankings counted, conduct the 
second ballot-counting phase by:
(i)
excluding from the multi-candidate race:
(A)
the candidate who received the fewest valid first preference rankings counted; 
or
(B)
in the event of a tie for the fewest valid first preference rankings counted, one 
of the tied candidates, determined by the election officer by lot, in accordance 
with Subsection 
(6)
;
(ii)
adding, to the valid first preference rankings counted for the remaining 
candidates, the next valid preference rankings cast for the remaining candidates by 
the voters who cast a valid first preference ranking for the excluded candidate; and
(iii)
if, after adding the rankings in accordance with Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
, one 
candidate receives more than 50% of the valid rankings counted, declaring that 
candidate elected; and
(c)
if, after adding the next valid preference rankings in accordance with Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
, no candidate receives more than 50% of the valid rankings counted, 
conduct subsequent ballot-counting phases by continuing the process described in 
Subsection 
(1)(b)
 until a candidate receives more than 50% of the valid rankings 
counted, as follows:
(i)
excluding from consideration the candidate who has the fewest valid rankings 
counted or, in the event of a tie for the fewest valid rankings counted, excluding 
one of the tied candidates, by lot, in accordance with Subsection 
(6)
; and
(ii)
adding the next valid preference ranking cast by each voter whose ranking was 
counted for the last excluded candidate to one of the remaining candidates, in the 
order of the next preference indicated by the voter.
(2)
The election officer shall declare elected the first candidate who receives more than 
50% of the valid rankings counted under the process described in Subsection 
(1)
.
(3)
A ranking is valid for a particular ballot-counting phase of a multi-candidate race if:
(a)
the voter indicates the voter's preference for that ballot-counting phase and all 
previous ballot-counting phases; or
(b)
in the event that the voter skips a number in filling out the rankings on a ballot:
(i)
the voter clearly indicates an order of preference for the candidates;
(ii)
the voter does not skip two or more consecutive numbers at any point before the 
preference ranking that would otherwise be counted for the current ballot-counting 
phase;
(iii)
the candidate next preferred by the voter is clearly indicated by a subsequent 
number that most closely follows the number assigned by the voter for the 
previously-ranked candidate; and
(iv)
the voter did not give the same rank to more than one candidate for the 
applicable ballot-counting phase or a previous ballot-counting phase.
(4)
A ranking is not valid for a particular ballot-counting phase of a multi-candidate race, 
and for all subsequent ballot-counting phases, if:
(a)
the voter indicates the same rank for more than one candidate for that ballot-counting 
phase; or
(b)
the voter skips two or more consecutive numbers before ranking another candidate.
(5)
If, for a ballot-counting phase, a voter ranks a candidate who has withdrawn from the 
race, the next-ranked candidate who has not withdrawn from the race will be counted for 
that ballot-counting phase.
(6)
For each ballot-counting phase after the first phase, if two or more candidates tie as 
having received the fewest valid rankings counted at that point in the ballot count, the 
election officer shall eliminate one of those candidates from consideration, by lot, in the 
following manner:
(a)
determine the names of the candidates who tie as having received the fewest valid 
rankings for that ballot-counting phase;
(b)
cast the lot in the presence of at least two election officials and any counting poll 
watchers who are present and desire to witness the casting of the lot; and
(c)
sign a public document that:
(i)
certifies the method used for casting the lot and the result of the lot; and
(ii)
includes the name of each individual who witnessed the casting of the lot.
(7)
In a multi-candidate race for an at-large office, where the number of candidates who 
qualify for the race exceeds the total number of at-large seats to be filled for the office, 
the election officer shall count the rankings by:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(8)
, counting rankings in the same manner as 
described in Subsections 
(1)
 through 
(6)
, until a candidate is declared elected;
(b)
repeating the process described in Subsection 
(7)(a)
 for all candidates that are not 
declared elected until another candidate is declared elected; and
(c)
continuing the process described in Subsection 
(7)(b)
 until all at-large seats in the 
race are filled.
(8)
After a candidate is declared elected under Subsection 
(7)
, the election officer shall, in 
repeating the process described in Subsections 
(1)
 through 
(6)
 to declare the next 
candidate elected, add to the ranking totals the next valid preference vote of each voter 
whose ranking was counted for a candidate already declared elected.
(9)
An election officer for a participating municipality may choose to conduct a primary 
election by using instant runoff voting in the manner described in Subsections 
(1)
through 
(6)
, except that:
(a)
instead of determining whether a candidate receives more than 50% of the valid 
preference rankings for a particular ballot-counting phase, the election officer shall 
proceed to a subsequent ballot-counting stage, and exclude the candidate who 
receives the fewest valid preference rankings in that phase, until twice the number of 
seats to be filled in the race remain; and
(b)
after complying with Subsection 
(9)(a)
, the election officer shall declare the 
remaining candidates nominated to participate in the municipal general election.
(10)
After completing all ballot-counting phases in a multi-candidate race, the election 
officer shall order a full recount of the ballots cast for that race if, in one or more of the 
ballot-counting phases:
(a)
the difference between the number of rankings counted for a candidate who is 
declared elected and the number of rankings counted for any other candidate in the 
same ballot-counting phase is equal to or less than the product of the following, 
rounded up to the nearest whole number:
(i)
the total number of voters who cast a valid ranking counted in that ballot-counting 
phase; and
(ii)
the recount threshold; or
(b)
the difference between the number of rankings counted for the candidate who 
received the fewest valid rankings in a ballot-counting phase and the number of 
rankings counted for any other candidate in the same ballot-counting phase is equal 
to or less than the product of the following, rounded up to the nearest whole number:
(i)
the total number of voters who cast a valid ranking counted in that ballot-counting 
phase; and
(ii)
the recount threshold.
(11)
A recount described in Subsection 
(10)
:
(a)
requires rescanning and tabulating all valid ballots; and
(b)
provides for only one recount.
(12)
Notwithstanding Section 
20A-4-301
, a board of municipal canvassers may extend the 
canvass deadline by up to seven additional 
calendar 
days, if necessary, to conduct a 
recount required under Subsection 
(10)
.
Section 50, Section 
20A-5-101
 is amended to read:
20A-5-101. Notice of election.
(1)
On or before November 15 in the year before each regular general election year, the 
lieutenant governor shall prepare and transmit a written notice to each county clerk that:
(a)
designates the offices to be filled at the next year's regular general election;
(b)
identifies the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy, and for submitting and 
certifying nomination petition signatures, as applicable, under Sections 
20A-9-403
, 
20A-9-407
, and 
20A-9-408
 for those offices; and
(c)
contains a description of any ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that have 
qualified for the ballot as of that date.
(2)
(a)
No later than seven business days after the day on which the lieutenant governor 
transmits the written notice described in Subsection 
(1)
, each county clerk shall 
provide notice for the county, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for 
seven 
business 
days before the day of the election and in accordance with Subsection 
(3)
.
(b)
The county clerk shall prepare an affidavit of the posting under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, 
showing a copy of the notice and the places where the notice was posted.
(3)
The notice described in Subsection 
(2)
 shall:
(a)
designate the offices to be voted on in that election; and
(b)
identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices.
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(6)
, before each election, the election officer shall give 
printed notice of the following information:
(a)
the date of election;
(b)
the hours during which the polls will be open;
(c)
the polling places for each voting precinct, early voting polling place, and election 
day voting center;
(d)
the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if available, 
the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the 
election officer will post on the website any changes to the location of a polling place 
and the location of any additional polling place;
(e)
a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of 
a polling place;
(f)
the qualifications for persons to vote in the election: and
(g)
instructions regarding how an individual with a disability, who is not able to vote a 
manual ballot by mail, may obtain information on voting in an accessible manner.
(5)
The election officer shall provide the notice described in Subsection 
(4)
 for the 
jurisdiction, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at least seven 
business 
days before the day of the election.
(6)
Instead of including the information described in Subsection 
(4)
 in the notice, the 
election officer may give printed notice that:
(a)
is entitled "Notice of Election";
(b)
includes the following: "A [indicate election type] will be held in [indicate the 
jurisdiction] on [indicate date of election]. Information relating to the election, 
including polling places, polling place hours, and qualifications of voters may be 
obtained from the following sources:"; and
(c)
specifies the following sources where an individual may view or obtain the 
information described in Subsection 
(4)
:
(i)
if the jurisdiction has a website, the jurisdiction's website;
(ii)
the physical address of the jurisdiction offices; and
(iii)
a mailing address and telephone number.
Section 51, Section 
20A-5-303
 is amended to read:
20A-5-303. Establishing, dividing, abolishing, and changing voting precincts -- 
Common polling places -- Combined voting precincts.
(1)
(a)
After receiving recommendations from the county clerk, the county legislative 
body may establish, divide, abolish, and change voting precincts.
(b)
Within 30 
calendar 
days after the establishment, division, abolition, or change of a 
voting precinct under this section, the county legislative body shall file with the Utah 
Geospatial Resource Center, created under Section 
63A-16-505
, a notice describing 
the action taken and specifying the resulting boundaries of each voting precinct 
affected by the action.
(2)
(a)
The county legislative body shall alter or divide voting precincts so that each 
voting precinct contains not more than 1,250 active voters.
(b)
The county legislative body shall:
(i)
identify those precincts that may reach the limit of active voters in a precinct 
under Subsection 
(2)(a)
 or that becomes too large to facilitate the election process; 
and
(ii)
except as provided by Subsection 
(3)
, divide those precincts on or before January 
1 of a general election year.
(3)
A county legislative body shall divide a precinct identified under Subsection 
(2)(b)(i)
 on 
or before January 31 of a regular general election year that immediately follows the 
calendar year in which the Legislature divides the state into districts in accordance with 
Utah Constitution, Article IX, Section 1.
(4)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
(2)(a)
 and except as provided by Subsection 
(5)
, the county 
legislative body may not:
(a)
establish or abolish any voting precinct after January 1 of a regular general election 
year;
(b)
alter or change the boundaries of any voting precinct after January 1 of a regular 
general election year; or
(c)
establish, divide, abolish, alter, or change a voting precinct between January 1 of a 
year immediately preceding the year in which an enumeration is required by the 
United States Constitution and the day on which the Legislature divides the state into 
districts in accordance with 
Utah Constitution, Article IX, Section 1.
(5)
A county legislative body may establish, divide, abolish, alter, or change a voting 
precinct on or before January 31 of a regular general election year that immediately 
follows the calendar year in which the Legislature divides the state into districts in 
accordance with 
Utah Constitution, Article IX, Section 1.
(6)
(a)
For the purpose of voting in an election, the county legislative body may establish 
a common polling place for two or more whole voting precincts.
(b)
At least 90 
calendar 
days before the election, the county legislative body shall 
designate:
(i)
the voting precincts that will vote at the common polling place; and
(ii)
the location of the common polling place.
(c)
A county may use one set of election judges for the common polling place under this 
Subsection 
(6)
.
(7)
Each county shall have at least two polling places open for voting on the date of the 
election.
(8)
Each common polling place shall have at least one voting device that is accessible for 
individuals with disabilities in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the Help America 
Vote Act of 2002.
Section 52, Section 
20A-5-400.1
 is amended to read:
20A-5-400.1. Contracting with an election officer to conduct elections -- Fees -- 
Contracts and interlocal agreements -- Private providers.
(1)
(a)
In accordance with this section, a local political subdivision may enter into a 
contract or interlocal agreement as provided in 
Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal 
Cooperation Act
, with a provider election officer to conduct an election.
(b)
If the boundaries of a local political subdivision holding the election extend beyond a 
single local political subdivision, the local political subdivision may have more than 
one provider election officer conduct an election.
(c)
Upon approval by the lieutenant governor, a municipality may enter into a contract 
or agreement under Subsection 
(1)(a)
 with any local political subdivision in the state, 
regardless of whether the municipality is located in, next to, or near, the local 
political subdivision, to conduct an election during which the municipality is 
participating in the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project.
(d)
If a municipality enters into a contract or agreement, under Subsection 
(1)(c)
, with a 
local political subdivision other than a county within which the municipality exists, 
the municipality, the local political subdivision, and the county within which the 
municipality exists shall enter into a cooperative agreement to ensure the proper 
functioning of the election.
(2)
A provider election officer shall conduct an election:
(a)
under the direction of the contracting election officer; and
(b)
in accordance with a contract or interlocal agreement.
(3)
A provider election officer shall establish fees for conducting an election for a 
contracting election officer that:
(a)
are consistent with the contract or interlocal agreement; and
(b)
do not exceed the actual costs incurred by the provider election officer.
(4)
The contract or interlocal agreement under this section may specify that a contracting 
election officer request, within a specified number of 
calendar 
days before the election, 
that the provider election officer conduct the election to allow adequate preparations by 
the provider election officer.
(5)
An election officer conducting an election may appoint or employ an agent or 
professional service to assist in conducting the election.
Section 53, Section 
20A-5-403.5
 is amended to read:
20A-5-403.5. Ballot drop boxes -- Notice.
(1)
(a)
An election officer:
(i)
shall designate at least one ballot drop box in each municipality and reservation 
located in the jurisdiction to which the election relates;
(ii)
may designate additional ballot drop boxes for the election officer's jurisdiction;
(iii)
shall clearly mark each ballot drop box as an official ballot drop box for the 
election officer's jurisdiction;
(iv)
shall provide 24-hour recorded video surveillance, without audio, of each 
unattended ballot drop box;
(v)
shall post a sign on or near each unattended ballot drop box indicating that the 
ballot drop box is under 24-hour video surveillance; and
(vi)
shall ensure that a camera, a video, or a recording of a video described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)(iv)
 may only be accessed:
(A)
by the election officer;
(B)
by a custodian of the camera, video, or recording;
(C)
by the lieutenant governor;
(D)
by the legislative auditor general, when performing an audit; or
(E)
by, or pursuant to an order of, a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)
An individual may not view a video, or a recording of a video, described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)(iv)
, unless the individual:
(i)
is an individual described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(vi)
; and
(ii)
views the video to the extent necessary to:
(A)
ensure compliance with Subsection 
(1)(a)(iv)
, 
(1)(a)(vi)
, or 
(1)(c)
; or
(B)
investigate a concern relating to ballots or the ballot box.
(c)
The election officer, or the custodian of the recording, shall keep a recording 
described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(iv)
 until the later of:
(i)
the end of the calendar year in which the election was held; or
(ii)
if the election is contested, when the contest is resolved.
(2)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
 or Subsection 
(5)
, the election officer shall, at 
least 28 
calendar 
days before the date of the election, provide notice of the location of 
each ballot drop box designated under Subsection 
(1)
, by publishing notice for the 
jurisdiction holding the election, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at 
least 28 
calendar 
days before the day of the election.
(3)
Instead of including the location of ballot drop boxes, a notice required under 
Subsection 
(2)
 may specify the following sources where a voter may view or obtain a 
copy of all ballot drop box locations:
(a)
the jurisdiction's website;
(b)
the physical address of the jurisdiction's offices; and
(c)
a mailing address and telephone number.
(4)
The election officer shall include in the notice described in Subsection 
(2)
:
(a)
the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website and, if available, 
the address of the election officer's website, with a statement indicating that the 
election officer will post on the website the location of each ballot drop box, 
including any changes to the location of a ballot drop box and the location of 
additional ballot drop boxes; and
(b)
a phone number that a voter may call to obtain information regarding the location of 
a ballot drop box.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
, the election officer may, after the 
deadline described in Subsection 
(2)
:
(i)
if necessary, change the location of a ballot drop box; or
(ii)
if the election officer determines that the number of ballot drop boxes is 
insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, designate 
additional ballot drop boxes.
(b)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-1-308
, if an election officer changes the location 
of a ballot box or designates an additional ballot drop box location, the election 
officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the changed ballot drop 
box location or the additional ballot drop box location:
(i)
to the lieutenant governor, for posting on the Statewide Voter Information 
Website;
(ii)
by posting the information on the website of the election officer, if available; and
(iii)
by posting notice:
(A)
for a change in the location of a ballot drop box, at the new location and, if 
possible, the old location; and
(B)
for an additional ballot drop box location, at the additional ballot drop box 
location.
(6)
An election officer may, at any time, authorize two or more poll workers to remove a 
ballot drop box from a location, or to remove ballots from a ballot drop box for 
processing.
(7)
(a)
At least two poll workers must be present when a poll worker collects ballots from 
a ballot drop box and delivers the ballots to the location where the ballots will be 
opened and counted.
(b)
An election officer shall ensure that the chain of custody of ballots placed in a ballot 
box are recorded and tracked from the time the ballots are removed from the ballot 
box until the ballots are delivered to the location where the ballots will be opened and 
counted.
Section 54, Section 
20A-5-405
 is amended to read:
20A-5-405. Election officer to provide ballots -- Notice of sample ballot.
(1)
An election officer shall:
(a)
provide ballots for every election of public officers in which the voters, or any of the 
voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction participate;
(b)
cause the name of every candidate whose nomination has been certified to or filed 
with the election officer in the manner provided by law to be included on each ballot;
(c)
cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to be 
included on each ballot;
(d)
ensure that the ballots are prepared and in the possession of the election officer at 
least seven 
calendar 
days before the commencement of early voting as described in 
Section 
20A-3a-601
;
(e)
allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have 
qualified for the official ballot to inspect the ballots;
(f)
no later than 45 
calendar 
days before the day of the election, make sample ballots 
available for inspection, in the same form as official ballots and that contain the same 
information as official ballots, by:
(i)
posting a copy of the sample ballot in the election officer's office;
(ii)
sending a copy of the sample ballot to:
(A)
each candidate listed on the ballot; and
(B)
the lieutenant governor; and
(iii)
providing a copy of the sample ballot for the jurisdiction holding the election, as 
a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at least seven 
calendar 
days;
(g)
deliver a copy of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling place and direct 
the poll workers to post the sample ballot as required by Section 
20A-5-102
; and
(h)
print and deliver, at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election, enough 
ballots, sample ballots, and instructions to meet the voting demands of the qualified 
voters in each voting precinct.
(2)
Instead of posting the entire sample ballot under Subsection 
(1)(f)(iii)
, the election 
officer may post a statement that:
(a)
is entitled, "sample ballot";
(b)
includes the following: "A sample ballot for [indicate name of jurisdiction] for the 
upcoming [indicate type and date of election] may be obtained from the following 
sources:"; and
(c)
specifies the following sources where an individual may view or obtain a copy of the 
sample ballot:
(i)
if the jurisdiction has a website, the jurisdiction's website;
(ii)
the physical address of the jurisdiction's offices; and
(iii)
a mailing address and telephone number.
(3)
(a)
Each election officer shall, without delay, correct any error discovered in any 
ballot, if the correction can be made without interfering with the timely distribution 
of the ballots.
(b)
(i)
If the election officer discovers an error or omission in a manual ballot, and it is 
not possible to correct the error or omission, the election officer shall direct the 
poll workers to make the necessary corrections on the manual ballots before the 
ballots are distributed.
(ii)
If the election officer discovers an error or omission in an electronic ballot and it 
is not possible to correct the error or omission by revising the electronic ballot, the 
election officer shall direct the poll workers to post notice of each error or 
omission with instructions on how to correct each error or omission in a 
prominent position at each polling booth.
(4)
(a)
If the election officer refuses or fails to correct an error or omission in a ballot, a 
candidate or a candidate's agent may file a verified petition with the district court 
asserting that:
(i)
an error or omission has occurred in:
(A)
the publication of the name or description of a candidate;
(B)
the preparation or display of an electronic ballot; or
(C)
the posting of sample ballots or the printing of official manual ballots; and
(ii)
the election officer has failed to correct or provide for the correction of the error 
or omission.
(b)
The district court shall issue an order requiring correction of any error in a ballot or 
an order to show cause why the error should not be corrected if it appears to the court 
that the error or omission has occurred and the election officer has failed to correct or 
provide for the correction of the error or omission.
(c)
A party aggrieved by the district court's decision may appeal the matter to the Utah 
Supreme Court within five days after the day on which the district court enters the 
decision.
Section 55, Section 
20A-5-410
 is amended to read:
20A-5-410. Election officer to provide voting history information and status.
(1)
As used in this section, "voting history record" means the information about the 
existence and status of absentee ballot requests required by this section.
(2)
(a)
Each election officer shall maintain, in the election officer's office, a voting 
history record of those voters registered to vote in the election officer's jurisdiction.
(b)
Except as it relates to a voter whose voter registration record is classified as private 
under Subsection 
63G-2-302(1)(k)
, the voting history record is a public record under 
Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act
.
(3)
(a)
When an election officer reports voting history for an election, the election officer 
shall, for each voter whose voter registration is classified as private under Subsection 
20A-2-104(4)(h)
, report the following, for that election only, without disclosing the 
identity of the voter:
(i)
for voting by mail, the information described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
;
(ii)
for early voting, the date the individual voted; and
(iii)
for voting on election day, the date the individual voted.
(b)
In relation to the information of a voter whose voter registration is classified as 
private under Subsection 
20A-2-104(4)(h)
, a report described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
may not disclose, by itself or in conjunction with any other public information, the 
identity or any other personal identifying information of the voter.
(4)
The election officer shall ensure that the voting history record for each voting precinct 
contains:
(a)
for voting by mail:
(i)
the date that the manual ballot was mailed to the voter; and
(ii)
the date that the voted manual ballot was received by the election officer;
(b)
for early voting:
(i)
the name and address of each individual who participated in early voting; and
(ii)
the date the individual voted; and
(c)
for voting on election day, the name and address of each individual who voted on 
election day.
(5)
(a)
Notwithstanding the time limits for response to a request for records under 
Section 
63G-2-204
 or the time limits for a request for records established in any 
ordinance, the election officer shall ensure that the information required by this 
section is recorded and made available to the public no later than one business day 
after 
its receipt
the day on which the election officer receives the information
 in the 
election officer's office.
(b)
Notwithstanding the fee requirements of Section 
63G-2-203
 or the fee requirements 
established in any ordinance, the election officer shall make copies of the voting 
history record available to the public for the actual cost of production or copying.
Section 56, Section 
20A-5-602
 is amended to read:
20A-5-602. Appointment of poll workers in elections where candidates are not 
distinguished by registered political parties.
(1)
(a)
This section governs appointment of poll workers in elections where candidates 
are not distinguished by registered political parties.
(b)
An election officer shall appoint the poll worker at least 15 
calendar 
days before the 
date of the local election.
(2)
(a)
The election officer shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of, at least three 
poll workers as follows:
(i)
three registered voters; or
(ii)
two registered voters, one of whom is at least 21 years old, and one individual 
who is 16 or 17 years old.
(b)
The election officer may appoint additional poll workers to serve in the polling place 
as needed.
(3)
The election officer may not appoint any candidate's parent, sibling, spouse, child, 
mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, or 
son-in-law to serve as a poll worker at a polling place where the candidate appears on 
the ballot.
(4)
(a)
The clerk shall compensate poll workers for their services.
(b)
The clerk of a municipality or special district may not compensate poll workers at a 
rate higher than that paid by the county to the county's poll workers.
Section 57, Section 
20A-6-105
 is amended to read:
20A-6-105. Provisional ballot envelopes.
(1)
Each election officer shall ensure that provisional ballot envelopes are printed in 
substantially the following form:
"AFFIRMATION
Are you a citizen of the United States of America? Yes No
Will you be 18 years old on or before election day? Yes No
If you checked "no" in response to either of the two above questions, do not complete 
this form.
Name of Voter _________________________________________________________
First 
Middle
Last
Driver License or Identification Card Number _________________________________
State of Issuance of Driver License or Identification Card Number _________________
Date of Birth ___________________________________________________________
Street Address of Principal Place of Residence
______________________________________________________________________
City
County
State
Zip Code
Telephone Number (optional) ______________________________________________
Email Address (optional)__________________________________________________
Last four digits of Social Security Number ____________________________
Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if known)
______________________________________________________________________
City
County
State
Zip Code
Voting Precinct (if known) _________________________________________________
I, (please print your full name)__________________________do solemnly swear or 
affirm:
That I am eligible to vote in this election; that I have not voted in this election in any 
other precinct; that I am eligible to vote in this precinct; and that I request that I be permitted 
to vote in this precinct; and
Subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the information contained in this form 
is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Utah, residing at the above 
address; and that I am at least 18 years old and have resided in Utah for the 30 
calendar 
days 
immediately before this election.
Signed 
______________________________________________________________________
Dated 
______________________________________________________________________
In accordance with Section 
20A-3a-506
, wilfully providing false information above is a 
class B misdemeanor under Utah law and is punishable by imprisonment and by fine.
PRIVACY INFORMATION
Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such 
as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and 
some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the 
requirements of law.
Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email 
address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your 
year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties, 
and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld from 
all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, and 
their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
_____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld 
from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, 
and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION
In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that identifying 
information on your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates 
for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a 
withholding request form, and any required verification, as described in the following 
paragraphs.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration 
records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their 
contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this 
registration record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely 
to be, or resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating 
violence.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration 
records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their 
contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any 
required verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, 
if the person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the 
armed forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order.
CITIZENSHIP AFFIDAVIT
Name:
Name at birth, if different:
Place of birth:
Date of birth:
Date and place of naturalization (if applicable):
I hereby swear and affirm, under penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am a 
citizen and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information above is true and 
correct.
____________________________
Signature of Applicant
In accordance with Section 
20A-2-401
, the penalty for willfully causing, procuring, or 
allowing yourself to be registered to vote if you know you are not entitled to register to vote is 
up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500."
.
(2)
The provisional ballot envelope shall include:
(a)
a unique number;
(b)
a detachable part that includes the unique number;
(c)
a telephone number, internet address, or other indicator of a means, in accordance 
with Section 
20A-6-105.5
, where the voter can find out if the provisional ballot was 
counted; and
(d)
an insert containing written instructions on how a voter may sign up to receive ballot 
status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 
20A-3a-401.5
.
Section 58, Section 
20A-6-106
 is amended to read:
20A-6-106. Deadline for submission of ballot titles.
Unless otherwise specifically provided for by statute, the certified ballot title of each 
ballot proposition, ballot question, or ballot issue shall be submitted to the election officer 
before 5 p.m. no later than 65 
calendar 
days before the date of the election at which the matter 
will be submitted to the voters.
Section 59, Section 
20A-6-302
 is amended to read:
20A-6-302. Manual ballots -- Placement of candidates' names.
(1)
An election officer shall ensure, for manual ballots in regular general elections, that:
(a)
each candidate is listed by party, if nominated by a registered political party under 
Subsection 
20A-9-202(4)
 or Subsection 
20A-9-403(5)
;
(b)
candidates' surnames are listed in alphabetical order on the ballots when two or more 
candidates' names are required to be listed on a ticket under the title of an office; and
(c)
the names of candidates are placed on the ballot in the order specified under Section 
20A-6-305
.
(2)
(a)
When there is only one candidate for county attorney at the regular general 
election in counties that have three or fewer registered voters of the county who are 
licensed active members in good standing of the Utah State Bar, the county clerk 
shall cause that candidate's name and party affiliation, if any, to be placed on a 
separate section of the ballot with the following question: "Shall (name of candidate) 
be elected to the office of county attorney? Yes ____ No ____."
.
(b)
If the number of "Yes" votes exceeds the number of "No" votes, the candidate is 
elected to the office of county attorney.
(c)
If the number of "No" votes exceeds the number of "Yes" votes, the candidate is not 
elected and may not take office, nor may the candidate continue in the office past the 
end of the term resulting from any prior election or appointment.
(d)
When the name of only one candidate for county attorney is printed on the ballot 
under authority of this Subsection 
(2)
, the county clerk may not count any write-in 
votes received for the office of county attorney.
(e)
If no qualified individual files for the office of county attorney or if the candidate is 
not elected by the voters, the county legislative body shall appoint the county 
attorney as provided in Section 
20A-1-509.2
.
(f)
If the candidate whose name would, except for this Subsection 
(2)(f)
, be placed on 
the ballot under Subsection 
(2)(a)
 has been elected on a ballot under Subsection 
(2)(a)
to the two consecutive terms immediately preceding the term for which the candidate 
is seeking election, Subsection 
(2)(a)
 does not apply and that candidate shall be 
considered to be an unopposed candidate the same as any other unopposed candidate 
for another office, unless a petition is filed with the county clerk before 5 p.m. no 
later than 
one
the
 day before that year's primary election that:
(i)
requests the procedure set forth in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 to be followed; and
(ii)
contains the signatures of registered voters in the county representing in number 
at least 25% of all votes cast in the county for all candidates for governor at the 
last election at which a governor was elected.
(3)
(a)
When there is only one candidate for district attorney at the regular general 
election in a prosecution district that has three or fewer registered voters of the 
district who are licensed active members in good standing of the Utah State Bar, the 
county clerk shall cause that candidate's name and party affiliation, if any, to be 
placed on a separate section of the ballot with the following question: "Shall (name of 
candidate) be elected to the office of district attorney? Yes ____ No ____."
.
(b)
If the number of "Yes" votes exceeds the number of "No" votes, the candidate is 
elected to the office of district attorney.
(c)
If the number of "No" votes exceeds the number of "Yes" votes, the candidate is not 
elected and may not take office, nor may the candidate continue in the office past the 
end of the term resulting from any prior election or appointment.
(d)
When the name of only one candidate for district attorney is printed on the ballot 
under authority of this Subsection 
(3)
, the county clerk may not count any write-in 
votes received for the office of district attorney.
(e)
If no qualified individual files for the office of district attorney, or if the only 
candidate is not elected by the voters under this subsection, the county legislative 
body shall appoint a new district attorney for a four-year term as provided in Section 
20A-1-509.2
.
(f)
If the candidate whose name would, except for this Subsection 
(3)(f)
, be placed on 
the ballot under Subsection 
(3)(a)
 has been elected on a ballot under Subsection 
(3)(a)
to the two consecutive terms immediately preceding the term for which the candidate 
is seeking election, Subsection 
(3)(a)
 does not apply and that candidate shall be 
considered to be an unopposed candidate the same as any other unopposed candidate 
for another office, unless a petition is filed with the county clerk before 5 p.m. no 
later than 
one
the
 day before that year's primary election that:
(i)
requests the procedure set forth in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 to be followed; and
(ii)
contains the signatures of registered voters in the county representing in number 
at least 25% of all votes cast in the county for all candidates for governor at the 
last election at which a governor was elected.
Section 60, Section 
20A-6-305
 is amended to read:
20A-6-305. Master ballot position list -- Random selection -- Procedures -- 
Publication -- Surname -- Exemptions -- Ballot order.
(1)
As used in this section, "master ballot position list" means an official list of the 26 
characters in the alphabet listed in random order and numbered from one to 26 as 
provided under Subsection 
(2)
.
(2)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
within 30 
calendar 
days after the 
day of the 
candidate filing deadline in each 
even-numbered year, conduct a random selection to create a master ballot position 
list for all elections in accordance with procedures established under Subsection 
(2)(c)
;
(b)
publish the master ballot position list on the lieutenant governor's election website no 
later than 15 
calendar 
days after 
creating
the day on which the lieutenant governor 
creates
 the list; and
(c)
establish written procedures for:
(i)
the election official to use the master ballot position list; and
(ii)
the lieutenant governor in:
(A)
conducting the random selection in a fair manner; and
(B)
providing a record of the random selection process used.
(3)
In accordance with the written procedures established under Subsection 
(2)(c)(i)
, an 
election officer shall use the master ballot position list for the current year to determine 
the order in which to list candidates on the ballot for an election held during the year.
(4)
To determine the order in which to list candidates on the ballot required under 
Subsection 
(3)
, the election officer shall apply the randomized alphabet using:
(a)
the candidate's surname;
(b)
for candidates with a surname that has the same spelling, the candidate's given name; 
and
(c)
the surname of the president and the surname of the governor for an election for the 
offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor.
(5)
Subsections 
(1)
 through 
(4)
 do not apply to:
(a)
an election for an office for which only one candidate is listed on the ballot; or
(b)
a judicial retention election under Section 
20A-12-201
.
(6)
Subject to Subsection 
(7)
, each ticket that appears on a ballot for an election shall 
appear separately, in the following order:
(a)
for federal office:
(i)
president and vice president of the United States;
(ii)
United States Senate office; and
(iii)
United States House of Representatives office;
(b)
for state office:
(i)
governor and lieutenant governor;
(ii)
attorney general;
(iii)
state auditor;
(iv)
state treasurer;
(v)
state Senate office;
(vi)
state House of Representatives office; and
(vii)
State Board of Education member;
(c)
for county office:
(i)
county executive office;
(ii)
county legislative body member;
(iii)
county assessor;
(iv)
county or district attorney;
(v)
county auditor;
(vi)
county clerk;
(vii)
county recorder;
(viii)
county sheriff;
(ix)
county surveyor;
(x)
county treasurer; and
(xi)
local school board member;
(d)
for municipal office:
(i)
mayor; and
(ii)
city or town council member;
(e)
elected planning and service district council member;
(f)
judicial retention questions; and
(g)
ballot propositions not described in Subsection 
(6)(f)
.
(7)
(a)
A ticket for a race for a combined office shall appear on the ballot in the place of 
the earliest ballot ticket position that is reserved for an office that is subsumed in the 
combined office.
(b)
Each ticket, other than a ticket described in Subsection 
(6)(f)
, shall list:
(i)
each candidate in accordance with Subsections 
(1)
 through 
(4)
; and
(ii)
except as otherwise provided in this title, the party name, initials, or title 
following each candidate's name. 
Section 61, Section 
20A-7-103
 is amended to read:
20A-7-103. Constitutional amendments and other questions submitted by the 
Legislature -- Publication -- Ballot title -- Procedures for submission to popular vote.
(1)
The procedures contained in this section govern when the Legislature submits a 
proposed constitutional amendment or other question to the voters.
(2)
The lieutenant governor shall, not more than 60 
calendar 
days or less than 14 
calendar 
days before the date of the election, publish the full text of the amendment, question, or 
statute for the state, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, through the date of 
the election.
(3)
The presiding officers shall:
(a)
entitle each proposed constitutional amendment "Constitutional Amendment __" and 
assign a letter to the constitutional amendment in accordance with the requirements 
of Section 
20A-6-107
;
(b)
entitle each proposed question "Proposition Number __" with the number assigned to 
the proposition under Section 
20A-6-107
 placed in the blank;
(c)
draft and designate a ballot title for each proposed amendment or question submitted 
by the Legislature that:
(i)
summarizes the subject matter of the amendment or question; and
(ii)
for a proposed constitutional amendment, summarizes any legislation that is 
enacted and will become effective upon the voters' adoption of the proposed 
constitutional amendment; and
(d)
deliver each letter or number and ballot title to the lieutenant governor.
(4)
The lieutenant governor shall certify the letter or number and ballot title of each 
amendment or question to the county clerk of each county no later than 65 
calendar 
days 
before the date of the election.
(5)
The county clerk of each county shall:
(a)
ensure that the letter or number and the ballot title of each amendment and question 
prepared in accordance with this section are included in the sample ballots and 
official ballots; and
(b)
publish the sample ballots and official ballots as provided by law.
Section 62, Section 
20A-7-105
 is amended to read:
20A-7-105. Manual petition processes -- Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- 
Submitting the petition -- Certification of signatures -- Transfer to lieutenant governor -- 
Removal of signature.
(1)
This section applies only to the manual initiative process and the manual referendum 
process.
(2)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Local petition" means:
(i)
a manual local initiative petition described in Part 5, Local Initiatives - 
Procedures; or
(ii)
a manual local referendum petition described in Part 6, Local Referenda - 
Procedures.
(b)
"Packet" means an initiative packet or referendum packet.
(c)
"Petition" means a local petition or statewide petition.
(d)
"Statewide petition" means:
(i)
a manual statewide initiative petition described in Part 2, Statewide Initiatives; or
(ii)
a manual statewide referendum petition described in Part 3, Statewide Referenda.
(3)
(a)
A Utah voter may sign a statewide petition if the voter is a legal voter.
(b)
A Utah voter may sign a local petition if the voter:
(i)
is a legal voter; and
(ii)
resides in the local jurisdiction.
(4)
(a)
The sponsors shall ensure that the individual in whose presence each signature 
sheet was signed:
(i)
is at least 18 years old;
(ii)
verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last 
page of each packet; and
(iii)
is informed that each signer is required to read and understand:
(A)
for an initiative petition, the law proposed by the initiative; or
(B)
for a referendum petition, the law that the referendum seeks to overturn.
(b)
An individual may not sign the verification printed on the last page of a packet if the 
individual signed a signature sheet in the packet.
(5)
(a)
The sponsors, or an agent of the sponsors, shall submit a signed and verified 
packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated before 5 
p.m. no later than the earlier of:
(i)
for a statewide initiative:
(A)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the first individual signs the initiative packet;
(B)
316
the last business day that is no more than 316 calendar
 days after the day 
on which the application for the initiative petition is filed; or
(C)
the February 15 immediately before the next regular general election 
immediately after the application is filed under Section 
20A-7-202
;
(ii)
for a statewide referendum:
(A)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the first individual signs the referendum packet; or
(B)
40
the first business day that is at least 40 calendar 
 days after the day on 
which the legislative session at which the law passed ends;
(iii)
for a local initiative:
(A)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the first individual signs the initiative packet;
(B)
316
the last business day that is no more than 316 calendar 
 days after the day 
on which the application is filed;
(C)
the April 15 immediately before the next regular general election immediately 
after the application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
, if the local initiative is a 
county initiative; or
(D)
the April 15 immediately before the next municipal general election 
immediately after the application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
, if the local 
initiative is a municipal initiative; or
(iv)
for a local referendum:
(A)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the first individual signs the referendum packet; or
(B)
45
the first business day that is at least 45 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the sponsors receive the items described in Subsection 
20A-7-604
(3) 
from the local clerk.
(b)
A person may not submit a packet after the applicable deadline described in 
Subsection (5)(a).
(c)
Before delivering an initiative packet to the county clerk under this Subsection (5), 
the sponsors shall send an email to each individual who provides a legible, valid 
email address on the signature sheet that includes the following:
(i)
the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding 
Your Petition Signature"; and
(ii)
the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:
"You signed a petition for the following initiative:
[insert title of initiative]
To access a copy of the initiative petition, the initiative, the fiscal impact statement, and 
information on the deadline for removing your signature from the petition, please visit the 
following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the individual directly to the page 
on the lieutenant governor's or county clerk's website that includes the information referred to 
in the email]."
(d)
For a statewide initiative, the sponsors shall, no later than 5 p.m. on the day on which 
the sponsors submit the last initiative packet to the county clerk, submit to the 
lieutenant governor:
(i)
a list containing:
(A)
the name and email address of each individual the sponsors sent, or caused to 
be sent, the email described in Subsection (5)(c); and
(B)
the date the email was sent;
(ii)
a copy of the email described in Subsection (5)(c); and
(iii)
the following written verification, completed and signed by each of the sponsors:
"Verification of initiative sponsor State of Utah, County of __________I, __________, 
of __________, hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that:
I am a sponsor of the initiative petition entitled ____________________; and
I sent, or caused to be sent, to each individual who provided a legible, valid email 
address on a signature sheet submitted to the county clerk in relation to the initiative petition, 
the email described in Utah Code Subsection 
20A-7-105
(5)(c).
______________________________________________________________ __
(Name) 
(Residence Address)
(Date)".
(e)
For a local initiative, the sponsors shall, no later than 5 p.m. on the day on which the 
sponsors submit the last initiative packet to the local clerk, submit to the local clerk 
the items described in Subsection (5)(d).
(f)
Signatures gathered for an initiative petition are not valid if the sponsors do not 
comply with Subsection (5)(c), (d), or (e).
(6)
(a)
Within 21 
calendar 
days after the day on which the county clerk receives the 
packet, the county clerk shall:
(i)
use the procedures described in Section 
20A-1-1002
, or 
20A-7-106
 if applicable, 
to determine whether each signer is a legal voter and, as applicable, the 
jurisdiction where the signer is registered to vote;
(ii)
for a statewide initiative or a statewide referendum:
(A)
certify on the petition whether each name is that of a legal voter;
(B)
post the name, voter identification number, and date of signature of each legal 
voter certified under Subsection (6)(a)(ii)(A) on the lieutenant governor's 
website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor; and
(C)
deliver the verified packet to the lieutenant governor;
(iii)
for a local initiative or a local referendum:
(A)
certify on the petition whether each name is that of a legal voter who is 
registered in the jurisdiction to which the initiative or referendum relates;
(B)
post the name, voter identification number, and date of signature of each legal 
voter certified under Subsection (6)(a)(iii)(A) on the lieutenant governor's 
website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor; and
(C)
deliver the verified packet to the local clerk.
(b)
For a local initiative or local referendum, the local clerk shall post a link in a 
conspicuous location on the local government's website to the posting described in 
Subsection (6)(a)(iii)(B):
(i)
for a local initiative, during the period of time described in Subsection 
20A-7-507
(3)(a); or
(ii)
for a local referendum, during the period of time described in Subsection 
20A-7-607
(2)(a)(i).
(7)
The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (6):
(a)
on a packet that is not verified in accordance with Subsection (4); or
(b)
that does not have a date of signature next to the signature.
(8)
(a)
A voter who signs a statewide initiative petition may have the voter's signature 
removed from the petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to 
the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed no later 
than 
5 p.m. 
the earlier of:
(i)
for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1:
(A)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
(B)
90
the first business day that is at least 90 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-207
(2); or
(ii)
for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1:
(A)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
(B)
45
the first business day that is at least 45 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-207
(2).
(b)
A voter who signs a statewide referendum petition may have the voter's signature 
removed from the petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to 
the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed no later 
than
 5 p.m.
 the earlier of:
(i)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the voter signs the statement requesting removal; or
(ii)
45
the first business day that is at least 45 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-307
(2).
(c)
A voter who signs a local initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed 
from the petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to the 
county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed no later than
5 p.m.
 the earlier of:
(i)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the voter signs the signature removal statement;
(ii)
90
the first business day that is at least 90 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-507
(2);
(iii)
316
the last business day that is no more than 316 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the application is filed; or
(iv)
(A)
for a county initiative, April 15 immediately before the next regular 
general election immediately after the application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
; or
(B)
for a municipal initiative, April 15 immediately before the next municipal 
general election immediately after the application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
.
(d)
A voter who signs a local referendum petition may have the voter's signature 
removed from the petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to 
the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed no later 
than 
5 p.m. 
the earlier of:
(i)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the voter signs the statement requesting removal; or
(ii)
45
the first business day that is at least 45 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-607
(2)(a).
(e)
In order for the signature to be removed, the county clerk must receive the statement 
described in this Subsection (8) before 5 p.m. no later than the applicable deadline 
described in this Subsection (8).
(f)
A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from a 
petition, in accordance with Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3).
(9)
(a)
If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under 
Subsection (8) and determines that the signature should be removed from the petition 
under Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3), the county clerk shall:
(i)
ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are 
not included in the posting described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii)(B) or (iii)(B); and
(ii)
remove the voter's signature from the signature packets and signature packet 
totals.
(b)
The county clerk shall comply with Subsection (9)(a) before the later of:
(i)
the deadline described in Subsection (6)(a); or
(ii)
two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement 
requesting signature removal under Subsection (8).
(10)
A person may not retrieve a packet from a county clerk, or make any alterations or 
corrections to a packet, after the packet is submitted to the county clerk.
Section 63, Section 
20A-7-201
 is amended to read:
20A-7-201. Statewide initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Submission to the 
Legislature or to a vote of the people.
(1)
(a)
A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature for approval or 
rejection shall, after filing an initiative application, obtain:
(i)
legal signatures equal to 4% of the number of active voters in the state on January 
1 immediately following the last regular general election; and
(ii)
from at least 26 Utah State Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 4% of the 
number of active voters in that district on January 1 immediately following the 
last regular general election.
(b)
If, at any time not less than 10 
calendar 
days before the beginning of the next annual 
general session of the Legislature, the lieutenant governor declares that an initiative 
petition designated under Subsection 
20A-7-202(2)(c)(i)
 for submission to the 
Legislature is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of 
Subsection 
(1)(a)
, the lieutenant governor shall deliver a copy of the initiative 
petition, the text of the proposed law, and the cover sheet described in Subsection 
(1)(c)
 to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and the director of the 
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall prepare a cover sheet for a petition declared sufficient 
under Subsection 
(1)(b)
 that contains:
(i)
the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the 
last regular general election;
(ii)
the number of active voters in each Utah State Senate district on January 1 
immediately following the last regular general election;
(iii)
the total number of certified signatures obtained for the initiative petition; and
(iv)
the total number of certified signatures obtained from each Utah State Senate 
district for the initiative petition.
(2)
(a)
A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to a vote of the people for 
approval or rejection shall, after filing an initiative application, obtain:
(i)
legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in the state on January 
1 immediately following the last regular general election; and
(ii)
from at least 26 Utah State Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the 
number of active voters in that district on January 1 immediately following the 
last regular general election.
(b)
If an initiative petition meets the requirements of this part and the lieutenant 
governor declares that the initiative petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters 
to meet the requirements of Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the lieutenant governor shall submit 
the proposed law to a vote of the people at the next regular general election:
(i)
immediately after the application is filed under Section 
20A-7-202
; and
(ii)
specified on the petition under Section 
20A-7-203
.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information to any interested person:
(a)
the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last 
regular general election; and
(b)
for each Utah State Senate district, the number of active voters in that district on 
January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.
Section 64, Section 
20A-7-202.5
 is amended to read:
20A-7-202.5. Initial fiscal impact statement -- Preparation of statement -- 
Challenge to statement.
(1)
Within three 
working
business
 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor 
receives an initiative application, the lieutenant governor shall submit a copy of the 
initiative application to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
(2)
(a)
The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall prepare an unbiased, good faith 
initial fiscal impact statement for the proposed law, not exceeding 100 words plus 
100 words per revenue source created or impacted by the proposed law, that contains:
(i)
a description of the total estimated fiscal impact of the proposed law over the time 
period or time periods determined by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst 
to be most useful in understanding the estimated fiscal impact of the proposed law;
(ii)
if the proposed law would increase taxes, decrease taxes, or impose a new tax, a 
dollar amount representing the total estimated increase or decrease for each type 
of tax affected under the proposed law, a dollar amount showing the estimated 
amount of a new tax, and a dollar amount representing the total estimated increase 
or decrease in taxes under the proposed law;
(iii)
if the proposed law would increase a particular tax or tax rate, the tax percentage 
difference and the tax percentage increase for each tax or tax rate increased;
(iv)
if the proposed law would result in the issuance or a change in the status of 
bonds, notes, or other debt instruments, a dollar amount representing the total 
estimated increase or decrease in public debt under the proposed law;
(v)
a dollar amount representing the estimated cost or savings, if any, to state or local 
government entities under the proposed law;
(vi)
if the proposed law would increase costs to state government, a listing of all 
sources of funding for the estimated costs; and
(vii)
a concise description and analysis titled "Funding Source," not to exceed 100 
words for each funding source, of the funding source information described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-202
(2)(e)(ii).
(b)
If the proposed law is estimated to have no fiscal impact, the Office of the Legislative 
Fiscal Analyst shall include a summary statement in the initial fiscal impact statement in 
substantially the following form:
"The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst estimates that the law proposed by this 
initiative would have no significant fiscal impact and would not result in either an increase or 
decrease in taxes or debt."
(3)
Within 25 calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor delivers a copy 
of the initiative application, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall:
(a)
send a copy of the initial fiscal impact statement to the lieutenant governor's office; 
and
(b)
send a copy of the initial fiscal impact statement to the first five sponsors named in 
the initiative application.
(4)
(a)
(i)
Three or more of the sponsors of the initiative petition may, within 20 
calendar days after the day on which the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst 
delivers the initial fiscal impact statement to the lieutenant governor's office, file a 
petition with the appropriate court, alleging that the initial fiscal impact statement, 
taken as a whole, is an inaccurate estimate of the fiscal impact of the initiative.
(ii)
After receipt of the appeal, the court shall direct the lieutenant governor to send 
notice of the petition filed with the court to:
(A)
any person or group that has filed an argument with the lieutenant governor's 
office for or against the initiative that is the subject of the challenge; and
(B)
any political issues committee established under Section 
20A-11-801
 that has 
filed written or electronic notice with the lieutenant governor that identifies the 
name, mailing or email address, and telephone number of the person 
designated to receive notice about any issues relating to the initiative.
(b)
(i)
There is a presumption that the initial fiscal impact statement prepared by the 
Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst is based upon reasonable assumptions, 
uses reasonable data, and applies accepted analytical methods to present the 
estimated fiscal impact of the initiative.
(ii)
The court may not revise the contents of, or direct the revision of, the initial fiscal 
impact statement unless the plaintiffs rebut the presumption by clear and 
convincing evidence that establishes that the initial fiscal impact statement, taken 
as a whole, is an inaccurate statement of the estimated fiscal impact of the 
initiative.
(iii)
The court may refer an issue related to the initial fiscal impact statement to a 
master to examine the issue and make a report in accordance with Utah Rules of 
Civil Procedure, Rule 53.
(c)
The court shall certify to the lieutenant governor a fiscal impact statement for the 
initiative that meets the requirements of this section.
Section 65, Section 
20A-7-204
 is amended to read:
20A-7-204. Manual initiative process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant 
governor to provide sponsors with materials.
(1)
This section applies only to the manual initiative process.
(2)
In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors 
or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in 
Subsection (3), circulate initiative packets that meet the form requirements of this part.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the initiative petition 
and a signature sheet 
within three
no later than the first business day that is at least 
three calendar
 days after the day on which the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a)
the sponsors hold the final hearing required under Section 
20A-7-204.1
;
(b)
the sponsors provide to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor the video tape, audio 
tape, or comprehensive minutes described in Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(4) for each 
public hearing described in Section 
20A-7-204.1
;
(c)
(i)
the sponsors give written notice to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor that 
the sponsors waive the opportunity to change the text of the proposed law under 
Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(5);
(ii)
the deadline, described in Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(5)(a), for changing the text of 
the proposed law passes without the sponsors filing an application addendum in 
accordance with Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(5); or
(iii)
if the sponsors file an application addendum in accordance with Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(5), the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst provides to the Office 
of the Lieutenant Governor:
(A)
an updated initial fiscal impact statement, in accordance with Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(5)(b); or
(B)
a written notice indicating that no changes to the initial fiscal impact statement 
are necessary;
(d)
(i)
the sponsors give written notice to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor that 
the sponsors waive the opportunity to:
(A)
challenge the initial fiscal impact statement in court; and
(B)
if applicable, challenge the updated initial fiscal impact statement in court;
(ii)
the deadline, described in Subsection 
20A-7-202.5
(4)(a)(i), for:
(A)
challenging the initial fiscal impact statement in court passes without the 
sponsors filing a petition to challenge; and
(B)
if applicable, challenging the updated initial fiscal impact statement in court 
passes without the sponsors filing a petition to challenge; or
(iii)
if the sponsors timely file a petition challenging the initial fiscal impact 
statement in court or, if applicable, the updated initial fiscal impact statement in 
court, and the court's decision becomes final; and
(e)
the sponsors sign an agreement, under Subsection (6)(a), with the Office of the 
Lieutenant Governor specifying the range of numbers that the sponsors will use to 
number the initiative packets.
(4)
The sponsors of the initiative shall:
(a)
arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the initiative 
packets; and
(b)
ensure that the initiative packets and the documents described in Subsection (4)(a) 
meet the requirements of this part.
(5)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the initiative packets for 
circulation by creating multiple initiative packets.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create the initiative packets by binding 
a copy of the initiative petition with the text of the proposed law, including any 
modification made under Subsection 
20A-7-204.1
(5) and no more than 50 signature 
sheets together at the top in a manner that the initiative packets may be conveniently 
opened for signing.
(c)
An initiative packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.
(6)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:
(i)
contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the 
sponsors may use to number initiative packets;
(ii)
sign an agreement with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, specifying the 
range of numbers that the sponsors will use to number the initiative packets; and
(iii)
number each initiative packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers 
provided by the lieutenant governor's office, starting with the lowest number in 
the range.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not:
(i)
number an initiative packet in a manner not directed by the lieutenant governor's 
office; or
(ii)
circulate or submit an initiative packet that is not numbered in the manner 
directed by the lieutenant governor's office.
Section 66, Section 
20A-7-204.1
 is amended to read:
20A-7-204.1. Public hearings to be held before initiative petitions are circulated 
-- Changes to a proposed law or an initial fiscal impact statement.
(1)
(a)
After issuance of the initial fiscal impact statement by the Office of the 
Legislative Fiscal Analyst and before circulating initiative packets for signature 
statewide, sponsors of the initiative shall hold at least seven public hearings 
throughout Utah as follows:
(i)
one in the Bear River region -- Box Elder, Cache, or Rich County;
(ii)
one in the Southwest region -- Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, or Washington 
County;
(iii)
one in the Mountain region -- Summit, Utah, or Wasatch County;
(iv)
one in the Central region -- Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, or Wayne 
County;
(v)
one in the Southeast region -- Carbon, Emery, Grand, or San Juan County;
(vi)
one in the Uintah Basin region -- Daggett, Duchesne, or Uintah County; and
(vii)
one in the Wasatch Front region -- Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele, or Weber 
County.
(b)
Of the seven public hearings, the sponsors of the initiative shall hold at least two of 
the public hearings in a first or second class county, but not in the same county.
(c)
The sponsors may not hold a public hearing described in this section until the later of:
(i)
one
the
 day after the day on which a sponsor receives a copy of the initial fiscal 
impact statement under Subsection 
20A-7-202.5(3)(b)
; or
(ii)
if three or more sponsors file a petition for an action challenging the accuracy of 
the initial fiscal impact statement under Section 
20A-7-202.5
, the day after the day 
on which the action is final.
(2)
(a)
The sponsors shall, before 5 p.m. at least 10 calendar days before the date of the 
public hearing, provide written notice of the public hearing, including the date, time, 
and location of the public hearing:
(i)
to the lieutenant governor;
(ii)
to the county clerk of each county in the region where the public hearing will be 
held;
(iii)
each state senator, state representative, and county commission or county council 
member who is elected in whole or in part from the region where the public 
hearing will be held; and
(iv)
in accordance with Section 
45-1-101
, for at least three calendar days before the 
day of the public hearing.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall post the notice described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 on the 
lieutenant governor's website for at least three 
calendar 
days before the day of the 
public hearing.
(c)
The county clerk of each county in the region where the public hearing will be held:
(i)
shall post the notice described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 for the county, as a class A 
notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for at least three 
calendar 
days before the day of 
the public hearing; and
(ii)
may bill the sponsors of the initiative for the cost of preparing, printing, and 
posting the notice described in Subsection 
(2)(c)(i)
.
(3)
If the initiative proposes a tax increase, the written notice described in Subsection 
(2)
 shall 
include the following statement, in bold, in the same font and point size as the largest font and 
point size appearing in the notice:
"This initiative seeks to increase the current (insert name of tax) rate by (insert the tax 
percentage difference) percent, resulting in a(n) (insert the tax percentage increase) percent 
increase in the current tax rate."
(4)
(a)
During the public hearing, the sponsors shall either:
(i)
video tape or audio tape the public hearing; or
(ii)
take comprehensive minutes of the public hearing, detailing the names and titles 
of each speaker and summarizing each speaker's comments.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall make copies of the tapes or minutes available to the 
public.
(c)
For each public hearing, the sponsors shall:
(i)
during the entire time that the public hearing is held, post a copy of the initial 
fiscal impact statement in a conspicuous location at the entrance to the room 
where the sponsors hold the public hearing; and
(ii)
place at least 50 copies of the initial fiscal impact statement, for distribution to 
public hearing attendees, in a conspicuous location at the entrance to the room 
where the sponsors hold the public hearing.
(d)
Regardless of whether an individual is present to observe or speak at a public hearing:
(i)
the sponsors may not end the public hearing until at least one hour after the public 
hearing begins; and
(ii)
the sponsors shall provide at least one hour at the public hearing that is open for 
public comment.
(5)
(a)
Before 5 p.m. within 
14
the first business day that is at least 14 calendar
 days 
after the day on which the sponsors conduct the seventh public hearing described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)
, and before circulating an initiative signature packet for signatures, 
the sponsors of the initiative may change the text of the proposed law if:
(i)
a change to the text is:
(A)
germane to the text of the proposed law filed with the lieutenant governor 
under Section 
20A-7-202
; and
(B)
consistent with the requirements of Subsection 
20A-7-202(5)
; and
(ii)
each sponsor signs, attested to by a notary public, an application addendum to 
change the text of the proposed law.
(b)
(i)
Within three 
working
business
 days after the day on which the lieutenant 
governor receives an application addendum to change the text of the proposed law 
for an initiative, the lieutenant governor shall submit a copy of the application 
addendum to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
(ii)
The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall:
(A)
update the initial fiscal impact statement, by following the procedures and 
requirements of Section 
20A-7-202.5
 to reflect a change to the text of the 
proposed law
; or
(B)
provide written notice to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor indicating that 
no changes to the initial fiscal impact statement are necessary.
Section 67, Section 
20A-7-207
 is amended to read:
20A-7-207. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor.
(1)
In relation to the manual initiative process, when the lieutenant governor receives an 
initiative packet from a county clerk, the lieutenant governor shall record the number of 
the initiative packet received.
(2)
The county clerk shall:
(a)
in relation to the manual initiative process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-105(6)(a)(iii)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a 
conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor:
(A)
for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1, for at 
least 90 
calendar 
days; or
(B)
for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1, 
for at least 45 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as 
of the date of the update; or
(b)
in relation to the electronic initiative process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-217(4)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor:
(A)
for a signature received by the county clerk before December 1, for at least 90 
calendar 
days; or
(B)
for a signature received by the county clerk on or after December 1, for at 
least 45 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as 
of the date of the update.
(3)
The lieutenant governor:
(a)
shall, except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, declare the initiative petition to be 
sufficient or insufficient on April 30 before the regular general election described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-201(2)(b)
; or
(b)
may declare the initiative petition to be insufficient before the day described in 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 if:
(i)
in relation to the manual initiative process, the total of all valid signatures on 
timely and lawfully submitted initiative packets that have been certified by the 
county clerks, plus the number of signatures on timely and lawfully submitted 
initiative packets that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is less than the 
number of names required under Section 
20A-7-201
;
(ii)
in relation to the electronic initiative process, the total of all timely and lawfully 
submitted valid signatures that have been certified by the county clerks, plus the 
number of timely and lawfully submitted valid signatures received under 
Subsection 
20A-21-201(6)(b)
 that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is 
less than the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-201
; or
(iii)
a requirement of this part has not been met.
(4)
(a)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 equals or exceeds the 
number of names required under Section 
20A-7-201
, and the requirements of this 
part are met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the initiative 
petition the word "sufficient."
(b)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 does not equal or exceed 
the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-201
 or a requirement of this part 
is not met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the initiative petition 
the word "insufficient."
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall immediately notify any one of the sponsors of the 
lieutenant governor's finding.
(5)
After an initiative petition is declared insufficient, a person may not submit additional 
signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot.
(6)
(a)
If the lieutenant governor refuses to declare an initiative petition sufficient that a 
voter believes is legally sufficient, the voter may, no later than May 15, apply to the 
appropriate court for an order finding the initiative petition legally sufficient.
(b)
If the court determines that the initiative petition is legally sufficient, the lieutenant 
governor shall mark the petition "sufficient" and consider the declaration of 
sufficiency effective as of the date on which the initiative petition should have been 
declared sufficient by the lieutenant governor's office.
(c)
If the court determines that the initiative petition is not legally sufficient, the court 
may enjoin the lieutenant governor and all other officers from certifying or printing 
the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot.
(7)
An initiative petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is 
qualified for the ballot.
Section 68, Section 
20A-7-211
 is amended to read:
20A-7-211. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on 
proclamation.
(1)
The votes on the law proposed by the initiative petition shall be counted, canvassed, and 
delivered as provided in 
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns
Chapter 4, 
Part 3, Canvassing Returns
.
(2)
After the state board of canvassers completes the canvass, the lieutenant governor shall 
certify to the governor the vote for and against the law proposed by the initiative petition.
(3)
(a)
The governor shall immediately issue a proclamation that:
(i)
gives the total number of votes cast in the state for and against each law proposed 
by an initiative petition; and
(ii)
declares those laws proposed by an initiative petition that are approved by 
majority vote to be in full force and effect on the date described in Subsection 
20A-7-212(2)
.
(b)
When the governor believes that two proposed laws, or that parts of two proposed 
laws approved by the people at the same election are entirely in conflict, the governor 
shall proclaim as law the initiative that receives the greatest number of affirmative 
votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities which those initiatives receive.
(c)
Within 10 days after the day of the governor's proclamation, any qualified voter who 
signed the initiative petition proposing the law that is declared by the governor to be 
superseded by another initiative approved at the same election may bring an action in 
the appropriate court to review the governor's decision.
(4)
Within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the court issues an order in an action 
described in Subsection 
(3)(c)
, the governor shall:
(a)
proclaim as law all initiatives approved by the people that the court determines are 
not entirely in conflict; and
(b)
of the initiatives approved by the people that the court determines to be entirely in 
conflict, proclaim as law, regardless of the difference in majorities, the law that 
receives the greatest number of affirmative votes, to be in full force and effect on the 
date described in Subsection 
20A-7-212(2)
.
Section 69, Section 
20A-7-212
 is amended to read:
20A-7-212. Effective date.
(1)
A proposed law submitted to the Legislature by initiative petition and passed by the 
Legislature takes effect 60 
calendar 
days after the last day of the session of the 
Legislature in which the law passed, unless:
(a)
a later effective date is included in the proposed law; or
(b)
an earlier effective date is included in the proposed law and the proposed law passes 
the Legislature by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house of the 
Legislature.
(2)
A proposed law submitted to the people by initiative petition that is approved by the 
voters at an election takes effect:
(a)
except as provided in Subsections 
(2)(b)
 through 
(e)
, on the day that is 60 
calendar 
days after the last day of the general session of the Legislature next following the 
election;
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(d)
 or 
(e)
, if the proposed law effectuates a tax 
increase:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(b)(ii)
, January 1 of the year after the general 
session of the Legislature next following the election; or
(ii)
at the beginning of the applicable taxable year that begins on or after January 1 of 
the year after the general session of the Legislature next following the election, for 
a tax described in:
(A)
Title 59, Chapter 6, Mineral Production Tax Withholding
;
(B)
Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes
;
(C)
Title 59, Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required 
to Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act
; or
(D)
Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act
;
(c)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(d)
 or 
(e)
, if the proposed law effectuates a tax 
decrease:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(c)(ii)
, April 1 immediately following the 
election; or
(ii)
for a tax described in Subsection 
(2)(b)(ii)(A)
 through 
(D)
, at the beginning of the 
applicable taxable year that begins on or after January 1 immediately following 
the election;
(d)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(e)
, January 1 of the year after the general 
session of the Legislature next following the election, if the proposed law effectuates 
a change in a tax described in:
(i)
Title 59, Chapter 2, Property Tax Act
;
(ii)
Title 59, Chapter 3, Tax Equivalent Property Act
; or
(iii)
Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax
; or
(e)
if the proposed law specifies a special effective date that is after the otherwise 
applicable effective date described in Subsections 
(2)(a)
 through 
(d)
, the date 
specified in the proposed law.
(3)
(a)
The governor may not veto a law adopted by the people.
(b)
The Legislature may amend any initiative approved by the people at any legislative 
session.
Section 70, Section 
20A-7-214
 is amended to read:
20A-7-214. Fiscal review -- Repeal, amendment, or resubmission.
(1)
No later than 60 
calendar 
days after the date of an election in which the voters approve 
an initiative, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall:
(a)
for each initiative approved by the voters, prepare a final fiscal impact statement, 
using current financial information and containing the information required by 
Subsection 
20A-7-202.5(2)
; and
(b)
deliver a copy of the final fiscal impact statement to:
(i)
the president of the Senate;
(ii)
the minority leader of the Senate;
(iii)
the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(iv)
the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and
(v)
the first five sponsors listed on the initiative application.
(2)
If the final fiscal impact statement exceeds the estimate in the initial fiscal impact 
statement by 25% or more, the Legislature shall review the final fiscal impact statement 
and may, in any legislative session following the election in which the voters approve 
the initiative:
(a)
repeal the law established by passage of the initiative;
(b)
amend the law established by passage of the initiative; or
(c)
pass a joint or concurrent resolution informing the voters that they may file an 
initiative petition to repeal the law enacted by passage of the initiative.
Section 71, Section 
20A-7-216
 is amended to read:
20A-7-216. Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to 
remove signature.
(1)
This section applies to the electronic initiative process.
(2)
A Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.
(3)
The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an 
individual:
(a)
verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency 
requirements of Section 
20A-2-105
; and
(b)
is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by 
the initiative.
(4)
A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the 
initiative petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to the county 
clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later 
than the earlier of:
(a)
for an electronic signature gathered before December 1:
(i)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
(ii)
90
the first business day that is at least 90 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-217
(4); or
(b)
for an electronic signature gathered on or after December 1:
(i)
30
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
(ii)
45
the first business day that is at least 45 calendar
 days after the day on which 
the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-217
(4).
(5)
(a)
A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) 
by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a 
signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and 
Section 
20A-21-201
.
(b)
A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in 
accordance with this section.
(c)
A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an 
electronic signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3).
Section 72, Section 
20A-7-217
 is amended to read:
20A-7-217. Electronic initiative process -- Collecting signatures -- Email 
notification -- Removal of signatures.
(1)
This section applies only to the electronic initiative process.
(2)
A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., the earlier of:
(a)
316
the last business day that is no more than 316 calendar
 days after the day on 
which the initiative application is filed; or
(b)
the February 15 immediately before the next regular general election immediately 
after the initiative application is filed under Section 
20A-7-202
.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall send to each individual who provides a valid email 
address during the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:
(a)
the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding 
Your Petition Signature"; and
(b)
the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:
"You signed a petition for the following initiative:
[insert title of initiative]
To access a copy of the initiative petition, the text of the law proposed by the initiative, 
the fiscal impact statement, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from 
the initiative petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that 
takes the individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that includes the 
information referred to in the email]."
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)
, the county clerk shall, within two business days 
after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs an initiative petition is 
certified under Section 
20A-21-201
, post the name, voter identification number, and date 
of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor.
(5)
(a)
If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under 
Subsection 
20A-7-216(4)
, the county clerk shall:
(i)
ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are 
not included in the posting described in Subsection 
(4)
; and
(ii)
remove the voter's signature from the initiative petition and the initiative petition 
signature totals.
(b)
The county clerk shall comply with Subsection 
(5)(a)
 before the later of:
(i)
the deadline described in Subsection 
(4)
; or
(ii)
two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement 
requesting signature removal under Subsection 
20A-7-216(4)
.
Section 73, Section 
20A-7-302
 is amended to read:
20A-7-302. Referendum process -- Application procedures.
(1)
Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file a referendum 
application with the lieutenant governor 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the 
first business day that is at least
 five calendar days after the day on which the legislative 
session at which the law passed ends.
(2)
The referendum application shall include:
(a)
the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the referendum petition;
(b)
a statement indicating that each of the sponsors is registered to vote in Utah;
(c)
a statement indicating whether persons gathering signatures for the referendum 
petition may be paid for gathering signatures;
(d)
the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public; and
(e)
a copy of the law that is the subject of the proposed referendum.
Section 74, Section 
20A-7-304
 is amended to read:
20A-7-304. Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- 
Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.
(1)
This section applies only to the manual referendum process.
(2)
In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors 
or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in 
Subsection 
(3)
, circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the referendum 
petition and a signature sheet 
within three
no later than the first business day that is at 
least five calendar
 days after the day on which the sponsors sign an agreement, under 
Subsection 
(6)(a)
, with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor specifying the range of 
numbers that the sponsors will use to number the referendum packets.
(4)
The sponsors of the referendum petition shall:
(a)
arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the referendum 
packets; and
(b)
ensure that the referendum packets and the documents described in Subsection 
(4)(a)
meet the form requirements of this section.
(5)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the referendum packets for 
circulation by creating multiple referendum packets.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create referendum packets by binding 
a copy of the referendum petition with the text of the law that is the subject of the 
referendum and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that 
the referendum packets may be conveniently opened for signing.
(c)
A referendum packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.
(6)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:
(i)
contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the 
sponsors may use to number referendum packets;
(ii)
sign an agreement with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, specifying the 
range of numbers that the sponsor will use to number the referendum packets; and
(iii)
number each referendum packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers 
provided by the lieutenant governor's office, starting with the lowest number in 
the range.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not:
(i)
number a referendum packet in a manner not directed by the lieutenant governor's 
office; or
(ii)
circulate or submit a referendum packet that is not numbered in the manner 
directed by the lieutenant governor's office.
Section 75, Section 
20A-7-307
 is amended to read:
20A-7-307. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor.
(1)
In relation to the manual referendum process, when the lieutenant governor receives a 
referendum packet from a county clerk, the lieutenant governor shall record the number 
of the referendum packet received.
(2)
The county clerk shall:
(a)
in relation to the manual referendum process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-105(6)(a)(iii)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a 
conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 45 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as 
of the date of the update; or
(b)
in relation to the electronic referendum process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-315(4)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 45 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as 
of the date of the update.
(3)
The lieutenant governor:
(a)
shall, except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, declare the referendum petition to be 
sufficient or insufficient 106 
calendar 
days after the end of the legislative session at 
which the law passed; or
(b)
may declare the referendum petition to be insufficient before the day described in 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 if:
(i)
in relation to the manual referendum process, the total of all valid signatures on 
timely and lawfully submitted referendum packets that have been certified by the 
county clerks, plus the number of signatures on timely and lawfully submitted 
referendum packets that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is less than 
the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-301
;
(ii)
in relation to the electronic referendum process, the total of all timely and 
lawfully submitted valid signatures that have been certified by the county clerks, 
plus the number of timely and lawfully submitted valid signatures received under 
Subsection 
20A-21-201(6)(b)
 that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is 
less than the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-301
; or
(iii)
a requirement of this part has not been met.
(4)
(a)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 equals or exceeds the 
number of names required under Section 
20A-7-301
, and the requirements of this 
part are met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the referendum 
petition the word "sufficient."
(b)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 does not equal or exceed 
the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-301
 or a requirement of this part 
is not met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the referendum 
petition the word "insufficient."
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall immediately notify any one of the sponsors of the 
lieutenant governor's finding.
(d)
After a referendum petition is declared insufficient, a person may not submit 
additional signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot.
(5)
(a)
If the lieutenant governor refuses to declare a referendum petition sufficient that a 
voter believes is legally sufficient, the voter may, no later than 10 days after the day 
on which the lieutenant governor declares the petition insufficient, apply to the 
appropriate court for an order finding the referendum petition legally sufficient.
(b)
If the court determines that the referendum petition is legally sufficient, the 
lieutenant governor shall mark the referendum petition "sufficient" and consider the 
declaration of sufficiency effective as of the date on which the referendum petition 
should have been declared sufficient by the lieutenant governor's office.
(c)
If the court determines that a referendum petition filed is not legally sufficient, the 
court may enjoin the lieutenant governor and all other officers from certifying or 
printing the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot.
(6)
A referendum petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is 
qualified for the ballot.
Section 76, Section 
20A-7-308
 is amended to read:
20A-7-308. Short title and summary of referendum -- Duties of lieutenant 
governor and Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
(1)
Whenever a referendum petition is declared sufficient for submission to a vote of the 
people, the lieutenant governor shall deliver a copy of the referendum petition and the 
law to which the referendum relates to the Office of Legislative Research and General 
Counsel.
(2)
(a)
The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
(i)
entitle each statewide referendum that qualifies for the ballot "Proposition Number 
__" and assign a number to the referendum in accordance with Section 
20A-6-107
;
(ii)
prepare for each referendum:
(A)
an impartial short title, not exceeding 25 words, that generally describes the 
law to which the referendum relates; and
(B)
an impartial summary of the contents of the law to which the referendum 
relates, not exceeding 125 words; and
(iii)
submit the short title and summary to the lieutenant governor within 15 
calendar 
days after the day on which the Office of Legislative Research and General 
Counsel receives the petition under Subsection (1).
(b)
The short title and summary may be distinct from the title of the law that is the 
subject of the referendum.
(c)
Subject to Subjection (4), for each statewide referendum, the official ballot shall 
show, in the following order:
(i)
the number of the referendum, determined in accordance with Section 
20A-6-107
; 
(ii)
the short title; and
(iii)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(d):
(A)
the summary;
(B)
a copy of the law; and
(C)
a link to a location on the lieutenant governor's website where a voter may 
review additional information relating to each referendum, including the 
information described in Subsection 
20A-7-302
(2) and the arguments relating 
to the referendum that are included in the voter information pamphlet.
(d)
Unless the information described in Subsection (2)(c)(iii) is shown on the official 
ballot, the election officer shall include with the ballot a separate ballot proposition 
insert that includes the short title and summary for each referendum on the ballot and 
a link to a location on the lieutenant governor's website where a voter may review the 
additional information described in Subsection (2)(c)(iii)(C).
(e)
Unless the information described in Subsection 
20A-7-209
(2)(d)(iii) for all initiatives 
on the ballot, and the information described in Subsection (2)(c)(iii) for all referenda 
on the ballot, is printed on the ballot, the ballot shall include the following statement 
at the beginning of the portion of the ballot that includes ballot measures, "The ballot 
proposition sheet included with this ballot contains an impartial summary of each 
initiative and referendum on this ballot, unless the summary is printed directly on the 
ballot."
(3)
Immediately after the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel submits the 
short title and summary to the lieutenant governor, the lieutenant governor shall mail or 
email a copy of the short title and summary to any of the sponsors of the referendum 
petition.
(4)
(a)
(i)
At least three of the sponsors of the referendum petition may, within 15 days 
after the day on which the lieutenant governor sends the short title and summary, 
challenge the wording of the short title and summary prepared by the Office of 
Legislative Research and General Counsel to the appropriate court.
(ii)
After receipt of the appeal, the court shall direct the lieutenant governor to send 
notice of the appeal to:
(A)
any person or group that has filed an argument for or against the law to which 
the referendum relates; and
(B)
any political issues committee established under Section 
20A-11-801
 that has 
filed written or electronic notice with the lieutenant governor that identifies the 
name, mailing or email address, and telephone number of the person 
designated to receive notice about any issues relating to the referendum.
(b)
(i)
There is a presumption that the short title prepared by the Office of Legislative 
Research and General Counsel is an impartial description of the contents of the 
referendum.
(ii)
The court may not revise the wording of the short title unless the plaintiffs rebut 
the presumption by clearly and convincingly establishing that the short title is 
false or biased.
(iii)
There is a presumption that the summary prepared by the Office of Legislative 
Research and General Counsel is an impartial summary of the contents of the law 
to which the referendum relates.
(iv)
The court may not revise the wording of the summary unless the plaintiffs rebut 
the presumption by clearly and convincingly establishing that the summary is 
false or biased.
(c)
The court shall:
(i)
examine the short title and summary;
(ii)
hear arguments; and
(iii)
enter an order consistent with the requirements of this section.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall, in accordance with the court's order, certify the short 
title and summary to the county clerks for inclusion in the ballot or ballot proposition 
insert, as required by this section.
Section 77, Section 
20A-7-310
 is amended to read:
20A-7-310. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures.
(1)
The votes on the law that is the subject of the referendum petition shall be counted, 
canvassed, and delivered as provided in 
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing 
Returns
Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns
.
(2)
After the state board of canvassers completes its canvass, the lieutenant governor shall 
certify to the governor the vote for and against the law that is the subject of the 
referendum petition.
(3)
(a)
The governor shall immediately issue a proclamation that:
(i)
gives the total number of votes cast in the state for and against each law that is the 
subject of a referendum petition; and
(ii)
declares those laws that are the subject of a referendum petition that are approved 
by majority vote to be in full force and effect as the law of Utah on the effective 
date described in Section 
20A-7-311
.
(b)
When the governor determines that two laws, or that parts of two laws approved by 
the people at the same election are entirely in conflict, the governor shall proclaim to 
be law the law that received the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of 
the difference in the majorities which those approved laws received.
(4)
(a)
Within 10 days after the day on which the governor issues the proclamation 
described in Subsection 
(3)
, any qualified voter who signed the referendum petition 
for the law that is declared by the governor to be superseded by another law approved 
at the same election may apply to the appropriate court to review the governor's 
decision.
(b)
The court shall:
(i)
consider the matter and decide whether the approved laws are in conflict; and
(ii)
enter an order consistent with the court's decision.
(5)
Within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the court enters an order described in 
Subsection 
(4)(b)(ii)
, the governor shall:
(a)
proclaim as law all those laws approved by the people that the court determines are 
not in conflict; and
(b)
of all those laws approved by the people as law that the court determines to be in 
conflict, proclaim as law the one that receives the greatest number of affirmative 
votes, regardless of difference in majorities.
Section 78, Section 
20A-7-311
 is amended to read:
20A-7-311. Temporary stay -- Effective date -- Effect of repeal by Legislature.
(1)
If, at the time during the counting period described in Section 
20A-7-307
, the lieutenant 
governor determines that, at that point in time, an adequate number of signatures are 
certified to comply with the signature requirements, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
issue an order temporarily staying the law from going into effect; and
(b)
continue the process of certifying signatures and removing signatures as required by 
this part.
(2)
The temporary stay described in Subsection 
(1)
 remains in effect, regardless of whether 
a future count falls below the signature threshold, until
 the day on which
:
(a)
if the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition insufficient, five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition 
insufficient; or
(b)
if the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition sufficient, the day on 
which governor issues the proclamation described in Section 
20A-7-310
.
(3)
A law submitted to the people by referendum that is approved by the voters at an 
election takes effect the later of:
(a)
five 
calendar 
days after the date of the official proclamation of the vote by the 
governor; or
(b)
the effective date specified in the approved law.
(4)
If, after the lieutenant governor issues a temporary stay order under Subsection 
(1)(a)
, 
the lieutenant governor declares the referendum petition insufficient, the law that is the 
subject of the referendum petition takes effect the later of:
(a)
five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares the 
referendum petition insufficient; or
(b)
the effective date specified in the law that is the subject of the referendum petition.
(5)
(a)
The governor may not veto a law approved by the people.
(b)
The Legislature may amend any laws approved by the people at any legislative 
session after the people approve the law.
(6)
If the Legislature repeals a law challenged by referendum petition under this part, the 
referendum petition is void and no further action on the referendum petition is required.
Section 79, Section 
20A-7-314
 is amended to read:
20A-7-314. Electronic referendum process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to 
remove signature.
(1)
This section applies to the electronic referendum process.
(2)
A Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter.
(3)
The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an 
individual:
(a)
verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency 
requirements of Section 
20A-2-105
; and
(b)
is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that is the 
subject of the referendum petition.
(4)
A voter who signs a referendum petition may have the voter's signature removed from 
the referendum petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to the 
county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. 
no later than the earlier of:
(a)
the first business day that is at least 
30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the voter 
signs the statement requesting removal; or
(b)
the first business day that is at least 
45 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-315
(4).
(5)
(a)
A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) 
by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a 
signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and 
Section 
20A-21-201
.
(b)
A person may only remove an electronic signature from a referendum petition in 
accordance with this section.
(c)
A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an 
electronic signature from a referendum petition, in accordance with Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3).
Section 80, Section 
20A-7-315
 is amended to read:
20A-7-315. Electronic referendum process -- Collecting signatures -- Removal of 
signatures.
(1)
This section applies only to the electronic referendum process.
(2)
A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., 40 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the legislative session at which the law passed ends.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall send to each individual who provides a valid email 
address during the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:
(a)
the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding 
Your Petition Signature"; and
(b)
the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:
"You signed a petition for the following referendum:
[insert title of referendum]
To access a copy of the referendum petition, the law that is the subject of the referendum 
petition, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from the referendum 
petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the 
individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that includes the 
information referred to in the email]."
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)
, the county clerk shall, within two business days 
after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs a referendum petition is 
certified under Section 
20A-21-201
, post the name, voter identification number, and date 
of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor.
(5)
(a)
If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under 
Subsection 
20A-7-314(4)
, the county clerk shall:
(i)
ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are 
not included in the posting described in Subsection 
(4)
; and
(ii)
remove the voter's signature from the referendum petition and the signature totals.
(b)
The county clerk shall comply with Subsection 
(5)(a)
 before the later of:
(i)
the deadline described in Subsection 
(4)
; or
(ii)
two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement 
requesting signature removal under Subsection 
20A-7-314(4)
.
Section 81, Section 
20A-7-401.5
 is amended to read:
20A-7-401.5. Proposition information pamphlet.
(1)
(a)
(i)
Within 15 
calendar 
days after the day on which an eligible voter files an 
application to circulate an initiative petition under Section 
20A-7-502
 or an 
application to circulate a referendum petition under Section 
20A-7-602
:
(A)
the sponsors of the proposed initiative or referendum may 
electronically 
submit a written argument in favor of the proposed initiative or referendum to 
the election officer of the county or municipality to which the petition relates; 
and
(B)
the county or municipality to which the application relates may 
electronically 
submit a written argument in favor of, or against, the proposed initiative or 
referendum to the county's or municipality's election officer.
(ii)
If a county or municipality submits more than one written argument under 
Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(B)
, the election officer shall select one of the written 
arguments, giving preference to a written argument submitted by a member of a 
local legislative body if a majority of the local legislative body supports the 
written argument.
(b)
Within one business day after the day on which an election officer receives an 
argument under Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(A)
, the election officer shall provide a copy of 
the argument to the county or municipality described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(B)
 or 
(1)(a)(ii)
, as applicable.
(c)
Within one business day after the date on which an election officer receives an 
argument under Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(B)
, the election officer shall provide a copy of 
the argument to the first three sponsors of the proposed initiative or referendum 
described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(A)
.
(d)
The sponsors of the proposed initiative or referendum may 
electronically 
submit a 
revised version of the written argument described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(A)
 to the 
election officer of the county or municipality to which the petition relates within 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which the eligible voter files an application to circulate 
an initiative petition under Section 
20A-7-502
 or an application to circulate a 
referendum petition under Section 
20A-7-602
.
(e)
The author of a written argument described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)(B)
 submitted by a 
county or municipality may 
electronically 
submit a revised version of the written 
argument to the county's or municipality's election officer within 20 
calendar 
days 
after the day on which the eligible voter files an application to circulate an initiative 
petition under Section 
20A-7-502
 or an application to circulate a referendum petition 
under Section 
20A-7-602
.
(2)
(a)
A written argument described in Subsection 
(1)
 may not exceed 500 words.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(c)
, a person may not modify a written argument 
described in Subsection 
(1)(d)
 or 
(e)
 after the written argument is submitted to the 
election officer.
(c)
The election officer and the person that submits the written argument described in 
Subsection 
(1)(d)
 or 
(e)
 may jointly agree to modify the written argument to:
(i)
correct factual, grammatical, or spelling errors; or
(ii)
reduce the number of words to come into compliance with Subsection 
(2)(a)
.
(d)
An election officer shall refuse to include a written argument in the proposition 
information pamphlet described in this section if the person who submits the 
argument:
(i)
fails to negotiate, in good faith, to modify the argument in accordance with 
Subsection 
(2)(c)
; or
(ii)
does not timely submit the written argument to the election officer.
(e)
An election officer shall make a good faith effort to negotiate a modification 
described in Subsection 
(2)(c)
 in an expedited manner.
(3)
An election officer who receives a written argument described in Subsection 
(1)
 shall 
prepare a proposition information pamphlet for publication that includes:
(a)
a copy of the application for the proposed initiative or referendum;
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(d)
, immediately after the copy described in 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
, the argument prepared by the sponsors of the proposed initiative or 
referendum, if any;
(c)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(d)
, immediately after the argument described in 
Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the argument prepared by the county or municipality, if any; and
(d)
a copy of the initial fiscal impact statement and legal impact statement described in 
Section 
20A-7-502.5
 or 
20A-7-602.5
.
(4)
(a)
A proposition information pamphlet is a draft for purposes of 
Title 63G, Chapter 
2, Government Records Access and Management Act
, until the earlier of when the 
election officer:
(i)
complies with Subsection 
(4)(b)
; or
(ii)
publishes the proposition information pamphlet under Subsection 
(5)
 or 
(6)
.
(b)
Within 21 
calendar 
days after the day on which the eligible voter files an application 
to circulate an initiative petition under Section 
20A-7-502
, or an application to 
circulate a referendum petition under Section 
20A-7-602
, the election officer shall 
provide a copy of the proposition information pamphlet to the sponsors of the 
initiative or referendum and each individual who submitted an argument included in 
the proposition information pamphlet.
(5)
An election officer for a municipality shall publish the proposition information 
pamphlet as follows:
(a)
within the later of 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the municipality or a court 
determines that the proposed initiative or referendum is legally referable to voters, or, 
if the election officer modifies an argument under Subsection 
(2)(c)
, three 
calendar 
days after the day on which the election officer and the person that submitted the 
argument agree on the modification:
(i)
by sending the proposition information pamphlet electronically to each individual 
in the municipality for whom the municipality has an email address, unless the 
individual has indicated that the municipality is prohibited from using the 
individual's email address for that purpose; and
(ii)
by posting the proposition information pamphlet on the Utah Public Notice 
Website, created in Section 
63A-16-601
, and the home page of the municipality's 
website, if the municipality has a website, until:
(A)
if the sponsors of the proposed initiative or referendum or an agent of the 
sponsors do not timely deliver any verified initiative packets or any verified 
referendum packets under Section 
20A-7-105
, the day after the date of the 
deadline for delivery of the verified initiative packets or verified referendum 
packets;
(B)
the local clerk determines, under Section 
20A-7-507
 or 
20A-7-607
, that the 
number of signatures necessary to qualify the proposed initiative or referendum 
for placement on the ballot is insufficient and the determination is not timely 
appealed or is upheld after appeal; or
(C)
the day after the date of the election at which the proposed initiative or 
referendum appears on the ballot; and
(b)
if the municipality regularly mails a newsletter, utility bill, or other material to the 
municipality's residents, including an Internet address, where a resident may view the 
proposition information pamphlet, in the next mailing, for which the municipality has 
not begun preparation, that falls on or after the later of:
(i)
10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the municipality or a court determines that 
the proposed initiative or referendum is legally referable to voters; or
(ii)
if the election officer modifies an argument under Subsection 
(2)(c)
, three 
calendar 
days after the day on which the election officer and the person that 
submitted the argument agree on the modification.
(6)
An election officer for a county shall, within the later of 10 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the county or a court determines that the proposed initiative or referendum is 
legally referable to voters, or, if the election officer modifies an argument under 
Subsection 
(2)(c)
, three 
calendar 
days after the day on which the election officer and the 
person that submitted the argument agree on the modification, publish the proposition 
information pamphlet as follows:
(a)
by sending the proposition information pamphlet electronically to each individual in 
the county for whom the county has an email address obtained via voter registration; 
and
(b)
by posting the proposition information pamphlet on the Utah Public Notice Website, 
created in Section 
63A-16-601
, and the home page of the county's website, until:
(i)
if the sponsors of the proposed initiative or referendum or an agent of the sponsors 
do not timely deliver any verified initiative packets or any verified referendum 
packets under Section 
20A-7-105
, the day after the date of the deadline for 
delivery of the verified initiative packets or verified referendum packets;
(ii)
the local clerk determines, under Section 
20A-7-507
 or 
20A-7-607
, that the 
number of signatures necessary to qualify the proposed initiative or referendum 
for placement on the ballot is insufficient and the determination is not timely 
appealed or is upheld after appeal; or
(iii)
the day after the date of the election at which the proposed initiative or 
referendum appears on the ballot.
Section 82, Section 
20A-7-402
 is amended to read:
20A-7-402. Local voter information pamphlet -- Notice -- Contents -- 
Limitations -- Preparation -- Statement on front cover.
(1)
(a)
The county or municipality that is subject to a ballot proposition shall prepare a 
local voter information pamphlet that complies with the requirements of this part.
(b)
Each county or municipality that contains all or part of a proposed new school 
district or a reorganized new school district that will appear on a regular general 
election ballot under Section 
53G-3-301.1
, 
53G-3-301.3
, or 
53G-3-301.4
 shall 
prepare a local voter information pamphlet that complies with the requirements of 
this part.
(2)
(a)
Within the time requirements described in Subsection (2)(c)(i), a municipality 
described in Subsection (1) shall provide a notice that complies with the requirements 
of Subsection (2)(c)(ii) to the municipality's residents by publishing the notice for the 
municipality, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, for the time period set 
under Subsection (2)(c)(i).
(b)
A county described in Subsection (1) shall publish a notice that complies with the 
requirements of Subsection (2)(c)(ii) for the county, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
.
(c)
A municipality or county that publishes a notice under Subsection (2)(a) or (b) shall:
(i)
publish the notice:
(A)
not less than 90 
calendar 
days before the date of the election at which a 
special local ballot proposition will be voted upon; or
(B)
if the requirements of Subsection (2)(c)(i)(A) cannot be met, as soon as 
practicable after the special local ballot proposition is approved to be voted 
upon in an election; and
(ii)
ensure that the notice contains:
(A)
the ballot title for the special local ballot proposition;
(B)
instructions on how to file a request under Subsection (2)(d); and
(C)
the deadline described in Subsection (2)(d).
(d)
Except as provided in Subsection (13), to prepare a written argument for or against a 
special local ballot proposition, an eligible voter shall file a request with the election 
officer 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is 
at least
 64 
calendar 
days before the day of the election at which the special local 
ballot proposition is to be voted on.
(e)
If more than one eligible voter requests the opportunity to prepare a written argument 
for or against a special local ballot proposition, the election officer shall make the 
final designation in accordance with the following order of priority:
(i)
sponsors have priority in preparing an argument regarding a special local ballot 
proposition; and
(ii)
members of the local legislative body have priority over others if a majority of the 
local legislative body supports the written argument.
(f)
Except as provided in Subsection (13), the election officer shall grant a request 
described in Subsection (2)(d) or (e) no later than 60 
calendar 
days before the day of 
the election at which the ballot proposition is to be voted on.
(g)
(i)
A sponsor of a special local ballot proposition may prepare a written argument 
in favor of the special local ballot proposition.
(ii)
Subject to Subsection (2)(e), an eligible voter opposed to the special local ballot 
proposition who submits a request under Subsection (2)(d) may prepare a written 
argument against the special local ballot proposition.
(h)
An eligible voter who submits a written argument under this section in relation to a 
special local ballot proposition shall:
(i)
ensure that the written argument does not exceed 500 words in length, not 
counting the information described in Subsection (2)(h)(ii) or (iv);
(ii)
list, at the end of the argument, at least one, but no more than five, names as 
sponsors;
(iii)
except as provided in Subsection (13), submit the written argument to the 
election officer 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last 
business day that is at least
 55 
calendar 
days before the election day on which the 
ballot proposition will be submitted to the voters;
(iv)
list in the argument, immediately after the eligible voter's name, the eligible 
voter's residential address; and
(v)
submit with the written argument the eligible voter's name, residential address, 
postal address, email address if available, and phone number.
(i)
An election officer shall refuse to accept and publish an argument submitted after the 
deadline described in Subsection (2)(h)(iii).
(3)
(a)
An election officer who timely receives the written arguments in favor of and 
against a special local ballot proposition shall, within one business day after the day 
on which the election office receives both written arguments, send, via mail or email:
(i)
a copy of the written argument in favor of the special local ballot proposition to 
the eligible voter who submitted the written argument against the special local 
ballot proposition; and
(ii)
a copy of the written argument against the special local ballot proposition to the 
eligible voter who submitted the written argument in favor of the special local 
ballot proposition.
(b)
The eligible voter who submitted a timely written argument in favor of the special 
local ballot proposition:
(i)
may submit to the election officer a written rebuttal argument of the written 
argument against the special local ballot proposition;
(ii)
shall ensure that the written rebuttal argument does not exceed 250 words in 
length, not counting the information described in Subsection (2)(h)(ii) or (iv); and
(iii)
except as provided in Subsection (13), shall submit the written rebuttal argument 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at 
least
 45 
calendar 
days before the election day on which the special local ballot 
proposition will be submitted to the voters.
(c)
The eligible voter who submitted a timely written argument against the special local 
ballot proposition:
(i)
may submit to the election officer a written rebuttal argument of the written 
argument in favor of the special local ballot proposition;
(ii)
shall ensure that the written rebuttal argument does not exceed 250 words in 
length, not counting the information described in Subsection (2)(h)(ii) or (iv); and
(iii)
except as provided in Subsection (13), shall submit the written rebuttal argument 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at 
least
 45 
calendar 
days before the election day on which the special local ballot 
proposition will be submitted to the voters.
(d)
An election officer shall refuse to accept and publish a written rebuttal argument in 
relation to a special local ballot proposition that is submitted after the deadline 
described in Subsection (3)(b)(iii) or (3)(c)(iii).
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), in relation to a special local ballot 
proposition:
(i)
an eligible voter may not modify a written argument or a written rebuttal argument 
after the eligible voter submits the written argument or written rebuttal argument 
to the election officer; and
(ii)
a person other than the eligible voter described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) may not 
modify a written argument or a written rebuttal argument.
(b)
The election officer, and the eligible voter who submits a written argument or written 
rebuttal argument in relation to a special local ballot proposition, may jointly agree to 
modify a written argument or written rebuttal argument in order to:
(i)
correct factual, grammatical, or spelling errors; and
(ii)
reduce the number of words to come into compliance with the requirements of 
this section.
(c)
An election officer shall refuse to accept and publish a written argument or written 
rebuttal argument in relation to a special local ballot proposition if the eligible voter 
who submits the written argument or written rebuttal argument fails to negotiate, in 
good faith, to modify the written argument or written rebuttal argument in accordance 
with Subsection (4)(b).
(5)
In relation to a special local ballot proposition, an election officer may designate another 
eligible voter to take the place of an eligible voter described in this section if the original 
eligible voter is, due to injury, illness, death, or another circumstance, unable to continue 
to fulfill the duties of an eligible voter described in this section.
(6)
Sponsors whose written argument in favor of a standard local ballot proposition is 
included in a proposition information pamphlet under Section 
20A-7-401.5
:
(a)
may, if a written argument against the standard local ballot proposition is included in 
the proposition information pamphlet, submit a written rebuttal argument to the 
election officer;
(b)
shall ensure that the written rebuttal argument does not exceed 250 words in length; 
and
(c)
shall submit the written rebuttal argument no later than 
5 p.m. on the last business 
day that is at least 
45 
calendar 
days before the election day on which the standard 
local ballot proposition will be submitted to the voters.
(7)
(a)
A county or municipality that submitted a written argument against a standard 
local ballot proposition that is included in a proposition information pamphlet under 
Section 
20A-7-401.5
:
(i)
may, if a written argument in favor of the standard local ballot proposition is 
included in the proposition information pamphlet, submit a written rebuttal 
argument to the election officer;
(ii)
shall ensure that the written rebuttal argument does not exceed 250 words in 
length; and
(iii)
shall submit the written rebuttal argument no later than 
5 p.m. on the last 
business day that is at least 
45 
calendar 
days before the election day on which the 
ballot proposition will be submitted to the voters.
(b)
If a county or municipality submits more than one written rebuttal argument under 
Subsection (7)(a)(i), the election officer shall select one of the written rebuttal 
arguments, giving preference to a written rebuttal argument submitted by a member 
of a local legislative body.
(8)
(a)
An election officer shall refuse to accept and publish a written rebuttal argument 
that is submitted after the deadline described in Subsection (6)(c) or (7)(a)(iii).
(b)
Before an election officer publishes a local voter information pamphlet under this 
section, a written rebuttal argument is a draft for purposes of Title 63G, Chapter 2, 
Government Records Access and Management Act.
(c)
An election officer who receives a written rebuttal argument described in this section 
may not, before publishing the local voter information pamphlet described in this 
section, disclose the written rebuttal argument, or any information contained in the 
written rebuttal argument, to any person who may in any way be involved in 
preparing an opposing rebuttal argument.
(9)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (9)(b), a person may not modify a written 
rebuttal argument after the written rebuttal argument is submitted to the election 
officer.
(b)
The election officer, and the person who submits a written rebuttal argument, may 
jointly agree to modify a written rebuttal argument in order to:
(i)
correct factual, grammatical, or spelling errors; or
(ii)
reduce the number of words to come into compliance with the requirements of 
this section.
(c)
An election officer shall refuse to accept and publish a written rebuttal argument if 
the person who submits the written rebuttal argument:
(i)
fails to negotiate, in good faith, to modify the written rebuttal argument in 
accordance with Subsection (9)(b); or
(ii)
does not timely submit the written rebuttal argument to the election officer.
(d)
An election officer shall make a good faith effort to negotiate a modification 
described in Subsection (9)(b) in an expedited manner.
(10)
An election officer may designate another person to take the place of a person who 
submits a written rebuttal argument in relation to a standard local ballot proposition if 
the person is, due to injury, illness, death, or another circumstance, unable to continue to 
fulfill the person's duties.
(11)
(a)
The local voter information pamphlet shall include a copy of the initial fiscal 
impact estimate and the legal impact statement prepared for each initiative under 
Section 
20A-7-502.5
.
(b)
If the initiative proposes a tax increase, the local voter information pamphlet shall include 
the following statement in bold type:
"This initiative seeks to increase the current (insert name of tax) rate by (insert the tax 
percentage difference) percent, resulting in a(n) (insert the tax percentage increase) percent 
increase in the current tax rate."
(12)
(a)
In preparing the local voter information pamphlet, the election officer shall:
(i)
ensure that the written arguments are printed on the same sheet of paper upon 
which the ballot proposition is also printed;
(ii)
ensure that the following statement is printed on the front cover or the heading of the first 
page of the printed written arguments:
"The arguments for or against a ballot proposition are the opinions of the authors.";
(iii)
pay for the printing and binding of the local voter information pamphlet; and
(iv)
not less than 15 
calendar 
days before, but not more than 45 
calendar 
days before, 
the election at which the ballot proposition will be voted on, distribute, by mail or 
carrier, to each registered voter entitled to vote on the ballot proposition:
(A)
a voter information pamphlet; or
(B)
the notice described in Subsection (12)(c).
(b)
(i)
If the language of the ballot proposition exceeds 500 words in length, the 
election officer may summarize the ballot proposition in 500 words or less.
(ii)
The summary shall state where a complete copy of the ballot proposition is 
available for public review.
(c)
(i)
The election officer may distribute a notice printed on a postage prepaid, 
preaddressed return form that a person may use to request delivery of a voter 
information pamphlet by mail.
(ii)
The notice described in Subsection (12)(c)(i) shall include:
(A)
the address of the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website authorized 
by Section 
20A-7-801
; and
(B)
the phone number a voter may call to request delivery of a voter information 
pamphlet by mail or carrier.
(13)
For 2024 only, in relation to an election that will appear on the regular general election 
ballot to create a new school district under Section 
53G-3-301.1
, 
53G-3-301.3
, or 
53G-3-301.4
, if the notice described in Subsection (2)(b) is published less than 72 
calendar 
days before the day of the election:
(a)
the deadline to file a request described in Subsection (2)(d) is before 5 p.m. no later 
than five business days after the notice is published;
(b)
the deadline to grant a request under Subsection (2)(f) is no later than seven business 
days after the notice is published;
(c)
the deadline to submit the written argument to the election officer under Subsection 
(2)(h)(iii) is before 5 p.m. no later than 12 business days after the notice is published; 
and
(d)
the deadline to submit the written rebuttal argument under Subsection (3)(b)(iii) or 
(c)(iii) is no later than 17 business days after the notice is published.
Section 83, Section 
20A-7-501
 is amended to read:
20A-7-501. Initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Time requirements.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Number of active voters" means the number of active voters in the county, city, or 
town on the immediately preceding January 1.
(b)
"Voter participation area" means an area described in Subsection 
20A-7-401.3
(1)(a) 
or (2)(b).
(2)
An eligible voter seeking to have an initiative submitted to a local legislative body or to 
a vote of the people for approval or rejection shall, after filing an initiative application, 
obtain legal signatures equal to:
(a)
for a county of the first class:
(i)
7.75% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 7.75% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the county's voter participation areas;
(b)
for a city of the first class:
(i)
7.5% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 7.5% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(c)
for a county of the second class:
(i)
8% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 8% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the county's voter participation areas;
(d)
for a city of the second class:
(i)
8.25% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 8.25% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the city's voter participation areas;
(e)
for a county of the third class:
(i)
9.5% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 9.5% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the county's voter participation areas;
(f)
for a city of the third class:
(i)
10% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 10% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(g)
for a county of the fourth class:
(i)
11.5% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 11.5% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the county's voter participation areas;
(h)
for a city of the fourth class:
(i)
11.5% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 11.5% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the city's voter participation areas;
(i)
for a city of the fifth class or a county of the fifth class, 25% of the number of active 
voters in the city or county; or
(j)
for a town or a county of the sixth class, 35% of the number of active voters in the 
town or county.
(3)
If the total number of certified signatures collected for the initiative petition equals or 
exceeds the number of signatures required by this section, the clerk or recorder shall 
deliver the proposed law to the local legislative body at the local legislative body's next 
meeting.
(4)
(a)
The local legislative body shall either adopt or reject the proposed law without 
change or amendment within 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the local 
legislative body receives the proposed law under Subsection (3).
(b)
The local legislative body may:
(i)
adopt the proposed law and refer the proposed law to the people;
(ii)
adopt the proposed law without referring the proposed law to the people; or
(iii)
reject the proposed law.
(c)
If the local legislative body adopts the proposed law but does not refer the proposed 
law to the people, the proposed law is subject to referendum as with other local laws.
(d)
(i)
If a county legislative body rejects a proposed law, or takes no action on a 
proposed law, the county clerk shall submit the proposed law to the voters of the 
county at the next regular general election immediately after the initiative 
application for the proposed law is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
.
(ii)
If a local legislative body of a municipality rejects a proposed law, or takes no 
action on a proposed law, the municipal recorder or clerk shall submit the 
proposed law to the voters of the municipality at the next municipal general 
election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
.
(e)
(i)
If a local legislative body rejects a proposed law, or takes no action on a 
proposed law, the local legislative body may adopt a competing local law.
(ii)
The local legislative body shall prepare and adopt the competing local law within 
the 
30-day
30-calendar-day
 period described in Subsection (4)(a).
(iii)
If a local legislative body adopts a competing local law, the clerk or recorder 
shall refer the competing local law to the voters of the county or municipality at 
the same election at which the law proposed by initiative is submitted under 
Subsection (4)(d).
(f)
If conflicting local laws are submitted to the people at the same election and two or 
more of the conflicting measures are approved by the people, the proposed law that 
receives the greatest number of affirmative votes shall control all conflicts.
Section 84, Section 
20A-7-502.7
 is amended to read:
20A-7-502.7. Referability to voters.
(1)
Within 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which an eligible voter files an initiative 
application under Section 
20A-7-502
, counsel for the county, city, or town to which the 
initiative pertains shall:
(a)
review the proposed law that is the subject of the initiative application to determine 
whether the law is legally referable to voters; and
(b)
notify the first three sponsors, in writing, whether the proposed law is:
(i)
legally referable to voters; or
(ii)
rejected as not legally referable to voters.
(2)
A proposed law that is the subject of an initiative application is legally referable to 
voters unless:
(a)
the proposed law:
(i)
is patently unconstitutional;
(ii)
is nonsensical;
(iii)
is administrative, rather than legislative, in nature;
(iv)
could not become law if passed;
 or
(v)
contains more than one subject as evaluated in accordance with Subsection 
20A-7-502
(3);
 or
(b)
is identical or substantially similar to a legally referable proposed law sought by an 
initiative application submitted to the local clerk, under Section 
20A-7-502
, within 
two years before the day on which the initiative application for the current proposed 
law is filed;
(c)
the subject of the proposed law is not clearly expressed in the law's title; or
(d)
the initiative application was not timely filed or does not comply with the 
requirements of this part.
(3)
After the end of the 
20-day
20-calendar-day
 period described in Subsection (1), a 
county, city, or town may not:
(a)
reject a proposed initiative as not legally referable to voters; or
(b)
bring a legal action, other than to appeal a court decision, challenging a proposed 
initiative on the grounds that the proposed initiative is not legally referable to voters.
(4)
If a county, city, or town rejects a proposed initiative, a sponsor of the proposed 
initiative may, within 10 days after the day on which a sponsor is notified under 
Subsection (1)(b), appeal the decision to:
(a)
district court; or
(b)
the Supreme Court, if the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over the appeal.
(5)
If, on appeal, the court determines that the law proposed by the initiative application is 
legally referable to voters, the local clerk shall comply with Subsection 
20A-7-504
(3), or 
give the sponsors access to the website defined in Section 
20A-21-101
, within five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the determination, and any appeal of the 
determination, is final.
Section 85, Section 
20A-7-504
 is amended to read:
20A-7-504. Manual initiative process -- Circulation requirements -- Local clerk 
to provide sponsors with materials.
(1)
This section applies only to the manual initiative process.
(2)
In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors 
or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in 
Subsections (3) and 
20A-7-401.5
(4)(b), circulate initiative packets that meet the form 
requirements of this part.
(3)
Within five 
calendar 
days after the day on which a county, city, town, or court 
determines, in accordance with Section 
20A-7-502.7
, that a law proposed in an initiative 
petition is legally referable to voters, the local clerk shall provide to the sponsors:
(a)
a copy of the initiative petition;
(b)
a signature sheet; and
(c)
a copy of the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under 
Subsection 
20A-7-401.5(4)(b)
.
(4)
The sponsors of the initiative shall:
(a)
arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the initiative 
packets; and
(b)
ensure that the initiative packets and the documents described in Subsection (4)(a) 
meet the requirements of this part.
(5)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the initiative packets for 
circulation by creating multiple initiative packets.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create initiative packets by binding a 
copy of the initiative petition with the text of the proposed law and no more than 50 
signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the initiative packets may be 
conveniently opened for signing.
(c)
An initiative packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.
(d)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall include, with each initiative packet, a 
copy of the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under 
Subsection 
20A-7-401.5
(4)(b).
(6)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:
(i)
contact the county clerk to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use 
to number initiative packets; and
(ii)
number each initiative packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers provided 
by the county clerk, starting with the lowest number in the range.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not:
(i)
number an initiative packet in a manner not directed by the county clerk; or
(ii)
circulate or submit an initiative packet that is not numbered in the manner 
directed by the county clerk.
(c)
The county clerk shall keep a record of the number range provided under Subsection 
(6)(a).
Section 86, Section 
20A-7-507
 is amended to read:
20A-7-507. Evaluation by the local clerk.
(1)
In relation to the manual initiative process, when a local clerk receives an initiative 
packet from a county clerk, the local clerk shall record the number of the initiative 
packet received.
(2)
The county clerk shall:
(a)
in relation to the manual initiative process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-105(6)(a)(iii)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a 
conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 90 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the local government's website the number of signatures certified as of 
the date of the update; or
(b)
in relation to the electronic initiative process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-516(4)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 90 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the local government's website the number of signatures certified as of 
the date of the update.
(3)
The local clerk:
(a)
shall, except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, declare the initiative petition to be 
sufficient or insufficient:
(i)
in relation to the manual initiative process, no later than 21 
calendar 
days after the 
day of the applicable deadline described in Subsection 
20A-7-105(5)(a)(iii)
; or
(ii)
in relation to the electronic initiative process, no later than 21 
calendar 
days after 
the day of the applicable deadline described in Subsection 
20A-7-516(2)
; or
(b)
may declare the initiative petition to be insufficient before the day described in 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 if:
(i)
in relation to the manual initiative process, the total of all valid signatures on 
timely and lawfully submitted initiative packets that have been certified by the 
county clerks, plus the number of signatures on timely and lawfully submitted 
initiative packets that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is less than the 
number of names required under Section 
20A-7-501
;
(ii)
in relation to the electronic initiative process, the total of all timely and lawfully 
submitted valid signatures that have been certified by the county clerks, plus the 
number of timely and lawfully submitted valid signatures received under 
Subsection 
20A-21-201(6)(b)
 that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is 
less than the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-501
; or
(iii)
a requirement of this part has not been met.
(4)
(a)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 equals or exceeds the 
number of names required by Section 
20A-7-501
 and the requirements of this part are 
met, the local clerk shall mark upon the front of the initiative petition the word 
"sufficient."
(b)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 does not equal or exceed 
the number of names required by Section 
20A-7-501
 or a requirement of this part is 
not met, the local clerk shall mark upon the front of the initiative petition the word 
"insufficient."
(c)
The local clerk shall immediately notify any one of the sponsors of the local clerk's 
finding.
(d)
After an initiative petition is declared insufficient, a person may not submit 
additional signatures to qualify the initiative for the ballot.
(5)
If the local clerk finds the total number of certified signatures for the initiative petition 
to be insufficient, any sponsor may file a written demand with the local clerk for a 
recount of the signatures collected for the initiative petition in the presence of any 
sponsor.
(6)
An initiative petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is 
qualified for the ballot.
Section 87, Section 
20A-7-508
 is amended to read:
20A-7-508. Short title and summary of initiative -- Duties of local clerk and local 
attorney.
(1)
Upon receipt of an initiative petition, the local clerk shall deliver a copy of the initiative 
petition and the proposed law to the local attorney.
(2)
The local attorney shall:
(a)
entitle each county or municipal initiative that has qualified for the ballot 
"Proposition Number __" and give it a number as assigned under Section 
20A-6-107
;
(b)
prepare for each initiative:
(i)
an impartial short title, not exceeding 25 words, that generally describes the 
subject of the initiative; and
(ii)
an impartial summary of the contents of the initiative, not exceeding 125 words;
(c)
file the proposed short title, summary, and the numbered initiative titles with the 
local clerk within 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which an eligible voter submits 
the initiative petition to the local clerk; and
(d)
promptly provide notice of the filing of the proposed short title and summary to:
(i)
the sponsors of the initiative; and
(ii)
the local legislative body for the jurisdiction where the initiative petition was 
circulated.
(3)
(a)
The short title and summary may be distinct from the title of the proposed law.
(b)
In preparing a short title, the local attorney shall, to the best of the local attorney's 
ability, give a true and impartial description of the subject of the initiative.
(c)
In preparing a summary, the local attorney shall, to the best of the local attorney's 
ability, give a true and impartial summary of the contents of the initiative.
(d)
The short title and summary may not intentionally be an argument, or likely to create 
prejudice, for or against the initiative.
(e)
If the initiative proposes a tax increase, the local attorney shall include the following 
statement, in bold, in the summary:
"This initiative seeks to increase the current (insert name of tax) rate by (insert the tax 
percentage difference) percent, resulting in a(n) (insert the tax percentage increase) percent 
increase in the current tax rate.".
(4)
(a)
Within five calendar days after the date the local attorney files a proposed short 
title and summary under Subsection (2)(c), the local legislative body for the 
jurisdiction where the initiative petition was circulated and the sponsors of the 
initiative may file written comments in response to the proposed short title and 
summary with the local clerk.
(b)
Within five calendar days after the last date to submit written comments under 
Subsection (4)(a), the local attorney shall:
(i)
review any written comments filed in accordance with Subsection (4)(a);
(ii)
prepare a final short title and summary that meets the requirements of Subsection 
(3); and
(iii)
return the initiative petition and file the short title and summary with the local 
clerk.
(c)
Subject to Subsection (6), for each county or municipal initiative, the following shall 
be printed on the official ballot:
(i)
the short title; and
(ii)
except as provided in Subsection (4)(d):
(A)
the summary;
(B)
a copy of the proposed law; and
(C)
a link to a location on the election officer's website where a voter may review 
additional information relating to each initiative, including the information 
described in Subsection 
20A-7-502
(2), the initial fiscal impact and legal 
statement described in Section 
20A-7-502.5
, as updated, and the arguments 
relating to the initiative that are included in the local voter information 
pamphlet.
(d)
Unless the information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii) is printed on the official 
ballot, the election officer shall include with the ballot a separate ballot proposition 
insert that includes the short title and summary for each initiative on the ballot and a 
link to a location on the election officer's website where a voter may review the 
additional information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii)(C).
(e)
Unless the information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii) for all initiatives on the 
ballot, and the information described in Subsection 
20A-7-608
(4)(c)(ii) for all 
referenda on the ballot, is printed on the ballot, the ballot shall include the following 
statement at the beginning of the portion of the ballot that includes ballot measures
, 
:
"The ballot proposition sheet included with this ballot contains an impartial 
summary of each initiative and referendum on this ballot, unless the summary is 
printed directly on the ballot."
.
(5)
Immediately after the local attorney files a copy of the short title and summary with the 
local clerk, the local clerk shall send a copy of the short title and summary to the 
sponsors of the initiative and the local legislative body for the jurisdiction where the 
initiative petition was circulated.
(6)
(a)
If the short title or summary furnished by the local attorney is unsatisfactory or 
does not comply with the requirements of this section, the decision of the local 
attorney may be appealed to the appropriate court by:
(i)
at least three sponsors of the initiative; or
(ii)
a majority of the local legislative body for the jurisdiction where the initiative 
petition was circulated.
(b)
The court:
(i)
shall examine the short title and summary and consider arguments; and
(ii)
enter an order consistent with the requirements of this section.
(c)
The local clerk shall include the short title and summary in the ballot or ballot 
proposition insert, as required by this section.
Section 88, Section 
20A-7-510
 is amended to read:
20A-7-510. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on 
proclamation.
(1)
The votes on the law proposed by the initiative petition shall be counted, canvassed, and 
delivered as provided in 
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns
Chapter 4, 
Part 3, Canvassing Returns
.
(2)
After the local board of canvassers completes the canvass, the local clerk shall certify to 
the local legislative body the vote for and against the law proposed by the initiative 
petition.
(3)
(a)
The local legislative body shall immediately issue a proclamation that:
(i)
gives the total number of votes cast in the local jurisdiction for and against each 
law proposed by an initiative petition; and
(ii)
declares those laws proposed by an initiative petition that are approved by 
majority vote to be in full force and effect as the law of the local jurisdiction.
(b)
When the local legislative body determines that two proposed laws, or that parts of 
two proposed laws approved by the people at the same election are entirely in 
conflict, the local legislative body shall proclaim as law the initiative that received 
the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities 
which those initiatives have received.
(c)
(i)
Within 10 days after the day on which the local legislative body issues the 
proclamation, any qualified voter who signed the initiative petition proposing the 
law that is declared by the local legislative body to be superseded by another 
initiative approved at the same election may bring an action in the appropriate 
court to review the decision.
(ii)
The court shall:
(A)
consider the matter and decide whether the proposed laws are entirely in 
conflict; and
(B)
issue an order, consistent with the court's decision, to the local legislative 
body.
(4)
Within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the court enters an order under 
Subsection 
(3)(c)(ii)
, the local legislative body shall:
(a)
proclaim as law all initiatives approved by the people that the court determines are 
not in conflict; and
(b)
for the initiatives approved by the people as law that the court determines to be in 
conflict, proclaim as law the initiative that received the greatest number of 
affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in majorities.
Section 89, Section 
20A-7-511
 is amended to read:
20A-7-511. Effective date.
(1)
(a)
Any proposed law submitted to the people by initiative petition that is approved 
by the voters at any election takes effect on the date specified in the initiative petition.
(b)
If the initiative petition does not specify an effective date, a law approved by the 
voters at any election takes effect five 
calendar 
days after the date of the official 
proclamation of the vote by the county legislative body.
(2)
The local legislative body may amend any laws approved by the people at any meeting 
after the law has taken effect.
Section 90, Section 
20A-7-513
 is amended to read:
20A-7-513. Fiscal review -- Repeal, amendment, or resubmission.
(1)
No later than 60 
calendar 
days after the date of an election in which the voters approve 
an initiative, the budget officer shall:
(a)
for each initiative approved by the voters, prepare a final fiscal impact statement, 
using current financial information and containing the information required by 
Subsection 
20A-7-502.5(2)
, except for the information required by Subsection 
20A-7-502.5(2)(a)(vii)
; and
(b)
deliver a copy of the final fiscal impact statement to:
(i)
the local legislative body of the jurisdiction where the initiative was circulated;
(ii)
the local clerk; and
(iii)
the first three sponsors listed on the initiative application.
(2)
If the final fiscal impact statement exceeds the estimate in the initial fiscal impact and 
legal statement by 25% or more, the local legislative body shall review the final fiscal 
impact statement and may, by a majority vote:
(a)
repeal the law established by passage of the initiative;
(b)
amend the law established by the passage of the initiative; or
(c)
pass a resolution informing the voters that they may file an initiative petition to 
repeal the law enacted by passage of the initiative.
Section 91, Section 
20A-7-515
 is amended to read:
20A-7-515. Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to 
remove signature.
(1)
This section applies to the electronic initiative process.
(2)
A Utah voter may sign a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and resides 
in the local jurisdiction.
(3)
The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an 
individual:
(a)
verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency 
requirements of Section 
20A-2-105
; and
(b)
is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by 
the initiative.
(4)
(a)
A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed 
from the initiative petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting to 
the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 
p.m. no later than the earlier of:
(i)
the first business day that is at least 
30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
voter signs the signature removal statement;
(ii)
the first business day that is at least 
90 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-516
(4);
(iii)
the first business day that is at least 
316 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
initiative application is filed; or
(iv)
(A)
for a county initiative, April 15 immediately before the next regular 
general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under 
Section 
20A-7-502
; or
(B)
for a municipal initiative, April 15 immediately before the next municipal 
general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under 
Section 
20A-7-502
.
(b)
A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4)(a) 
by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a 
signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and 
Section 
20A-21-201
.
(c)
A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in 
accordance with this section.
(d)
A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an 
electronic signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3).
Section 92, Section 
20A-7-516
 is amended to read:
20A-7-516. Electronic initiative process -- Collecting signatures -- Email 
notification -- Removal of signatures.
(1)
This section applies only to the electronic initiative process.
(2)
A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., the earlier of:
(a)
316 
calendar 
days after the day on which the initiative application is filed; or
(b)
(i)
for a county initiative, April 15 immediately before the next regular general 
election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
; or
(ii)
for a municipal initiative, April 15 immediately before the next municipal general 
election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 
20A-7-502
.
(3)
The local clerk shall send to each individual who provides a valid email address during 
the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:
(a)
the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding 
Your Petition Signature"; and
(b)
the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:
"You signed a petition for the following initiative:
[insert title of initiative]
To access a copy of the initiative petition, the text of the law proposed by the initiative, 
the initial fiscal impact and legal statement, and information on the deadline for removing your 
signature from the initiative petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource 
locator that takes the individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that 
includes the information referred to in the email]."
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)
, the county clerk shall, within two business days 
after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs an initiative petition is 
certified under Section 
20A-21-201
, post the name, voter identification number, and date 
of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor.
(5)
(a)
If the local clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under 
Subsection 
20A-7-515(4)
, the local clerk shall:
(i)
ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are 
not included in the posting described in Subsection 
(4)
; and
(ii)
remove the voter's signature from the initiative petition and the initiative petition 
signature totals.
(b)
The local clerk shall comply with Subsection 
(5)(a)
 before the later of:
(i)
the deadline described in Subsection 
(4)
; or
(ii)
two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement 
requesting signature removal under Subsection 
20A-7-515(4)
.
Section 93, Section 
20A-7-601
 is amended to read:
20A-7-601. Referenda -- General signature requirements -- Signature 
requirements for land use laws, subjurisdictional laws, and transit area land use laws -- 
Time requirements.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Number of active voters" means the number of active voters in the county, city, or 
town on the immediately preceding January 1.
(b)
"Qualifying county" means a county that has created a small public transit district, as 
defined in Section 
17B-2a-802
, on or before January 1, 2022.
(c)
"Qualifying transit area" means:
(i)
a station area, as defined in Section 
10-9a-403.1
, for which the municipality with 
jurisdiction over the station area has satisfied the requirements of Subsection 
10-9a-403.1
(2)(a)(i), as demonstrated by the adoption of a station area plan or 
resolution under Subsection 
10-9a-403.1
(2); or
(ii)
a housing and transit reinvestment zone, as defined in Section 
63N-3-602
, created 
within a qualifying county.
(d)
"Subjurisdiction" means an area comprised of all precincts and subprecincts in the 
jurisdiction of a county, city, or town that are subject to a subjurisdictional law.
(e)
(i)
"Subjurisdictional law" means a local law or local obligation law passed by a 
local legislative body that imposes a tax or other payment obligation on property 
in an area that does not include all precincts and subprecincts under the 
jurisdiction of the county, city, or town.
(ii)
"Subjurisdictional law" does not include a land use law.
(f)
"Transit area land use law" means a land use law that relates to the use of land within 
a qualifying transit area.
(g)
"Voter participation area" means an area described in Subsection 
20A-7-401.3
(1)(a) 
or (2)(b).
(2)
Except as provided in Subsections (3) through (5), an eligible voter seeking to have a 
local law passed by the local legislative body submitted to a vote of the people shall, 
after filing a referendum application, obtain legal signatures equal to:
(a)
for a county of the first class:
(i)
7.75% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 7.75% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the county's voter participation areas;
(b)
for a city of the first class:
(i)
7.5% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 7.5% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(c)
for a county of the second class:
(i)
8% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 8% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the county's voter participation areas;
(d)
for a city of the second class:
(i)
8.25% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 8.25% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the city's voter participation areas;
(e)
for a county of the third class:
(i)
9.5% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 9.5% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the county's voter participation areas;
(f)
for a city of the third class:
(i)
10% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 10% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(g)
for a county of the fourth class:
(i)
11.5% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 11.5% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the county's voter participation areas;
(h)
for a city of the fourth class:
(i)
11.5% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 11.5% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the city's voter participation areas;
(i)
for a city of the fifth class or a county of the fifth class, 25% of the number of active 
voters in the city or county; or
(j)
for a town or a county of the sixth class, 35% of the number of active voters in the 
town or county.
(3)
Except as provided in Subsection (4) or (5), an eligible voter seeking to have a land use 
law or local obligation law passed by the local legislative body submitted to a vote of the 
people shall, after filing a referendum application, obtain legal signatures equal to:
(a)
for a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class:
(i)
16% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 16% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the county's voter participation areas;
(b)
for a county of the fifth or sixth class:
(i)
16% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 16% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the county's voter participation areas;
(c)
for a city of the first class:
(i)
15% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 15% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(d)
for or a city of the second class:
(i)
16% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 16% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(e)
for a city of the third class:
(i)
27.5% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 27.5% of the number of active voters in at least 
75% of the city's voter participation areas;
(f)
for a city of the fourth class:
(i)
29% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
beginning on January 1, 2020, 29% of the number of active voters in at least 75% 
of the city's voter participation areas;
(g)
for a city of the fifth class, 35% of the number of active voters in the city; or
(h)
for a town, 40% of the number of active voters in the town.
(4)
A person seeking to have a subjurisdictional law passed by the local legislative body 
submitted to a vote of the people shall, after filing a referendum application, obtain legal 
signatures of the residents in the subjurisdiction equal to:
(a)
10% of the number of active voters in the subjurisdiction if the number of active 
voters exceeds 25,000;
(b)
12-1/2
12.5
% of the number of active voters in the subjurisdiction if the number of 
active voters does not exceed 25,000 but is more than 10,000;
(c)
15% of the number of active voters in the subjurisdiction if the number of active 
voters does not exceed 10,000 but is more than 2,500;
(d)
20% of the number of active voters in the subjurisdiction if the number of active 
voters does not exceed 2,500 but is more than 500;
(e)
25% of the number of active voters in the subjurisdiction if the number of active 
voters does not exceed 500 but is more than 250; and
(f)
30% of the number of active voters in the subjurisdiction if the number of active 
voters does not exceed 250.
(5)
An eligible voter seeking to have a transit area land use law passed by the local 
legislative body submitted to a vote of the people shall, after filing a referendum 
application, obtain legal signatures equal to:
(a)
for a county:
(i)
20% of the number of active voters in the county; and
(ii)
21% of the number of active voters in at least 75% of the county's voter 
participation areas;
(b)
for a city of the first class:
(i)
20% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
20% of the number of active voters in at least 75% of the city's voter participation 
areas;
(c)
for a city of the second class:
(i)
20% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
21% of the number of active voters in at least 75% of the city's voter participation 
areas;
(d)
for a city of the third class:
(i)
34% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
34% of the number of active voters in at least 75% of the city's voter participation 
areas;
(e)
for a city of the fourth class:
(i)
36% of the number of active voters in the city; and
(ii)
36% of the number of active voters in at least 75% of the city's voter participation 
areas; or
(f)
for a city of the fifth class or a town, 40% of the number of active voters in the city or 
town.
(6)
Sponsors of any referendum petition challenging, under Subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5), 
any local law passed by a local legislative body shall file the application 
before 5 p.m. 
within
no later than the first business day that is at least
 five days after the day on which 
the local law was passed.
(7)
Nothing in this section authorizes
This section does not authorize
 a local legislative 
body to impose a tax or other payment obligation on a subjurisdiction in order to benefit 
an area outside of the subjurisdiction.
Section 94, Section 
20A-7-602.7
 is amended to read:
20A-7-602.7. Referability to voters of local law other than land use law.
(1)
Within 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which an eligible voter files a referendum 
application under Section 
20A-7-602
 for a local law other than a land use law, counsel 
for the county, city, or town to which the referendum pertains shall:
(a)
review the referendum application to determine whether the proposed referendum is 
legally referable to voters; and
(b)
notify the first three sponsors, in writing, whether the proposed referendum is:
(i)
legally referable to voters; or
(ii)
rejected as not legally referable to voters.
(2)
For a local law other than a land use law, a proposed referendum is legally referable to 
voters unless:
(a)
the proposed referendum challenges an action that is administrative, rather than 
legislative, in nature;
(b)
the proposed referendum challenges more than one law passed by the local 
legislative body; or
(c)
the referendum application was not timely filed or does not comply with the 
requirements of this part.
(3)
After the end of the 
20-day
20-calendar-day
 period described in Subsection (1), a 
county, city, or town may not, for a local law other than a land use law:
(a)
reject a proposed referendum as not legally referable to voters; or
(b)
except as provided in Subsection (4), challenge, in a legal action or otherwise, a 
proposed referendum on the grounds that the proposed referendum is not legally 
referable to voters.
(4)
(a)
If, under Subsection (1)(b)(ii), a county, city, or town rejects a proposed 
referendum concerning a local law other than a land use law, a sponsor of the 
proposed referendum may, within 10 days after the day on which a sponsor is 
notified under Subsection (1)(b), challenge or appeal the decision to:
(i)
the Supreme Court, by means of an extraordinary writ, if possible; or
(ii)
a district court, if the sponsor is prohibited from pursuing an extraordinary writ 
under Subsection (4)(a)(i).
(b)
Failure of a sponsor to timely challenge or appeal a rejection under Subsection (4)(a) 
terminates the referendum.
(5)
If, on a challenge or appeal, the court determines that the proposed referendum 
described in Subsection (4) is legally referable to voters, the local clerk shall comply 
with Subsection 
20A-7-604
(3), or give the sponsors access to the website defined in 
Section 
20A-21-101
, within five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the determination, 
and any challenge or appeal of the determination, is final.
Section 95, Section 
20A-7-602.8
 is amended to read:
20A-7-602.8. Referability to voters of local land use law.
(1)
Within 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which a referendum eligible voter files an 
application under Section 
20A-7-602
 for a land use law, counsel for the county, city, or 
town to which the referendum pertains shall:
(a)
review the referendum application to determine whether the proposed referendum is 
legally referable to voters; and
(b)
notify the first three sponsors, in writing, whether the proposed referendum is:
(i)
legally referable to voters; or
(ii)
rejected as not legally referable to voters.
(2)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (2)(b), for a land use law, a proposed referendum is legally 
referable to voters unless:
(i)
the proposed referendum challenges an action that is administrative, rather than 
legislative, in nature;
(ii)
the proposed referendum challenges a land use decision, rather than a land use 
regulation, as those terms are defined in Section 
10-9a-103
 or 
17-27a-103
;
(iii)
the proposed referendum challenges more than one law passed by the local 
legislative body; or
(iv)
the referendum application was not timely filed or does not comply with the 
requirements of this part.
(b)
In addition to the limitations of Subsection (2)(a), a proposed referendum is not 
legally referable to voters for a:
(i)
municipal land use law, as defined in Section 
20A-7-101
, if the land use law was 
passed by a unanimous vote of the local legislative body; or
(ii)
transit area land use law, as defined in Section 
20A-7-601
, if the transit area land 
use law was passed by a two-thirds vote of the local legislative body.
(3)
After the end of the 
20-day
20-calendar-day
 period described in Subsection (1), a 
county, city, or town may not, for a land use law:
(a)
reject a proposed referendum as not legally referable to voters; or
(b)
except as provided in Subsection (4), challenge, in a legal action or otherwise, a 
proposed referendum on the grounds that the proposed referendum is not legally 
referable to voters.
(4)
(a)
If a county, city, or town rejects a proposed referendum concerning a land use 
law, a sponsor of the proposed referendum may, within seven days after the day on 
which a sponsor is notified under Subsection (1)(b), challenge or appeal the decision 
to:
(i)
the Supreme Court, by means of an extraordinary writ, if possible; or
(ii)
a district court, if the sponsor is prohibited from pursuing an extraordinary writ 
under Subsection (4)(a)(i).
(b)
Failure of a sponsor to timely challenge or appeal a rejection under Subsection (4)(a) 
terminates the referendum.
(5)
If, on challenge or appeal, the court determines that the proposed referendum is legally 
referable to voters, the local clerk shall comply with Subsection 
20A-7-604
(3), or give 
the sponsors access to the website defined in Section 
20A-21-101
, within five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the determination, and any challenge or appeal of the 
determination, is final.
Section 96, Section 
20A-7-604
 is amended to read:
20A-7-604. Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Local 
clerk to provide sponsors with materials.
(1)
This section applies only to the manual referendum process.
(2)
In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors 
or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in 
Subsections (3) and 
20A-7-401.5
(4)(b), circulate referendum packets that meet the form 
requirements of this part.
(3)
Within five 
calendar 
days after the day on which a county, city, town, or court 
determines, in accordance with Section 
20A-7-602.7
, that a proposed referendum is 
legally referable to voters, the local clerk shall provide the sponsors with:
(a)
a copy of the referendum petition;
(b)
a signature sheet; and
(c)
a copy of the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under 
Subsection 
20A-7-401.5
(4)(b).
(4)
The sponsors of the referendum petition shall:
(a)
arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the referendum 
packets; and
(b)
ensure that the referendum packets and the documents described in Subsection (4)(a) 
meet the form requirements of this section.
(5)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the referendum packets for 
circulation by creating multiple referendum packets.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create referendum packets by binding 
a copy of the referendum petition with the text of the law that is the subject of the 
referendum and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that 
the referendum packets may be conveniently opened for signing.
(c)
A referendum packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.
(d)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall include, with each packet, a copy of 
the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under Subsection 
20A-7-401.5
(4)(b).
(6)
(a)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:
(i)
contact the county clerk to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use 
to number referendum packets;
(ii)
sign an agreement with the local clerk, specifying the range of numbers that the 
sponsor will use to number the referendum packets; and
(iii)
number each referendum packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers 
provided by the county clerk, starting with the lowest number in the range.
(b)
The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not:
(i)
number a referendum packet in a manner not directed by the county clerk; or
(ii)
circulate or submit a referendum packet that is not numbered in the manner 
directed by the county clerk.
Section 97, Section 
20A-7-607
 is amended to read:
20A-7-607. Evaluation by the local clerk -- Determination of election for vote on 
referendum.
(1)
In relation to the manual referendum process, when the local clerk receives a 
referendum packet from a county clerk, the local clerk shall record the number of the 
referendum packet received.
(2)
The county clerk shall:
(a)
in relation to the manual referendum process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-105(6)(a)(iii)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a 
conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 45 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the local clerk's website the number of signatures certified as of the 
date of the update; or
(b)
in relation to the electronic referendum process:
(i)
post the names, voter identification numbers, and dates of signatures described in 
Subsection 
20A-7-616(3)
 on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 45 
calendar 
days; and
(ii)
update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as 
of the date of the update.
(3)
The local clerk:
(a)
shall, except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, declare the referendum petition to be 
sufficient or insufficient:
(i)
in relation to the manual referendum process, no later than 111 
calendar 
days after 
the day of the deadline, described in Subsection 
20A-7-105(5)(a)(iv)
, to submit a 
referendum packet to the county clerk; or
(ii)
in relation to the electronic referendum process, no later than 111 
calendar 
days 
after the day of the deadline, described in Subsection 
20A-7-616(2)
, to collect a 
signature; or
(b)
may declare the referendum petition to be insufficient before the day described in 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 if:
(i)
in relation to the manual referendum process, the total of all valid signatures on 
timely and lawfully submitted referendum packets that have been certified by the 
county clerk, plus the number of signatures on timely and lawfully submitted 
referendum packets that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is less than 
the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-601
;
(ii)
in relation to the electronic referendum process, the total of all timely and 
lawfully submitted valid signatures that have been certified by the county clerks, 
plus the number of timely and lawfully submitted valid signatures received under 
Subsection 
20A-21-201(6)(b)
 that have not yet been evaluated for certification, is 
less than the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-601
; or
(iii)
a requirement of this part has not been met.
(4)
(a)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 equals or exceeds the 
number of names required under Section 
20A-7-601
, and the requirements of this 
part are met, the local clerk shall mark upon the front of the referendum petition the 
word "sufficient."
(b)
If the total number of names certified under Subsection 
(3)
 does not equal or exceed 
the number of names required under Section 
20A-7-601
 or a requirement of this part 
is not met, the local clerk shall mark upon the front of the referendum petition the 
word "insufficient."
(c)
The local clerk shall immediately notify any one of the sponsors of the local clerk's 
finding.
(d)
After a referendum petition is declared insufficient, a person may not submit 
additional signatures to qualify the referendum for the ballot.
(5)
(a)
If the local clerk refuses to declare a referendum petition sufficient, any voter 
may, no later than 10 days after the day on which the local clerk declares the 
referendum petition insufficient, apply to the appropriate court for an order finding 
the referendum petition legally sufficient.
(b)
If the court determines that the referendum petition is legally sufficient, the local 
clerk shall mark the referendum petition "sufficient" and consider the declaration of 
sufficiency effective as of the date on which the referendum petition should have 
been declared sufficient by the local clerk's office.
(c)
If the court determines that a referendum petition filed is not legally sufficient, the 
court may enjoin the local clerk and all other officers from:
(i)
certifying or printing the ballot title and numbers of that referendum on the official 
ballot for the next election; or
(ii)
as it relates to a local tax law that is conducted entirely by mail, certifying, 
printing, or mailing the ballot title and numbers of that referendum under Section 
20A-7-609.5
.
(6)
A referendum petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is 
qualified for the ballot.
(7)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(7)(b)
 or 
(c)
, if a referendum relates to 
legislative action taken after April 15, the election officer may not place the 
referendum on an election ballot until a primary election, a general election, or a 
special election the following year.
(b)
The election officer may place a referendum described in Subsection 
(7)(a)
 on the 
ballot for a special, primary, or general election held during the year that the 
legislative action was taken if the following agree, in writing, on a timeline to place 
the referendum on that ballot:
(i)
the local clerk;
(ii)
the county clerk; and
(iii)
the attorney for the county or municipality that took the legislative action.
(c)
For a referendum on a land use law, if, before August 30, the local clerk or a court 
determines that the total number of certified names equals or exceeds the number of 
signatures required in Section 
20A-7-601
, the election officer shall place the 
referendum on the election ballot for:
(i)
the next general election; or
(ii)
another election, if the following agree, in writing, on a timeline to place the 
referendum on that ballot:
(A)
the affected owners, as defined in Section 
10-9a-103
 or 
17-27a-103
, as 
applicable;
(B)
the local clerk;
(C)
the county clerk; and
(D)
the attorney for the county or municipality that took the legislative action.
Section 98, Section 
20A-7-608
 is amended to read:
20A-7-608. Short title and summary of referendum -- Duties of local clerk and 
local attorney.
(1)
Upon receipt of a referendum petition, the local clerk shall deliver a copy of the 
referendum petition and the law to which the referendum relates to the local attorney.
(2)
The local attorney shall:
(a)
entitle each county or municipal referendum that qualifies for the ballot "Proposition 
Number __" and give the referendum a number assigned in accordance with Section 
20A-6-107
;
(b)
prepare for the referendum:
(i)
an impartial short title, not exceeding 25 words, that generally describes the 
subject of the law to which the referendum relates; and
(ii)
an impartial summary of the contents of the law to which the referendum relates, 
not exceeding 125 words;
(c)
file the proposed short title, summary, and the numbered referendum title with the 
local clerk within 20 
calendar 
days after the day on which an eligible voter submits 
the referendum petition to the local clerk; and
(d)
promptly provide notice of the filing of the proposed short title and summary to:
(i)
the sponsors of the petition; and
(ii)
the local legislative body for the jurisdiction where the referendum petition was 
circulated.
(3)
(a)
The short title and summary may be distinct from the title of the law that is the 
subject of the referendum petition.
(b)
In preparing a short title, the local attorney shall, to the best of the local attorney's 
ability, give a true and impartial description of the subject of the referendum.
(c)
In preparing a summary, the local attorney shall, to the best of the local attorney's 
ability, give a true and impartial summary of the contents of the referendum.
(d)
The short title and summary may not intentionally be an argument, or likely to create 
prejudice, for or against the referendum.
(4)
(a)
Within five calendar days after the day on which the local attorney files a 
proposed short title and summary under Subsection (2)(c), the local legislative body 
for the jurisdiction where the referendum petition was circulated and the sponsors of 
the referendum petition may file written comments in response to the proposed short 
title and summary with the local clerk.
(b)
Within five calendar days after the last date to submit written comments under 
Subsection (4)(a), the local attorney shall:
(i)
review any written comments filed in accordance with Subsection (4)(a);
(ii)
prepare a final short title and summary that meets the requirements of Subsection 
(3); and
(iii)
return the referendum petition and file the short title and summary with the local 
clerk.
(c)
Subject to Subsection (6), for each county or municipal referendum, the following 
shall be printed on the official ballot:
(i)
the short title; and
(ii)
except as provided in Subsection (4)(d):
(A)
the summary;
(B)
a copy of the ordinance, resolution, or written description of the local law; and
(C)
a link to a location on the election officer's website where a voter may review 
additional information relating to each referendum, including the information 
described in Subsection 
20A-7-602
(2) and the arguments relating to the 
referendum that are included in the local voter information pamphlet.
(d)
Unless the information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii) is printed on the official 
ballot, the election officer shall include with the ballot a separate ballot proposition 
insert that includes the short title and summary for each referendum on the ballot and 
a link to a location on the election officer's website where a voter may review the 
additional information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii)(C).
(e)
Unless the information described in Subsection 
20A-7-508
(4)(c)(ii) for all initiatives 
on the ballot, and the information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii) for all referenda 
on the ballot, is printed on the ballot, the ballot shall include the following statement 
at the beginning of the portion of the ballot that includes ballot measures, "The ballot 
proposition sheet included with this ballot contains an impartial summary of each 
initiative and referendum on this ballot, unless the summary is printed directly on the 
ballot."
(5)
Immediately after the local attorney files a copy of the short title and summary with the 
local clerk, the local clerk shall send a copy of the short title and summary to the 
sponsors of the referendum petition and the local legislative body for the jurisdiction 
where the referendum petition was circulated.
(6)
(a)
If the short title or summary provided by the local attorney is unsatisfactory or 
does not comply with the requirements of this section, the decision of the local 
attorney may be appealed to the appropriate court by:
(i)
at least three sponsors of the referendum petition; or
(ii)
a majority of the local legislative body for the jurisdiction where the referendum 
petition was circulated.
(b)
The court:
(i)
shall examine the short title and summary and consider the arguments; and
(ii)
enter an order consistent with the requirements of this section.
(c)
The local clerk shall include the short title and summary in the ballot or ballot 
proposition insert, as required by this section.
Section 99, Section 
20A-7-609.5
 is amended to read:
20A-7-609.5. Election on referendum challenging local tax law conducted 
entirely by mail.
(1)
An election officer may administer an election on a referendum challenging a local tax 
law entirely by mail.
(2)
For purposes of an election conducted under this section, the election officer shall:
(a)
designate as the election day the 
first business 
day that is
 at least
 30 
calendar 
days 
after the day on which the election officer complies with Subsection 
(2)(b)
; and
(b)
within 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the referendum described in 
Subsection 
(1)
 qualifies for the ballot, mail to each registered voter within the voting 
precincts to which the local tax law applies:
(i)
a manual ballot;
(ii)
a statement that there will be no polling place for the election;
(iii)
a statement specifying the election day described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
;
(iv)
a business reply mail envelope;
(v)
instructions for returning the ballot that include an express notice about any 
relevant deadlines that the voter must meet in order for the voter's vote to be 
counted;
(vi)
a warning, on a separate page of colored paper in boldface print, indicating that if 
the voter fails to follow the instructions included with the manual ballot, the voter 
will be unable to vote in that election because there will be no polling place for the 
election; and
(vii)
(A)
a copy of the proposition information pamphlet relating to the referendum 
if a proposition information pamphlet relating to the referendum was published 
under Section 
20A-7-401.5
; or
(B)
a website address where an individual may view a copy of the proposition 
information pamphlet described in Subsection 
(2)(b)(vii)(A)
.
(3)
An election officer who administers an election under this section shall:
(a)
(i)
obtain, in person, the signatures of each voter within that voting precinct before 
the election; or
(ii)
obtain the signature of each voter within the voting precinct from the county 
clerk; and
(b)
maintain the signatures on file in the election officer's office.
(4)
(a)
Upon receiving a returned manual ballot under this section, the election officer 
shall compare the signature on each return envelope with the voter's signature that is 
maintained on file and verify that the signatures are the same.
(b)
If the election officer questions the authenticity of the signature on the return 
envelope, the election officer shall immediately contact the voter to verify the 
signature.
(c)
If there is not a signature on the return envelope or if the election officer determines 
that the signature on the return envelope does not match the voter's signature that is 
maintained on file, the election officer shall:
(i)
disqualify the ballot; and
(ii)
notify the voter of the disqualification and the reason for the disqualification.
Section 100, Section 
20A-7-610
 is amended to read:
20A-7-610. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on 
proclamation.
(1)
The votes on the law that is the subject of the referendum petition shall be counted, 
canvassed, and delivered as provided in 
Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing 
Returns
Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns
.
(2)
After the local board of canvassers completes the canvass, the local clerk shall certify to 
the local legislative body the vote for and against the law that is the subject of the 
referendum petition.
(3)
(a)
The local legislative body shall immediately issue a proclamation that:
(i)
gives the total number of votes cast in the local jurisdiction for and against each 
law that is the subject of a referendum petition; and
(ii)
in accordance with Section 
20A-7-611
, declares those laws that are the subject of 
a referendum petition that are approved by majority vote to be in full force and 
effect as the law of the local jurisdiction.
(b)
When the local legislative body determines that two laws, or that parts of two laws 
approved by the people at the same election are entirely in conflict, the local 
legislative body shall proclaim to be law the law that received the greatest number of 
affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities which those approved 
laws received.
(4)
(a)
Within 10 days after the day on which the local legislative body issues the 
proclamation described in Subsection 
(3)
, any qualified voter residing in the 
jurisdiction for a law that is declared by the local legislative body to be superseded by 
another law approved at the same election may bring an action in the appropriate 
court to review the decision.
(b)
The court shall:
(i)
consider the matter and decide whether the approved laws are entirely in conflict; 
and
(ii)
issue an order, consistent with the court's decision, to the local legislative body.
(5)
Within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the court enters an order under 
Subsection 
(4)(b)(ii)
, the local legislative body shall:
(a)
proclaim as law all those laws approved by the people that the court determines are 
not in conflict; and
(b)
of all those laws approved by the people as law that the court determines to be in 
conflict, proclaim as law the one that receives the greatest number of affirmative 
votes, regardless of the difference in majorities.
Section 101, Section 
20A-7-611
 is amended to read:
20A-7-611. Temporary stay -- Effective date -- Effect of repeal by local 
legislative body.
(1)
Any law submitted to the people by referendum petition that is rejected by the voters at 
any election is repealed as of the date of the election.
(2)
If, at the time during the process described in Subsection 
20A-7-607(2)
, the local clerk 
determines that, at that point in time, an adequate number of signatures are certified to 
comply with the signature requirements, the local clerk shall:
(a)
issue an order temporarily staying the law from going into effect; and
(b)
continue the process of certifying signatures and removing signatures as required by 
this part.
(3)
The temporary stay described in Subsection 
(2)
 remains in effect, regardless of whether 
a future count falls below the signature threshold, until
 the day on which
:
(a)
if the local clerk declares the referendum petition insufficient, five 
calendar 
days 
after the day on which the local clerk declares the referendum petition insufficient; or
(b)
if the local clerk declares the referendum petition sufficient, the day on which the 
local legislative body issues the proclamation described in Section 
20A-7-610
.
(4)
A law submitted to the people by referendum that is approved by the voters at an 
election takes effect the later of:
(a)
five 
calendar 
days after the date of the official proclamation of the vote by the local 
legislative body; or
(b)
the effective date specified in the approved law.
(5)
If, after the local clerk issues a temporary stay order under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the local 
clerk declares the referendum petition insufficient, the law that is the subject of the 
referendum petition takes effect the later of:
(a)
five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the local clerk declares the petition 
insufficient; or
(b)
the effective date specified in the proposed law.
(6)
(a)
A law approved by the people under this part is not subject to veto.
(b)
The local legislative body may amend any laws approved by the people under this 
part after the people approve the law.
(7)
If the local legislative body repeals a law challenged by referendum petition under this 
part, the referendum petition is void and no further action on the referendum petition is 
required.
Section 102, Section 
20A-7-613
 is amended to read:
20A-7-613. Property tax referendum petition.
(1)
As used in this section, "certified tax rate" means the same as that term is defined in 
Section 
59-2-924
.
(2)
Except as provided in this section, the requirements of this part apply to a referendum 
petition challenging a taxing entity's legislative body's vote to impose a tax rate that 
exceeds the certified tax rate.
(3)
(a)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-7-105(5)(a)(iv)
, 
and subject to Subsection 
(3)(b)
, 
the sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall deliver a signed and verified 
referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was 
circulated before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
(a)
(i)
the first business day that is at least 
30 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the first individual signs the packet; or
(b)
(ii)
the first business day that is at least 
40 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the local clerk complies with Subsection 
20A-7-604(3)
.
(b)
For a county where the county clerk's office is closed on a business day, if the 
deadline described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 is on that business day, the deadline is 
extended until 5 p.m. the next day that the office is open.
(4)
Notwithstanding Subsections 
20A-7-105(6)(a)
 and 
(9)
, the county clerk shall take the 
actions required in Subsections 
20A-7-105(6)(a)
 and 
(9)
 within 10 
working
business
days after the day on which the county clerk receives the signed and verified referendum 
packet as described in Subsection 
(3)
.
(5)
The local clerk shall take the actions required by Section 
20A-7-607
 within two 
working
business
 days after:
(a)
in relation to the manual referendum process, the day on which the local clerk 
receives the referendum packets from the county clerk; or
(b)
in relation to the electronic referendum process, the deadline described in Subsection 
20A-7-616(2)
.
(6)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-7-608(2)
, the local attorney shall prepare the ballot 
title within two 
working
business
 days after the day on which the referendum petition is 
declared sufficient for submission to a vote of the people.
(7)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-7-609(2)(c)
, a referendum that qualifies for the ballot 
under this section shall appear on the ballot for the earlier of the next regular general 
election or the next municipal general election unless a special election is called.
(8)
The election officer shall mail manual ballots on a referendum under this section the 
later of:
(a)
the time provided in Section 
20A-3a-202
 or 
20A-16-403
; or
(b)
the time that ballots are prepared for mailing under this section.
(9)
Section 
20A-7-402
 does not apply to a referendum described in this section.
(10)
(a)
If a majority of voters does not vote against imposing the tax at a rate calculated 
to generate the increased revenue budgeted, adopted, and approved by the taxing 
entity's legislative body:
(i)
the certified tax rate for the fiscal year during which the referendum petition is 
filed is its most recent certified tax rate; and
(ii)
the proposed increased revenues for purposes of establishing the certified tax rate 
for the fiscal year after the fiscal year described in Subsection 
(10)(a)(i)
 are the 
proposed increased revenues budgeted, adopted, and approved by the taxing 
entity's legislative body before the filing of the referendum petition.
(b)
If a majority of voters votes against imposing a tax at the rate established by the vote 
of the taxing entity's legislative body, the certified tax rate for the taxing entity is the 
taxing entity's most recent certified tax rate.
(c)
If the tax rate is set in accordance with Subsection 
(10)(a)(ii)
, a taxing entity is not 
required to comply with the notice and public hearing requirements of Section 
59-2-919
 if the taxing entity complies with those notice and public hearing 
requirements before the referendum petition is filed.
(11)
The ballot title shall, at a minimum, include in substantially this form the following: 
"Shall the [name of the taxing entity] be authorized to levy a tax rate in the amount 
sufficient to generate an increased property tax revenue of [amount] for fiscal year [year] 
as budgeted, adopted, and approved by the [name of the taxing entity].".
(12)
A taxing entity shall pay the county the costs incurred by the county that are directly 
related to meeting the requirements of this section and that the county would not have 
incurred but for compliance with this section.
(13)
(a)
An election officer shall include on a ballot a referendum that has not yet 
qualified for placement on the ballot, if:
(i)
sponsors file an application for a referendum described in this section;
(ii)
the ballot will be used for the election for which the sponsors are attempting to 
qualify the referendum; and
(iii)
the deadline for qualifying the referendum for placement on the ballot occurs 
after the day on which the ballot will be printed.
(b)
If an election officer includes on a ballot a referendum described in Subsection 
(13)(a)
, the ballot title shall comply with Subsection 
(11)
.
(c)
If an election officer includes on a ballot a referendum described in Subsection 
(13)(a)
 that does not qualify for placement on the ballot, the election officer shall 
inform the voters by any practicable method that the referendum has not qualified for 
the ballot and that votes cast in relation to the referendum will not be counted.
Section 103, Section 
20A-7-615
 is amended to read:
20A-7-615. Electronic referendum process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to 
remove signature.
(1)
This section applies to the electronic referendum process described in Section 
20A-21-201
.
(2)
A Utah voter may sign a local referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter and 
resides in the local jurisdiction.
(3)
The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an 
individual:
(a)
verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency 
requirements of Section 
20A-2-105
; and
(b)
is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that is the 
subject of the referendum petition.
(4)
(a)
A voter who signs a referendum petition may have the voter's signature removed 
from the referendum petition by, in accordance with Section 
20A-1-1003
, submitting 
to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed 
before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
(i)
the first business day that is at least 
30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
voter signs the statement requesting removal; or
(ii)
the first business day that is at least 
45 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 
20A-7-616
(3).
(b)
A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4)(a) 
by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a 
signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and 
Section 
20A-21-201
.
(c)
A person may only remove an electronic signature from a referendum petition in 
accordance with this section.
(d)
A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an 
electronic signature from a referendum petition, in accordance with Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3).
Section 104, Section 
20A-7-616
 is amended to read:
20A-7-616. Electronic referendum process -- Collecting signatures -- Removal of 
signatures.
(1)
This section applies only to the electronic referendum process.
(2)
A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m. 45 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the first three sponsors receive notice, under Section 
20A-7-602.7
 or 
20A-7-602.8
, that the referendum is legally referable to voters.
(3)
The local clerk shall send to each individual who provides a valid email address during 
the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:
(a)
the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding 
Your Petition Signature"; and
(b)
the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:
"You signed a petition for the following referendum:
[insert title of referendum]
To access a copy of the referendum petition, the law that is the subject of the referendum 
petition, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from the referendum 
petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the 
individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that includes the 
information referred to in the email]."
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)
, the county clerk shall, within two business days 
after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs a referendum petition is 
certified under Section 
20A-21-201
, post the name, voter identification number, and date 
of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous 
location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 45 
calendar 
days.
(5)
(a)
If the local clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under 
Subsection 
20A-7-615(4)
, the local clerk shall:
(i)
ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are 
not included in the posting described in Subsection 
(4)
; and
(ii)
remove the voter's signature from the referendum petition and the signature totals.
(b)
The local clerk shall comply with Subsection 
(5)(a)
 before the later of:
(i)
the deadline described in Subsection 
(4)
; or
(ii)
two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement 
requesting signature removal under Subsection 
20A-7-615(4)
.
Section 105, Section 
20A-7-702.5
 is amended to read:
20A-7-702.5. Publication of voter information pamphlet.
(1)
No earlier than 75 
calendar 
days, and no later than 15 
calendar 
days, before the day on 
which voting commences, the lieutenant governor shall make all information provided in 
the voter information pamphlet available on the Statewide Electronic Voter Information 
Website Program described in Section 
20A-7-801
.
(2)
The lieutenant governor may distribute a voter information pamphlet at a location 
frequented by a person who cannot easily access the Statewide Electronic Voter 
Information Website authorized by Section 
20A-7-801
.
Section 106, Section 
20A-7-703
 is amended to read:
20A-7-703. Analysis of initiative or referendum -- Determination of fiscal effects.
(1)
The director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, after the 
approval of the legislative general counsel as to legal sufficiency, shall:
(a)
prepare an impartial analysis of each measure submitted to the voters by initiative or 
referendum petition; and
(b)
submit the impartial analysis to the lieutenant governor no later than 
the day that 
falls 
90 
calendar 
days before the date of the election in which the measure will 
appear on the ballot.
(2)
The director shall ensure that the impartial analysis:
(a)
is not more than 1,000 words long;
(b)
is prepared in clear and concise language that will easily be understood by the 
average voter;
(c)
avoids the use of technical terms as much as possible;
(d)
shows the effect of the measure on existing law;
(e)
identifies any potential conflicts with the United States or Utah Constitutions raised 
by the measure;
(f)
fairly describes the operation of the measure;
(g)
identifies the measure's fiscal effects over the time period or time periods determined 
by the director to be most useful in understanding the estimated fiscal impact of the 
proposed law; and
(h)
identifies the amount of any increase or decrease in revenue or cost to state or local 
government.
(3)
(a)
In determining the fiscal effects of a measure, the director shall confer with the 
legislative fiscal analyst.
(b)
The director shall consider any measure that requires implementing legislation in 
order to take effect to have no financial effect, unless implementing legislation has 
been enacted that will become effective upon adoption of the measure by the voters.
(4)
If the director requests the assistance of any state department, agency, or official in 
preparing the director's analysis, that department, agency, or official shall assist the 
director.
Section 107, Section 
20A-7-703.1
 is amended to read:
20A-7-703.1. Analysis of measure submitted to voters by Legislature -- 
Determination of fiscal effects.
(1)
The presiding officers shall:
(a)
prepare an analysis of each measure, described in Section 
20A-7-103
, that is 
submitted to the voters by the Legislature; and
(b)
submit the analysis to the lieutenant governor no later than 
the day that falls 
90 
calendar 
days before the date of the election in which the measure will appear on the 
ballot.
(2)
The presiding officers shall ensure that the analysis:
(a)
is not more than 1,000 words long;
(b)
is prepared in clear and concise language that will easily be understood by the 
average voter;
(c)
to the extent possible, avoids the use of technical terms;
(d)
shows the effect of the measure on existing law;
(e)
describes the measure;
(f)
identifies the measure's fiscal effects over the time period or time periods determined 
by the presiding officers to be most useful in understanding the estimated fiscal 
impact of the measure; and
(g)
identifies the amount of any increase or decrease in revenue or cost to state or local 
government.
(3)
The presiding officers shall analyze the measure as the measure is proposed to be 
adopted, without considering any implementing legislation, unless the implementing 
legislation has been enacted and will become effective upon the adoption of the measure 
by the voters.
(4)
(a)
In determining the fiscal effects of a measure, the presiding officers shall confer 
with the legislative fiscal analyst.
(b)
The presiding officers shall consider any measure that requires implementing 
legislation in order to take effect to have no financial effect, unless implementing 
legislation has been enacted that will become effective upon adoption of the measure 
by the voters.
(5)
If the presiding officers request the assistance of any state department, agency, or 
official in preparing the analysis described in this section, that department, agency, or 
official shall assist the presiding officers.
Section 108, Section 
20A-7-705
 is amended to read:
20A-7-705. Measures to be submitted to voters and referendum measures -- 
Preparation of argument of adoption.
(1)
(a)
Whenever the Legislature submits any measure to the voters or whenever an act of 
the Legislature is referred to the voters by referendum petition, the presiding officer 
of the house of origin of the measure shall appoint the sponsor of the measure or act 
and one member of either house who voted with the majority to pass the act or 
submit the measure to draft an argument for the adoption of the measure.
(b)
(i)
The argument may not exceed 500 words in length, not counting the 
information described in Subsection 
(4)(e)
.
(ii)
If the sponsor of the measure or act desires separate arguments to be written in 
favor by each person appointed, separate arguments may be written but the 
combined length of the two arguments may not exceed 500 words, not counting 
the information described in Subsection 
(4)(e)
.
(2)
(a)
If a measure or act submitted to the voters by the Legislature or by referendum 
petition was not adopted unanimously by the Legislature, the presiding officer of 
each house shall, at the same time as appointments to an argument in its favor are 
made, appoint one member who voted against the measure or act from their house to 
write an argument against the measure or act.
(b)
(i)
The argument may not exceed 500 words, not counting the information 
described in Subsection 
(4)(e)
.
(ii)
If those members appointed to write an argument against the measure or act 
desire separate arguments to be written in opposition to the measure or act by each 
person appointed, separate arguments may be written, but the combined length of 
the two arguments may not exceed 500 words, not counting the information 
described in Subsection 
(4)(e)
.
(3)
(a)
The legislators appointed by the presiding officer of the Senate or House of 
Representatives to submit arguments shall submit the arguments to the lieutenant 
governor not later than 
the day that falls 
150 
calendar 
days before the date of the 
election.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(d)
, the authors may not amend or change the 
arguments after they are submitted to the lieutenant governor.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(d)
, the lieutenant governor may not alter the 
arguments in any way.
(d)
The lieutenant governor and the authors of an argument may jointly modify an 
argument after it is submitted if:
(i)
they jointly agree that changes to the argument must be made to correct spelling or 
grammatical errors; and
(ii)
the argument has not yet been submitted for typesetting.
(4)
(a)
If an argument for or an argument against a measure submitted to the voters by the 
Legislature or by referendum petition has not been filed by a member of the 
Legislature within the time required by this section:
(i)
the lieutenant governor shall immediately:
(A)
send an electronic notice that complies with the requirements of Subsection 
(4)(b)
 to each individual in the state for whom the Office of the Lieutenant 
Governor has an email address; or
(B)
post a notice that complies with the requirements of Subsection 
(4)(b)
 on the 
home page of the lieutenant governor's website; and
(ii)
any voter may, 
before 5 p.m. 
no later than 
the first business day that is at least 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the lieutenant governor provides the 
notice described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
, submit a written request to the presiding 
officer of the house in which the measure originated for permission to prepare and 
file an argument for the side on which no argument has been filed by a member of 
the Legislature.
(b)
A notice described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
 shall contain:
(i)
the ballot title for the measure;
(ii)
instructions on how to submit a request under Subsection 
(4)(a)(ii)
; and
(iii)
the deadlines described in Subsections 
(4)(a)(ii)
 and 
(4)(d)
.
(c)
(i)
The presiding officer of the house of origin shall grant permission unless two or 
more voters timely request permission to submit arguments on the same side of a 
measure.
(ii)
If two or more voters timely request permission to submit arguments on the same 
side of a measure, the presiding officer shall, no later than four calendar days after 
the day of the deadline described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(ii)
, designate one of the 
voters to write the argument.
(d)
Any argument prepared under this Subsection 
(4)
 shall be submitted to the lieutenant 
governor 
before 
5 p.m. 
no later than 
5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the presiding officer grants permission to 
submit the argument.
(e)
The lieutenant governor may not accept a ballot argument submitted under this 
section unless the ballot argument lists:
(i)
the name and address of the individual submitting the argument, if the argument is 
submitted by an individual voter; or
(ii)
the name and address of the organization and the names and addresses of at least 
two of the organization's principal officers, if the argument is submitted on behalf 
of an organization.
(f)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(h)
, the authors may not amend or change the 
arguments after they are submitted to the lieutenant governor.
(g)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(h)
, the lieutenant governor may not alter the 
arguments in any way.
(h)
The lieutenant governor and the authors of an argument may jointly modify an 
argument after it is submitted if:
(i)
they jointly agree that changes to the argument must be made to:
(A)
correct spelling or grammatical errors; or
(B)
properly characterize the position of a state entity, if the argument 
mischaracterizes the position of a state entity; and
(ii)
the argument has not yet been submitted for typesetting.
(i)
If, after the lieutenant governor determines that an argument described in this section 
mischaracterizes the position of a state entity, the lieutenant governor and the authors 
of the argument cannot jointly agree on a change to the argument, the lieutenant 
governor:
(i)
shall publish the argument with the mischaracterization; and
(ii)
may, immediately following the argument, publish a brief description of the 
position of the state entity.
Section 109, Section 
20A-7-706
 is amended to read:
20A-7-706. Copies of arguments to be sent to opposing authors -- Rebuttal 
arguments.
(1)
When the lieutenant governor has received the arguments for and against a measure to 
be submitted to the voters, the lieutenant governor shall immediately send copies of the 
arguments in favor of the measure to the authors of the arguments against and copies of 
the arguments against to the authors of the arguments in favor.
(2)
The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words, not 
counting the information described in Subsection 
20A-7-705(4)(e)
.
(3)
(a)
The 
authors shall file the 
rebuttal arguments 
shall be filed
electronically
 with the 
lieutenant governor:
(i)
for constitutional amendments and referendum petitions, 
before 5 p.m. 
no later 
than 120 
calendar 
days before the date of the election; and
(ii)
for initiatives, 
before 5 p.m. 
no later than July 30.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(d)
, the authors may not amend or change the 
rebuttal arguments after they are submitted to the lieutenant governor.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)(d)
, the lieutenant governor may not alter the 
arguments in any way.
(d)
The lieutenant governor and the authors of a rebuttal argument may jointly modify a 
rebuttal argument after it is submitted if:
(i)
they jointly agree that changes to the rebuttal argument must be made to correct 
spelling or grammatical errors; and
(ii)
the rebuttal argument has not yet been submitted for typesetting.
(4)
The lieutenant governor shall ensure that:
(a)
rebuttal arguments are printed in the same manner as the direct arguments; and
(b)
each rebuttal argument follows immediately after the direct argument which it seeks 
to rebut.
Section 110, Section 
20A-7-801
 is amended to read:
20A-7-801. Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website Program -- Duties 
of the lieutenant governor -- Content -- Duties of local election officials -- Deadlines -- 
Frequently asked voter questions -- Other elections.
(1)
There is established the Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website Program 
administered by the lieutenant governor in cooperation with the county clerks for 
general elections and municipal authorities for municipal elections.
(2)
In accordance with this section, and as resources become available, the lieutenant 
governor, in cooperation with county clerks, shall develop, establish, and maintain a 
state-provided Internet website designed to help inform the voters of the state of:
(a)
the offices and candidates up for election;
(b)
the content, effect, operation, fiscal impact, and supporting and opposing arguments 
of ballot propositions submitted to the voters; and
(c)
the status of a voter's trackable ballot, in accordance with Section 
20A-3a-401.5
, 
accessible only by the voter.
(3)
Except as provided under Subsection 
(6)
, the website shall include:
(a)
all information currently provided in the Utah voter information pamphlet under 
Chapter 7, Part 7, Voter Information Pamphlet
, including a section prepared, 
analyzed, and submitted by the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission 
describing the judicial selection and retention process;
(b)
on the homepage of the website, a link to the Judicial Performance Evaluation 
Commission's website, judges.utah.gov;
(c)
a link to the retention recommendation made by the Judicial Performance Evaluation 
Commission in accordance with 
Title 78A, Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Performance 
Evaluation
, for each judicial appointee to a court that is subject to a retention 
election, in accordance with Section 
20A-12-201
, for the upcoming general election;
(d)
all information submitted by election officers under Subsection 
(4)
 on local office 
races, local office candidates, and local ballot propositions;
(e)
a list that contains the name of a political subdivision that operates an election day 
voting center under Section 
20A-3a-703
 and the location of the election day voting 
center;
(f)
other information determined appropriate by the lieutenant governor that is currently 
being provided by law, rule, or ordinance in relation to candidates and ballot 
questions;
(g)
any differences in voting method, time, or location designated by the lieutenant 
governor under Subsection 
20A-1-308(2)
; and
(h)
an online ballot tracking system by which a voter can view the status of the voter's 
trackable ballot, in accordance with Section 
20A-3a-401.5
, including:
(i)
when a ballot has been mailed to the voter;
(ii)
when an election official has received the voter's ballot; and
(iii)
when the voter's ballot has been counted.
(4)
(a)
An election official shall submit the following information for each ballot under 
the election official's direct responsibility under this title:
(i)
a list of all candidates for each office;
(ii)
if submitted by the candidate to the election official's office 
before 5 p.m. no 
later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at least
 45 
calendar 
days before the primary election or 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 
p.m. on the last business day that is at least
 60 
calendar 
days before the general 
election:
(A)
a statement of qualifications, not exceeding 200 words in length, for each 
candidate;
(B)
the following current biographical information if desired by the candidate, 
current:
(I)
age;
(II)
occupation;
(III)
city of residence;
(IV)
years of residence in current city; and
(V)
email address; and
(C)
a single web address where voters may access more information about the 
candidate and the candidate's views; and
(iii)
factual information pertaining to all ballot propositions submitted to the voters, 
including:
(A)
a copy of the number and ballot title of each ballot proposition;
(B)
the final vote cast for each ballot proposition, if any, by a legislative body if 
the vote was required to place the ballot proposition on the ballot;
(C)
a complete copy of the text of each ballot proposition, with all new language 
underlined and all deleted language placed within brackets; and
(D)
other factual information determined helpful by the election official.
(b)
The information under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 shall be submitted to the lieutenant 
governor no later than one business day after the deadline under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 for 
each general election year and each municipal election year.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
review the information submitted under this section, to determine compliance 
under this section, prior to placing it on the website;
(ii)
refuse to post information submitted under this section on the website if it is not 
in compliance with the provisions of this section; and
(iii)
organize, format, and arrange the information submitted under this section for 
the website.
(d)
The lieutenant governor may refuse to include information the lieutenant governor 
determines is not in keeping with:
(i)
Utah voter needs;
(ii)
public decency; or
(iii)
the purposes, organization, or uniformity of the website.
(e)
A refusal under Subsection 
(4)(d)
 is subject to appeal in accordance with Subsection 
(5)
.
(5)
(a)
A person whose information is refused under Subsection 
(4)
, and who is 
aggrieved by the determination, may appeal by submitting a written notice of appeal 
to the lieutenant governor before 5 p.m. within 10 business days after the date of the 
determination. A notice of appeal submitted under this Subsection 
(5)(a)
 shall 
contain:
(i)
a listing of each objection to the lieutenant governor's determination; and
(ii)
the basis for each objection.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall review the notice of appeal and shall issue a written 
response within 10 business days after the day on which the notice of appeal is 
submitted.
(c)
An appeal of the response of the lieutenant governor shall be made to the district 
court, which shall review the matter de novo.
(6)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall ensure that each voter will be able to conveniently 
enter the voter's address information on the website to retrieve information on which 
offices, candidates, and ballot propositions will be on the voter's ballot at the next 
general election or municipal election.
(b)
The information on the website will anticipate and answer frequent voter questions 
including the following:
(i)
what offices are up in the current year for which the voter may cast a vote;
(ii)
who is running for what office and who is the incumbent, if any;
(iii)
what address each candidate may be reached at and how the candidate may be 
contacted;
(iv)
for partisan races only, what, if any, is each candidate's party affiliation;
(v)
what qualifications have been submitted by each candidate;
(vi)
where additional information on each candidate may be obtained;
(vii)
what ballot propositions will be on the ballot; and
(viii)
what judges are up for retention election.
(7)
The lieutenant governor shall ensure that each voter may conveniently enter the voter's 
name, date of birth, and address information on the website to retrieve information on 
the status of the voter's ballot if the voter's ballot is trackable under Section 
20A-3a-401.5
.
(8)
As resources are made available and in cooperation with the county clerks, the 
lieutenant governor may expand the electronic voter information website program to 
include the same information as provided under this section for special elections and 
primary elections.
Section 111, Section 
20A-8-103
 is amended to read:
20A-8-103. Petition procedures -- Criminal penalty -- Removal of signature.
(1)
As used in this section, the proposed name or emblem of a registered political party is 
"distinguishable" if a reasonable person of average intelligence will be able to perceive a 
difference between the proposed name or emblem and any name or emblem currently 
being used by another registered political party.
(2)
To become a registered political party, an organization of registered voters that is not a 
continuing political party shall:
(a)
circulate a petition seeking registered political party status beginning no earlier than 
the date of the statewide canvass held after the last regular general election and 
ending before 5 p.m. no later than November 30 of the year before the year in which 
the next regular general election will be held;
(b)
file a petition with the lieutenant governor that is signed, with a holographic 
signature, by at least 2,000 registered voters before 5 p.m. no later than November 30 
of the year in which a regular general election will be held; and
(c)
file, with the petition described in Subsection 
(2)(b)
, a document certifying:
(i)
the identity of one or more registered political parties whose members may vote 
for the organization's candidates;
(ii)
whether unaffiliated voters may vote for the organization's candidates; and
(iii)
whether, for the next election, the organization intends to nominate the 
organization's candidates in accordance with the provisions of Section 
20A-9-406
.
(3)
The petition shall:
(a)
be on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
(b)
be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line 
blank for the purpose of binding;
(c)
contain the name of the political party and the words "Political Party Registration 
Petition" printed directly below the horizontal line;
(d)
contain the word "Warning" printed directly under the words described in Subsection 
(3)(c)
;
(e)
contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed in not less than 
eight-point, single leaded type:
"It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to knowingly sign a political party registration 
petition signature sheet with any name other than the individual's own name or more than once 
for the same party or if the individual is not registered to vote in this state and does not intend 
to become registered to vote in this state before the petition is submitted to the lieutenant 
governor.";
(f)
contain the following statement directly under the statement described in Subsection 
(3)(e)
:
"POLITICAL PARTY REGISTRATION PETITION To the Honorable ____, 
Lieutenant Governor:
We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, seek registered political party status for ____ 
(name);
Each signer says:
I have personally signed this petition with a holographic signature;
I am registered to vote in Utah or will register to vote in Utah before the petition is 
submitted to the lieutenant governor;
I am or desire to become a member of the political party; and
My street address is written correctly after my name.";
(g)
be vertically divided into columns as follows:
(i)
the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be 
headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line 
down the middle;
(ii)
the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed 
Name (must be legible to be counted)";
(iii)
the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Holographic Signature of 
Registered Voter";
(iv)
the next column shall be one inch wide, headed "Birth Date or Age (Optional)";
(v)
the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip 
Code"; and
(vi)
at the bottom of the sheet, contain the following statement: "Birth date or age 
information is not required, but it may be used to verify your identity with voter 
registration records. If you choose not to provide it, your signature may not be 
certified as a valid signature if you change your address before petition signatures 
are certified or if the information you provide does not match your voter 
registration records.";
(h)
have a final page bound to one or more signature sheets that are bound together that 
contains the following printed statement:
"Verification
State of Utah, County of ____
I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
I am a Utah resident and am at least 18 years old;
All the names that appear on the signature sheets bound to this page were signed by 
individuals who professed to be the individuals whose names appear on the signature sheets, 
and each individual signed the individual's name on the signature sheets in my presence;
I believe that each individual has printed and signed the individual's name and written 
the individual's street address correctly, and that each individual is registered to vote in Utah or 
will register to vote in Utah before the petition is submitted to the lieutenant governor.
______________________________________________________________________
(Signature) 
(Residence Address)
(Date)"; and
(i)
be bound to a cover sheet that:
(i)
identifies the political party's name, which may not exceed four words, and the 
emblem of the party;
(ii)
states the process that the organization will follow to organize and adopt a 
constitution and bylaws; and
(iii)
is signed by a filing officer, who agrees to receive communications on behalf of 
the organization.
(4)
The filing officer described in Subsection 
(3)(i)(iii)
 shall ensure that the individual in 
whose presence each signature sheet is signed:
(a)
is at least 18 years old;
(b)
meets the residency requirements of Section 
20A-2-105
; and
(c)
verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification bound to one or more 
signature sheets that are bound together.
(5)
An individual may not sign the verification if the individual signed a signature sheet 
bound to the verification.
(6)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
use the procedures described in Section 
20A-1-1002
 to determine whether a signer is 
a registered voter;
(b)
review the proposed name and emblem to determine if they are "distinguishable" 
from the names and emblems of other registered political parties; and
(c)
certify the lieutenant governor's findings to the filing officer described in Subsection 
(3)(i)(iii)
 within 30 
calendar 
days 
of the filing of 
after the day on which the 
organization files 
the petition
 described in Subsection (2)(b)
.
(7)
(a)
If the lieutenant governor determines that the petition meets the requirements of 
this section, and that the proposed name and emblem are distinguishable, the 
lieutenant governor shall authorize the filing officer described in Subsection 
(3)(i)(iii)
to organize the prospective political party.
(b)
If the lieutenant governor finds that the name, emblem, or both are not 
distinguishable from the names and emblems of other registered political parties, the 
lieutenant governor shall notify the filing officer that the filing officer has seven 
calendar 
days to 
electronically 
submit a new name or emblem to the lieutenant 
governor.
(8)
A registered political party may not change its name or emblem during the regular 
general election cycle.
(9)
(a)
It is unlawful for an individual to:
(i)
knowingly sign a political party registration petition:
(A)
with any name other than the individual's own name;
(B)
more than once for the same political party; or
(C)
if the individual is not registered to vote in this state and does not intend to 
become registered to vote in this state before the petition is submitted to the 
lieutenant governor; or
(ii)
sign the verification of a political party registration petition signature sheet if the 
individual:
(A)
does not meet the residency requirements of Section 
20A-2-105
;
(B)
has not witnessed the signing by those individuals whose names appear on the 
political party registration petition signature sheet; or
(C)
knows that an individual whose signature appears on the political party 
registration petition signature sheet is not registered to vote in this state and 
does not intend to become registered to vote in this state.
(b)
An individual who violates this Subsection 
(9)
 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(10)
(a)
A voter who signs a petition under this section may have the voter's signature 
removed from the petition by, no later than three business days after the day on 
which the petition is filed with the lieutenant governor, submitting to the lieutenant 
governor a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed.
(b)
A statement described in Subsection 
(10)(a)
 shall comply with the requirements 
described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003(2)
.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall use the procedures described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003(3)
 to determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a 
petition after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature.
Section 112, Section 
20A-8-401
 is amended to read:
20A-8-401. Registered political parties -- Bylaws -- Report name of midterm 
vacancy candidate.
(1)
(a)
Each new or unregistered state political party that seeks to become a registered 
political party under the authority of this chapter shall file a copy of the party's 
proposed constitution and bylaws at the time the party files the party's registration 
information.
(b)
Each registered state political party shall file revised copies of the party's constitution 
or bylaws with the lieutenant governor 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on 
the first business day that is at least
 15 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
constitution or bylaws are adopted or amended.
(2)
Each state political party, each new political party seeking registration, and each 
unregistered political party seeking registration shall ensure that the party's constitution 
or bylaws contain:
(a)
provisions establishing party organization, structure, membership, and governance 
that include:
(i)
a description of the position, selection process, qualifications, duties, and terms of 
each party officer and committees defined by constitution and bylaws;
(ii)
a provision requiring a designated party officer to serve as liaison with:
(A)
the lieutenant governor on all matters relating to the political party's 
relationship with the state; and
(B)
each county legislative body on matters relating to the political party's 
relationship with a county;
(iii)
a description of the requirements for participation in party processes;
(iv)
the dates, times, and quorum of any regularly scheduled party meetings, 
conventions, or other conclaves; and
(v)
a mechanism for making the names of delegates, candidates, and elected party 
officers available to the public shortly after they are selected;
(b)
a procedure for selecting party officers that allows active participation by party 
members;
(c)
a procedure for selecting party candidates at the federal, state, and county levels that 
allows active participation by party members;
(d)
(i)
a procedure for selecting electors who are pledged to cast their votes in the 
electoral college for the party's candidates for president and vice president of the 
United States; and
(ii)
a procedure for filling vacancies in the office of presidential elector because of 
death, refusal to act, failure to attend, ineligibility, or any other cause;
(e)
a procedure for filling vacancies in the office of representative or senator or a county 
office, as described in Section 
20A-1-508
, because of death, resignation, or 
ineligibility;
(f)
a provision requiring the governor and lieutenant governor to run as a joint ticket;
(g)
a procedure for replacing party candidates who die, acquire a disability that prevents 
the candidate from continuing the candidacy, or are disqualified before a primary or 
regular general election;
(h)
provisions governing the deposit and expenditure of party funds, and governing the 
accounting for, reporting, and audit of party financial transactions;
(i)
provisions governing access to party records;
(j)
a procedure for amending the constitution or bylaws that allows active participation 
by party members or their representatives;
(k)
a process for resolving grievances against the political party; and
(l)
if desired by the political party, a process for consulting with, and obtaining the 
opinion of, the political party's Utah Senate and Utah House
 of Representatives
members about:
(i)
the performance of the two United States Senators from Utah, including 
specifically:
(A)
their views and actions regarding the defense of state's rights and federalism; 
and
(B)
their performance in representing Utah's interests;
(ii)
the members' opinion about, or rating of, and support or opposition to the policy 
positions of any candidates for United States Senate from Utah, including 
incumbents, including specifically:
(A)
their views and actions regarding the defense of state's rights and federalism; 
and
(B)
their performance in representing Utah's interests; and
(iii)
the members' collective or individual endorsement or rating of a particular 
candidate for United States Senate from Utah.
(3)
If, in accordance with a political party's constitution or bylaws, a person files a 
declaration or otherwise notifies the party of the person's candidacy as a legislative 
office candidate or state office candidate, as defined in Section 
20A-11-101
, to be 
appointed and fill a midterm vacancy in the office of representative or senator in the 
Legislature, as described in Section 
20A-1-503
, or in a state office as described in 
Section 
20A-1-504
, the party shall forward a copy of that declaration or notification to 
the lieutenant governor before 5 p.m. no later than the day following the day on which 
the party receives the declaration or notification.
Section 113, Section 
20A-8-402
 is amended to read:
20A-8-402. Political party officers -- Submission of names of officers to the 
lieutenant governor.
(1)
Each state political party shall:
(a)
designate a party officer to act as liaison with:
(i)
the lieutenant governor's office; and
(ii)
each county legislative body; and
(b)
before 5 p.m. 
no later than 
5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the party makes a change in the party liaison, 
submit the name of the new liaison to the lieutenant governor.
(2)
Each state political party and each county political party shall:
(a)
submit the name, address, and phone number of each officer to the lieutenant 
governor 
within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least
 seven 
calendar 
days after the officers are selected; and
(b)
before 5 p.m. 
no later than 
5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the party makes a change in party officers, 
submit the name, address, and phone number of each new officer to the lieutenant 
governor.
Section 114, Section 
20A-8-404
 is amended to read:
20A-8-404. Use of public meeting buildings by political parties.
(1)
The legislative body of a county, municipality, school district, or public institution of 
higher education shall make all meeting facilities in buildings under its control available 
to registered political parties, without discrimination, to be used for political party 
activities if:
(a)
the political party requests the use of the meeting facility 
before 5 p.m. no later than
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at least
 30 calendar days before 
the day on which the use by the political party will take place; and
(b)
the meeting facility is not already scheduled for another purpose at the time of the 
proposed use.
(2)
Subject to the requirements of Subsection 
(3)
, when a legislative body makes a meeting 
facility available under Subsection 
(1)
, it may establish terms and conditions for use of 
that meeting facility.
(3)
The charge imposed for the use of a meeting facility described in Subsection 
(1)
 by a 
registered political party may not exceed the actual cost of:
(a)
custodial services for cleaning the meeting facility after the use by the political party; 
and
(b)
any service requested by the political party and provided by the meeting facility.
(4)
An entity described in Subsection 
(1)
 shall, to the extent possible, avoid scheduling an 
event in a government building for the same evening as an announced party caucus 
meeting.
(5)
This section does not apply to a publicly owned or operated convention center, sports 
arena, or other facility at which conventions, conferences, and other gatherings are held 
and whose primary business or function is to host such conventions, conferences, and 
other gatherings.
Section 115, Section 
20A-9-201
 is amended to read:
20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy -- Candidacy for more than one office or 
of more than one political party prohibited with exceptions -- General filing and form 
requirements -- Affidavit of impecuniosity.
(1)
Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, an individual shall:
(a)
be a United States citizen;
(b)
meet the legal requirements of that office; and
(c)
if seeking a registered political party's nomination as a candidate for elective office, 
state:
(i)
the registered political party of which the individual is a member; or
(ii)
that the individual is not a member of a registered political party.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an individual may not:
(i)
file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than one office in 
Utah during any election year;
(ii)
appear on the ballot as the candidate of more than one political party; or
(iii)
file a declaration of candidacy for a registered political party of which the 
individual is not a member, except to the extent that the registered political party 
permits otherwise in the registered political party's bylaws.
(b)
(i)
An individual may file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, 
president or vice president of the United States and another office, if the 
individual resigns the individual's candidacy for the other office after the 
individual is officially nominated for president or vice president of the United 
States.
(ii)
An individual may file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more 
than one justice court judge office.
(iii)
An individual may file a declaration of candidacy for lieutenant governor even if 
the individual filed a declaration of candidacy for another office in the same 
election year if the individual withdraws as a candidate for the other office in 
accordance with Subsection 
20A-9-202
(6) before filing the declaration of 
candidacy for lieutenant governor.
(3)
(a)
Except for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States, before 
the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy, the filing officer shall:
(i)
read to the individual the constitutional and statutory qualification requirements 
for the office that the individual is seeking;
(ii)
require the individual to state whether the individual meets the requirements 
described in Subsection (3)(a)(i);
(iii)
if the declaration of candidacy is for a county office, inform the individual that 
an individual who holds a county elected office may not, at the same time, hold a 
municipal elected office; and
(iv)
if the declaration of candidacy is for a legislative office, inform the individual 
that Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 6, prohibits a person who holds a 
public office of profit or trust, under authority of the United States or Utah, from 
being a member of the Legislature.
(b)
Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney, the 
county clerk shall ensure that the individual filing that declaration of candidacy is:
(i)
a United States citizen;
(ii)
an attorney licensed to practice law in the state who is an active member in good 
standing of the Utah State Bar;
(iii)
a registered voter in the county in which the individual is seeking office; and
(iv)
a current resident of the county in which the individual is seeking office and 
either has been a resident of that county for at least one year before the date of the 
election or was appointed and is currently serving as county attorney and became 
a resident of the county within 30 
calendar 
days after appointment to the office.
(c)
Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of district attorney, the 
county clerk shall ensure that, as of the date of the election, the individual filing that 
declaration of candidacy is:
(i)
a United States citizen;
(ii)
an attorney licensed to practice law in the state who is an active member in good 
standing of the Utah State Bar;
(iii)
a registered voter in the prosecution district in which the individual is seeking 
office; and
(iv)
a current resident of the prosecution district in which the individual is seeking 
office and either will have been a resident of that prosecution district for at least 
one year before the date of the election or was appointed and is currently serving 
as district attorney and became a resident of the prosecution district within 30 
calendar 
days after receiving appointment to the office.
(d)
Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county sheriff, the 
county clerk shall ensure that the individual filing the declaration:
(i)
is a United States citizen;
(ii)
is a registered voter in the county in which the individual seeks office;
(iii)
(A)
has successfully met the standards and training requirements established 
for law enforcement officers under Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 2, Peace Officer 
Training and Certification Act; or
(B)
has met the waiver requirements in Section 
53-6-206
;
(iv)
is qualified to be certified as a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 
53-13-103
; and
(v)
before the date of the election, will have been a resident of the county in which 
the individual seeks office for at least one year.
(e)
Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of governor, lieutenant 
governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or State 
Board of Education member, the filing officer shall ensure that the individual filing 
the declaration of candidacy also makes the conflict of interest disclosure described 
in Section 
20A-11-1603
.
(4)
If an individual who files a declaration of candidacy does not meet the qualification 
requirements for the office the individual is seeking, the filing officer may not accept the 
individual's declaration of candidacy.
(5)
If an individual who files a declaration of candidacy meets the requirements described 
in Subsection (3), the filing officer shall:
(a)
inform the individual that:
(i)
the individual's name will appear on the ballot as the individual's name is written 
on the individual's declaration of candidacy;
(ii)
the individual may be required to comply with state or local campaign finance 
disclosure laws; and
(iii)
the individual is required to file a financial statement before the individual's 
political convention under:
(A)
Section 
20A-11-204
 for a candidate for constitutional office;
(B)
Section 
20A-11-303
 for a candidate for the Legislature; or
(C)
local campaign finance disclosure laws, if applicable;
(b)
except for a presidential candidate, provide the individual with a copy of the current 
campaign financial disclosure laws for the office the individual is seeking and inform 
the individual that failure to comply will result in disqualification as a candidate and 
removal of the individual's name from the ballot;
(c)
(i)
provide the individual with a copy of Section 
20A-7-801
 regarding the 
Statewide Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the 
individual of the submission deadline under Subsection 
20A-7-801
(4)(a);
(ii)
inform the individual that the individual must provide the filing officer with an 
email address that the individual actively monitors:
(A)
to receive a communication from a filing officer or an election officer; and
(B)
if the individual wishes to display a candidate profile on the Statewide 
Electronic Voter Information Website, to submit to the website the 
biographical and other information described in Subsection 
20A-7-801
(4)(a)(ii);
(iii)
inform the individual that the email address described in Subsection (5)(c)(ii) is 
not a record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and 
Management Act; and
(iv)
obtain from the individual the email address described in Subsection (5)(c)(ii);
(d)
provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices described 
under Section 
20A-9-206
 and inform the candidate that:
(i)
signing the pledge is voluntary; and
(ii)
signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer;
(e)
accept the individual's declaration of candidacy; and
(f)
if the individual has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the 
declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the 
individual is a member.
(6)
If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing officer 
shall:
(a)
accept the candidate's pledge; and
(b)
if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the 
candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the 
candidate is a member.
(7)
(a)
Except for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States, the 
form of the declaration of candidacy shall:
(i)
be substantially as follows:
"State of Utah, County of ____
I, ______________, declare my candidacy for the office of ____, seeking the 
nomination of the ____ party. I do solemnly swear, under penalty of perjury, that: I will meet 
the qualifications to hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at 
_____________ in the City or Town of ____, Utah, Zip Code ____ Phone No. ____; I will not 
knowingly violate any law governing campaigns and elections; if filing via a designated agent, 
I will be out of the state of Utah during the entire candidate filing period; I will file all 
campaign financial disclosure reports as required by law; and I understand that failure to do so 
will result in my disqualification as a candidate for this office and removal of my name from 
the ballot. The mailing address that I designate for receiving official election notices is 
___________________________.
____________________________________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year).
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath)."; and
(ii)
require the candidate to state, in the sworn statement described in Subsection 
(7)(a)(i):
(A)
the registered political party of which the candidate is a member; or
(B)
that the candidate is not a member of a registered political party.
(b)
An agent designated under Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(c) to file a declaration of 
candidacy may not sign the form described in Subsection (7)(a) or Section 
20A-9-408.5
.
(8)
(a)
Except for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States, the fee 
for filing a declaration of candidacy is:
(i)
$50 for candidates for the local school district board; and
(ii)
$50 plus 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the 
person holding the office for all other federal, state, and county offices.
(b)
Except for presidential candidates, the filing officer shall refund the filing fee to any 
candidate:
(i)
who is disqualified; or
(ii)
who the filing officer determines has filed improperly.
(c)
(i)
The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received 
from candidates.
(ii)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(A)
apportion to and pay to the county treasurers of the various counties all fees 
received for filing of nomination certificates or acceptances; and
(B)
ensure that each county receives that proportion of the total amount paid to the 
lieutenant governor from the congressional district that the total vote of that 
county for all candidates for representative in Congress bears to the total vote 
of all counties within the congressional district for all candidates for 
representative in Congress.
(d)
(i)
A person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy 
without payment of the filing fee upon a prima facie showing of impecuniosity as 
evidenced by an affidavit of impecuniosity filed with the filing officer and, if 
requested by the filing officer, a financial statement filed at the time the affidavit 
is submitted.
(ii)
A person who is able to pay the filing fee may not claim impecuniosity.
(iii)
(A)
False statements made on an affidavit of impecuniosity or a financial 
statement filed under this section shall be subject to the criminal penalties 
provided under Sections 
76-8-503
 and 
76-8-504
 and any other applicable 
criminal provision.
(B)
Conviction of a criminal offense under Subsection (8)(d)(iii)(A) shall be 
considered an offense under this title for the purposes of assessing the penalties 
provided in Subsection 
20A-1-609
(2).
(iv)
The filing officer shall ensure that the affidavit of impecuniosity is printed in substantially 
the following form:
"Affidavit of Impecuniosity
Individual Name 
____________________________Address_____________________________
Phone Number _________________
I,__________________________(name), do solemnly [swear] [affirm], under penalty of 
law for false statements, that, owing to my poverty, I am unable to pay the filing fee required 
by law.
Date ______________ 
Signature________________________________________________ Affiant
Subscribed and sworn to before me on ___________ (month\day\year)
______________________
(signature)
Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Administer Oath 
______________________".
(v)
The filing officer shall provide to a person who requests an affidavit of impecuniosity a 
statement printed in substantially the following form, which may be included on the affidavit 
of impecuniosity:
"Filing a false statement is a criminal offense. In accordance with Section 
20A-1-609
, a 
candidate who is found guilty of filing a false statement, in addition to being subject to 
criminal penalties, will be removed from the ballot."
(vi)
The filing officer may request that a person who makes a claim of impecuniosity 
under this Subsection (8)(d) file a financial statement on a form prepared by the 
election official.
(9)
An individual who fails to file a declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination 
within the time provided in this chapter is ineligible for nomination to office.
(10)
A declaration of candidacy filed under this section may not be amended or modified 
after the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy.
Section 116, Section 
20A-9-201.5
 is amended to read:
20A-9-201.5. Declaration of candidacy filing period for a qualified political 
party.
(1)
In 2022, for a qualified political party, the filing period to file a declaration of 
candidacy for an elective office that is to be filled at the next regular general election 
begins at 8 a.m. on February 28, 2022, and ends at 5 p.m. on March 4, 2022.
(2)
Beginning on January 1, 2024, for
For
 a qualified political party, the filing period to 
file a declaration of candidacy for an elective office that is to be filled at the next regular 
general election:
(a)
(1)
begins at 8
:00
 a.m. on the later of:
(i)
(a)
January 2 of the year in which the next regular general election is held; or
(ii)
(b)
if January 2 is not a business day, the first business day after January 2; and
(b)
(2)
ends at 5 p.m. on the fourth business day after the day on which the filing period 
begins.
Section 117, Section 
20A-9-202
 is amended to read:
20A-9-202. Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections.
(1)
(a)
An individual seeking to become a candidate for an elective office that is to be 
filled at the next regular general election shall:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(1)(c)
, file a declaration of candidacy in person 
with the filing officer on or after January 1 of the regular general election year, 
and, if applicable, before the individual circulates nomination petitions under 
Section 
20A-9-405
; and
(ii)
pay the filing fee.
(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 fourth Saturday in April.
(c)
Subject to Subsection 
20A-9-201(7)(b)
, an individual may designate an agent to file 
a declaration of candidacy with the filing officer if:
(i)
the individual is located outside of the state during the entire filing period;
(ii)
the designated agent appears in person before the filing officer;
(iii)
the individual communicates with the filing officer using an electronic device 
that allows the individual and filing officer to see and hear each other; and
(iv)
the individual provides the filing officer with an email address to which the filing 
officer may send the individual the copies described in Subsection 
20A-9-201(5)
.
(d)
Each county clerk who receives a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for 
multicounty office shall transmit the filing fee and a copy of the candidate's 
declaration of candidacy to the lieutenant governor within one business day after the 
candidate files the declaration of candidacy.
(e)
Each 
business 
day during the filing period, each county clerk shall notify the 
lieutenant governor electronically or by telephone of candidates who have filed a 
declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
(f)
Each individual seeking the office of lieutenant governor, the office of district 
attorney, or the office of president or vice president of the United States shall comply 
with the specific declaration of candidacy requirements established by this section.
(2)
(a)
Each individual intending to become a candidate for the office of district attorney 
within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next regular general 
election shall:
(i)
file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk designated in the interlocal 
agreement creating the prosecution district on or after January 1 of the regular 
general election year, and before the individual circulates nomination petitions 
under Section 
20A-9-405
; and
(ii)
pay the filing fee.
(b)
The designated clerk shall provide to the county clerk of each county in the 
prosecution district a certified copy of each declaration of candidacy filed for the 
office of district attorney.
(3)
(a)
Before the deadline described in Subsection 
(1)(b)
, each lieutenant governor 
candidate shall:
(i)
file a declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor;
(ii)
pay the filing fee; and
(iii)
submit a letter from a candidate for governor who has received certification for 
the primary-election ballot under Section 
20A-9-403
 that names the lieutenant 
governor candidate as a joint-ticket running mate.
(b)
(i)
A candidate for lieutenant governor who fails to timely file is disqualified.
(ii)
If a candidate for lieutenant governor is disqualified, another candidate may file 
to replace the disqualified candidate.
(4)
Before 5 p.m. no later than August 31, each registered political party shall:
(a)
certify the names of the political party's candidates for president and vice president of 
the United States to the lieutenant governor; or
(b)
provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification of 
candidates for president and vice president of the United States from the national 
office of the registered political party.
(5)
(a)
A declaration of candidacy filed under this section is valid unless a written 
objection is filed with the clerk or lieutenant governor 
before
no later than
 5 p.m. on 
the last business day that is at least 10 
calendar 
days before the deadline described in 
Subsection 
20A-9-409(4)(c)
.
(b)
If an objection is made, the clerk or lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate 
immediately; and
(ii)
decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
(c)
If the clerk or lieutenant governor sustains the objection, the candidate may cure the 
problem by
:
(i)
 amending the declaration or petition 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on 
the first business day that is at least
 three 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
objection is sustained
 or by 
; or
(ii)
filing a new declaration 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first 
business day that is at least
 three 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
objection is sustained.
(d)
(i)
The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon objections to form is final.
(ii)
The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon substantive matters is 
reviewable by a district court if prompt application is made to the court.
(iii)
The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the 
exercise of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
(6)
Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as a candidate by filing 
a written affidavit with the clerk.
(7)
(a)
Except for a candidate who is certified by a registered political party under 
Subsection 
(4)
, and except as provided in Section 
20A-9-504
, before 5 p.m. no later 
than August 31 of a general election year, each individual running as a candidate for 
vice president of the United States shall:
(i)
file a declaration of candidacy, in person or via a designated agent, on a form 
developed by the lieutenant governor, that:
(A)
contains the individual's name, address, and telephone number;
(B)
states that the individual meets the qualifications for the office of vice 
president of the United States;
(C)
names the presidential candidate, who has qualified for the general election 
ballot, with which the individual is running as a joint-ticket running mate;
(D)
states that the individual agrees to be the running mate of the presidential 
candidate described in Subsection 
(7)(a)(i)(C)
; and
(E)
contains any other necessary information identified by the lieutenant governor;
(ii)
pay the filing fee; and
(iii)
submit a letter from the presidential candidate described in Subsection 
(7)(a)(i)(C)
 that names the individual as a joint-ticket running mate as a vice 
presidential candidate.
(b)
A designated agent described in Subsection 
(7)(a)(i)
 may not sign the declaration of 
candidacy.
(c)
A vice presidential candidate who fails to meet the requirements described in this 
Subsection 
(7)
 may not appear on the general election ballot.
(8)
An individual filing a declaration of candidacy for president or vice president of the 
United States shall pay a filing fee of $500.
Section 118, Section 
20A-9-203
 is amended to read:
20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy -- Municipal general elections -- 
Nomination petition -- Removal of signature.
(1)
An individual may become a candidate for any municipal office if:
(a)
the individual is a registered voter; and
(b)
(i)
the individual has resided within the municipality in which the individual seeks 
to hold elective office for the 12 consecutive months immediately before the date 
of the election; or
(ii)
the territory in which the individual resides was annexed into the municipality, 
the individual has resided within the annexed territory or the municipality the 12 
consecutive months immediately before the date of the election.
(2)
(a)
For purposes of determining whether an individual meets the residency 
requirement of Subsection (1)(b)(i) in a municipality that was incorporated less than 
12 months before the election, the municipality is considered to have been 
incorporated 12 months before the date of the election.
(b)
In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1), each candidate for a municipal 
council position shall, if elected from a district, be a resident of the council district 
from which the candidate is elected.
(c)
In accordance with Utah Constitution, Article IV, Section 6, a mentally incompetent 
individual, an individual convicted of a felony, or an individual convicted of treason 
or a crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the 
right to hold elective office is restored under Section 
20A-2-101.3
 or 
20A-2-101.5
.
(3)
(a)
An individual seeking to become a candidate for a municipal office shall, 
regardless of the nomination method by which the individual is seeking to become a 
candidate:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) or Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate 
Voting Methods Pilot Project, and subject to Subsection 
20A-9-404
(3)(e), file a 
declaration of candidacy, in person with the city recorder or town clerk, during the 
filing period described in Subsection 
(3)
(d) and the 
office hours described in 
Section 
10-3-301
 and not later than the close of those office hours, between June 1 
and June 7 of any odd-numbered year
Subsection 
10-3-301(3)
; and
(ii)
pay the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
(b)
Subject to Subsection (5)(b), an individual may designate an agent to file a 
declaration of candidacy with the city recorder or town clerk if:
(i)
the individual is located outside of the state during the entire filing period;
(ii)
the designated agent appears in person before the city recorder or town clerk;
(iii)
the individual communicates with the city recorder or town clerk using an 
electronic device that allows the individual and city recorder or town clerk to see 
and hear each other; and
(iv)
the individual provides the city recorder or town clerk with an email address to 
which the city recorder or town clerk may send the individual the copies described 
in Subsection (4).
(c)
Any resident of a municipality may nominate a candidate for a municipal office by:
(i)
except as provided in Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot 
Project, filing a nomination petition with the city recorder or town clerk during the 
filing period described in Subsection (3)(d) and the 
office hours described in 
Section 
10-3-301
 and not later than the close of those office hours, between June 1 
and June 7 of any odd-numbered year
Subsection 
10-3-301(3)
 that includes 
signatures in support of the nomination petition of the lesser of at least:
(A)
25 registered voters who reside in the municipality; or
(B)
20% of the registered voters who reside in the municipality; and
(ii)
paying the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
(d)
The filing period to file a declaration of candidacy for an elective office that is to be 
filled at the next municipal general election:
(i)
begins at 8 a.m. on the later of:
(A)
June 1 of the year in which the next municipal general election is held; or
(B)
if June 1 is not a business day, the first business day after June 1; and
(ii)
ends at 5 p.m. on the fourth business day after the day on which the filing period 
begins.
(4)
(a)
Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy or nomination 
petition, the filing officer shall:
(i)
read to the prospective candidate or individual filing the petition the constitutional 
and statutory qualification requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking;
(ii)
require the candidate or individual filing the petition to state whether the 
candidate meets the requirements described in Subsection (4)(a)(i); and
(iii)
inform the candidate or the individual filing the petition that an individual who 
holds a municipal elected office may not, at the same time, hold a county elected 
office.
(b)
If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the 
office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination 
petition.
(c)
If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy, the 
filing officer shall:
(i)
inform the candidate that the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is 
written on the declaration of candidacy;
(ii)
provide the candidate with a copy of the current campaign financial disclosure 
laws for the office the candidate is seeking and inform the candidate that failure to 
comply will result in disqualification as a candidate and removal of the candidate's 
name from the ballot;
(iii)
provide the candidate with a copy of Section 
20A-7-801
 regarding the Statewide 
Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the 
submission deadline under Subsection 
20A-7-801
(4)(a);
(iv)
inform the candidate that the candidate must provide the filing officer with an 
email address that the candidate actively monitors:
(A)
to receive a communication from a filing officer or an election officer; and
(B)
if the candidate wishes to display a candidate profile on the Statewide 
Electronic Voter Information Website, to submit to the website the 
biographical and other information described in Subsection 
20A-7-801
(4)(a)(ii);
(v)
inform the candidate that the email address described in Subsection (4)(c)(iv) is 
not a record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and 
Management Act;
(vi)
obtain from the candidate the email address described in Subsection (4)(c)(iv);
(vii)
provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices 
described under Section 
20A-9-206
 and inform the candidate that:
(A)
signing the pledge is voluntary; and
(B)
signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer; and
(viii)
accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
(d)
If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing officer 
shall:
(i)
accept the candidate's pledge; and
(ii)
if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the 
candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the 
candidate is a member.
(5)
(a)
The declaration of candidacy shall be in substantially the following form:
"I, (print name) ____, being first sworn and under penalty of perjury, say that I reside at 
____ Street, City of ____, County of ____, state of Utah, Zip Code ____, Telephone Number 
(if any) ____; that I am a registered voter; and that I am a candidate for the office of ____ 
(stating the term). I will meet the legal qualifications required of candidates for this office. If 
filing via a designated agent, I attest that I will be out of the state of Utah during the entire 
candidate filing period. I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports as required by law 
and I understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a candidate for this 
office and removal of my name from the ballot. I request that my name be printed upon the 
applicable official ballots. (Signed) _______________
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____ on this 
__________(month\day\year).
(Signed) _______________ (Clerk or other officer qualified to administer oath)."
(b)
An agent designated under Subsection (3)(b) to file a declaration of candidacy may 
not sign the form described in Subsection (5)(a).
(c)
(i)
A nomination petition shall be in substantially the following form:
"NOMINATION PETITION
The undersigned residents of (name of municipality), being registered voters, nominate 
(name of nominee) for the office of (name of office) for the (length of term of office)."
(ii)
The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of 
individuals signing the petition and each individual's address and phone number.
(6)
If the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition fails to state whether the 
nomination is for the two-year or four-year term, the clerk shall consider the nomination 
to be for the four-year term.
(7)
(a)
(i)
The clerk shall verify with the county clerk that all candidates are registered 
voters.
(b)
With the assistance of the county clerk, and using the procedures described in 
Section 
20A-1-1002
, the municipal clerk shall determine whether the required 
number of signatures of registered voters appears on a nomination petition.
(8)
Immediately after expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy, the clerk 
shall:
(a)
publicize a list of the names of the candidates as they will appear on the ballot by 
publishing the list for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 
63G-30-102
, 
for seven 
calendar 
days; and
(b)
notify the lieutenant governor of the names of the candidates as they will appear on 
the ballot.
(9)
Except as provided in Subsection (10)(c), an individual may not amend a declaration of 
candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section after the candidate filing period 
ends.
(10)
(a)
A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition that an individual files under 
this section is valid unless a person files a written objection with the clerk 
before 5 
p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least
 10 
calendar 
days after the last day for filing.
(b)
If a person files an objection, the clerk shall:
(i)
mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate 
immediately; and
(ii)
decide any objection within 48 hours after the objection is filed.
(c)
If the clerk sustains the objection, the candidate may, 
before 5 p.m. within
no later 
than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least
 three 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the clerk sustains the objection, correct the problem for which the objection 
is sustained by amending the candidate's declaration of candidacy or nomination 
petition, or by filing a new declaration of candidacy.
(d)
(i)
The clerk's decision upon objections to form is final.
(ii)
The clerk's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable by a district court if 
prompt application is made to the district court.
(iii)
The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the 
exercise of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
(11)
A candidate who qualifies for the ballot under this section may withdraw as a 
candidate by filing a written affidavit with the municipal clerk.
(12)
(a)
A voter who signs a nomination petition under this section may have the voter's 
signature removed from the petition by, no later than 
5 p.m. 
three business days after 
the day on which the petition is filed with the city recorder or municipal clerk, 
submitting to the municipal clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be 
removed.
(b)
A statement described in Subsection (12)(a) shall comply with the requirements 
described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(2).
(c)
With the assistance of the county clerk and using the procedures described in 
Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3), the municipal clerk shall determine whether to remove an 
individual's signature from a petition after receiving a timely, valid statement 
requesting removal of the signature.
Section 119, Section 
20A-9-207
 is amended to read:
20A-9-207. Withdrawal of candidacy -- Notice.
As used in this section:
(1)
"Public office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, 
state auditor, state treasurer, state senator, state representative, state school board, or an 
elective office of a local political subdivision.
(2)
"Public office candidate" means a person who files a declaration of candidacy for a 
public office.
(3)
If a public office candidate withdraws as a candidate, an election officer shall:
(a)
no later than two business days after the day on which the election officer receives 
notice of the withdrawal, notify every opposing candidate for the public office that 
the public office candidate has withdrawn;
(b)
subject to Subsection (4), upon notice of a withdrawal that occurs 65 or fewer 
calendar 
days before the date of the election, send an email notification to each voter 
who is eligible to vote in the public office race for whom the election officer has an 
email address informing the voter:
(i)
that the public office candidate has withdrawn; and
(ii)
 that a vote cast for the public office candidate will not be counted, regardless of 
whether the public office candidate's name appears on the ballot;
(c)
post notice of the withdrawal on a public website; and
(d)
if practicable, include with the ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, a 
written notice that:
(i)
contains the information described in Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (ii); or
(ii)
directs the voter to a public website to inform the voter whether a candidate on 
the ballot has withdrawn.
(4)
An election officer shall send the email notification described in Subsection (3)(b) on or 
before the earlier of:
(a)
the next day on which the election officer mails ballots in accordance with Section 
20A-3a-202
; or
(b)
two business days before the date of the election.
Section 120, Section 
20A-9-403
 is amended to read:
20A-9-403. Regular primary elections.
(1)
(a)
Candidates for elective office that are to be filled at the next regular general 
election shall be nominated in a regular primary election by direct vote of the people 
in the manner prescribed in this section. The regular primary election is held on the 
date specified in Section 
20A-1-201.5
. Nothing in this section shall affect a 
candidate's ability to qualify for a regular general election's ballot as an unaffiliated 
candidate under Section 
20A-9-501
 or to participate in a regular general election as a 
write-in candidate under Section 
20A-9-601
.
(b)
Each registered political party that chooses to have the names of the registered 
political party's candidates for elective office featured with party affiliation on the 
ballot at a regular general election shall comply with the requirements of this section 
and shall nominate the registered political party's candidates for elective office in the 
manner described in this section.
(c)
A filing officer may not permit an official ballot at a regular general election to be 
produced or used if the ballot denotes affiliation between a registered political party 
or any other political group and a candidate for elective office who is not nominated 
in the manner prescribed in this section or in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(4).
(d)
Unless noted otherwise, the dates in this section refer to those that occur in each 
even-numbered year in which a regular general election will be held.
(2)
(a)
Each registered political party, in a statement filed with the lieutenant governor, 
shall:
(i)
either declare the registered political party's intent to participate in the next regular 
primary election or declare that the registered political party chooses not to have 
the names of the registered political party's candidates for elective office featured 
on the ballot at the next regular general election; and
(ii)
if the registered political party participates in the upcoming regular primary 
election, identify one or more registered political parties whose members may 
vote for the registered political party's candidates and whether individuals 
identified as unaffiliated with a political party may vote for the registered political 
party's candidates.
(b)
(i)
A registered political party that is a continuing political party shall file the 
statement described in Subsection (2)(a) with the lieutenant governor no later than 
5 p.m. on November 30 of each odd-numbered year.
(ii)
An organization that is seeking to become a registered political party under 
Section 
20A-8-103
 shall file the statement described in Subsection (2)(a) at the 
time that the registered political party files the petition described in Section 
20A-8-103
.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e), an individual who submits a declaration 
of candidacy under Section 
20A-9-202
 shall appear as a candidate for elective office 
on the regular primary ballot of the registered political party listed on the declaration 
of candidacy only if the individual is certified by the appropriate filing officer as 
having submitted a nomination petition that was:
(i)
circulated and completed in accordance with Section 
20A-9-405
; and
(ii)
signed by at least 2% of the registered political party's members who reside in the 
political division of the office that the individual seeks.
(b)
(i)
A candidate for elective office shall submit signatures for a nomination petition 
to the appropriate filing officer for verification and certification no later than 5 
p.m. on 
the final day in 
March
 31
.
(ii)
A candidate may supplement the candidate's submissions at any time on or before 
the filing deadline.
(c)
(i)
The lieutenant governor shall determine for each elective office the total 
number of signatures that must be submitted under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) or 
20A-9-408
(8) by counting the aggregate number of individuals residing in each 
elective office's political division who have designated a particular registered 
political party on the individuals' voter registration forms on or before November 
15 of each odd-numbered year.
(ii)
The lieutenant governor shall publish the determination for each elective office 
no later than November 30 of each odd-numbered year.
(d)
The filing officer shall:
(i)
except as otherwise provided in Section 
20A-21-201
, verify signatures on 
nomination petitions in a transparent and orderly manner, no later than 14 
calendar 
days after the day on which a candidate submits the signatures to the 
filing officer;
(ii)
for all qualifying candidates for elective office who submit nomination petitions 
to the filing officer, issue certifications referenced in Subsection (3)(a) no later 
than the deadline described in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(1)(b);
(iii)
consider active and inactive voters eligible to sign nomination petitions;
(iv)
consider an individual who signs a nomination petition a member of a registered 
political party for purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if the individual has designated 
that registered political party as the individual's party membership on the 
individual's voter registration form; and
(v)
except as otherwise provided in Section 
20A-21-201
 and with the assistance of 
the county clerk as applicable, use the procedures described in Section 
20A-1-1002
to verify submitted nomination petition signatures, or use statistical sampling 
procedures to verify submitted nomination petition signatures in accordance with 
rules made under Subsection (3)(f).
(e)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Subsection (3), a candidate for lieutenant 
governor may appear on the regular primary ballot of a registered political party 
without submitting nomination petitions if the candidate files a declaration of 
candidacy and complies with Subsection 
20A-9-202
(3).
(f)
In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the 
director of elections, within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, may make rules 
that:
(i)
provide for the use of statistical sampling procedures that:
(A)
filing officers are required to use to verify signatures under Subsection (3)(d); 
and
(B)
reflect a bona fide effort to determine the validity of a candidate's entire 
submission, using widely recognized statistical sampling techniques; and
(ii)
provide for the transparent, orderly, and timely submission, verification, and 
certification of nomination petition signatures.
(g)
The county clerk shall:
(i)
review the declarations of candidacy filed by candidates for local boards of 
education to determine if more than two candidates have filed for the same seat;
(ii)
place the names of all candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy for a 
local board of education seat on the nonpartisan section of the ballot if more than 
two candidates have filed for the same seat; and
(iii)
determine the order of the local board of education candidates' names on the 
ballot in accordance with Section 
20A-6-305
.
(4)
(a)
Before the deadline described in Subsection 
20A-9-409
(4)(c), the lieutenant 
governor shall provide to the county clerks:
(i)
a list of the names of all candidates for federal, constitutional, multi-county, single 
county, and county offices who have received certifications under Subsection (3), 
along with instructions on how those names shall appear on the primary election 
ballot in accordance with Section 
20A-6-305
; and
(ii)
a list of unopposed candidates for elective office who have been nominated by a 
registered political party under Subsection (5)(c) and instruct the county clerks to 
exclude the unopposed candidates from the primary election ballot.
(b)
A candidate for lieutenant governor and a candidate for governor campaigning as 
joint-ticket running mates shall appear jointly on the primary election ballot.
(c)
After the county clerk receives the certified list from the lieutenant governor under 
Subsection (4)(a), the county clerk shall post or publish a primary election notice in 
substantially the following form:
"Notice is given that a primary election will be held Tuesday, June ____, 
________(year), to nominate party candidates for the parties and candidates for nonpartisan 
local school board positions listed on the primary ballot. The polling place for voting precinct 
____ is ____. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and continue open until 8 p.m. of the same day. 
Attest: county clerk."
(5)
(a)
A candidate who, at the regular primary election, receives the highest number of 
votes cast for the office sought by the candidate is:
(i)
nominated for that office by the candidate's registered political party; or
(ii)
for a nonpartisan local school board position, nominated for that office.
(b)
If two or more candidates are to be elected to the office at the regular general 
election, those party candidates equal in number to positions to be filled who receive 
the highest number of votes at the regular primary election are the nominees of the 
candidates' party for those positions.
(c)
(i)
As used in this Subsection (5)(c), a candidate is "unopposed" if:
(A)
no individual other than the candidate receives a certification under 
Subsection (3) for the regular primary election ballot of the candidate's 
registered political party for a particular elective office; or
(B)
for an office where more than one individual is to be elected or nominated, the 
number of candidates who receive certification under Subsection (3) for the 
regular primary election of the candidate's registered political party does not 
exceed the total number of candidates to be elected or nominated for that office.
(ii)
A candidate who is unopposed for an elective office in the regular primary 
election of a registered political party is nominated by the party for that office 
without appearing on the primary election ballot.
(6)
The expense of providing all ballots, blanks, or other supplies to be used at any primary 
election provided for by this section, and all expenses necessarily incurred in the 
preparation for or the conduct of that primary election shall be paid out of the treasury of 
the county or state, in the same manner as for the regular general elections.
(7)
An individual may not file a declaration of candidacy for a registered political party of 
which the individual is not a member, except to the extent that the registered political 
party permits otherwise under the registered political party's bylaws.
Section 121, Section 
20A-9-404
 is amended to read:
20A-9-404. Municipal primary elections.
(1)
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this section or Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal 
Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, candidates for municipal office in all 
municipalities shall be nominated at a municipal primary election.
(b)
Municipal primary elections shall be held:
(i)
consistent with Section 
20A-1-201.5
, on the second Tuesday following the first 
Monday in the August before the regular municipal election; and
(ii)
whenever possible, at the same polling places as the regular municipal election.
(c)
Subsections (3) through (5) do not apply to an election to elect local school board 
members under Section 
53G-3-302
.
(d)
Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, does not apply 
to an election to elect local school board members under Section 
53G-3-302
.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods 
Pilot Project, if the number of candidates for a particular municipal office does not 
exceed twice the number of individuals needed to fill that office, a primary election for 
that office may not be held and the candidates are considered nominated.
(3)
(a)
For purposes of this Subsection (3), "convention" means an organized assembly of 
voters or delegates.
(b)
(i)
By ordinance adopted before the May 1 that falls before a regular municipal 
election, any third, fourth, or fifth class city or town may exempt itself from a 
primary election by providing that the nomination of candidates for municipal 
office to be voted upon at a municipal election be nominated by a municipal party 
convention or committee.
(ii)
The municipal party convention or committee described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) 
shall be held on or before May 30 of an odd-numbered year.
(iii)
Any primary election exemption ordinance adopted under this Subsection (3) 
remains in effect until repealed by ordinance.
(c)
(i)
A convention or committee may not nominate more than one candidate for each 
of the municipal offices to be voted upon at the municipal election.
(ii)
A convention or committee may not nominate an individual who has accepted the 
nomination of a different convention or committee.
(iii)
A municipal party may not have more than one group of candidates placed upon 
the ballot and may not group the same candidates on different tickets by the same 
party under a different name or emblem.
(d)
(i)
On or before May 31 of an odd-numbered year, a convention or committee 
shall prepare and submit to the filing officer a certificate of nomination for each 
individual nominated.
(ii)
The certificate of nomination shall:
(A)
contain the name of the office for which each individual is nominated, the 
name, post office address, and, if in a city, the street number of residence and 
place of business, if any, of each individual nominated;
(B)
designate in not more than five words the party that the convention or 
committee represents;
(C)
contain a copy of the resolution passed at the convention that authorized the 
committee to make the nomination;
(D)
contain a statement certifying that the name of the candidate nominated by the 
political party will not appear on the ballot as a candidate for any other 
political party;
(E)
be signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention or 
committee; and
(F)
contain a statement identifying the residence and post office address of the 
presiding officer and secretary and certifying that the presiding officer and 
secretary were officers of the convention or committee and that the certificates 
are true to the best of their knowledge and belief.
(iii)
A candidate nominated by a municipal party convention or committee shall file a 
declaration with the filing officer in accordance with Subsection 
20A-9-203
(3) 
that includes:
(A)
the name of the municipal party or convention that nominated the candidate; 
and
(B)
the office for which the convention or committee nominated the candidate.
(e)
A committee appointed at a convention, if authorized by an enabling resolution, may 
also make nominations or fill vacancies in nominations made at a convention if the 
committee makes the nomination before the deadline for a write-in candidate to file a 
declaration of candidacy under Section 
20A-9-601
.
(f)
The election ballot shall substantially comply with the form prescribed in Chapter 6, 
Part 4, Ballot Form Requirements for Municipal Elections, but the party name shall 
be included with the candidate's name.
(4)
(a)
Any third, fourth, or fifth class city or a town may adopt an ordinance before the 
May 1 that falls before the regular municipal election that:
(i)
exempts the city or town from the other methods of nominating candidates to 
municipal office provided in this section; and
(ii)
provides for a municipal partisan convention method of nominating candidates as 
provided in this Subsection (4).
(b)
(i)
Any party that was a registered political party at the last regular general 
election or regular municipal election is a municipal political party under this 
section.
(ii)
Any political party may qualify as a municipal political party by presenting a 
petition to the city recorder that:
(A)
is signed, with a holographic signature, by registered voters within the 
municipality equal to at least 20% of the number of votes cast for all 
candidates for mayor in the last municipal election at which a mayor was 
elected;
(B)
is filed with the city recorder or town clerk 
before 5 p.m. no later than the
no 
later than 5 p.m. on the last business
 day before the day on which the municipal 
party holds a convention to nominate a candidate under this Subsection (4);
(C)
is substantially similar to the form of the signature sheets described in Section 
20A-7-303
; and
(D)
contains the name of the municipal political party using not more than five 
words.
(iii)
With the assistance of the county clerk, the city recorder or town clerk shall use 
the procedures described in Section 
20A-1-1002
 to determine whether each signer 
is a registered voter who is qualified to sign the petition.
(c)
(i)
If the number of candidates for a particular office does not exceed twice the 
number of offices to be filled at the regular municipal election, no primary 
election for that office shall be held and the candidates are considered to be 
nominated.
(ii)
If the number of candidates for a particular office exceeds twice the number of 
offices to be filled at the regular municipal election, those candidates for 
municipal office shall be nominated at a municipal primary election.
(d)
The clerk shall ensure that the partisan municipal primary ballot is similar to the 
ballot forms required by Section 
20A-6-401
 and, as applicable, Section 
20A-6-401.1
.
(e)
After marking a municipal primary ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot in the 
blank ballot box.
(f)
Immediately after the canvass, the election judges shall, without examination, destroy 
the tickets deposited in the blank ballot box.
(5)
(a)
A voter who signs a petition under Subsection (4)(b)(ii) may have the voter's 
signature removed from the petition by, no later than 
5 p.m. 
three business days after 
the day on which the petition is filed with the city recorder or town clerk, submitting 
to the city recorder or town clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be 
removed.
(b)
A statement described in Subsection (5)(a) shall comply with the requirements 
described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(2).
(c)
With the assistance of the county clerk and using the procedures described in 
Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3), the city recorder or town clerk shall determine whether to 
remove an individual's signature from a petition after receiving a timely, valid 
statement requesting removal of the signature.
Section 122, Section 
20A-9-408
 is amended to read:
20A-9-408. Signature-gathering process to seek the nomination of a qualified 
political party -- Removal of signature.
(1)
This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party who 
is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office through 
the signature-gathering process described in this section.
(2)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-201(7)(a)
, the form of the declaration of candidacy 
for a member of a qualified political party who is nominated by, or who is seeking the 
nomination of, the qualified political party under this section shall be substantially as 
described in Section 
20A-9-408.5
.
(3)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202(1)(a)
, and except as provided in Subsection 
20A-9-202(4)
, a member of a qualified political party who, under this section, is seeking 
the nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office that is to be filled at 
the next general election shall:
(a)
during the declaration of candidacy filing period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
, 
and before gathering signatures under this section, file with the filing officer on a 
form approved by the lieutenant governor a notice of intent to gather signatures for 
candidacy that includes:
(i)
the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered 
political party under this section;
(ii)
the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking 
nomination;
(iii)
the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
(iv)
the address and telephone number of the member; and
(v)
other information required by the lieutenant governor;
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
20A-9-202(1)(c)
, file a declaration of candidacy, in 
person, with the filing officer during the declaration of candidacy filing period 
described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
; and
(c)
pay the filing fee.
(4)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202(2)(a)
, a member of a qualified political party 
who, under this section, is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for the 
office of district attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at 
the next general election shall:
(a)
during the declaration of candidacy filing period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
, 
and before gathering signatures under this section, file with the filing officer on a 
form approved by the lieutenant governor a notice of intent to gather signatures for 
candidacy that includes:
(i)
the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered 
political party under this section;
(ii)
the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking 
nomination;
(iii)
the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
(iv)
the address and telephone number of the member; and
(v)
other information required by the lieutenant governor;
(b)
except as provided in Subsection 
20A-9-202(1)(c)
, file a declaration of candidacy, in 
person, with the filing officer during the declaration of candidacy filing period 
described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
; and
(c)
pay the filing fee.
(5)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-202(3)(a)(iii)
, a lieutenant governor candidate who 
files as the joint-ticket running mate of an individual who is nominated by a qualified 
political party, under this section, for the office of governor shall, during the declaration 
of candidacy filing period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
, file a declaration of 
candidacy and submit a letter from the candidate for governor that names the lieutenant 
governor candidate as a joint-ticket running mate.
(6)
The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the certification described in Subsection 
20A-9-701(1)
 also includes the name of each candidate nominated by a qualified 
political party under this section.
(7)
Notwithstanding Subsection 
20A-9-701(2)
, the ballot shall, for each candidate who is 
nominated by a qualified political party under this section, designate the qualified 
political party that nominated the candidate.
(8)
A member of a qualified political party may seek the nomination of the qualified 
political party for an elective office by:
(a)
complying with the requirements described in this section; and
(b)
collecting signatures, on a form approved by the lieutenant governor that complies 
with Subsection 
20A-9-405(3)
, during the period beginning on the day on which the 
member files a notice of intent to gather signatures and ending at 
5 p.m. 14 days 
before the day on which the qualified political party's convention for the office is held
the deadline described in Subsection (12)
, in the following amounts:
(i)
for a statewide race, 28,000 signatures of registered voters in the state who are 
permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified political party's 
candidates in a primary election;
(ii)
for a congressional district race, 7,000 signatures of registered voters who are 
residents of the congressional district and are permitted by the qualified political 
party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
(iii)
for a state Senate district race, 2,000 signatures of registered voters who are 
residents of the state Senate district and are permitted by the qualified political 
party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
(iv)
for a state House district race, 1,000 signatures of registered voters who are 
residents of the state House district and are permitted by the qualified political 
party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
(v)
for a State Board of Education race, the lesser of:
(A)
2,000 signatures of registered voters who are residents of the State Board of 
Education district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for 
the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election; or
(B)
3% of the registered voters of the qualified political party who are residents of 
the applicable State Board of Education district; and
(vi)
for a county office race, signatures of 3% of the registered voters who are 
residents of the area permitted to vote for the county office and are permitted by 
the qualified political party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in 
a primary election.
(9)
(a)
This Subsection 
(9)
 applies only to the manual candidate qualification process.
(b)
In order for a member of the qualified political party to qualify as a candidate for the 
qualified political party's nomination for an elective office under this section, using 
the manual candidate qualification process, the member shall:
(i)
collect the signatures on a form approved by the lieutenant governor, using the 
same circulation and verification requirements described in Sections 
20A-7-105
and 
20A-7-204
; and
(ii)
submit the signatures to the election officer before 
5 p.m. no later than 14 days 
before the day on which the qualified political party holds the party's convention 
to select candidates, for the elective office, for the qualified political party's 
nomination
the deadline described in Subsection 
(12)
.
(c)
Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections 
(8)
 and 
(9)(b)
, the 
election officer shall, no later than the earlier of 14 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which the election officer receives the signatures, or one day before the day on which 
the qualified political party holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective 
office to which the signature packets relate:
(i)
check the name of each individual who completes the verification for a signature 
packet to determine whether each individual is a resident of Utah and is at least 18 
years old;
(ii)
submit the name of each individual described in Subsection 
(9)(c)(i)
 who is not a 
Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and the 
county attorney;
(iii)
with the assistance of the county clerk as applicable, determine whether each 
signer is a registered voter who is qualified to sign the petition, using the same 
method, described in Section 
20A-1-1002
, used to verify a signature on a petition; 
and
(iv)
certify whether each name is that of a registered voter who is qualified to sign the 
signature packet.
(d)
(i)
A registered voter who physically signs a form under Subsections 
(8)
 and 
(9)(b)
may have the voter's signature removed from the form by, no later than 
5 p.m. 
three business days after the day on which the member submits the signature form 
to the election officer, submitting to the election officer a statement requesting 
that the voter's signature be removed.
(ii)
A statement described in Subsection 
(9)(d)(i)
 shall comply with the requirements 
described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003(2)
.
(iii)
With the assistance of the county clerk as applicable, the election officer shall 
use the procedures described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003(3)
 to determine whether 
to remove an individual's signature after receiving a timely, valid statement 
requesting removal of the signature.
(10)
(a)
This Subsection 
(10)
 applies only to the electronic candidate qualification 
process.
(b)
In order for a member of the qualified political party to qualify as a candidate for the 
qualified political party's nomination for an elective office under this section, the 
member shall, before 
5 p.m. no later than 14 days before the day on which the 
qualified political party holds the party's convention to select candidates, for the 
elective office, for the qualified political party's nomination
the deadline described in 
Subsection 
(12)
, collect signatures electronically:
(i)
in accordance with Section 
20A-21-201
; and
(ii)
using progressive screens, in a format approved by the lieutenant governor, that 
complies with Subsection 
20A-9-405(4)
.
(c)
Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections 
(8)
 and 
(9)(b)
, the 
election officer shall, no later than the earlier of 14 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which the election officer receives the signatures, or one day before the day on which 
the qualified political party holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective 
office to which the signature packets relate:
(i)
check the name of each individual who completes the verification for a signature 
to determine whether each individual is a resident of Utah and is at least 18 years 
old; and
(ii)
submit the name of each individual described in Subsection 
(10)(c)(i)
 who is not 
a Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and the 
county attorney.
(11)
(a)
An individual may not gather signatures under this section until after the 
individual files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in this 
section.
(b)
An individual who files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy, 
described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 or 
(4)(a)
, is, beginning on the day on which the 
individual files the notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy:
(i)
required to comply with the reporting requirements that a candidate for office is 
required to comply with; and
(ii)
subject to the same enforcement provisions, and civil and criminal penalties, that 
apply to a candidate for office in relation to the reporting requirements described 
in Subsection 
(11)(b)(i)
.
(c)
Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections 
(8)
 and 
(9)(b)
, or 
Subsections 
(8)
 and 
(10)(b)
, the election officer shall, no later than 
one 
the 
day 
before the day on which the qualified political party holds the convention to select a 
nominee for the elective office to which the signature packets relate, notify the 
qualified political party and the lieutenant governor of the name of each member of 
the qualified political party who qualifies as a nominee of the qualified political 
party, under this section, for the elective office to which the convention relates.
(d)
Upon receipt of a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in this 
section, the lieutenant governor shall post the notice of intent to gather signatures for 
candidacy on the lieutenant governor's website in the same location that the 
lieutenant governor posts a declaration of candidacy.
(12)
The deadline before which a member of a qualified political party must collect and 
submit signatures to the election officer under this section is 5 p.m. on the last business 
day that is at least 14 calendar days before the day on which the qualified political 
party's convention for the office begins.
Section 123, Section 
20A-9-502
 is amended to read:
20A-9-502. Certificate of nomination -- Contents -- Circulation -- Verification -- 
Criminal penalty -- Removal of petition signature.
(1)
The candidate shall:
(a)
prepare a certificate of nomination in substantially the following form:
"State of Utah, County of ______________________________________________
I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming an unaffiliated candidate for the 
political group designated as ____ for the office of ____. I do solemnly swear that I can 
qualify to hold that office both legally and constitutionally if selected, and that I reside at ____ 
Street, in the city of ____, county of ____, state of ______, zip code ____, phone ____, and 
that I am providing, or have provided, the required number of holographic signatures of 
registered voters required by law; that as a candidate at the next election I will not knowingly 
violate any election or campaign law; that, if filing via a designated agent for an office other 
than president of the United States, I will be out of the state of Utah during the entire candidate 
filing period; I will file all campaign financial disclosure reports as required by law; and I 
understand that failure to do so will result in my disqualification as a candidate for this office 
and removal of my name from the ballot.
__________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______(month\day\year).
__________________________________________
Notary Public (or other officer
qualified to administer oaths)";
(b)
for each signature packet, bind signature sheets to a copy of the certificate of 
nomination and the circulator verification, that:
(i)
are printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
(ii)
are ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that 
line blank for the purpose of binding;
(iii)
contain the name of the proposed candidate and the words "Unaffiliated 
Candidate Certificate of Nomination Petition" printed directly below the 
horizontal line;
(iv)
contain the word "Warning" printed directly under the words described in 
Subsection (1)(b)(iii);
(v)
contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed in not less than 
eight-point, single leaded type:
"It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to knowingly sign a certificate of nomination 
signature sheet with any name other than the person's own name or more than once for the 
same candidate or if the person is not registered to vote in this state and does not intend to 
become registered to vote in this state before the county clerk certifies the signatures.";
(vi)
contain the following statement directly under the statement described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(v):
"Each signer says:
I have personally signed this petition with a holographic signature;
I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the 
county clerk certifies my signature; and
My street address is written correctly after my name.";
(vii)
contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the statement described in 
Subsection (1)(b)(vi); and
(viii)
be vertically divided into columns as follows:
(A)
the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, 
be headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical 
line down the middle;
(B)
the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's 
Printed Name (must be legible to be counted)";
(C)
the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Holographic Signature of 
Registered Voter";
(D)
the next column shall be one inch wide, headed "Birth Date or Age 
(Optional)";
(E)
the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip 
Code"; and
(F)
at the bottom of the sheet, contain the following statement: "Birth date or age 
information is not required, but it may be used to verify your identity with 
voter registration records. If you choose not to provide it, your signature may 
not be certified as a valid signature if you change your address before petition 
signatures are certified or if the information you provide does not match your 
voter registration records."; and
(c)
bind a final page to one or more signature sheets that are bound together that contains, 
except as provided by Subsection (3), the following printed statement:
"Verification
State of Utah, County of ____
I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
I am at least 18 years old;
All the names that appear on the signature sheets bound to this page were signed by 
persons who professed to be the persons whose names appear on the signature sheets, and each 
of them signed the person's name on the signature sheets in my presence;
I believe that each has printed and signed the person's name and written the person's 
street address correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or will register to 
vote in Utah before the county clerk certifies the signatures on the signature sheet.
______________________________________________________________________
(Signature) 
(Residence Address)
(Date)".
(2)
An agent designated to file a certificate of nomination under Subsection 
20A-9-503
(2)(b) or (4)(b) may not sign the form described in Subsection (1)(a).
(3)
(a)
The candidate shall circulate the nomination petition and ensure that the person in 
whose presence each signature sheet is signed:
(i)
is at least 18 years old; and
(ii)
verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification bound to one or more 
signature sheets that are bound together.
(b)
A person may not sign the circulator verification if the person signed a signature 
sheet bound to the verification.
(4)
(a)
It is unlawful for any person to:
(i)
knowingly sign a certificate of nomination signature sheet:
(A)
with any name other than the person's own name;
(B)
more than once for the same candidate; or
(C)
if the person is not registered to vote in this state and does not intend to 
become registered to vote in this state before the county clerk certifies the 
signatures; or
(ii)
sign the verification of a certificate of nomination signature sheet if the person:
(A)
has not witnessed the signing by those persons whose names appear on the 
certificate of nomination signature sheet; or
(B)
knows that a person whose signature appears on the certificate of nomination 
signature sheet is not registered to vote in this state and does not intend to 
become registered to vote in this state.
(b)
Any person violating this Subsection (4) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(5)
(a)
To qualify for placement on the general election ballot, the candidate shall, no 
earlier than the start of the declaration of candidacy period described in Section 
20A-9-201.5
 and no later than 5 p.m. on June 15 of the year in which the election 
will be held:
(i)
comply with Subsection 
20A-9-503
(1); and
(ii)
submit each signature packet to the county clerk where the majority of the 
signatures in the packet were collected, with signatures totaling:
(A)
at least 1,000 registered voters residing within the state when the nomination 
is for an office to be filled by the voters of the entire state; or
(B)
at least 300 registered voters residing within a political division or at least 5% 
of the registered voters residing within a political division, whichever is less, 
when the nomination is for an office to be filled by the voters of any political 
division smaller than the state.
(b)
A candidate has not complied with Subsection (5)(a)(ii), unless the county clerks 
verify that each required signature is a valid signature of a registered voter who is 
eligible to sign the signature packet and has not signed a signature packet to nominate 
another candidate for the same office.
(c)
In reviewing the signature packets, the county clerk shall count and certify only those 
persons who signed with a holographic signature, who:
(i)
are registered voters within the political division that the candidate seeks to 
represent; and
(ii)
did not sign any other certificate of nomination for that office.
(d)
The county clerk shall count and certify the number of registered voters who validly 
signed a signature packet, no later than 30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the 
candidate submits the signature packet.
(e)
The candidate may supplement the signatures or amend the certificate of nomination 
or declaration of candidacy at any time on or before 5 p.m. on June 15 of the year in 
which the election will be held.
(f)
The county clerk shall use the procedures described in Section 
20A-1-1002
 to 
determine whether a signer is a registered voter who is qualified to sign the signature 
packet.
(6)
(a)
A voter who signs a signature packet under this section may have the voter's 
signature removed from the signature packet by, no later than
 5 p.m.
 three business 
days after the day on which the candidate submits the signature packet to the county 
clerk, submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature 
be removed.
(b)
A statement described in Subsection (6)(a) shall comply with the requirements 
described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(2).
(c)
The county clerk shall use the procedures described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003
(3) to 
determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a signature packet after 
receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature.
Section 124, Section 
20A-9-601
 is amended to read:
20A-9-601. Qualifying as a write-in candidate.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an individual who wishes to become a 
valid write-in candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person, or through a 
designated agent for a candidate for president or vice president of the United States, 
with the appropriate filing officer 
before 5 p.m. 
no later than 
5 p.m. on the last 
business day that is at least 
65 
calendar 
days before the date of the regular general 
election or the municipal general election in which the individual intends to be a 
write-in candidate.
(b)
(i)
The provisions of this Subsection (1)(b) do not apply to an individual who files 
a declaration of candidacy for president of the United States.
(ii)
Subject to Subsection (2)(d), an individual may designate an agent to file a 
declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer if:
(A)
the individual is located outside of the state during the entire filing period;
(B)
the designated agent appears in person before the filing officer; and
(C)
the individual communicates with the filing officer using an electronic device 
that allows the individual and filing officer to see and hear each other.
(2)
(a)
The form of the declaration of candidacy for a write-in candidate for all offices, except 
president or vice president of the United States, is substantially as follows:
"State of Utah, County of ____
I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of ____ 
for the ____ district (if applicable). I do solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications to 
hold the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the 
City or Town of ____, Utah, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate 
any law governing campaigns and elections; if filing via a designated agent, I will be out of the 
state of Utah during the entire candidate filing period; I will file all campaign financial 
disclosure reports as required by law; and I understand that failure to do so will result in my 
disqualification as a candidate for this office and rejection of any votes cast for me. The 
mailing address that I designate for receiving official election notices is 
___________________________.
____________________________________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year).
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath)."
.
(b)
The form of the declaration of candidacy for a write-in candidate for president of the 
United States is substantially as follows:
"State of Utah, County of ____
I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of the 
president of the United States. I do solemnly swear that: I will meet the qualifications to hold 
the office, both legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City 
or Town of ____, State ____, Zip Code ____, Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate 
any law governing campaigns and elections. The mailing address that I designate for receiving 
official election notices is ___________________________. I designate _______________ as 
my vice presidential candidate.
____________________________________________________________________
Subscribed and sworn before me this __________(month\day\year).
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"
.
(c)
A declaration of candidacy for a write-in candidate for vice president of the United 
States shall be in substantially the same form as a declaration of candidacy described 
in Subsection 
20A-9-202
(7).
(d)
An agent described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b) may not sign the form described in 
Subsection (2)(a) or (b).
(3)
(a)
The filing officer shall:
(i)
read to the candidate the constitutional and statutory requirements for the office;
(ii)
ask the candidate whether the candidate meets the requirements; and
(iii)
if the declaration of candidacy is for a legislative office, inform the individual 
that Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 6, prohibits a person who holds a 
public office of profit or trust, under authority of the United States or Utah, from 
being a member of the Legislature.
(b)
If the candidate cannot meet the requirements of office, the filing officer may not 
accept the write-in candidate's declaration of candidacy.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a write-in candidate is subject to 
Subsection 
20A-9-201
(8).
(b)
A write-in candidate for president of the United States is subject to Subsection 
20A-9-201
(8)(d) or 
20A-9-803
(1)(d), as applicable.
(5)
By November 1 of each regular general election year, the lieutenant governor shall 
certify to each county clerk the names of all write-in candidates who filed their 
declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor.
Section 125, Section 
20A-11-101
 is amended to read:
20A-11-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
(a)
"Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a 
reporting entity has its principal office.
(b)
"Address" does not include a post office box.
(2)
"Agent of a reporting entity" means:
(a)
a person acting on behalf of a reporting entity at the direction of the reporting entity;
(b)
a person employed by a reporting entity in the reporting entity's capacity as a 
reporting entity;
(c)
the personal campaign committee of a candidate or officeholder;
(d)
a member of the personal campaign committee of a candidate or officeholder in the 
member's capacity as a member of the personal campaign committee of the candidate 
or officeholder; or
(e)
a political consultant of a reporting entity.
(3)
"Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional 
amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are 
authorized by the Utah Code Annotated 1953.
(4)
"Candidate" means any person who:
(a)
files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
(b)
receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to 
receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or 
election to a public office.
(5)
"Chief election officer" means:
(a)
the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, 
officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political 
issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as 
defined in Section 
20A-11-1501
; and
(b)
the county clerk for local school board candidates.
(6)
(a)
"Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
(i)
a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of 
value given to the filing entity;
(ii)
an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, 
subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of 
money or anything of value to the filing entity;
(iii)
any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the filing entity;
(iv)
compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity 
for personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
(v)
remuneration from:
(A)
any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a registered 
lobbyist; or
(B)
any agency or subdivision of the state, including school districts;
(vi)
a loan made by a candidate deposited to the candidate's own campaign; and
(vii)
in-kind contributions.
(b)
"Contribution" does not include:
(i)
services provided by individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on 
behalf of the filing entity if the services are provided without compensation by the 
filing entity or any other person;
(ii)
money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of 
business;
(iii)
goods or services provided for the benefit of a political entity at less than fair 
market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the political entity; or
(iv)
data or information described in Subsection (24)(b).
(7)
"Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a political 
entity are provided:
(a)
with the political entity's prior knowledge, if the political entity does not object;
(b)
by agreement with the political entity;
(c)
in coordination with the political entity; or
(d)
using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a political entity.
(8)
(a)
"Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business 
organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a 
state and makes any expenditure from corporate funds for:
(i)
the purpose of expressly advocating for political purposes; or
(ii)
the purpose of expressly advocating the approval or the defeat of any ballot 
proposition.
(b)
"Corporation" does not mean:
(i)
a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; 
or
(ii)
a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
(9)
"County political party" means, for each registered political party, all of the persons 
within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are 
members of the registered political party.
(10)
"County political party officer" means a person whose name is required to be 
submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with 
Section 
20A-8-402
.
(11)
"Detailed listing" means:
(a)
for each contribution or public service assistance:
(i)
the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public 
service assistance, except to the extent that the name or address of the individual 
or source is unknown;
(ii)
the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
(iii)
the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
(b)
for each expenditure:
(i)
the amount of the expenditure;
(ii)
the goods or services acquired by the expenditure; and
(iii)
the date the expenditure was made.
(12)
(a)
"Donor" means a person that gives money, including a fee, due, or assessment 
for membership in the corporation, to a corporation without receiving full and 
adequate consideration for the money.
(b)
"Donor" does not include a person that signs a statement that the corporation may not 
use the money for an expenditure or political issues expenditure.
(13)
"Election" means each:
(a)
regular general election;
(b)
regular primary election; and
(c)
special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
(14)
"Electioneering communication" means a communication that:
(a)
has at least a value of $10,000;
(b)
clearly identifies a candidate or judge; and
(c)
is disseminated through the Internet, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising 
facility, direct mailing, broadcast, cable, or satellite provider within 45 
days of
calendar days before
 the clearly identified candidate's or judge's election date.
(15)
(a)
"Expenditure" means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent 
of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity:
(i)
any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account 
required by this chapter;
(ii)
a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, 
or anything of value made for political purposes;
(iii)
an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any 
purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, 
or anything of value for political purposes;
(iv)
compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person 
without charge to a reporting entity;
(v)
a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign 
committee;
(vi)
goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another 
reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value; or
(vii)
an independent expenditure, as defined in Section 
20A-11-1702
.
(b)
"Expenditure" does not include:
(i)
services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or 
all of their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
(ii)
money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of 
business; or
(iii)
anything listed in Subsection (15)(a) that is given by a reporting entity to 
candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
(16)
"Federal office" means the office of president of the United States, United States 
Senator, or United States Representative.
(17)
"Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is required to file a financial statement 
required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections.
(18)
"Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, verified financial 
statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts, donations, 
or disbursements that is required by this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention 
Elections.
(19)
"Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that determine the 
candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action 
committee, political party, or corporation.
(20)
"Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2a, Municipal 
Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or 
town.
(21)
"Incorporation election" means the election conducted under Section 
10-2a-210
.
(22)
"Incorporation petition" means a petition described in Section 
10-2a-208
.
(23)
"Individual" means a natural person.
(24)
(a)
"In-kind contribution" means anything of value, other than money, that is 
accepted by or coordinated with a filing entity.
(b)
"In-kind contribution" does not include survey results, voter lists, voter contact 
information, demographic data, voting trend data, or other information that:
(i)
is not commissioned for the benefit of a particular candidate or officeholder; and
(ii)
is offered at no cost to a candidate or officeholder.
(25)
"Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and expenditures 
made since the last report.
(26)
"Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative, speaker of 
the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and assistant 
whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
(27)
"Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
(a)
files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
(b)
declares oneself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of 
speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, 
and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; or
(c)
receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to 
receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination, 
election, or appointment to a legislative office.
(28)
"Loan" means any of the following provided by a person that benefits a filing entity if 
the person expects repayment or reimbursement:
(a)
an expenditure made using any form of payment;
(b)
money or funds received by the filing entity;
(c)
the provision of a good or service with an agreement or understanding that payment 
or reimbursement will be delayed; or
(d)
use of any line of credit.
(29)
"Major political party" means either of the two registered political parties that have the 
greatest number of members elected to the two houses of the Legislature.
(30)
"Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
(31)
"Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the governing 
board of a registered political party.
(32)
"Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business 
organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action 
committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 
20A-11-1501
.
(33)
"Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a candidate to act 
for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
(34)
"Personal use expenditure" has the same meaning as provided under Section 
20A-11-104
.
(35)
(a)
"Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or 
entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
(i)
solicit or receive contributions from any other person, group, or entity for political 
purposes; or
(ii)
make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to refrain from voting or 
to vote for or against any candidate or person seeking election to a municipal or 
county office.
(b)
"Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political 
party but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered 
political party that receive contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
(c)
"Political action committee" does not mean:
(i)
a party committee;
(ii)
any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the 
regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the 
general public;
(iii)
an individual;
(iv)
individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking 
account;
(v)
a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a 
political action committee; or
(vi)
a personal campaign committee.
(36)
(a)
"Political consultant" means a person who is paid by a reporting entity, or paid 
by another person on behalf of and with the knowledge of the reporting entity, to 
provide political advice to the reporting entity.
(b)
"Political consultant" includes a circumstance described in Subsection (36)(a), where 
the person:
(i)
has already been paid, with money or other consideration;
(ii)
expects to be paid in the future, with money or other consideration; or
(iii)
understands that the person may, in the discretion of the reporting entity or 
another person on behalf of and with the knowledge of the reporting entity, be 
paid in the future, with money or other consideration.
(37)
"Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by a registered 
political party to select candidates.
(38)
"Political entity" means a candidate, a political party, a political action committee, or a 
political issues committee.
(39)
(a)
"Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or 
entities within or outside this state, a major purpose of which is to:
(i)
solicit or receive donations from any other person, group, or entity to assist in 
placing a ballot proposition on the ballot, assist in keeping a ballot proposition off 
the ballot, or to advocate that a voter refrain from voting or vote for or vote 
against any ballot proposition;
(ii)
make expenditures to expressly advocate for any person to sign or refuse to sign a 
ballot proposition or incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote 
against any proposed ballot proposition or an incorporation in an incorporation 
election; or
(iii)
make expenditures to assist in qualifying or placing a ballot proposition on the 
ballot or to assist in keeping a ballot proposition off the ballot.
(b)
"Political issues committee" does not mean:
(i)
a registered political party or a party committee;
(ii)
any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the 
regular course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the 
general public;
(iii)
an individual;
(iv)
individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking 
account;
(v)
a corporation, except a corporation a major purpose of which is to act as a 
political issues committee; or
(vi)
a group of individuals who:
(A)
associate together for the purpose of challenging or supporting a single ballot 
proposition, ordinance, or other governmental action by a county, city, town, 
special district, special service district, or other local political subdivision of 
the state;
(B)
have a common liberty, property, or financial interest that is directly impacted 
by the ballot proposition, ordinance, or other governmental action;
(C)
do not associate together, for the purpose described in Subsection 
(39)(b)(vi)(A), via a legal entity;
(D)
do not receive funds for challenging or supporting the ballot proposition, 
ordinance, or other governmental action from a person other than an individual 
in the group; and
(E)
do not expend a total of more than $5,000 for the purpose described in 
Subsection (39)(b)(vi)(A).
(40)
(a)
"Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
(i)
a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money 
or anything of value given to a political issues committee;
(ii)
an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a 
political issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot 
proposition;
(iii)
any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting 
entity;
(iv)
compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered 
without charge to a political issues committee; and
(v)
goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at 
less than fair market value.
(b)
"Political issues contribution" does not include:
(i)
services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or 
all of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
(ii)
money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the 
ordinary course of business.
(41)
(a)
"Political issues expenditure" means any of the following when made by a 
political issues committee or on behalf of a political issues committee by an agent of 
the reporting entity:
(i)
any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of 
influencing the approval or the defeat of:
(A)
a ballot proposition; or
(B)
an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
(ii)
a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made 
for the express purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of:
(A)
a ballot proposition; or
(B)
an incorporation petition or incorporation election;
(iii)
an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any 
political issues expenditure;
(iv)
compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a 
person without charge to a political issues committee; or
(v)
goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less 
than fair market value.
(b)
"Political issues expenditure" does not include:
(i)
services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or 
all of their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
(ii)
money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the 
ordinary course of business.
(42)
"Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend 
to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or 
against any:
(a)
candidate or a person seeking a municipal or county office at any caucus, political 
convention, or election; or
(b)
judge standing for retention at any election.
(43)
(a)
"Poll" means the survey of a person regarding the person's opinion or knowledge 
of an individual who has filed a declaration of candidacy for public office, or of a 
ballot proposition that has legally qualified for placement on the ballot, which is 
conducted in person or by telephone, facsimile, Internet, postal mail, or email.
(b)
"Poll" does not include:
(i)
a ballot; or
(ii)
an interview of a focus group that is conducted, in person, by one individual, if:
(A)
the focus group consists of more than three, and less than thirteen, individuals; 
and
(B)
all individuals in the focus group are present during the interview.
(44)
"Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the election laws.
(45)
"Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more individuals 
sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political action 
committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting 
the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial 
statement the individuals are listed.
(46)
"Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state 
treasurer, attorney general, state school board member, state senator, state representative, 
speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, 
and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
(47)
(a)
"Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided to an 
officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the 
officeholder to communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
(i)
a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit 
of money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
(ii)
goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of 
the officeholder.
(b)
"Public service assistance" does not include:
(i)
anything provided by the state;
(ii)
services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or 
all of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
(iii)
money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of 
business;
(iv)
news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
(v)
any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any 
organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information 
about the officeholder.
(48)
"Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
(49)
"Registered lobbyist" means a person licensed under Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist 
Disclosure and Regulation Act.
(50)
"Registered political action committee" means any political action committee that is 
required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the Office of the 
Lieutenant Governor.
(51)
"Registered political issues committee" means any political issues committee that is 
required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the Office of the 
Lieutenant Governor.
(52)
"Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
(a)
participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2% or 
more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of 
Representatives for any of its candidates for any office; or
(b)
has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of Chapter 8, Political 
Party Formation and Procedures.
(53)
(a)
"Remuneration" means a payment:
(i)
made to a legislator for the period the Legislature is in session; and
(ii)
that is approximately equivalent to an amount a legislator would have earned 
during the period the Legislature is in session in the legislator's ordinary course of 
business.
(b)
"Remuneration" does not mean anything of economic value given to a legislator by:
(i)
the legislator's primary employer in the ordinary course of business; or
(ii)
a person or entity in the ordinary course of business:
(A)
because of the legislator's ownership interest in the entity; or
(B)
for services rendered by the legislator on behalf of the person or entity.
(54)
"Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee, a 
judge, a judge's personal campaign committee, an officeholder, a party committee, a 
political action committee, a political issues committee, a corporation, or a labor 
organization, as defined in Section 
20A-11-1501
.
(55)
"School board office" means the office of state school board.
(56)
(a)
"Source" means the person or entity that is the legal owner of the tangible or 
intangible asset that comprises the contribution.
(b)
"Source" means, for political action committees and corporations, the political action 
committee and the corporation as entities, not the contributors to the political action 
committee or the owners or shareholders of the corporation.
(57)
"State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, 
state auditor, and state treasurer.
(58)
"State office candidate" means a person who:
(a)
files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
(b)
receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to 
receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination, 
election, or appointment to a state office.
(59)
"Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a reporting 
entity's contributions and expenditures.
(60)
"Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that allocate 
expenditures from a political issues committee.
Section 126, Section 
20A-11-103
 is amended to read:
20A-11-103. Notice of pending interim and summary reports -- Form of 
submission -- Public availability -- Notice of reporting and filing requirements.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), 
on the last business day that is at least 
10 
calendar 
days before an interim report or summary report is due under this chapter 
or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections, the chief election officer shall 
inform the filing entity by electronic mail unless postal mail is requested:
(i)
that the financial statement is due;
(ii)
of the date that the financial statement is due; and
(iii)
of the penalty for failing to file the financial statement.
(b)
The chief election officer is not required to provide notice:
(i)
to a candidate or political party of the financial statement that is due before the 
candidate's or political party's political convention;
(ii)
of a financial statement due in connection with a public hearing for an initiative 
under the requirements of Section 
20A-7-204.1
; or
(iii)
to a corporation or labor organization, as defined in Section 
20A-11-1501
.
(2)
A filing entity shall electronically file a financial statement via electronic mail or the 
Internet according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
(3)
(a)
A financial statement is considered timely filed if the financial statement is 
received by the chief election officer's office before midnight, Mountain Time, at the 
end of the day on which the financial statement is due.
(b)
For a county clerk's office that is not open until midnight at the end of the day on 
which a financial statement is due, the county clerk shall permit a candidate to file 
the financial statement via email or another electronic means designated by the 
county clerk.
(c)
A chief election officer may extend the time in which a filing entity is required to file 
a financial statement if a filing entity notifies the chief election officer of the 
existence of an extenuating circumstance that is outside the control of the filing entity.
(4)
Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access 
and Management Act, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public 
inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and
(b)
post on a website established by the lieutenant governor:
(i)
an electronic copy or the contents of each summary report or interim report filed 
under the requirements of this chapter or Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention 
Elections, no later than three business days after the date on which the summary 
report or interim report is electronically filed; or
(ii)
for a campaign finance statement filed under the requirements of Section 
10-3-208
, 
for a municipality, or Section 
17-16-6.5
, for a county, a link to the municipal or 
county website that hosts the campaign finance statement, no later than seven 
business days after the date on which the lieutenant governor receives the link 
from:
(A)
the municipal clerk or recorder, in accordance with Subsection 
10-3-208
(10)(b)(ii); or
(B)
the county clerk, in accordance with Subsection 
17-16-6.5
(18)(b)(ii).
(5)
Between January 1 and January 15 of each year, the chief election officer shall provide 
notice, by postal mail or email, to each filing entity for which the chief election officer 
has a physical or email address, of the reporting and filing requirements described in this 
chapter.
Section 127, Section 
20A-11-105
 is amended to read:
20A-11-105. Deadline for payment of fine.
A person against whom the lieutenant governor imposes a fine under this chapter shall 
pay the fine 
before 5 p.m. within
no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at least
30 
calendar 
days after the day on which the lieutenant governor imposes the fine.
Section 128, Section 
20A-11-201
 is amended to read:
20A-11-201. State office -- Separate bank account for campaign funds -- No 
personal use -- State office candidate reporting deadline -- Report other accounts -- 
Anonymous contributions.
(1)
(a)
Each state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee shall 
deposit each contribution received in one or more separate campaign accounts in a 
financial institution.
(b)
A state office candidate or a candidate's personal campaign committee may not use 
money deposited in a campaign account for:
(i)
a personal use expenditure; or
(ii)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(c)
Each state officeholder or the state officeholder's personal campaign committee shall 
deposit each contribution and public service assistance received in one or more 
separate campaign accounts in a financial institution.
(d)
A state officeholder or a state officeholder's personal campaign committee may not 
use money deposited in a campaign account for:
(i)
a personal use expenditure; or
(ii)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(2)
(a)
A state office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may not 
deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business account.
(b)
A state officeholder or the state officeholder's personal campaign committee may not 
deposit or mingle any contributions or public service assistance received into a 
personal or business account.
(3)
If a person who is no longer a state office candidate chooses not to expend the money 
remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end summary 
report required by Section 
20A-11-203
 until the statement of dissolution and final 
summary report required by Section 
20A-11-205
 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(b)
 and Section 
20A-11-402
, a person who is 
no longer a state office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a 
campaign account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to 
recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law.
(b)
A person who is no longer a state office candidate may transfer the money in a 
campaign account in a manner that would cause the former state office candidate to 
recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the transfer is made 
to a campaign account for federal office.
(5)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(5)
, "received" means the same as that term is defined 
in Subsection 
20A-11-204(1)(b)
.
(b)
Each state office candidate shall report to the lieutenant governor each contribution 
received by the state office candidate:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(b)(ii)
, within 31
 calendar
 days after the day 
on which the contribution is received; or
(ii)
within seven business days after the day on which the contribution is received, if:
(A)
the state office candidate is contested in a convention and the contribution is 
received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the convention is 
held;
(B)
the state office candidate is contested in a primary election and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
primary election is held; or
(C)
the state office candidate is contested in a general election and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
general election is held.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(d)
, for each contribution that a state office 
candidate fails to report within the time period described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
, the 
lieutenant governor shall impose a fine against the state office candidate in an amount 
equal to:
(i)
10% of the amount of the contribution, if the state office candidate reports the 
contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period 
described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
 ends; or
(ii)
20% of the amount of the contribution, if the state office candidate fails to report 
the contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period 
described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
 ends.
(d)
The lieutenant governor may waive the fine described in Subsection 
(5)(c)
 and issue 
a warning to the state office candidate if:
(i)
the contribution that the state office candidate fails to report is paid by the state 
office candidate from the state office candidate's personal funds;
(ii)
the state office candidate has not previously violated Subsection 
(5)(c)
 in relation 
to a contribution paid by the state office candidate from the state office candidate's 
personal funds; and
(iii)
the lieutenant governor determines that the failure to timely report the 
contribution is due to the state office candidate not understanding that the 
reporting requirement includes a contribution paid by a state office candidate from 
the state office candidate's personal funds.
(e)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
deposit money received under Subsection 
(5)(c)
 into the General Fund; and
(ii)
report on the lieutenant governor's website, in the location where reports relating 
to each state office candidate are available for public access:
(A)
each fine imposed by the lieutenant governor against the state office candidate;
(B)
the amount of the fine;
(C)
the amount of the contribution to which the fine relates; and
(D)
the date of the contribution.
(6)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(6)
, "account" means an account in a financial 
institution:
(i)
that is not described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
; and
(ii)
into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than 
the state office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal 
office, or as a holder of an office, other than a state office for which the person 
files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes 
an expenditure.
(b)
A state office candidate shall include on any financial statement filed in accordance 
with this part:
(i)
a contribution deposited in an account:
(A)
since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
(B)
that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the 
account; or
(ii)
an expenditure made from an account:
(A)
since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
(B)
that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the 
account.
(7)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after 
receiving
the day on which a state office candidate 
receives
 a contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, and is from 
an unknown source, 
a
the
 state office candidate shall disburse the amount of the 
contribution to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under 
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
Section 129, Section 
20A-11-204
 is amended to read:
20A-11-204. State office candidate and state officeholder -- Financial reporting 
requirements -- Interim reports.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Campaign account" means a separate campaign account required under Subsection 
20A-11-201(1)(a)
 or 
(c)
.
(b)
"Received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a state office candidate or a 
member of the state office candidate's personal campaign committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable 
instrument or check is negotiated;
(iii)
for a direct deposit made into a campaign account by a person not associated 
with the campaign, the earlier of:
(A)
the day on which the state office candidate or a member of the state office 
candidate's personal campaign committee becomes aware of the deposit and 
the source of the deposit;
(B)
the day on which the state office candidate or a member of the state office 
candidate's personal campaign committee receives notice of the deposit and the 
source of the deposit by mail, email, text, or similar means; or
(C)
31 
calendar 
days after the day on which the direct deposit occurs; or
(iv)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the state office candidate.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)
, each state office candidate shall file an interim 
report at the following times in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of 
candidacy for a public office:
(a)
(i)
seven 
calendar 
days before the candidate's political convention; or
(ii)
for an unaffiliated candidate, the fourth Saturday in March;
(b)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(c)
September 30; and
(d)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular general election date.
(3)
If a state office candidate is a state office candidate seeking appointment for a midterm 
vacancy, the state office candidate:
(a)
shall file an interim report:
(i)
(A)
no later than seven 
calendar 
days before the day on which the political party 
of the party for which the state office candidate seeks nomination meets to 
declare a nominee for the governor to appoint in accordance with Section 
20A-1-504
; and
(B)
two 
calendar 
days before the day on which the political party of the party for 
which the state office candidate seeks nomination meets to declare a nominee 
for the governor to appoint in accordance with Subsection 
20A-1-504(1)(b)(i)
; 
or
(ii)
if a state office candidate decides to seek the appointment with less than seven 
calendar 
days before the party meets, or the political party schedules the meeting 
to declare a nominee less than seven 
calendar 
days before the day of the meeting, 
no later than 5 p.m. on the last 
day of 
business 
day 
before the day on which the 
party meets; and
(b)
is not required to file an interim report at the times described in Subsection 
(1)
(2)
.
(4)
Each interim report shall include the following information:
(a)
the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
(b)
a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(c)
a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(d)
a detailed listing of:
(i)
for a state office candidate, each contribution received since the last summary 
report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report; or
(ii)
for a state officeholder, each contribution and public service assistance received 
since the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior 
interim report;
(e)
for each nonmonetary contribution:
(i)
the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the 
contributor; and
(ii)
a specific description of the contribution;
(f)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has not 
been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(g)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(h)
a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary report, 
if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the 
last summary report;
(i)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(i)
beginning balance;
(ii)
total contributions and public service assistance received during the period since 
the last statement;
(iii)
total contributions and public service assistance received to date;
(iv)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(v)
total expenditures to date; and
(j)
the name of a political action committee for which the state office candidate or state 
officeholder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making authority 
under Section 
20A-11-601
.
(5)
(a)
In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as 
of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the report.
(b)
Any negotiable instrument or check received by a state office candidate or state 
officeholder more than five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of a report 
required by this section shall be included in the interim report.
Section 130, Section 
20A-11-206
 is amended to read:
20A-11-206. State office candidate -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
(1)
A state office candidate who fails to file a financial statement before the deadline is 
subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(2)
If a state office candidate fails to file an interim report described in Subsections 
20A-11-204(2)(b)
 through 
(d)
, the lieutenant governor may send an electronic notice to 
the state office candidate and the political party of which the state office candidate is a 
member, if any, that states:
(a)
that the state office candidate failed to timely file the report; and
(b)
that, if the state office candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after the 
deadline for filing the report, the state office candidate will be disqualified and the 
political party will not be permitted to replace the candidate.
(3)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall disqualify a state office candidate and inform the 
county clerk and other appropriate election officials that the state office candidate is 
disqualified if the state office candidate fails to file an interim report described in 
Subsections 
20A-11-204(2)(b)
 through 
(d)
 within 24 hours after the deadline for 
filing the report.
(b)
The political party of a state office candidate who is disqualified under Subsection 
(3)(a)
 may not replace the state office candidate.
(4)
If a state office candidate is disqualified under Subsection 
(3)(a)
, the election officer 
shall:
(a)
notify every opposing candidate for the state office that the state office candidate is 
disqualified;
(b)
send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the state office race 
for whom the lieutenant governor has an email address informing the voter that the 
state office candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the state office candidate 
will not be counted;
(c)
post notice of the disqualification on the lieutenant governor's website; and
(d)
if practicable, remove the state office candidate's name from the ballot.
(5)
An election officer may fulfill the requirement described in Subsection 
(4)
 in relation to 
a mailed ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a 
written notice directing the voter to the lieutenant governor's website to inform the voter 
whether a candidate on the ballot is disqualified.
(6)
A state office candidate is not disqualified if:
(a)
the state office candidate timely files the reports described in Subsections 
20A-11-204(2)(b)
 through 
(d)
 no later than 24 hours after the applicable deadlines for 
filing the reports;
(b)
the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information 
required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or 
inaccuracies; and
(c)
the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
 are corrected in 
an amended report or the next scheduled report.
(7)
(a)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
(i)
each state office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed one; 
and
(ii)
each summary report contains the information required by this part.
(b)
If it appears that any state office candidate has failed to file the summary report 
required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, 
or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of 
the law or the falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within 
five days of discovery of a
no later than the first business day that is at least five days 
after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the
 violation or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify the state office candidate of the violation or 
written complaint and direct the state office candidate to file a summary report 
correcting the problem.
(c)
(i)
It is unlawful for a state office candidate to fail to file or amend a summary 
report within seven 
calendar 
days after receiving notice from the lieutenant 
governor described in this Subsection 
(7)
.
(ii)
Each state office candidate who violates Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(iii)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
 to the 
attorney general.
(iv)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(7)(c)(ii)
, the 
lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a state office 
candidate who violates Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
.
Section 131, Section 
20A-11-301
 is amended to read:
20A-11-301. Legislative office -- Campaign finance requirements -- Candidate as 
a political action committee officer -- No personal use -- Contribution reporting deadline 
-- Report other accounts -- Anonymous contributions.
(1)
(a)
(i)
Each legislative office candidate shall deposit each contribution received in 
one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to 
that purpose.
(ii)
A legislative office candidate may:
(A)
receive a contribution from a political action committee registered under 
Section 
20A-11-601
; and
(B)
be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary 
decision-making authority as described in Section 
20A-11-601
.
(b)
A legislative office candidate or the candidate's personal campaign committee may 
not use money deposited in an account described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)
 for:
(i)
a personal use expenditure; or
(ii)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(c)
(i)
Each legislative officeholder shall deposit each contribution and public service 
assistance received in one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that 
are dedicated only to that purpose.
(ii)
A legislative officeholder may:
(A)
receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action 
committee registered under Section 
20A-11-601
; and
(B)
be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary 
decision-making authority as described in Section 
20A-11-601
.
(d)
A legislative officeholder or the legislative officeholder's personal campaign 
committee may not use money deposited in an account described in Subsection 
(1)(c)(i)
 for:
(i)
a personal use expenditure; or
(ii)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(2)
(a)
A legislative office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions 
received into a personal or business account.
(b)
A legislative officeholder may not deposit or mingle any contributions or public 
service assistance received into a personal or business account.
(3)
If a person who is no longer a legislative candidate chooses not to expend the money 
remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end summary 
report required by Section 
20A-11-302
 until the statement of dissolution and final 
summary report required by Section 
20A-11-304
 are filed with the lieutenant governor.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(4)(b)
 and Section 
20A-11-402
, a person who is 
no longer a legislative office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a 
campaign account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office 
candidate to recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law.
(b)
A person who is no longer a legislative office candidate may transfer the money in a 
campaign account in a manner that would cause the former legislative office 
candidate to recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the 
transfer is made to a campaign account for federal office.
(5)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(5)
, "received" means the same as that term is defined 
in Subsection 
20A-11-303(1)(b)
.
(b)
Each legislative office candidate shall report to the lieutenant governor each 
contribution received by the legislative office candidate:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(b)(ii)
, within 31 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the contribution is received; or
(ii)
within seven business days after the day on which the contribution is received, if:
(A)
the legislative office candidate is contested in a convention and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
convention is held;
(B)
the legislative office candidate is contested in a primary election and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
primary election is held; or
(C)
the legislative office candidate is contested in a general election and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
general election is held.
(c)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(d)
, for each contribution that a legislative office 
candidate fails to report within the time period described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
, the 
lieutenant governor shall impose a fine against the legislative office candidate in an 
amount equal to:
(i)
10% of the amount of the contribution, if the legislative office candidate reports 
the contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period 
described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
 ends; or
(ii)
20% of the amount of the contribution, if the legislative office candidate fails to 
report the contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time 
period described in Subsection 
(5)(b)
 ends.
(d)
The lieutenant governor may waive the fine described in Subsection 
(5)(c)
 and issue 
a warning to the legislative office candidate if:
(i)
the contribution that the legislative office candidate fails to report is paid by the 
legislative office candidate from the legislative office candidate's personal funds;
(ii)
the legislative office candidate has not previously violated Subsection 
(5)(c)
 in 
relation to a contribution paid by the legislative office candidate from the 
legislative office candidate's personal funds; and
(iii)
the lieutenant governor determines that the failure to timely report the 
contribution is due to the legislative office candidate not understanding that the 
reporting requirement includes a contribution paid by a legislative office candidate 
from the legislative office candidate's personal funds.
(e)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
deposit money received under Subsection 
(5)(c)
 into the General Fund; and
(ii)
report on the lieutenant governor's website, in the location where reports relating 
to each legislative office candidate are available for public access:
(A)
each fine imposed by the lieutenant governor against the legislative office 
candidate;
(B)
the amount of the fine;
(C)
the amount of the contribution to which the fine relates; and
(D)
the date of the contribution.
(6)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after 
receiving
the day on which a legislative office candidate 
receives
 a contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, and is from 
an unknown source, 
a
the
 legislative office candidate shall disburse the amount of the 
contribution to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under 
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
(7)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(7)
, "account" means an account in a financial 
institution:
(i)
that is not described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)
; and
(ii)
into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a 
legislative office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal 
office, or as a holder of an office, other than a legislative office for which the 
person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or 
makes an expenditure.
(b)
A legislative office candidate shall include on any financial statement filed in 
accordance with this part:
(i)
a contribution deposited in an account:
(A)
since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
(B)
that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the 
account; or
(ii)
an expenditure made from an account:
(A)
since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
(B)
that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the 
account.
Section 132, Section 
20A-11-303
 is amended to read:
20A-11-303. Legislative office candidate and legislative officeholder -- Financial 
reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Campaign account" means a separate campaign account required under Subsection 
20A-11-301(1)(a)(i)
 or 
(c)(i)
.
(b)
"Received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a legislative office candidate or a 
member of the legislative office candidate's personal campaign committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable 
instrument or check is negotiated;
(iii)
for a direct deposit made into a campaign account by a person not associated 
with the campaign, the earlier of:
(A)
the day on which the legislative office candidate or a member of the 
legislative office candidate's personal campaign committee becomes aware of 
the deposit and the source of the deposit;
(B)
the day on which the legislative office candidate or a member of the 
legislative office candidate's personal campaign committee receives notice of 
the deposit and the source of the deposit by mail, email, text, or similar means; 
or
(C)
31 
calendar 
days after the day on which the direct deposit occurs; or
(iv)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the legislative office candidate.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(3)
, each legislative office candidate shall file an 
interim report at the following times in any year in which the candidate has filed a 
declaration of candidacy for a public office:
(a)
(i)
seven 
calendar 
days before the candidate's political convention; or
(ii)
for an unaffiliated candidate, the fourth Saturday in March;
(b)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(c)
September 30; and
(d)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular general election date.
(3)
If a legislative office candidate is a legislative office candidate seeking appointment for 
a midterm vacancy, the legislative office candidate:
(a)
shall file an interim report:
(i)
(A)
seven 
calendar 
days before the day on which the political party of the party 
for which the legislative office candidate seeks nomination meets to declare a 
nominee for the governor to appoint in accordance with Section 
20A-1-503
; 
and
(B)
two 
calendar 
days before the day on which the political party of the party for 
which the legislative office candidate seeks nomination meets to declare a 
nominee for the governor to appoint in accordance with Section 
20A-1-503
; or
(ii)
if the legislative office candidate decides to seek the appointment with less than 
seven 
calendar 
days before the party meets, or the political party schedules the 
meeting to declare a nominee less than seven 
calendar 
days before the day of the 
meeting, two 
calendar 
days before the day on which the party meets; and
(b)
is not required to file an interim report at the times described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
.
(4)
Each interim report shall include the following information:
(a)
the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
(b)
a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(c)
a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(d)
a detailed listing of:
(i)
for a legislative office candidate, each contribution received since the last 
summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report; or
(ii)
for a legislative officeholder, each contribution and public service assistance 
received since the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a 
prior interim report;
(e)
for each nonmonetary contribution:
(i)
the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the 
contributor; and
(ii)
a specific description of the contribution;
(f)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has not 
been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(g)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(h)
a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary report, 
if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the 
last summary report;
(i)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(i)
beginning balance;
(ii)
total contributions and public service assistance received during the period since 
the last statement;
(iii)
total contributions and public service assistance received to date;
(iv)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(v)
total expenditures to date; and
(j)
the name of a political action committee for which the legislative office candidate or 
legislative officeholder is designated as an officer who has primary decision-making 
authority under Section 
20A-11-601
.
(5)
(a)
In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as 
of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the report.
(b)
Any negotiable instrument or check received by a legislative office candidate or 
legislative officeholder more than five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of 
a report required by this section shall be included in the interim report.
Section 133, Section 
20A-11-305
 is amended to read:
20A-11-305. Legislative office candidate -- Failure to file report -- Penalties.
(1)
A legislative office candidate who fails to file a financial statement before the deadline 
is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(2)
If a legislative office candidate fails to file an interim report described in Subsections 
20A-11-303(2)(b)
 through 
(d)
, the lieutenant governor may send an electronic notice to 
the legislative office candidate and the political party of which the legislative office 
candidate is a member, if any, that states:
(a)
that the legislative office candidate failed to timely file the report; and
(b)
that, if the legislative office candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after the 
deadline for filing the report, the legislative office candidate will be disqualified and 
the political party will not be permitted to replace the candidate.
(3)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall disqualify a legislative office candidate and inform 
the county clerk and other appropriate election officials that the legislative office 
candidate is disqualified if the legislative office candidate fails to file an interim 
report described in Subsections 
20A-11-303(2)(b)
 through 
(d)
 within 24 hours after 
the deadline for filing the report.
(b)
The political party of a legislative office candidate who is disqualified under 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 may not replace the legislative office candidate.
(4)
If a legislative office candidate is disqualified under Subsection 
(3)(a)
, the election 
officer shall:
(a)
notify every opposing candidate for the legislative office that the legislative office 
candidate is disqualified;
(b)
send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the legislative 
office race for whom the election officer has an email address informing the voter 
that the legislative office candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the 
legislative office candidate will not be counted;
(c)
post notice of the disqualification on the election officer's website; and
(d)
if practicable, remove the legislative office candidate's name from the ballot.
(5)
An election officer may fulfill the requirement described in Subsection 
(4)
 in relation to 
a mailed ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a 
written notice directing the voter to the election officer's website to inform the voter 
whether a candidate on the ballot is disqualified.
(6)
A legislative office candidate is not disqualified if:
(a)
the legislative office candidate files the reports described in Subsections 
20A-11-303(2)(b)
 through 
(d)
 no later than 24 hours after the applicable deadlines for 
filing the reports;
(b)
the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information 
required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or 
inaccuracies; and
(c)
the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
 are corrected in 
an amended report or the next scheduled report.
(7)
(a)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
(i)
each legislative office candidate that is required to file a summary report has filed 
one; and
(ii)
each summary report contains the information required by this part.
(b)
If it appears that any legislative office candidate has failed to file the summary report 
required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, 
or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of 
the law or the falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within 
five days of discovery of a
no later than the first business day that is at least five 
calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the
 violation 
or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify the legislative office candidate 
of the violation or written complaint and direct the legislative office candidate to file 
a summary report correcting the problem.
(c)
(i)
It is unlawful for a legislative office candidate to fail to file or amend a 
summary report within seven 
calendar 
days after receiving notice from the 
lieutenant governor described in this Subsection 
(7)
.
(ii)
Each legislative office candidate who violates Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
 is guilty of a 
class B misdemeanor.
(iii)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
 to the 
attorney general.
(iv)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(7)(c)(ii)
, the 
lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a legislative office 
candidate who violates Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
.
Section 134, Section 
20A-11-401
 is amended to read:
20A-11-401. Officeholder financial reporting requirements -- Year-end 
summary report -- Officeholder as a political action committee officer -- Anonymous 
contribution or public service assistance.
(1)
(a)
Each officeholder shall file a summary report by January 10 of each year.
(b)
An officeholder that is required to file a summary report both as an officeholder and 
as a candidate for office under the requirements of this chapter may file a single 
summary report as a candidate and an officeholder, provided that the combined report 
meets the requirements of:
(i)
this section; and
(ii)
the section that provides the requirements for the summary report filed by the 
officeholder in the officeholder's capacity of a candidate for office.
(2)
(a)
Each summary report shall include the following information as of December 31 
of the previous year:
(i)
the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
(ii)
a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts received since the last 
summary report, if any;
(iii)
a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures made since the last 
summary report, if any;
(iv)
a detailed listing of each contribution and public service assistance received since 
the last summary report;
(v)
for each nonmonetary contribution:
(A)
the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the 
contributor; and
(B)
a specific description of the contribution;
(vi)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
(vii)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(viii)
a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary 
report plus all receipts minus all expenditures; and
(ix)
the name of a political action committee for which the officeholder is designated 
as an officer who has primary decision-making authority under Section 
20A-11-601
.
(b)
In preparing the report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of 
December 31 of the previous year.
(3)
The summary report shall contain a paragraph signed by the officeholder certifying that, 
to the best of the officeholder's knowledge, all receipts and all expenditures have been 
reported as of December 31 of the last calendar year and that there are no bills or 
obligations outstanding and unpaid except as set forth in that report.
(4)
An officeholder may:
(a)
receive public service assistance from a political action committee registered under 
Section 
20A-11-601
; and
(b)
be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary 
decision-making authority as described in Section 
20A-11-601
.
(5)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after 
receiving
the day on which an officeholder receives
 a 
contribution or public service assistance that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds 
$50, and is from an unknown source, 
an
the
 officeholder shall disburse the amount of 
the contribution or public service assistance to:
(a)
the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or 
political subdivision's general fund; or
(b)
an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 
Internal Revenue Code.
Section 135, Section 
20A-11-402
 is amended to read:
20A-11-402. Officeholder financial reporting requirements -- Statement of 
dissolution.
(1)
An officeholder or former officeholder is active and subject to reporting requirements 
until the officeholder or former officeholder has filed a statement of dissolution with the 
lieutenant governor stating that:
(a)
the officeholder or former officeholder is no longer receiving contributions or public 
service assistance and is no longer making expenditures;
(b)
the ending balance on the last summary report filed is zero and the balance in the 
separate bank account required by Section 
20A-11-201
, 
20A-11-301
, or 
20A-11-1301
is zero; and
(c)
a final summary report in the form required by Section 
20A-11-401
 showing a zero 
balance is attached to the statement of dissolution.
(2)
A statement of dissolution and a final summary report may be filed at any time.
(3)
(a)
Each officeholder shall report to the lieutenant governor each contribution or 
public service assistance received by the state officeholder within 31 
calendar 
days 
after the day on which the officeholder receives the contribution or public service 
assistance.
(b)
For each contribution or public service assistance that an officeholder fails to report 
within the time period described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
, the lieutenant governor shall 
impose a fine against the officeholder in an amount equal to:
(i)
10% of the amount of the contribution or public service assistance if the 
officeholder reports the contribution or public service assistance within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
ends; or
(ii)
20% of the amount of the contribution or public service assistance if the 
officeholder fails to report the contribution or public service assistance within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
ends.
(c)
Each officeholder or former officeholder shall continue to file the year-end summary 
report required by Section 
20A-11-401
 until the statement of dissolution and final 
summary report required by this section are filed with the lieutenant governor.
(4)
An officeholder or former officeholder may not use a contribution or public service 
assistance deposited in an account in accordance with this chapter for:
(a)
a personal use expenditure; or
(b)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(b)
, a former officeholder may not expend or 
transfer the money in a campaign account in a manner that would cause the former 
officeholder to recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law.
(b)
A former officeholder may transfer the money in a campaign account in a manner 
that would cause the former officeholder to recognize the money as taxable income 
under federal tax law if the transfer is made to a campaign account for federal office.
Section 136, Section 
20A-11-403
 is amended to read:
20A-11-403. Failure to file -- Penalties.
(1)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
(a)
each officeholder that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and
(b)
each summary report contains the information required by this part.
(2)
If it appears that any officeholder has failed to file the summary report required by law, 
if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant 
governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of 
any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, if the lieutenant governor determines 
that a violation has occurred:
(a)
impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
; and
(b)
within five days of discovery of a
no later than the first business day that is at least 
five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the
violation or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify the officeholder of the 
violation or written complaint and direct the officeholder to file a summary report 
correcting the problem.
(3)
(a)
It is unlawful for any officeholder to fail to file or amend a summary report within 
seven 
calendar 
days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this 
section.
(b)
Each officeholder who violates Subsection 
(3)(a)
 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(3)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an officeholder who violates 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
.
Section 137, Section 
20A-11-507
 is amended to read:
20A-11-507. Political party financial reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
(1)
The party committee of each registered political party shall file an interim report at the 
following times in any year in which there is a regular general election:
(a)
seven 
calendar 
days before the registered political party's political convention;
(b)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(c)
September 30; and
(d)
seven 
calendar 
days before the general election date.
(2)
Each interim report shall include the following information:
(a)
the net balance of the last financial statement, if any;
(b)
a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(c)
a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(d)
a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last summary report that has 
not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(e)
for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
(f)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has not 
been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(g)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(h)
a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary report, 
if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the 
last summary report; and
(i)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(i)
beginning balance;
(ii)
total contributions during the period since the last statement;
(iii)
total contributions to date;
(iv)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(v)
total expenditures to date.
(3)
(a)
For all individual contributions of $50 or less, a single aggregate figure may be 
reported without separate detailed listings.
(b)
Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of 
more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
(4)
In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of 
five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the report.
Section 138, Section 
20A-11-508
 is amended to read:
20A-11-508. Political party reporting requirements -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
(a)
Each registered political party that fails to file a financial statement by the 
deadline is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(b)
Each registered political party that fails to file an interim report described in 
Subsections 
20A-11-507(1)(b)
 through 
(d)
 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(1)(b)
 to the attorney 
general.
(2)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report required by 
this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed report to ensure that:
(a)
each political party that is required to file a report has filed one; and
(b)
each report contains the information required by this part.
(3)
If it appears that any political party has failed to file a report required by law, if it 
appears that a filed report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has 
received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any report, 
the lieutenant governor shall, 
within five days of discovery of a
no later than the first 
business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant 
governor discovers the
 violation or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify 
the political party of the violation or written complaint and direct the political party to 
file a summary report correcting the problem.
(4)
(a)
It is unlawful for any political party to fail to file or amend a summary report 
within seven 
calendar 
days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under 
this section.
(b)
Each political party who violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(4)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a political party that violates 
Subsection 
(4)(a)
.
Section 139, Section 
20A-11-511
 is amended to read:
20A-11-511. County political party financial reporting requirements -- Interim 
reports.
(1)
(a)
A county political party officer of a county political party that has received 
contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $750, 
during a calendar year shall file an interim report at the following times in any year in 
which there is a regular general election:
(i)
seven 
calendar 
days before the county political party's convention;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(iii)
September 30; and
(iv)
seven 
calendar 
days before the general election date.
(b)
A county political party officer need not file an interim report if it received no 
contributions or made no expenditures during the reporting period.
(2)
Each interim report shall include the following information:
(a)
the net balance of the last financial statement, if any;
(b)
a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(c)
a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(d)
a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last summary report that has 
not been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(e)
for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
(f)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has not 
been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(g)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(h)
a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary report, 
if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the 
last summary report; and
(i)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(i)
beginning balance;
(ii)
total contributions during the period since the last statement;
(iii)
total contributions to date;
(iv)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(v)
total expenditures to date.
(3)
(a)
For all individual contributions of $50 or less, a single aggregate figure may be 
reported without separate detailed listings.
(b)
Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of 
more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
(4)
In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as of 
five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the report.
Section 140, Section 
20A-11-512
 is amended to read:
20A-11-512. County political party -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
A county political party that fails to file an interim report described in Subsections 
20A-11-511(1)(a)(i)
 through 
(iv)
 before the deadline is subject to a fine in accordance 
with Section 
20A-11-1005
, which the chief election officer shall deposit 
in
into
 the 
General Fund.
(2)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement 
required by Section 
20A-11-510
, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed 
statement to ensure that:
(a)
a county political party officer who is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b)
each statement contains the information required by Section 
20A-11-510
.
(3)
If it appears that any county political party officer has failed to file a financial statement 
before the deadline, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the 
law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of 
the law or the falsity of any financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within
no 
later than the first business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the day on which 
the lieutenant governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify 
the county political party officer of the violation or written complaint and direct the 
county political party officer to file a financial statement correcting the problem.
(4)
(a)
A county political party that fails to file or amend a financial statement within 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the county political party receives notice 
from the lieutenant governor under this section is subject to a fine of the lesser of:
(i)
10% of the total contributions received, and the total expenditures made, by the 
county political party during the reporting period for the financial statement that 
the county political party failed to file or amend; or
(ii)
$1,000.
(b)
The chief election officer shall deposit a fine collected under Subsection 
(4)(a)
 into 
the General Fund.
Section 141, Section 
20A-11-601
 is amended to read:
20A-11-601. Political action committees -- Registration -- Name or acronym used 
by political action committee -- Criminal penalty for providing false information or 
accepting unlawful contribution.
(1)
(a)
A political action committee shall file an initial statement of organization with the 
lieutenant governor's office no later than 5 p.m. 
on the first business day that is at 
least 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the political action committee:
(i)
receives contributions totaling at least $750; or
(ii)
distributes expenditures for political purposes totaling at least $750.
(b)
Unless the political action committee has filed a notice of dissolution under 
Subsection 
(7)
, after filing an initial statement of organization, a political action 
committee shall file an updated statement of organization with the lieutenant 
governor's office each year after the year in which the political action committee files 
an initial statement of organization:
(i)
before 5 p.m. on January 10; or
(ii)
electronically, before midnight on January 10.
(c)
After filing an initial statement of organization, a political action committee shall, 
before January 10 each year after the year in which the political action committee 
files an initial statement of organization, file an updated statement of organization 
with the lieutenant governor's office.
(2)
A statement of organization described in Subsection 
(1)
 shall include:
(a)
the full name of the political action committee, a second name, if any, and an 
acronym, if any;
(b)
the address and phone number of the political action committee;
(c)
the name, address, telephone number, title, and occupation of:
(i)
the two officers described in Subsection 
(5)
 and the treasurer of the political action 
committee;
(ii)
all other officers, advisory members, and governing board members of the 
political action committee; and
(iii)
each individual or entity represented by, or affiliated with, the political action 
committee; and
(d)
other relevant information requested by the lieutenant governor.
(3)
(a)
A political action committee may not use a name or acronym:
(i)
other than a name or acronym disclosed in the political action committee's latest 
statement of organization;
(ii)
that is the same, or deceptively similar to, the name or acronym of another 
political action committee; or
(iii)
that is likely to mislead a potential donor regarding the individuals or entities 
represented by, or affiliated with, the political action committee.
(b)
Within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which a political action committee files 
an initial statement of organization, the lieutenant governor's office shall:
(i)
review the statement and determine whether a name or acronym used by the 
political action committee violates Subsection 
(3)(a)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
; and
(ii)
if the lieutenant governor's office determines that a name or acronym used by the 
political action committee violates Subsection 
(3)(a)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
, order, in writing, 
that the political action committee:
(A)
immediately cease and desist use of the name or acronym; and
(B)
within seven 
calendar 
days after the day of the order, 
electronically 
file an 
updated statement of organization with a name and acronym that does not 
violate Subsection 
(3)(a)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
.
(c)
If a political action committee uses a name or acronym that is the same, or 
deceptively similar to, the name or acronym of another political action committee, 
the lieutenant governor shall determine which political action committee has been 
using the name the longest and shall order, in writing, any other political action 
committee using the same, or a deceptively similar, name or acronym to:
(i)
immediately cease and desist use of the name or acronym; and
(ii)
within seven 
calendar 
days after the day of the order, 
electronically 
file an 
updated statement of organization with a name and acronym that does not violate 
Subsection 
(3)(a)(ii)
 or 
(iii)
.
(d)
If a political action committee uses a name or acronym other than a name or acronym 
disclosed in the political action committee's latest statement of organization:
(i)
the lieutenant governor shall order, in writing, that the political action committee 
cease and desist use of the name or acronym; and
(ii)
the political action committee shall immediately comply with the order described 
in Subsection 
(3)(d)(i)
.
(4)
(a)
The lieutenant governor may, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, 
impose a $100 fine against a political action committee, or against an individual who 
forms a political action committee, that:
(i)
fails to timely file a complete and accurate statement of organization or 
subsequent statement of organization; or
(ii)
fails to comply with an order described in Subsection 
(3)
.
(b)
If the lieutenant governor imposes a fine described in Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
:
(i)
the person against whom the fine is imposed shall, 
within
no later than the first 
business day that is at least
 seven
 calendar
 days after the day on which the 
lieutenant governor imposes the fine:
(A)
pay the fine; and
(B)
file a complete and accurate statement, or subsequent statement, of 
organization, as applicable; and
(ii)
the lieutenant governor shall provide written notice to the person against whom 
the fine is imposed:
(A)
of the requirements described in Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)
; and
(B)
that failure to timely comply with the requirement described in Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)(B)
 is a class B misdemeanor.
(c)
The attorney general, or a political action committee that is harmed by the action of a 
political action committee in violation of this section, may bring an action for an 
injunction against the violating political action committee, or an officer of the 
violating political action committee, to enforce the provisions of this section.
(d)
A political action committee may bring an action for damages against another 
political action committee that uses a name or acronym that is the same, or 
deceptively similar to, the name or acronym of the political action committee 
bringing the action.
(5)
(a)
Each political action committee shall designate two officers who have primary 
decision-making authority for the political action committee.
(b)
An individual may not exercise primary decision-making authority for a political 
action committee if the individual is not designated under Subsection 
(5)(a)
.
(6)
A political action committee shall deposit each contribution received in one or more 
separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to that purpose.
(7)
(a)
A registered political action committee that intends to permanently cease 
operations shall file a notice of dissolution with the lieutenant governor's office.
(b)
A notice of dissolution filed by a political action committee does not exempt the 
political action committee from complying with the financial reporting requirements 
described in this chapter in relation to all contributions received, and all expenditures 
made, before, at, or after dissolution.
(c)
A political action committee shall, before filing a notice of dissolution, dispose of 
any money remaining in an account described in Subsection 
(6)
 by:
(i)
returning the money to the donors;
(ii)
donating the money to the campaign account of a candidate or officeholder;
(iii)
donating the money to another political action committee;
(iv)
donating the money to a political party;
(v)
donating the money to an organization that is exempt from federal income 
taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; or
(vi)
making another lawful expenditure of the money for a political purpose.
(d)
A political action committee shall report all money donated or expended in a 
financial report to the lieutenant governor, in accordance with the financial reporting 
requirements described in this chapter.
(8)
(a)
Unless the political action committee has filed a notice of dissolution under 
Subsection 
(7)
, a political action committee shall file, with the lieutenant governor's 
office, notice of any change of an officer described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
.
(b)
A political action committee may not accept a contribution from a political issues 
committee, but may donate money to a political issues committee.
(c)
A political action committee shall:
(i)
electronically 
file a notice of a change of a primary officer described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
before 
5 p.m. 
within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the change 
occurs; and
(ii)
include in the notice of change the name and title of the officer being replaced, 
and the name, address, occupation, and title of the new officer.
(9)
(a)
A person is guilty of providing false information in relation to a political action 
committee if the person intentionally or knowingly gives false or misleading material 
information in a statement of organization or the notice of change of primary officer.
(b)
Each primary officer designated in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 or 
(8)(c)
 is guilty of accepting 
an unlawful contribution if the political action committee knowingly or recklessly 
accepts a contribution from a corporation that:
(i)
was organized less than 90 
calendar 
days before the date of the general election; 
and
(ii)
at the time the political action committee accepts the contribution, has failed to 
file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office as required by 
Section 
20A-11-704
.
(c)
A violation of this Subsection 
(9)
 is a third degree felony.
Section 142, Section 
20A-11-602
 is amended to read:
20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.
(1)
(a)
Each registered political action committee that has received contributions totaling 
at least $750, or disbursed expenditures totaling at least $750, during a calendar year 
shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
(i)
on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the 
previous year;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the state political convention of each major political 
party;
(iii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the county political convention of a political party, if 
the political action committee makes an expenditure on or before the day 
described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(ii)
 in relation to a candidate that the party may 
nominate at the convention;
(iv)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(v)
on September 30; and
(vi)
seven 
calendar 
days before:
(A)
the municipal general election; and
(B)
the regular general election.
(b)
The registered political action committee shall report:
(i)
a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last 
statement; and
(ii)
for a financial statement described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(ii)
 through 
(v)
, all 
contributions and expenditures as of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing 
date of the financial statement.
(c)
The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this section 
if 
it received
the registered political action committee receives
 no contributions and 
made
makes
 no expenditures during the reporting period.
(2)
(a)
The verified financial statement shall include:
(i)
the name and address of any individual who makes a contribution to the reporting 
political action committee, if known, and the amount of the contribution;
(ii)
the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a 
contribution to the reporting political action committee, if known, and the amount 
of the contribution;
(iii)
the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity, if 
known, that makes a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and 
the amount of the contribution;
(iv)
for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
(v)
the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from 
the reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
(vi)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(vii)
the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the 
reporting political action committee;
(viii)
a statement by the political action committee's treasurer or chief financial 
officer certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial report is 
accurate; and
(ix)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(A)
beginning balance;
(B)
total contributions during the period since the last statement;
(C)
total contributions to date;
(D)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(E)
total expenditures to date.
(b)
(i)
Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $50 
or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an 
aggregate total.
(ii)
Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of 
more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported 
separately.
(c)
A political action committee is not required to report an independent expenditure 
under 
Part 17, Independent Expenditures
, if, in the financial statement described in 
this section, the political action committee:
(i)
includes the independent expenditure;
(ii)
identifies the independent expenditure as an independent expenditure; and
(iii)
provides the information, described in Section 
20A-11-1704
, in relation to the 
independent expenditure.
(3)
A group or entity may not divide or separate into units, sections, or smaller groups for 
the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting requirements of this chapter, and 
substance shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size of a political action 
committee.
(4)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(4)
, "received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political action committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable 
instrument or check is negotiated; and
(iii)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the political action committee.
(b)
A political action committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant governor 
within 31 
calendar 
days after the contribution is received.
(5)
A political action committee may not expend a contribution for political purposes if the 
contribution:
(a)
is cash or a negotiable instrument;
(b)
exceeds $50; and
(c)
is from an unknown source.
(6)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after receiving a contribution that is cash or a negotiable 
instrument, exceeds $50, and is from an unknown source, a political action committee 
shall disburse the amount of the contribution to:
(a)
the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or 
political subdivision's general fund; or
(b)
an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 
Internal Revenue Code.
Section 143, Section 
20A-11-603
 is amended to read:
20A-11-603. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(1)
, "completed" means that:
(i)
the financial statement accurately and completely details the information required 
by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or 
inaccuracies; and
(ii)
the political action committee corrects the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies 
described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
 in an amended report or the next scheduled report.
(b)
Each political action committee that fails to file a completed financial statement 
before the deadline is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(c)
Each political action committee that fails to file a completed financial statement 
described in Subsections 
20A-11-602(1)(a)(iv)
 through 
(vi)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(1)(c)
 to the attorney 
general.
(2)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement 
required by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure 
that:
(a)
each political action committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b)
each statement contains the information required by this part.
(3)
If it appears that any political action committee has failed to file the January 10 
statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the 
lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or 
the falsity of any statement, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within five days
no later than 
the first business day that is at least five calendar days
 after the day on which the 
lieutenant governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify the 
political action committee of the violation or written complaint and direct the political 
action committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
(4)
(a)
It is unlawful for any political action committee to fail to file or amend a 
statement within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the political action 
committee receives notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b)
Each political action committee that violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(4)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a political action committee that 
violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
.
(5)
(a)
It is unlawful for a person to fail to file a complete and accurate statement of 
organization, or a complete and accurate subsequent statement of organization, 
within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the person receives the notice 
described in Subsection 
20A-11-601(4)(b)(ii)
.
(b)
A violation of Subsection 
(5)(a)
 is a class B misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(5)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
Section 144, Section 
20A-11-701.5
 is amended to read:
20A-11-701.5. Campaign financial reporting by corporations -- Filing 
requirements -- Statement contents.
(1)
(a)
Each corporation that has made expenditures for political purposes that total at 
least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the 
lieutenant governor's office:
(i)
on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the state political convention for each major political 
party;
(iii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(iv)
on September 30; and
(v)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular general election date.
(b)
The corporation shall report:
(i)
a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement;
(ii)
for a financial statement described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(ii)
 through 
(v)
, all 
expenditures as of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the 
financial statement; and
(iii)
whether the corporation, including an officer of the corporation, director of the 
corporation, or person with at least 10% ownership in the corporation:
(A)
has bid since the last financial statement on a contract, as defined in Section 
63G-6a-103
, in excess of $100,000;
(B)
is currently bidding on a contract, as defined in Section 
63G-6a-103
, in excess 
of $100,000; or
(C)
is a party to a contract, as defined in Section 
63G-6a-103
, in excess of 
$100,000.
(c)
The corporation need not file a financial statement under this section if the 
corporation made no expenditures during the reporting period.
(d)
The corporation is not required to report an expenditure made to, or on behalf of, a 
reporting entity that the reporting entity is required to include in a financial statement 
described in this chapter, 
Chapter 12, Part 2, Judicial Retention Elections
, Section 
10-3-208
, or Section 
17-16-6.5
.
(2)
The financial statement shall include:
(a)
the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the 
corporation, and the amount of each expenditure;
(b)
the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
(c)
a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the 
accuracy of the financial statement.
Section 145, Section 
20A-11-702
 is amended to read:
20A-11-702. Campaign financial reporting of political issues expenditures by 
corporations -- Financial reporting.
(1)
(a)
Each corporation that has made political issues expenditures on current or 
proposed ballot issues that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a 
verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office:
(i)
on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the state political convention of each major political 
party;
(iii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(iv)
on September 30; and
(v)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular general election date.
(b)
The corporation shall report:
(i)
a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last financial statement; and
(ii)
for a financial statement described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(ii)
 through 
(v)
, 
expenditures as of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the 
financial statement.
(c)
The corporation need not file a statement under this section if it made no 
expenditures during the reporting period.
(2)
That statement shall include:
(a)
the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities 
that received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the corporation, 
and the amount of each political issues expenditure;
(b)
the total amount of political issues expenditures disbursed by the corporation; and
(c)
a statement by the corporation's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying the 
accuracy of the verified financial statement.
Section 146, Section 
20A-11-703
 is amended to read:
20A-11-703. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of any statement required by this 
part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a)
each corporation that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b)
each statement contains the information required by this part.
(2)
If it appears that any corporation has failed to file any statement, if it appears that a filed 
statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a 
written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any statement, the 
lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
impose a fine against the corporation in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
; and
(b)
within five days 
of discovery of a
after the day on which the lieutenant governor 
discovers the
 violation or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify the 
corporation of the violation or written complaint and direct the corporation to file a 
statement correcting the problem.
(3)
(a)
It is unlawful for any corporation to fail to file or amend a statement within seven 
calendar 
days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b)
Each corporation that violates Subsection 
(3)(a)
 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(3)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a corporation that violates 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
.
Section 147, Section 
20A-11-704
 is amended to read:
20A-11-704. Statement of organization required for certain new corporations.
(1)
A corporation that is incorporated, organized, or otherwise created less than 90 
calendar 
days before the date of a general election shall file a statement of organization with the 
lieutenant governor's office before making a contribution to a political action committee 
or a political issues committee in association with the election.
(2)
The statement of organization shall include:
(a)
the name and street address of the corporation;
(b)
the name, street address, phone number, occupation, and title of one or more 
individuals that have primary decision-making authority for the corporation;
(c)
the name, street address, phone number, occupation, and title of the corporation's 
chief financial officer;
(d)
the name, street address, occupation, and title of all other officers or managers of the 
corporation; and
(e)
the name, street address, and occupation of each member of the corporation's 
governing and advisory boards, if any.
(3)
(a)
A corporation shall file with the lieutenant governor's office a notice of intent to 
cease making contributions, if the corporation:
(i)
has made a contribution described in Subsection 
(1)
; and
(ii)
intends to permanently cease making contributions described in Subsection 
(1)
.
(b)
A notice filed under Subsection 
(3)(a)
 does not exempt the corporation from 
complying with the financial reporting requirements described in this chapter.
Section 148, Section 
20A-11-705
 is amended to read:
20A-11-705. Notice of in-kind contributions.
(1)
A corporation that makes an in-kind contribution to a reporting entity shall, in 
accordance with Subsection 
(2)
, provide the reporting entity a written notice that 
includes:
(a)
the name and address of the corporation;
(b)
the date of the in-kind expenditure;
(c)
a description of the in-kind expenditure; and
(d)
the value, in dollars, of the in-kind expenditure.
(2)
A corporation shall provide the written notice described in Subsection 
(1)
 to the 
reporting entity:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(b)
, within 31 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which the corporation makes the in-kind contribution; or
(b)
within seven business days after the day on which the corporation makes the in-kind 
contribution, if:
(i)
the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a convention and the 
corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 
calendar 
days before the day 
on which the convention is held;
(ii)
the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a primary election 
and the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 
calendar 
days before 
the day on which the primary election is held; or
(iii)
the in-kind contribution is to a candidate who is contested in a general election 
and the corporation makes the in-kind contribution within 30 
calendar 
days before 
the day on which the general election is held.
(3)
A corporation that provides, and a reporting entity that receives, the written notice 
described in Subsection 
(1)
 shall retain a copy of the notice for five years after the day 
on which the written notice is provided to the reporting entity.
(4)
A corporation or reporting entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this 
section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(5)
A person that intentionally or knowingly provides, or conspires to provide, false 
information on a written notice described in this section is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
Section 149, Section 
20A-11-801
 is amended to read:
20A-11-801. Political issues committees -- Registration -- Criminal penalty for 
providing false information or accepting unlawful contribution.
(1)
(a)
Unless the political issues committee has filed a notice of dissolution under 
Subsection 
(4)
, each political issues committee shall file a statement of organization 
with the lieutenant governor's office:
(i)
before 5 p.m. on January 10 of each year; or
(ii)
electronically, before midnight on January 10 of each year.
(b)
If a political issues committee is organized after the filing deadline described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)
, the political issues committee shall file an initial statement of 
organization no later than 
5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least 
seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the political issues committee:
(i)
receives political issues contributions totaling at least $750; or
(ii)
distributes political issues expenditures totaling at least $750.
(c)
Each political issues committee shall deposit each contribution received into one or 
more separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only to that 
purpose.
(2)
(a)
Each political issues committee shall designate two officers that have primary 
decision-making authority for the political issues committee.
(b)
An individual may not exercise primary decision-making authority for a political 
issues committee if the individual is not designated under Subsection 
(2)(a)
.
(3)
The statement of organization shall include:
(a)
the name and address of the political issues committee;
(b)
the name, address, phone number, occupation, and title of the two primary officers 
designated under Subsection 
(2)
;
(c)
the name, address, occupation, and title of all other officers of the political issues 
committee;
(d)
the name and address of the organization, individual, corporation, association, unit of 
government, or union that the political issues committee represents, if any;
(e)
the name and address of all affiliated or connected organizations and their 
relationships to the political issues committee;
(f)
the name, residential address, business address, occupation, and phone number of the 
committee's treasurer or chief financial officer;
(g)
the name, address, and occupation of each member of the supervisory and advisory 
boards, if any; and
(h)
the ballot proposition whose outcome they wish to affect, and whether they support 
or oppose it.
(4)
(a)
A registered political issues committee that intends to permanently cease 
operations during a calendar year shall:
(i)
dispose of all remaining funds by returning the funds to donors or donating the 
funds to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under 
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; and
(ii)
after complying with Subsection 
(4)(a)(i)
, file a notice of dissolution with the 
lieutenant governor's office.
(b)
A political issues committee may not donate money to a political action committee, 
but may accept a contribution from a political action committee.
(c)
Any notice of dissolution filed by a political issues committee does not exempt that 
political issues committee from complying with the financial reporting requirements 
of this chapter in relation to all contributions received, and all expenditures made, 
before, at, or after dissolution.
(d)
A political issues committee shall report all money donated or expended under 
Subsection 
(4)(a)
 in a financial report to the lieutenant governor, in accordance with 
the financial reporting requirements described in this chapter.
(5)
(a)
Unless the political issues committee has filed a notice of dissolution under 
Subsection 
(4)
, a political issues committee shall file, with the lieutenant governor's 
office, notice of any change of an officer described in Subsection 
(2)
.
(b)
A political issues committee shall:
(i)
electronically 
file a notice of a change of a primary officer described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
before 5 p.m. 
within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the change 
occurs; and
(ii)
include in the notice of change the name and title of the officer being replaced 
and the name, address, occupation, and title of the new officer.
(6)
(a)
A person is guilty of providing false information in relation to a political issues 
committee if the person intentionally or knowingly gives false or misleading material 
information in the statement of organization or the notice of change of primary 
officer.
(b)
Each primary officer designated in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 or 
(5)(b)
 is guilty of accepting 
an unlawful contribution if the political issues committee knowingly or recklessly 
accepts a contribution from a corporation that:
(i)
was organized less than 90 
calendar 
days before the date of the general election; 
and
(ii)
at the time the political issues committee accepts the contribution, has failed to 
file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office as required by 
Section 
20A-11-704
.
(c)
A violation of this Subsection 
(6)
 is a third degree felony.
(7)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(7)
, "received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political issues committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable 
instrument or check is negotiated; and
(iii)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the political issues committee.
(b)
Each political issues committee shall report to the lieutenant governor each 
contribution received by the political issues committee within seven business days 
after the day on which the contribution is received if the contribution is received 
within 30 
calendar 
days before the last day on which the sponsors of the initiative or 
referendum described in Subsection 
20A-11-801(3)(h)
 may submit signatures to 
qualify the initiative or referendum for the ballot.
(c)
For each contribution that a political issues committee fails to report within the 
period described in Subsection 
(7)(b)
, the lieutenant governor shall impose a fine 
against the political issues committee in an amount equal to:
(i)
10% of the amount of the contribution, if the political issues committee reports the 
contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the last day on which the political 
issues committee should have reported the contribution under Subsection 
(7)(b)
; or
(ii)
20% of the amount of the contribution, if the political issues committee fails to 
report the contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the last day on which the 
political issues committee should have reported the contribution under Subsection 
(7)(b)
.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
deposit money received under Subsection 
(7)(c)
 into the General Fund; and
(ii)
report on the lieutenant governor's website, in the location where reports relating 
to each political issues committee are available for public access:
(A)
each fine imposed by the lieutenant governor against the political issues 
committee;
(B)
the amount of the fine;
(C)
the amount of the contribution to which the fine relates; and
(D)
the date of the contribution.
Section 150, Section 
20A-11-802
 is amended to read:
20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
(1)
(a)
Each registered political issues committee that has received political issues 
contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures totaling 
at least $750, during a calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the 
lieutenant governor's office:
(i)
on January 10, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the 
previous year;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the state political convention of each major political 
party;
(iii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(iv)
seven 
calendar 
days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political 
issues committee has received or expended funds to affect an incorporation;
(v)
at least three 
calendar 
days before the first public hearing held as required by 
Section 
20A-7-204.1
;
(vi)
if the political issues committee has received or expended funds in relation to an 
initiative or referendum, five 
calendar 
days before the deadline for the initiative or 
referendum sponsors to submit:
(A)
the verified and certified initiative packets under Section 
20A-7-105
; or
(B)
the signed and verified referendum packets under Section 
20A-7-105
;
(vii)
on September 30; and
(viii)
seven 
calendar 
days before:
(A)
the municipal general election; and
(B)
the regular general election.
(b)
The political issues committee shall report:
(i)
a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last 
statement; and
(ii)
all contributions and expenditures as of five 
calendar 
days before the required 
filing date of the financial statement, except for a financial statement filed on 
January 10.
(c)
The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it 
received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
(2)
(a)
That statement shall include:
(i)
the name and address, if known, of any individual who makes a political issues 
contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the 
political issues contribution;
(ii)
the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a 
political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the 
amount of the political issues contribution;
(iii)
the name and address, if known, of any political issues committee, group, or 
entity that makes a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues 
committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
(iv)
the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues 
contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the 
political issues contribution;
(v)
for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
(vi)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(c)
, the name and address of each individual, 
entity, or group of individuals or entities that received a political issues 
expenditure of more than $50 from the reporting political issues committee, and 
the amount of each political issues expenditure;
(vii)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(viii)
the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues 
expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
(ix)
a statement by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial officer 
certifying that, to the best of the person's knowledge, the financial statement is 
accurate; and
(x)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(A)
beginning balance;
(B)
total contributions during the period since the last statement;
(C)
total contributions to date;
(D)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(E)
total expenditures to date.
(b)
(i)
Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have 
a value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the 
report as an aggregate total.
(ii)
Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an 
aggregate total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be 
reported separately.
(c)
When reporting political issue expenditures made to circulators of initiative petitions, 
the political issues committee:
(i)
need only report the amount paid to each initiative petition circulator; and
(ii)
need not report the name or address of the circulator.
(3)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(3)
, "received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a political issues committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable 
instrument or check is negotiated; and
(iii)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the political issues committee.
(b)
A political issues committee shall report each contribution to the lieutenant governor 
within 31 
calendar 
days after the contribution is received.
(4)
A political issues committee may not expend a contribution for a political issues 
expenditure if the contribution:
(a)
is cash or a negotiable instrument;
(b)
exceeds $50; and
(c)
is from an unknown source.
(5)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after receiving a contribution that is cash or a negotiable 
instrument, exceeds $50, and is from an unknown source, a political issues committee 
shall disburse the amount of the contribution to:
(a)
the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or 
political subdivision's general fund; or
(b)
an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), 
Internal Revenue Code.
Section 151, Section 
20A-11-803
 is amended to read:
20A-11-803. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(1)
, "completed" means that:
(i)
the financial statement accurately and completely details the information required 
by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or 
inaccuracies; and
(ii)
the political issues committee corrects the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies 
described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
 in an amended report or the next scheduled report.
(b)
Each political issues committee that fails to file a completed financial statement 
before the deadline is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(c)
Each political issues committee that fails to file a completed financial statement 
described in Subsection 
20A-11-802(1)(a)(vii)
 or 
(viii)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(1)(c)
 to the attorney 
general.
(2)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a)
each political issues committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b)
each statement contains the information required by this part.
(3)
If it appears that any political issues committee has failed to file the January 10 
statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the 
lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or 
the falsity of any statement, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within
no later than the first 
business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the day on which the lieutenant 
governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify the political 
issues committee of the violation or written complaint and direct the political issues 
committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
(4)
(a)
It is unlawful for any political issues committee to fail to file or amend a statement 
within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the political issues committee 
receives notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b)
Each political issues committee that violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(4)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a political issues committee that 
violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
.
Section 152, Section 
20A-11-1203
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1203. Public entity prohibited from expending public funds on certain 
electoral matters.
(1)
Unless specifically required by law, and except as provided in Subsection (5) or Section 
20A-11-1206
, a public entity may not:
(a)
make an expenditure from public funds for political purposes, to influence a ballot 
proposition, or to influence a proposed initiative or proposed referendum; or
(b)
publish on the public entity's website an argument for or against a ballot proposition, 
a proposed initiative, or a proposed referendum.
(2)
A violation of this section does not invalidate an otherwise valid election.
(3)
This section does not prohibit the reasonable expenditure of public funds to gather 
information for, and respond directly to, an individual who makes an inquiry regarding a 
ballot proposition, a proposed initiative, or a proposed referendum.
(4)
This section does not prohibit:
(a)
a public entity from conducting research, or collecting and compiling information or 
arguments in relation to, a ballot proposition, a proposed initiative, or a proposed 
referendum;
(b)
an elected or appointed official of the public entity described in Subsection (4)(a) 
from using the research, information, or arguments described in Subsection (4)(a) for 
the purpose of advocating for or against a ballot proposition, proposed initiative, or 
proposed referendum via a website, or another medium, not owned or controlled by 
the public entity;
(c)
a public entity from posting on the public entity's website a link to another website, 
with a brief description, that is not owned or controlled by a public entity, or from 
publishing in any medium owned, controlled, or paid for by a public entity a website 
address, with a brief description, where an individual may view research, 
information, and arguments for or against a ballot proposition, proposed initiative, or 
proposed referendum if the public entity:
(i)
before posting the link or publishing the address, provides at least seven 
calendar 
days written notice to the sponsors of the ballot proposition, proposed initiative, or 
proposed referendum:
(A)
of the public entity's intent to post the link or publish the address;
(B)
a description of each medium in which the public entity intends to post the 
link or publish the address; and
(C)
the dates of the publication or posting; and
(ii)
posts, immediately adjacent to the link or address, and brief description described 
in Subsection (4)(c)(i), a link to, or an address for, a website, with a brief 
description, containing the sponsors' research, information, and arguments for or 
against the ballot proposition, proposed initiative, or proposed referendum, if the 
sponsors provide a link or address within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which the sponsors receive the notice described in Subsection (4)(c)(i); or
(d)
a public entity from posting on the public entity's website, or any medium, a 
complete copy of a proposition information pamphlet described in Section 
20A-7-401.5
 or a voter information pamphlet.
(5)
Subsection (1) does not prohibit a public entity from taking an action under Title 53G, 
Chapter 3, Part 3, Creating a New School District, that is necessary for the public entity 
to seek the creation of a new school district.
Section 153, Section 
20A-11-1301
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1301. School board office -- Campaign finance requirements -- 
Candidate as a political action committee officer -- No personal use -- Contribution 
reporting deadline -- Report other accounts -- Anonymous contributions.
(1)
(a)
(i)
Each school board office candidate shall deposit each contribution received 
in one or more separate accounts in a financial institution that are dedicated only 
to that purpose.
(ii)
A school board office candidate may:
(A)
receive a contribution from a political action committee registered under 
Section 
20A-11-601
; and
(B)
be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary 
decision-making authority as described in Section 
20A-11-601
.
(b)
A school board office candidate may not use money deposited in an account 
described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)
 for:
(i)
a personal use expenditure; or
(ii)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(c)
(i)
Each school board officeholder shall deposit each contribution and public 
service assistance received in one or more separate accounts in a financial 
institution that are dedicated only to that purpose.
(ii)
A school board officeholder may:
(A)
receive a contribution or public service assistance from a political action 
committee registered under Section 
20A-11-601
; and
(B)
be designated by a political action committee as an officer who has primary 
decision-making authority as described in Section 
20A-11-601
.
(d)
A school board officeholder may not use money deposited in an account described in 
Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)
 or 
(1)(c)(i)
 for:
(i)
a personal use expenditure; or
(ii)
an expenditure prohibited by law.
(2)
(a)
A school board office candidate may not deposit or mingle any contributions 
received into a personal or business account.
(b)
A school board officeholder may not deposit or mingle any contributions or public 
service assistance received into a personal or business account.
(3)
A school board office candidate or school board officeholder may not make any 
political expenditures prohibited by law.
(4)
If a person who is no longer a school board office candidate chooses not to expend the 
money remaining in a campaign account, the person shall continue to file the year-end 
summary report required by Section 
20A-11-1302
 until the statement of dissolution and 
final summary report required by Section 
20A-11-1304
 are filed with the lieutenant 
governor.
(5)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(5)(b)
 and Section 
20A-11-402
, a person who is 
no longer a school board office candidate may not expend or transfer the money in a 
campaign account in a manner that would cause the former school board office 
candidate to recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law.
(b)
A person who is no longer a school board office candidate may transfer the money in 
a campaign account in a manner that would cause the former school board office 
candidate to recognize the money as taxable income under federal tax law if the 
transfer is made to a campaign account for federal office.
(6)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(6)
, "received" means the same as that term is defined 
in Subsection 
20A-11-1303(1)(a)
.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection 
(6)(d)
, each school board office candidate shall 
report to the chief election officer each contribution received by the school board 
office candidate:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection 
(6)(b)(ii)
, within 31 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the contribution is received; or
(ii)
within seven business days after the day on which the contribution is received, if:
(A)
the school board office candidate is contested in a convention and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
convention is held;
(B)
the school board office candidate is contested in a primary election and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
primary election is held; or
(C)
the school board office candidate is contested in a general election and the 
contribution is received within 30 
calendar 
days before the day on which the 
general election is held.
(c)
For each contribution that a school board office candidate fails to report within the 
time period described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
, the chief election officer shall impose a 
fine against the school board office candidate in an amount equal to:
(i)
10% of the amount of the contribution, if the school board office candidate reports 
the contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period 
described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
 ends; or
(ii)
20% of the amount of the contribution, if the school board office candidate fails 
to report the contribution within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time 
period described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
 ends.
(d)
The lieutenant governor may waive the fine described in Subsection 
(6)(c)
 and issue 
a warning to the school board office candidate if:
(i)
the contribution that the school board office candidate fails to report is paid by the 
school board office candidate from the school board office candidate's personal 
funds;
(ii)
the school board office candidate has not previously violated Subsection 
(6)(c)
 in 
relation to a contribution paid by the school board office candidate from the 
school board office candidate's personal funds; and
(iii)
the lieutenant governor determines that the failure to timely report the 
contribution is due to the school board office candidate not understanding that the 
reporting requirement includes a contribution paid by a school board office 
candidate from the school board office candidate's personal funds.
(e)
The chief election officer shall:
(i)
deposit money received under Subsection 
(6)(c)
 into the General Fund; and
(ii)
report on the chief election officer's website, in the location where reports relating 
to each school board office candidate are available for public access:
(A)
each fine imposed by the chief election officer against the school board office 
candidate;
(B)
the amount of the fine;
(C)
the amount of the contribution to which the fine relates; and
(D)
the date of the contribution.
(7)
Within 31 
calendar 
days after 
receiving
the day on which a school board office 
candidate receives
 a contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, 
and is from an unknown source, 
a
the
 school board office candidate shall disburse the 
contribution to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under 
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
(8)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(8)
, "account" means an account in a financial 
institution:
(i)
that is not described in Subsection 
(1)(a)(i)
; and
(ii)
into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a 
school board office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal 
office, or as a holder of an office, other than a school board office for which the 
person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or 
makes an expenditure.
(b)
A school board office candidate shall include on any financial statement filed in 
accordance with this part:
(i)
a contribution deposited in an account:
(A)
since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
(B)
that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the 
account; or
(ii)
an expenditure made from an account:
(A)
since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or
(B)
that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the 
account.
Section 154, Section 
20A-11-1303
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1303. School board office candidate and school board officeholder -- 
Financial reporting requirements -- Interim reports.
(1)
(a)
As used in this section, "received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a school board office candidate or 
a member of the school board office candidate's personal campaign committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a check or other negotiable instrument, that the check or 
other negotiable instrument is negotiated;
(iii)
for a direct deposit made into a campaign account by a person not associated 
with the campaign, the earlier of:
(A)
the day on which the school board office candidate or a member of the school 
board office candidate's personal campaign committee becomes aware of the 
deposit and the source of the deposit;
(B)
the day on which the school board office candidate or a member of the school 
board office candidate's personal campaign committee receives notice of the 
deposit and the source of the deposit by mail, email, text, or similar means; or
(C)
31 
calendar 
days after the day on which the direct deposit occurs; or
(iv)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the school board office candidate.
(b)
As used in this Subsection 
(1)
, "campaign account" means a separate campaign 
account required under Subsection 
20A-11-1301(1)(a)(i)
 or 
(c)(i)
.
(c)
Each school board office candidate shall file an interim report at the following times 
in any year in which the candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a public 
office:
(i)
May 15;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(iii)
September 30; and
(iv)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular general election date.
(2)
Each interim report shall include the following information:
(a)
the net balance of the last summary report, if any;
(b)
a single figure equal to the total amount of receipts reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(c)
a single figure equal to the total amount of expenditures reported on all prior interim 
reports, if any, filed during the calendar year in which the interim report is due;
(d)
a detailed listing of:
(i)
for a school board office candidate, each contribution received since the last 
summary report that has not been reported in detail on a prior interim report; or
(ii)
for a school board officeholder, each contribution and public service assistance 
received since the last summary report that has not been reported in detail on a 
prior interim report;
(e)
for each nonmonetary contribution:
(i)
the fair market value of the contribution with that information provided by the 
contributor; and
(ii)
a specific description of the contribution;
(f)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report that has not 
been reported in detail on a prior interim report;
(g)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
(h)
a net balance for the year consisting of the net balance from the last summary report, 
if any, plus all receipts since the last summary report minus all expenditures since the 
last summary report;
(i)
a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
(i)
beginning balance;
(ii)
total contributions during the period since the last statement;
(iii)
total contributions to date;
(iv)
total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
(v)
total expenditures to date; and
(j)
the name of a political action committee for which the school board office candidate 
or school board officeholder is designated as an officer who has primary 
decision-making authority under Section 
20A-11-601
.
(3)
(a)
In preparing each interim report, all receipts and expenditures shall be reported as 
of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the report.
(b)
Any negotiable instrument or check received by a school board office candidate or 
school board officeholder more than five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date 
of a report required by this section shall be included in the interim report.
Section 155, Section 
20A-11-1305
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1305. School board office candidate -- Failure to file statement -- 
Penalties.
(1)
A school board office candidate who fails to file a financial statement by the deadline is 
subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(2)
If a school board office candidate fails to file an interim report described in Subsections 
20A-11-1303(1)(c)(i)
 through 
(iv)
, the lieutenant governor may send an electronic notice 
to the school board office candidate and the political party of which the school board 
office candidate is a member, if any, that states:
(a)
that the school board office candidate failed to timely file the report; and
(b)
that, if the school board office candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after 
the deadline for filing the report, the school board office candidate will be 
disqualified and the political party will not be permitted to replace the candidate.
(3)
(a)
The lieutenant governor shall disqualify a school board office candidate and 
inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials that the school board 
office candidate is disqualified if the school board office candidate fails to file an 
interim report described in Subsections 
20A-11-1303(1)(c)(i)
 through 
(iv)
 within 24 
hours after the deadline for filing the report.
(b)
The political party of a school board office candidate who is disqualified under 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
 may not replace the school board office candidate.
(4)
If a school board office candidate is disqualified under Subsection 
(3)(a)
, the election 
officer shall:
(a)
notify every opposing candidate for the school board office that the school board 
office candidate is disqualified;
(b)
send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the school board 
office race for whom the election officer has an email address informing the voter 
that the school board office candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the school 
board office candidate will not be counted;
(c)
post notice of the disqualification on the election officer's website; and
(d)
if practicable, remove the school board office candidate's name from the ballot.
(5)
An election officer may fulfill the requirement described in Subsection 
(4)
 in relation to 
a mailed ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a 
written notice directing the voter to the election officer's website to inform the voter 
whether a candidate on the ballot is disqualified.
(6)
A school board office candidate is not disqualified if:
(a)
the school board office candidate files the reports described in Subsections 
20A-11-1303(1)(c)(i)
 through 
(iv)
 no later than 24 hours after the applicable 
deadlines for filing the reports;
(b)
the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information 
required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or 
inaccuracies; and
(c)
the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
 are corrected in 
an amended report or the next scheduled report.
(7)
(a)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
(i)
each school board office candidate who is required to file a summary report has 
filed the report; and
(ii)
each summary report contains the information required by this part.
(b)
If it appears that a school board office candidate has failed to file the summary report 
required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, 
or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of 
the law or the falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within 
five days of discovery of a
the first business day that is at least five calendar days 
after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the
 violation or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify the school board office candidate of the 
violation or written complaint and direct the school board office candidate to file a 
summary report correcting the problem.
(c)
(i)
It is unlawful for a school board office candidate to fail to file or amend a 
summary report within seven 
calendar 
days after receiving the notice described in 
Subsection 
(7)(b)
 from the lieutenant governor.
(ii)
Each school board office candidate who violates Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
 is guilty of 
a class B misdemeanor.
(iii)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
 to the 
attorney general.
(iv)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(7)(c)(ii)
, the 
lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a school board office 
candidate who violates Subsection 
(7)(c)(i)
.
Section 156, Section 
20A-11-1406
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1406. Enforcement of part -- Attorney general.
(1)
Subject to the requirements of Subsections 
(2)
 and 
(3)
, the attorney general may bring 
an action to require the labor organization to comply with the requirements of this part.
(2)
Before bringing an action under Subsection 
(1)
, the attorney general shall:
(a)
notify the labor organization in writing of the precise nature of the violation of this 
part; and
(b)
give the labor organization 10 
calendar 
days to cease and desist the violation of this 
part.
(3)
The attorney general may not bring an action under Subsection 
(1)
 if the labor 
organization:
(a)
ceases and desists from violating this part within 10 
calendar 
days; and
(b)
provides the attorney general with written confirmation that the labor organization 
has ceased from engaging in the conduct the attorney general determined to be a 
violation of this part.
Section 157, Section 
20A-11-1502
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1502. Campaign financial reporting of expenditures -- Filing 
requirements -- Statement contents.
(1)
(a)
Each labor organization that has made expenditures for political purposes or 
political issues expenditures on current or proposed ballot issues that total at least 
$750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement with the 
lieutenant governor's office:
(i)
on January 10, reporting expenditures as of December 31 of the previous year;
(ii)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular primary election date;
(iii)
on September 30; and
(iv)
seven 
calendar 
days before the regular general election date.
(b)
The labor organization shall report:
(i)
a detailed listing of all expenditures made since the last statement; and
(ii)
for a financial statement described in Subsections 
(1)(a)(ii)
 through 
(iv)
, all 
expenditures as of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the 
financial statement.
(c)
The labor organization is not required to file a financial statement under this section 
if the labor organization:
(i)
made no expenditures during the reporting period; or
(ii)
reports the labor organization's expenditures during the reporting period under 
another part of this chapter.
(2)
The financial statement shall include:
(a)
the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure or 
political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the labor organization, and the 
amount of each expenditure or political issues expenditure;
(b)
the total amount of expenditures disbursed by the labor organization; and
(c)
a statement by the labor organization's treasurer or chief financial officer certifying 
the accuracy of the financial statement.
Section 158, Section 
20A-11-1503
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1503. Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a financial statement required 
by this part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed financial statement to ensure 
that:
(a)
each labor organization that is required to file a financial statement has filed one; and
(b)
each financial statement contains the information required by this part.
(2)
If it appears that any labor organization has failed to file a financial statement, if it 
appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant 
governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of 
a financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a)
impose a fine against the labor organization in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
; 
and
(b)
within five days of discovery of a
no later than the first business day that is at least 
five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the
violation or 
receipt of a
receives the
 written complaint, notify the labor organization 
of the violation or written complaint and direct the labor organization to file a 
financial statement correcting the problem.
(3)
(a)
It is unlawful for any labor organization to fail to file or amend a financial 
statement within seven 
calendar 
days after receiving notice from the lieutenant 
governor under this section.
(b)
Each labor organization that violates Subsection 
(3)(a)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(3)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a labor organization that violates 
Subsection 
(3)(a)
.
Section 159, Section 
20A-11-1604
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1604. Failure to disclose conflict of interest -- Failure to comply with 
reporting requirements.
(1)
(a)
Before or during the execution of any order, settlement, declaration, contract, or 
any other official act of office in which a state constitutional officer has actual 
knowledge that the state constitutional officer has a conflict of interest that is not 
stated in the conflict of interest disclosure, the state constitutional officer shall 
publicly declare that the state constitutional officer may have a conflict of interest 
and what that conflict of interest is.
(b)
Before or during any vote on legislation or any legislative matter in which a 
legislator has actual knowledge that the legislator has a conflict of interest that is not 
stated in the conflict of interest disclosure, the legislator shall orally declare to the 
committee or body before which the matter is pending that the legislator may have a 
conflict of interest and what that conflict is.
(c)
Before or during any vote on any rule, resolution, order, or any other board matter in 
which a member of the State Board of Education has actual knowledge that the 
member has a conflict of interest that is not stated in the conflict of interest 
disclosure, the member shall orally declare to the board that the member may have a 
conflict of interest and what that conflict of interest is.
(2)
Any public declaration of a conflict of interest that is made under Subsection 
(1)
 shall 
be noted:
(a)
on the official record of the action taken, for a state constitutional officer;
(b)
in the minutes of the committee meeting or in the Senate or House Journal, as 
applicable, for a legislator; or
(c)
in the minutes of the meeting or on the official record of the action taken, for a 
member of the State Board of Education.
(3)
A state constitutional officer shall make a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the 
website:
(a)
(i)
no sooner than January 1 each year, and before January 11 each year; or
(ii)
if the state constitutional officer takes office after January 10, within 10 
calendar 
days after the day on which the state constitutional officer takes office; and
(b)
each time the state constitutional officer changes employment.
(4)
A legislator shall make a complete conflict of interest disclosure on the website:
(a)
(i)
no sooner than January 1 each year, and before January 11 each year; or
(ii)
if the legislator takes office after January 10, within 10 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the legislator takes office; and
(b)
each time the legislator changes employment.
(5)
A member of the State Board of Education shall make a complete conflict of interest 
disclosure on the website:
(a)
(i)
no sooner than January 1 each year, and before January 11 each year; or
(ii)
if the member takes office after January 10, within 10 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the member takes office; and
(b)
each time the member changes employment.
(6)
A conflict of interest disclosure described in Subsection 
(3)
, 
(4)
, or 
(5)
 shall include:
(a)
the regulated officeholder's name;
(b)
the name and address of each of the regulated officeholder's current employers and 
each of the regulated officeholder's employers during the preceding year;
(c)
for each employer described in Subsection 
(6)(b)
, a brief description of the 
employment, including the regulated officeholder's occupation and, as applicable, job 
title;
(d)
for each entity in which the regulated officeholder is an owner or officer, or was an 
owner or officer during the preceding year:
(i)
the name of the entity;
(ii)
a brief description of the type of business or activity conducted by the entity; and
(iii)
the regulated officeholder's position in the entity;
(e)
in accordance with Subsection 
(7)
, for each individual from whom, or entity from 
which, the regulated officeholder has received $5,000 or more in income during the 
preceding year:
(i)
the name of the individual or entity; and
(ii)
a brief description of the type of business or activity conducted by the individual 
or entity;
(f)
for each entity in which the regulated officeholder holds any stocks or bonds having a 
fair market value of $5,000 or more as of the date of the disclosure form or during the 
preceding year, but excluding funds that are managed by a third party, including 
blind trusts, managed investment accounts, and mutual funds:
(i)
the name of the entity; and
(ii)
a brief description of the type of business or activity conducted by the entity;
(g)
for each entity not listed in Subsections 
(6)(d)
 through 
(f)
 in which the regulated 
officeholder currently serves, or served in the preceding year, in a paid leadership 
capacity or in a paid or unpaid position on a board of directors:
(i)
the name of the entity or organization;
(ii)
a brief description of the type of business or activity conducted by the entity; and
(iii)
the type of position held by the regulated officeholder;
(h)
at the option of the regulated officeholder, a description of any real property in which 
the regulated officeholder holds an ownership or other financial interest that the 
regulated officeholder believes may constitute a conflict of interest, including a 
description of the type of interest held by the regulated officeholder in the property;
(i)
the name of the regulated officeholder's spouse and any other adult residing in the 
regulated officeholder's household who is not related by blood or marriage, as 
applicable;
(j)
for the regulated officeholder's spouse, the information that a regulated officeholder 
is required to provide under Subsection 
(6)(b)
;
(k)
a brief description of the employment and occupation of each adult who:
(i)
resides in the regulated officeholder's household; and
(ii)
is not related to the regulated officeholder by blood or marriage;
(l)
at the option of the regulated officeholder, a description of any other matter or 
interest that the regulated officeholder believes may constitute a conflict of interest;
(m)
the date the form was completed;
(n)
a statement that the regulated officeholder believes that the form is true and accurate 
to the best of the regulated officeholder's knowledge; and
(o)
the signature of the regulated officeholder.
(7)
In making the disclosure described in Subsection 
(6)(e)
, a regulated officeholder who 
provides goods or services to multiple customers or clients as part of a business or a 
licensed profession is only required to provide the information described in Subsection 
(6)(e)
 in relation to the entity or practice through which the regulated officeholder 
provides the goods or services and is not required to provide the information described 
in Subsection 
(6)(e)
 in relation to the regulated officeholder's individual customers or 
clients.
(8)
The disclosure requirements described in this section do not prohibit a regulated 
officeholder from voting or acting on any matter.
(9)
A regulated officeholder may amend a conflict of interest disclosure described in this 
part at any time.
(10)
A regulated officeholder who violates the requirements of Subsection 
(1)
 is guilty of a 
class B misdemeanor.
(11)
(a)
A regulated officeholder who intentionally or knowingly violates a provision of 
this section, other than Subsection 
(1)
, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(11)(a)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil penalty of $100 against a regulated officeholder who 
violates a provision of this section, other than Subsection 
(1)
.
Section 160, Section 
20A-11-1605
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1605. Failure to file -- Penalties.
(1)
Within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which a regulated officeholder is required to 
file a conflict of interest disclosure under Subsection 
20A-11-1604(3)
, 
(4)
 or 
(5)
, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed conflict of interest disclosure to ensure that:
(a)
each regulated officeholder who is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure has 
filed one; and
(b)
each conflict of interest disclosure contains the information required under Section 
20A-11-1604
.
(2)
The lieutenant governor shall take the action described in Subsection 
(3)
 if:
(a)
a regulated officeholder has failed to timely file a conflict of interest disclosure;
(b)
a filed conflict of interest disclosure does not comply with the requirements of 
Section 
20A-11-1604
; or
(c)
the lieutenant governor receives a written complaint alleging a violation of Section 
20A-11-1604
, other than Subsection 
20A-11-1604(1)
, and after receiving the 
complaint and giving the regulated officeholder notice and an opportunity to be 
heard, the lieutenant governor determines that a violation occurred.
(3)
If a circumstance described in Subsection 
(2)
 occurs, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within
no later than the first business day that is at least
 five 
calendar 
days after the day 
on which the lieutenant governor determines that a violation occurred, notify the 
regulated officeholder of the violation and direct the regulated officeholder to file an 
amended report correcting the problem.
(4)
(a)
It is unlawful for a regulated officeholder to fail to file or amend a conflict of 
interest disclosure within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the regulated 
officeholder receives the notice described in Subsection 
(3)
.
(b)
A regulated officeholder who violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
 is guilty of a class B 
misdemeanor.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(4)(a)
 to the attorney 
general.
(d)
In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection 
(4)(b)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a regulated officeholder who 
violates Subsection 
(4)(a)
.
(5)
The lieutenant governor shall deposit a fine collected under this part into the General 
Fund as a dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering the provisions of this part.
Section 161, Section 
20A-11-1702
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1702. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Clearly identified" means:
(a)
the name of the candidate appears;
(b)
a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or
(c)
the identity of the candidate or ballot proposition is apparent by unambiguous 
reference.
(2)
(a)
"Independent expenditure" means an expenditure by a person expressly 
advocating the success or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or ballot proposition 
if the expenditure is not made in coordination with, or at the request or suggestion of:
(i)
a candidate;
(ii)
a candidate's personal campaign committee;
(iii)
a member of a candidate's personal campaign committee;
(iv)
a political action committee for which the candidate is an officer with primary 
decision making authority;
(v)
an agent of a candidate; or
(vi)
a political issues committee.
(b)
"Independent expenditure" includes:
(i)
the cost of creating and disseminating material for a public communication, 
including design and production costs; and
(ii)
a contract or other promise to make an expenditure described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
or 
(2)(b)(i)
.
(3)
(a)
"Public communication" means a communication by:
(i)
broadcast, cable, satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor 
advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank; or
(ii)
another medium used for political advertising to the general public.
(b)
"Public communication" does not include:
(i)
a news story, a commentary, or an editorial disseminated by a broadcasting 
station, including a cable television operator, programmer, or producer, satellite 
television or radio provider, website, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical 
publication, that is not controlled by a candidate or political party; or
(ii)
a candidate debate or forum.
(4)
"Telephone bank" means 500 or more identical or substantially similar telephone calls 
within any 
30-day
30-calendar-day
 period.
Section 162, Section 
20A-11-1704
 is amended to read:
20A-11-1704. Independent expenditure report.
(1)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-11-1703
, within 31 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which a person has made a total of at least $1,000 in independent expenditures during an 
election cycle, the person shall file an independent expenditure report with the chief 
election officer.
(2)
Except as provided in Section 
20A-11-1703
, within 31 
calendar 
days after the day on 
which a person has made a total of at least $1,000 in independent expenditures during an 
election cycle that were not reported in an independent expenditure report already filed 
with the chief election officer during the same election cycle, the person shall file 
another independent expenditure report with the chief election officer.
(3)
An independent expenditure report shall include the following information:
(a)
if the person who made the independent expenditures is an individual, the person's 
name, address, and phone number;
(b)
if the person who made the independent expenditures is not an individual:
(i)
the person's name, address, and phone number; and
(ii)
the name, address, and phone number of an individual who may be contacted by 
the chief election officer in relation to the independent expenditure report; and
(c)
for each independent expenditure made by the person during the current election 
cycle that was not reported in a previous independent expenditure report:
(i)
the date of the independent expenditure;
(ii)
the amount of the independent expenditure;
(iii)
the candidate or ballot proposition for which the independent expenditure 
expressly advocates the success or defeat and a description of whether the 
independent expenditure supports or opposes the candidate or ballot proposition;
(iv)
the identity, address, and phone number of the person to whom the independent 
expenditure was made;
(v)
a description of the goods or services obtained by the independent expenditure; 
and
(vi)
for each person who, for political purposes, made cumulative donations of 
$1,000 or more during the current election cycle to the filer of the independent 
expenditure report:
(A)
the identity, address, and phone number of the person;
(B)
the date of the donation; and
(C)
the amount of the donation.
(4)
(a)
If the person filing an independent expenditure report is an individual, the person 
shall sign the independent expenditure report and certify that the information 
contained in the report is complete and accurate.
(b)
If the person filing an independent expenditure report is not an individual:
(i)
the person filing the independent expenditure report shall designate an authorized 
individual to sign the independent expenditure report on behalf of the person; and
(ii)
the individual designated under Subsection 
(4)(b)(i)
 shall sign the independent 
expenditure report and certify that the information contained in the report is 
complete and accurate.
(5)
If a person who files an independent expenditure report previously filed an independent 
expenditure report during, or in relation to, the same election cycle that includes 
information, described in Subsection 
(3)(a)
 or 
(b)
, that has changed since the person 
filed the previous independent expenditure report, the person shall include in the most 
recent independent expenditure report a description of the information that has changed 
that includes both the old information and the new information.
(6)
An independent expenditure report is a public record under 
Title 63G, Chapter 2, 
Government Records Access and Management Act
.
Section 163, Section 
20A-12-303
 is amended to read:
20A-12-303. Separate account for campaign funds -- Reporting contributions.
(1)
The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall deposit each contribution in 
one or more separate personal campaign accounts in a financial institution.
(2)
The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee may not deposit or mingle any 
contributions received into a personal or business account.
(3)
(a)
As used in this Subsection 
(3)
 and Section 
20A-12-305
, "received" means:
(i)
for a cash contribution, that the cash is given to a judge or the judge's personal 
campaign committee;
(ii)
for a contribution that is a negotiable instrument or check, that the negotiable 
instrument or check is negotiated; and
(iii)
for any other type of contribution, that any portion of the contribution's benefit 
inures to the judge.
(b)
The judge or the judge's personal campaign committee shall report to the lieutenant 
governor each contribution received by the judge, within 31 
calendar 
days after the 
day on which the contribution is received.
(c)
For each contribution that a judge fails to report within the time period described in 
Subsection 
(3)(b)
, the lieutenant governor shall impose a fine against the judge in an 
amount equal to:
(i)
10% of the amount of the contribution if the judge reports the contribution within 
60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period described in Subsection 
(3)(b)
 ends; or
(ii)
20% of the amount of the contribution, if the judge fails to report the contribution 
within 60 
calendar 
days after the day on which the time period described in 
Subsection 
(3)(b)
 ends.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
deposit money received under Subsection 
(3)(c)
 into the General Fund; and
(ii)
report on the lieutenant governor's website, in the location where reports relating 
to each judge are available for public access:
(A)
each fine imposed by the lieutenant governor against the judge;
(B)
the amount of the fine;
(C)
the amount of the contribution to which the fine relates; and
(D)
the date of the contribution.
(4)
Within 31
 calendar
 days after 
receiving
the day on which a judge receives
 a 
contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, and is from an 
unknown source, 
a
the
 judge 
or the judge's personal campaign committee 
shall 
disburse the amount of the contribution to an organization that is exempt from federal 
income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code.
Section 164, Section 
20A-12-305
 is amended to read:
20A-12-305. Judicial retention election candidates -- Financial reporting 
requirements -- Interim report.
(1)
The judge's personal campaign committee shall file an interim report with the lieutenant 
governor 
on the date seven
seven calendar
 days before the regular general election date.
(2)
Each interim report shall include the following information:
(a)
a detailed listing of each contribution received since the last financial statement;
(b)
for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
(c)
a detailed listing of each expenditure made since the last summary report;
(d)
for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure; and
(e)
a net balance for the year consisting of all contributions since the last summary 
report minus all expenditures since the last summary report.
(3)
(a)
For all individual contributions of $50 or less, a single aggregate figure may be 
reported without separate detailed listings.
(b)
Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of 
more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
(4)
In preparing each interim report, all contributions and expenditures shall be reported as 
of five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of the report.
(5)
A negotiable instrument or check received by a judge or the judge's personal campaign 
committee more than five 
calendar 
days before the required filing date of a report 
required by this section shall be included in the interim report.
Section 165, Section 
20A-12-306
 is amended to read:
20A-12-306. Judges -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
(1)
(a)
If a judge's personal campaign committee fails to file the interim report due before 
the regular general election, the lieutenant governor shall, after making a reasonable 
attempt to discover if the report was timely filed:
(i)
inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who: 
(A)
(I)
shall, if practicable, remove the name of the judge from the ballots 
before the ballots are delivered to voters; or
(II)
shall, if removing the judge's name from the ballot is not practicable, 
inform the voters by any practicable method that the judge has been 
disqualified and that votes cast for the judge will not be counted; and
(B)
may not count any votes for that judge; and
(ii)
impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 
20A-11-1005
.
(b)
Any judge who fails to file timely a financial statement required by this part is 
disqualified.
(c)
Notwithstanding Subsections 
(1)(a)
 and 
(1)(b)
, a judge is not disqualified and the 
lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if:
(i)
the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with 
Section 
20A-11-103
;
(ii)
the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information 
required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or 
inaccuracies; and
(iii)
the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection 
(1)(c)(ii)
 are 
corrected in an amended report or in the next scheduled report.
(2)
(a)
Within 30 
calendar 
days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the 
lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that:
(i)
each judge that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and
(ii)
each summary report contains the information required by this part.
(b)
If it appears that any judge has failed to file the summary report required by law, if it 
appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant 
governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the 
falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, 
within five days of 
discovery of a violation or receipt of a
no later than the first business day that is at 
least five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the 
violation or receives the
 written complaint, notify the judge of the violation or written 
complaint and direct the judge to file a summary report correcting the problem.
(c)
(i)
It is unlawful for 
any
a
 judge to fail to file or amend a summary report within 
14 
calendar 
days after 
receiving
the day on which the judge receives
 notice from 
the lieutenant governor under this section.
(ii)
Each judge who violates Subsection 
(2)(c)(i)
 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(iii)
The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection 
(2)(c)(i)
 to the 
attorney general.
Section 166, Section 
20A-13-102.2
 is amended to read:
20A-13-102.2. County clerk, Utah Geospatial Resource Center, and lieutenant 
governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
(1)
As used in this section
, "redistricting
:
(a)
"Geospatial center" means the Utah Geospatial Resource Center.
(b)
"Redistricting
 boundary data" means the Congressional shapefile in the possession of 
the lieutenant governor's office.
(2)
Each county clerk shall obtain a copy of the redistricting boundary data for the clerk's 
county from the lieutenant governor's office.
(3)
(a)
A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the boundaries 
of Utah's Congressional districts as generated from the redistricting boundary data.
(b)
Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that 
identifies the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts within the county, the 
county clerk shall submit the county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to 
the 
Utah Geospatial Resource Center
geospatial center
 for review.
(c)
Within 30 
days after receipt of
calendar days after the day on which the geospatial 
center receives
 a county map and data from a county clerk, the 
Utah Geospatial 
Resource Center
geospatial center
 shall:
(i)
review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately 
reflect the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts established by the 
Legislature in the redistricting boundary data;
(ii)
determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and
(iii)
communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and 
data are correct or notify the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
(e)
If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map 
and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
(i)
make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the 
redistricting boundary data; and
(ii)
resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the 
Utah Geospatial Resource Center
geospatial center
 for a new review under this 
Subsection 
(3)
.
(4)
(a)
Subject to the requirements of this Subsection 
(4)
, each county clerk shall 
establish voting precincts and polling places within each Utah Congressional district 
according to the procedures and requirements of Section 
20A-5-303
.
(b)
Within five 
working 
business 
days after approval of voting precincts and polling 
places by the county legislative body as required by Section 
20A-5-303
, each county 
clerk shall submit a voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting 
precinct within the county to the lieutenant governor and to the 
Utah Geospatial 
Resource Center 
geospatial center 
for review.
(c)
Within 30 
days after receipt of
calendar days after the day on which the geospatial 
center receives
 a map from a county clerk, the 
Utah Geospatial Resource Center 
geospatial center 
shall:
(i)
review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the voting precinct map accurately 
reflects the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts established by the 
Legislature in the redistricting boundary data;
(ii)
determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and
(iii)
communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct 
map is correct or notify the county clerk that the map is incorrect.
(e)
If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting 
precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
(i)
make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the 
redistricting boundary data; and
(ii)
resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the 
Utah Geospatial Resource Center 
geospatial center 
for a new review under this 
Subsection 
(4)
.
Section 167, Section 
20A-13-104
 is amended to read:
20A-13-104. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
(1)
As used in this section, "affected party" means:
(a)
a representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the 
boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has 
been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about 
whether the representative or another individual resides in a particular Congressional 
district;
(b)
a candidate for Congressional representative whose Congressional district boundary 
is uncertain because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the 
district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is 
uncertain about whether the candidate or another individual resides in a particular 
Congressional district; or
(c)
an individual who is uncertain about which Congressional district contains the 
individual's residence because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to 
establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be 
identified.
(2)
(a)
An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to 
determine:
(i)
the precise location of the Congressional district boundary;
(ii)
the number of the Congressional district in which an individual resides; or
(iii)
both Subsections 
(2)(a)(i)
 and 
(ii)
.
(b)
In order to make the determination required by Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall review:
(i)
the Congressional block equivalency file and the resulting Congressional 
shapefile; and
(ii)
any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data 
about the area.
(c)
Within five days 
of receipt of
after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives
the request, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
complete the review described in Subsection 
(2)(b)
; and
(ii)
make a determination.
(d)
When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Congressional district 
boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if 
necessary; and
(ii)
send a copy of the certification to:
(A)
the affected party;
(B)
the county clerk of the affected county; and
(C)
the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 
63A-16-505
.
(e)
If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Congressional district in 
which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter 
identifying that district by number to:
(i)
the individual;
(ii)
the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose 
Congressional district number was identified; and
(iii)
the county clerk of the affected county.
Section 168, Section 
20A-13-301
 is amended to read:
20A-13-301. Presidential elections -- Effect of vote.
(1)
(a)
Each registered political party shall choose individuals to act as presidential 
electors and to fill vacancies in the office of presidential electors for their party's 
candidates for president and vice president of the United States according to the 
procedures established in their bylaws.
(b)
Each registered political party shall certify to the lieutenant governor the names and 
addresses of the individuals selected by the political party as the party's presidential 
electors before 5 p.m. no later than August 31.
(c)
An unaffiliated candidate or write-in candidate for the office of president of the 
United States shall, no later than 5 p.m. 
ten
on the first business day that is at least 
10 calendar
 days after the day on which the candidate files a declaration of 
candidacy, certify to the lieutenant governor the names and addresses of each 
individual selected by the candidate as a presidential elector for the candidate and 
each individual selected by the candidate to fill a vacancy in the office of presidential 
elector for the candidate.
(2)
The highest number of votes cast for candidates for president and vice president of the 
United States elects the presidential electors for:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection 
(2)(b)
, the political party of those candidates; or
(b)
if the candidates receiving the highest number of votes are unaffiliated candidates or 
write-in candidates, the presidential electors selected for those candidates under 
Subsection 
(1)(c)
.
Section 169, Section 
20A-14-102.2
 is amended to read:
20A-14-102.2. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Affected party" means:
(i)
a state school board member whose State Board of Education district boundary is 
uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Board 
shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is 
uncertain about whether the member or another individual resides in a particular 
State Board of Education district;
(ii)
a candidate for state school board whose State Board of Education district 
boundary is uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in 
the Board shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or 
who is uncertain about whether the candidate or another individual resides in a 
particular State Board of Education district; or
(iii)
an individual who is uncertain about which State Board of Education district 
contains the individual's residence because the feature used to establish the district 
boundary in the Board shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be 
identified.
(b)
"Feature" means a geographic or other tangible or intangible mark such as a road or 
political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a State Board of Education 
district boundary.
(2)
(a)
An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to 
determine:
(i)
the precise location of the State Board of Education district boundary;
(ii)
the number of the State Board of Education district in which an individual 
resides; or
(iii)
both Subsections 
(2)(a)(i)
 and 
(ii)
.
(b)
In order to make the determination required by Subsection 
(2)(a)
, the lieutenant 
governor shall review:
(i)
the Board block equivalency file and the resulting Board shapefile; and
(ii)
any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data 
about the area.
(c)
Within five days of receipt of
No later than the first business day that is at least five 
calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives
 the request, the 
lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
complete the review described in Subsection 
(2)(b)
; and
(ii)
make a determination.
(d)
If the lieutenant governor determines the precise location of the State Board of 
Education district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i)
prepare a certification identifying the appropriate State Board of Education district 
boundary and attaching a map, if necessary; and
(ii)
send a copy of the certification to:
(A)
the affected party;
(B)
the county clerk of the affected county; and
(C)
the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 
63A-16-505
.
(e)
If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the State Board of Education 
district in which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a 
letter identifying that district by number to:
(i)
the individual;
(ii)
the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose 
State Board of Education district number was identified; and
(iii)
the county clerk of the affected county.
Section 170, Section 
20A-14-102.3
 is amended to read:
20A-14-102.3. County clerk, Utah Geospatial Resource Center, and lieutenant 
governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
(1)
As used in this section
, "redistricting
:
(a)
"Geospatial center" means the Utah Geospatial Resource Center.
(b)
"Redistricting 
boundary data" means the Board shapefile in the possession of the 
lieutenant governor's office.
(2)
Each county clerk shall obtain a copy of the redistricting boundary data for the clerk's 
county from the lieutenant governor's office.
(3)
(a)
A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the boundaries 
of State Board of Education districts as generated from the redistricting boundary 
data.
(b)
Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that 
identifies the boundaries of State Board of Education districts within the county, the 
clerk shall submit the county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the 
Utah Geospatial Resource Center
geospatial center
 for review.
(c)
Within 30 
days after receipt of
calendar days after the day on which the geospatial 
center receives
 a county map and data from a county clerk, the 
Utah Geospatial 
Resource Center
geospatial center
 shall:
(i)
review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately 
reflect the boundaries of State Board of Education districts established by the 
Legislature in the redistricting boundary data;
(ii)
determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and
(iii)
communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and 
data are correct or inform the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
(e)
If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map 
and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
(i)
make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the 
redistricting boundary data; and
(ii)
resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor for a new 
review under this Subsection 
(3)
.
(4)
(a)
Subject to the requirements of this Subsection 
(4)
, each county clerk shall 
establish voting precincts and polling places within each State Board of Education 
district according to the procedures and requirements of Section 
20A-5-303
.
(b)
Within five 
working days after approval of voting precincts and polling places by 
business days after the day on which 
the county legislative body 
as required by 
approves the voting precincts under 
Section 
20A-5-303
, each county clerk shall 
submit a voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting precinct 
within the county to the lieutenant governor and to the 
Utah Geospatial Resource 
Center
geospatial center
 for review.
(c)
Within 30 
days after receipt of
calendar days after the day on which the geospatial 
center receives
 a voting precinct map from a county clerk, the 
Utah Geospatial 
Resource Center
geospatial center
 shall:
(i)
review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the voting precinct map accurately 
reflects the boundaries of State Board of Education districts established by the 
Legislature in the redistricting boundary data;
(ii)
determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and
(iii)
communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
(d)
The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct 
map is correct or notify the county clerk that the voting precinct map is incorrect.
(e)
If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting 
precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
(i)
make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the 
redistricting boundary data; and
(ii)
resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the 
Utah Geospatial Resource Center
geospatial center
 for a new review under this 
Subsection 
(4)
.
Section 171, Section 
20A-14-201
 is amended to read:
20A-14-201. Boards of education -- School board districts -- Creation -- 
Redistricting.
(1)
The county legislative body, for local school districts whose boundaries encompass 
more than a single municipality, and the municipal legislative body, for local school 
districts contained completely within a municipality, shall divide the local school district 
into local school board districts as required under Subsection 
20A-14-202
(1).
(2)
The county and municipal legislative bodies shall divide the school district so that the 
local school board districts are substantially equal in population and are as contiguous 
and compact as practicable.
(3)
County and municipal legislative bodies shall redistrict local school board districts to 
meet the population, compactness, and contiguity requirements of this section:
(a)
at least once every 10 years;
(b)
for a new school district or a reorganized new school district that is approved by the 
voters at a regular general election under Section 
53G-3-301.1
, 
53G-3-301.3
, or 
53G-3-301.4
, before April 1 of the following year;
(c)
whenever school districts are consolidated;
(d)
whenever a school district loses more than 20% of the population of the entire school 
district to another school district;
(e)
whenever a school district loses more than 50% of the population of a local school 
board district to another school district;
(f)
whenever a school district receives new residents equal to at least 20% of the 
population of the school district at the time of the last redistricting because of a 
transfer of territory from another school district; and
(g)
whenever it is necessary to increase the membership of a board as a result of changes 
in student membership under Section 
20A-14-202
.
(4)
If a school district receives territory containing less than 20% of the population of the 
transferee district at the time of the last redistricting, the local school board may assign 
the new territory to one or more existing school board districts.
(5)
Except as provided in Subsection 
53G-3-302(1)(b)(ii)
, redistricting does not affect the 
right of any school board member to complete the term for which the member was 
elected.
(6)
(a)
After redistricting, representation in a local school board district shall be 
determined as provided in this Subsection (6).
(b)
If, after redistricting, only one board member whose term extends beyond 
redistricting lives within a local school board district, that board member shall 
represent that local school board district.
(c)
If, after redistricting, two or more members whose terms extend beyond redistricting 
live within a local school board district, the members involved shall select one 
member by lot to represent the local school board district.
(d)
The other members shall serve at-large for the remainder of their terms.
(e)
The at-large board members shall serve in addition to the designated number of 
board members for the board in question for the remainder of their terms.
(f)
If there is no board member living within a local school board district whose term 
extends beyond redistricting, the seat shall be treated as vacant and filled as provided 
in this part.
(7)
(a)
If, before an election affected by redistricting, the county or municipal legislative 
body that conducted the redistricting determines that one or more members shall be 
elected to terms of two years to meet this part's requirements for staggered terms, the 
legislative body shall determine by lot which of the redistricted local school board 
districts will elect members to two-year terms and which will elect members to 
four-year terms.
(b)
All subsequent elections are for four-year terms.
(8)
Within 10 
calendar 
days after 
any
the day of a
 local school board district boundary 
change, the county or municipal legislative body making the change shall send an 
accurate map or plat of the boundary change to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center 
created under Section 
63A-16-505
.
(9)
Subsections (4) through (7) do not apply to a redistricting that occurs under Subsection 
(3)(b).
Section 172, Section 
20A-15-103
 is amended to read:
20A-15-103. Delegates -- Candidacy -- Qualifications -- Nominating procedures 
-- Removal of petition signature.
(1)
Candidates for the office of delegate to the ratification convention shall be citizens, 
residents of Utah, and at least 21 years old.
(2)
Persons wishing to be delegates to the ratification convention shall:
(a)
circulate a nominating petition meeting the requirements of this section; and
(b)
obtain the signature of at least 100 registered voters.
(3)
(a)
A single nominating petition may nominate any number of candidates up to 21, 
the total number of delegates to be elected.
(b)
Nominating petitions may not contain anything identifying a candidate's party or 
political affiliation.
(c)
Each nominating petition shall contain a written statement signed by each nominee, 
indicating either that the candidate will:
(i)
vote for ratification of the proposed amendment; or
(ii)
vote against ratification of the proposed amendment.
(d)
A nominating petition containing the names of more than one nominee may not 
contain the name of any nominee whose stated position in the nominating petition is 
inconsistent with that of any other nominee listed in the petition.
(4)
(a)
Candidates shall file their nominating petitions
A candidate shall file the 
candidate's nominating petition
 with the lieutenant governor 
before 5 p.m. 
no later 
than 
5 p.m. on the last business day that is at least 
40 
calendar 
days before the 
proclaimed date of the election.
(b)
Within 10 
calendar 
days after the last day for filing the petitions, the lieutenant 
governor shall:
(i)
use the procedures described in Section 
20A-1-1002
 to determine whether a signer 
is a registered voter;
(ii)
declare nominated the 21 nominees in favor of ratification and the 21 nominees 
against ratification whose nominating petitions have been signed by the largest 
number of registered voters;
(iii)
decide any ties by lot drawn by the lieutenant governor; and
(iv)
certify the nominated candidates of each group to the county clerk of each county 
within the state.
(5)
(a)
A voter who signs a nomination petition under this section may have the voter's 
signature removed from the petition by, no later than 
5 p.m. 
three business days after 
the last day for filing the petitions, submitting to the lieutenant governor a statement 
requesting that the voter's signature be removed.
(b)
A statement described in Subsection 
(5)(a)
 shall comply with the requirements 
described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003(2)
.
(c)
The lieutenant governor shall use the procedures described in Subsection 
20A-1-1003(3)
 to determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a 
petition after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature.
Section 173, Section 
20A-15-201
 is amended to read:
20A-15-201. Convening -- Vacancies -- Election of officers -- Journal of 
proceedings.
(1)
The delegates to the convention shall convene at the state capitol at noon on the 28th 
calendar 
day after 
their
the delegates'
 election to pass upon the question of whether 
or 
not 
the proposed amendment shall be ratified.
(2)
(a)
If, at the time the convention convenes, there is a vacancy in the convention, the 
delegates from the group from which the delegate creating the vacancy was elected 
shall, by majority vote, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
(b)
If the convention contains no other delegates from the group from which the delegate 
creating the vacancy was elected, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the 
vacancy.
(3)
The convention may:
(a)
elect a president, secretary, and other officers; and
(b)
adopt its own rules.
(4)
The convention shall:
(a)
keep a journal of its proceedings;
(b)
record in the journal the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the 
proposed amendment; and
(c)
file the journal with the lieutenant governor after the convention adjourns.
(5)
(a)
Delegates to the ratification convention shall:
(i)
serve without pay;
(ii)
receive a per diem of $4 per day while the convention is in session; and
(iii)
receive mileage at the rate of 10 cents per mile for the distance necessarily 
traveled in going to and returning from the place of meeting by the most usual 
route.
(b)
The lieutenant governor shall pay the per diem and mileage, together with the 
necessary expenses of the convention for printing and stenographic services, from the 
state treasury.
Section 174, Section 
20A-16-202
 is amended to read:
20A-16-202. Report on ballots.
(1)
No later than 60 
calendar 
days after each regular general election date, each county 
clerk shall submit a report to the lieutenant governor indicating:
(a)
the number of ballots sent to covered voters; and
(b)
the number of ballots returned by covered voters that were counted.
(2)
No later than 90 
calendar 
days after each regular general election date, the lieutenant 
governor shall submit a statewide report to the Election Assistance Commission that 
includes the information required by Subsection 
(1)
.
Section 175, Section 
20A-16-403
 is amended to read:
20A-16-403. Transmission of unvoted ballots.
(1)
For an election for which the state has not received a waiver pursuant to the Military 
and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, 52 U.S.C. Sec. 20302(g)(2), not later than 45 
calendar 
days before the 
day of the 
election or, notwithstanding Section 
20A-1-104
, if 
the 45th 
calendar 
day before the 
day of the 
election is a weekend or holiday, not later 
than the business day preceding the 45th 
calendar 
day
 before the day of the election
, the 
election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting 
materials shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that 
date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application.
(2)
(a)
A covered voter who requests that a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the 
voter by electronic transmission may choose:
(i)
facsimile transmission;
(ii)
email delivery; or
(iii)
if offered by the voter's jurisdiction, Internet delivery.
(b)
The election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and 
balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using 
the means of transmission chosen by the voter.
(3)
If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the jurisdiction begins 
transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the official charged with 
distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting 
materials to the voter no later than two business days after the day on which the 
application arrives.
Section 176, Section 
20A-16-502
 is amended to read:
20A-16-502. Publication of election notice.
(1)
At least 100 
calendar 
days before the day of an election, other than a statewide special 
election or local special election, and as soon as practicable before a statewide special 
election or local special election, the election officer shall prepare an election notice for 
the election officer's jurisdiction, to be used in conjunction with a federal write-in 
absentee ballot.
(2)
The election notice must contain:
(a)
a list of all of the ballot propositions and federal, state, and local offices that as of 
that date the election officer expects to be on the ballot on the date of the election; and
(b)
specific instructions for how a covered voter is to indicate on the federal write-in 
absentee ballot the covered voter's choice for each office to be filled and for each 
ballot proposition to be contested.
(3)
(a)
A covered voter may request a copy of an election notice.
(b)
The election officer shall send the notice to the covered voter by facsimile, email, or 
regular mail, as the covered voter requests.
(4)
As soon as the ballot is certified, and not later than the date ballots are required to be 
transmitted to voters under 
Chapter 3a, Voting
, the election officer charged with 
preparing the election notice under Subsection 
(1)
 shall update the notice with the 
certified candidates for each office and ballot propositions and make the updated notice 
publicly available.
(5)
A political subdivision that maintains a website shall make the election notice prepared 
under this section and updated versions of the election notice regularly available on the 
website.
Section 177, Section 
20A-21-201
 is amended to read:
20A-21-201. Electronic signature gathering for an initiative, a referendum, or 
candidate qualification.
(1)
(a)
After filing a petition for a statewide initiative or a statewide referendum, and 
before gathering signatures, the sponsors shall, after consulting with the Office of the 
Lieutenant Governor, sign a form provided by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor 
indicating whether the sponsors will gather signatures manually or electronically.
(b)
If the sponsors indicate, under Subsection (1)(a), that the sponsors will gather 
signatures electronically:
(i)
in relation to a statewide initiative, signatures for that initiative:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted electronically, in accordance with this 
section and Sections 
20A-7-215
, 
20A-7-216
, and 
20A-7-217
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-204
; and
(ii)
in relation to a statewide referendum, signatures for that referendum:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted electronically, in accordance with this 
section and Sections 
20A-7-313
, 
20A-7-314
, and 
20A-7-315
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-304
.
(c)
If the sponsors indicate, under Subsection (1)(a), that the sponsors will gather 
signatures manually:
(i)
in relation to a statewide initiative, signatures for that initiative:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-204
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted electronically, as described in this section 
and Sections 
20A-7-215
, 
20A-7-216
, and 
20A-7-217
; and
(ii)
in relation to a statewide referendum, signatures for that referendum:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-304
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted electronically, as described in this section 
and Sections 
20A-7-313
, 
20A-7-314
, and 
20A-7-315
.
(2)
(a)
After filing a petition for a local initiative or a local referendum, and before 
gathering signatures, the sponsors shall, after consulting with the local clerk's office, 
sign a form provided by the local clerk's office indicating whether the sponsors will 
gather signatures manually or electronically.
(b)
If the sponsors indicate, under Subsection (2)(a), that the sponsors will gather 
signatures electronically:
(i)
in relation to a local initiative, signatures for that initiative:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted electronically, in accordance with this 
section and Sections 
20A-7-514
, 
20A-7-515
, and 
20A-7-516
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-504
; and
(ii)
in relation to a local referendum, signatures for that referendum:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted electronically, in accordance with this 
section and Sections 
20A-7-614
, 
20A-7-615
, and 
20A-7-616
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-604
.
(c)
If the sponsors indicate, under Subsection (2)(a), that the sponsors will gather 
signatures manually:
(i)
in relation to a local initiative, signatures for that initiative:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-504
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted electronically, as described in this section 
and Sections 
20A-7-514
, 
20A-7-515
, and 
20A-7-516
; and
(ii)
in relation to a local referendum, signatures for that referendum:
(A)
may only be gathered and submitted using the manual signature-gathering 
process described in Sections 
20A-7-105
 and 
20A-7-604
; and
(B)
may not be gathered or submitted electronically, as described in this section 
and Sections 
20A-7-614
, 
20A-7-615
, and 
20A-7-616
.
(3)
(a)
After a candidate files a notice of intent to gather signatures to qualify for a ballot, 
and before gathering signatures, the candidate shall, after consulting with the election 
officer, sign a form provided by the election officer indicating whether the candidate 
will gather signatures manually or electronically.
(b)
If a candidate indicates, under Subsection (3)(a), that the candidate will gather 
signatures electronically, signatures for the candidate:
(i)
may only be gathered and submitted using the electronic candidate qualification 
process; and
(ii)
may not be gathered or submitted using the manual candidate qualification 
process.
(c)
If a candidate indicates, under Subsection (3)(a), that the candidate will gather 
signatures manually, signatures for the candidate:
(i)
may only be gathered and submitted using the manual candidate qualification 
process; and
(ii)
may not be gathered or submitted using the electronic candidate qualification 
process.
(4)
To gather a signature electronically, a signature-gatherer shall:
(a)
use a device provided by the signature-gatherer or a sponsor of the petition that:
(i)
is approved by the lieutenant governor;
(ii)
except as provided in Subsection (4)(a)(iii), does not store a signature or any 
other information relating to an individual signing the petition in any location 
other than the location used by the website to store the information;
(iii)
does not, on the device, store a signature or any other information relating to an 
individual signing the petition except for the minimum time necessary to upload 
information to the website;
(iv)
does not contain any applications, software, or data other than those approved by 
the lieutenant governor; and
(v)
complies with cyber-security and other security protocols required by the 
lieutenant governor;
(b)
use the approved device to securely access a website designated by the lieutenant 
governor, directly, or via an application designated by the lieutenant governor; and
(c)
while connected to the website, present the approved device to an individual 
considering signing the petition and, while the signature-gatherer is in the physical 
presence of the individual:
(i)
wait for the individual to reach each screen presented to the individual on the 
approved device; and
(ii)
wait for the individual to advance to each subsequent screen by clicking on the 
acknowledgement at the bottom of the screen.
(5)
Each screen shown on an approved device as part of the signature-gathering process 
shall appear as a continuous electronic document that, if the entire document does not 
appear on the screen at once, requires the individual viewing the screen to, before 
advancing to the next screen, scroll through the document until the individual reaches 
the end of the document.
(6)
After advancing through each screen required for the petition, the signature process 
shall proceed as follows:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection (6)(b):
(i)
the individual desiring to sign the petition shall present the individual's driver 
license or state identification card to the signature-gatherer;
(ii)
the signature-gatherer shall verify that the individual pictured on the driver 
license or state identification card is the individual signing the petition;
(iii)
the signature-gatherer shall scan or enter the driver license number or state 
identification card number through the approved device; and
(iv)
immediately after the signature-gatherer complies with Subsection (6)(a)(iii), the 
website shall determine whether the individual desiring to sign the petition is 
eligible to sign the petition;
(b)
if the individual desiring to sign the petition is unable to provide a driver license or 
state identification card to the signature gatherer:
(i)
the individual may present other valid voter identification;
(ii)
if the valid voter identification contains a picture of the individual, the 
signature-gatherer shall verify that the individual pictured is the individual signing 
the petition;
(iii)
if the valid voter identification does not contain a picture of the individual, the 
signature-gatherer shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, use the individual's 
address or other available means to determine whether the identification relates to 
the individual presenting the identification;
(iv)
the signature-gatherer shall scan an image of the valid voter identification and 
immediately upload the image to the website; and
(v)
the individual:
(A)
shall enter the individual's address; and
(B)
may, at the discretion of the individual, enter the individual's date of birth or 
age after the individual clicks on the screen acknowledging that they have read 
and understand the following statement, "Birth date or age information is not 
required, but may be used to verify your identity with voter registration 
records. If you choose not to provide it, your signature may not be verified as a 
valid signature if you change your address before your signature is verified or 
if the information you provide does not match your voter registration records."; 
and
(c)
after completing the process described in Subsection (6)(a) or (b), the screen shall:
(i)
except for a petition to qualify a candidate for the ballot, give the individual 
signing the petition the opportunity to enter the individual's email address after the 
individual reads the following statement, "If you provide your email address, you 
may receive an email with additional information relating to the petition you are 
signing."; and
(ii)
(A)
if the website determines, under Subsection (6)(a)(iv), that the individual is 
eligible to sign the petition, permit the individual to enter the individual's name 
as the individual's electronic signature and, immediately after the 
signature-gather timely complies with Subsection (10), certify the signature; or
(B)
if the individual provides valid voter identification under Subsection (6)(b), 
permit the individual to enter the individual's name as the individual's 
electronic signature.
(7)
If an individual provides valid voter identification under Subsection (6)(b), the county 
clerk shall, within seven 
calendar 
days after the day on which the individual submits the 
valid voter identification, certify the signature if:
(a)
the individual is eligible to sign the petition;
(b)
the identification provided matches the information on file; and
(c)
the signature-gatherer timely complies with Subsection (10).
(8)
For each signature submitted under this section, the website shall record:
(a)
the information identifying the individual who signs;
(b)
the date the signature was collected; and
(c)
the name of the signature-gatherer.
(9)
An individual who is a signature-gatherer may not sign a petition unless another 
individual acts as the signature-gatherer when the individual signs the petition.
(10)
Except for a petition for a candidate to seek the nomination of a registered political party, 
each individual who gathers a signature under this section shall, within one business day after 
the day on which the individual gathers a signature, electronically sign and submit the 
following statement to the website:
"VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURE-GATHERER
State of Utah, County of ____
I, _____________________, of ______, hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that:
I am at least 18 years old;
All the signatures that I collected on [Date signatures were gathered] were signed by 
individuals who professed to be the individuals whose signatures I gathered, and each of the 
individuals signed the petition in my presence;
I did not knowingly make a misrepresentation of fact concerning the law or proposed 
law to which the petition relates;
I believe that each individual has signed the individual's name and written the 
individual's residence correctly, that each signer has read and understands the law to which the 
petition relates, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah;
Each signature correctly reflects the date on which the individual signed the petition; and
I have not paid or given anything of value to any individual who signed this petition to 
encourage that individual to sign it."
(11)
Except for a petition for a candidate to seek the nomination of a registered political 
party:
(a)
the county clerk may not certify a signature that is not timely verified in accordance 
with Subsection (10); and
(b)
if a signature certified by a county clerk under Subsection (6)(c)(ii)(A) is not timely 
verified in accordance with Subsection (10), the county clerk shall:
(i)
revoke the certification;
(ii)
remove the signature from the posting described in Subsection 
20A-7-217
(4), 
20A-7-315
(3), 
20A-7-516
(4), or 
20A-7-616
(3); and
(iii)
update the totals described in Subsections 
20A-7-217
(5)(a)(ii), 
20A-7-315
(5)(a)(ii), 
20A-7-516
(5)(a)(ii), and 
20A-7-616
(5)(a)(ii).
(12)
For a petition for a candidate to seek the nomination of a registered political party, each 
individual who gathers a signature under this section shall, within one business day after the 
day on which the individual gathers a signature, electronically sign and submit the following 
statement to the lieutenant governor in the manner specified by the lieutenant governor:
"VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURE-GATHERER
State of Utah, County of ____
I, _____________________, of ______, hereby state that:
I am at least 18 years old;
All the signatures that I collected on [Date signatures were gathered] were signed by 
individuals who professed to be the individuals whose signatures I gathered, and each of the 
individuals signed the petition in my presence;
I believe that each individual has signed the individual's name and written the 
individual's residence correctly and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah; and
Each signature correctly reflects the date on which the individual signed the petition."
(13)
For a petition for a candidate to seek the nomination of a registered political party, the 
election officer may not certify a signature that is not timely verified in accordance with 
Subsection (12).
Section 178, Section 
63G-1-301
 is repealed and re-enacted to read:
63G-1-301. Legal holidays -- Personal preference day -- Governor authorized to 
declare additional legal holidays.
(1)
The following days are legal holidays in Utah:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(a) or (b):
(i)
January 1, New Year's Day;
(ii)
July 4, Independence Day;
(iii)
July 24, Pioneer Day;
(iv)
November 11, Veteran's Day;
(v)
December 25, Christmas; and
(vi)
a day designated by proclamation issued by the president of the United States or 
the governor as a day of fasting or thanksgiving;
(b)
(i)
the third Monday of January, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;
(ii)
the third Monday of February, Washington and Lincoln Day;
(iii)
the last Monday of May, Memorial Day;
(iv)
the first Monday of September, Labor Day;
(v)
the second Monday of October, Columbus Day;
(vi)
the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving Day; and
(vii)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(c) or (d), June 19, Juneteenth National 
Freedom Day; and
(c)
except as provided in Subsection (3), every Sunday.
(2)
(a)
If a day described in Subsection (1)(a) falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is 
the legal holiday.
(b)
If a day described in Subsection (1)(a) falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is 
the legal holiday.
(c)
If June 19 falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, the preceding 
Monday is the legal holiday.
(d)
If June 19 falls on Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the legal holiday.
(3)
For purposes of Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 16, Subsection (1), regarding the 
exclusion of state holidays from the 45-day legislative general session, Sunday is not 
considered a state holiday.
(4)
Each employee may select one additional day, called Personal Preference Day, to be 
scheduled in accordance with rules made, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah 
Administrative Rulemaking Act, by the Division of Human Resource Management.
(5)
(a)
If, in the governor's opinion, extraordinary conditions exist justifying the action, 
the governor may:
(i)
declare, by proclamation, legal holidays in addition to those legal holidays 
described in Subsections (1) and (2); or
(ii)
limit the legal holidays described in Subsection 
(5)(a)(i)
 to certain classes of 
business and activities to be designated by the governor.
(b)
Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), a legal holiday described in Subsection 
(5)(a) may not extend for a longer period than 60 consecutive days.
(c)
The governor may, by proclamation:
(i)
renew a legal holiday described in Subsection (5)(a) for one or more periods not 
exceeding 30 days each as the governor determines necessary; or
(ii)
terminate a legal holiday described under Subsection (5)(a) or (b) earlier than the 
time period described in a preceding proclamation.
Section 179. 
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
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