Utah Code § 20A-16-403

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 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 days before the election or, notwithstanding Section 20A-1-104, if the 45th day before the election is a weekend or holiday, not later than the business day preceding the 45th day, 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.

Utah Code § 20A-16-403

Amended by Chapter 215, 2023 General Session ,§ 9, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by Chapter 255, 2019 General Session ,§ 97, eff. 5/14/2019.
Enacted by Chapter 327, 2011, 2011 General Session.