Section 400.1 – Contracting with an election officer to conduct elections — Fees — Contracts and interlocal agreements — Private providers.
Effective 3/16/2021 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 […]
Section 400.5 – Election officer for bond and leeway elections.
20A-5-400.5. Election officer for bond and leeway elections. (1) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on the regular general election date, the county clerk shall serve as the provider election officer to conduct that election. (2) (a) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on the municipal general election date […]
Section 401 – Official register — Preparation — Contents.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-5-401. Official register — Preparation — Contents. (1) (a) Before the registration days for each regular general, municipal general, regular primary, municipal primary, or presidential primary election, each county clerk shall prepare an official register of all voters that will participate in the election. (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the official […]
Section 403 – Polling places — Booths — Ballot boxes — Inspections — Arrangements.
Effective 3/3/2022 20A-5-403. Polling places — Booths — Ballot boxes — Inspections — Arrangements. (1) Except as provided in Section 20A-7-609.5, each election officer shall: (a) designate polling places for each voting precinct in the jurisdiction; and (b) obtain the approval of the county or municipal legislative body or local district governing board for those […]
Section 101 – Notice of election.
Effective 7/1/2021 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 […]
Section 102 – Voting instructions.
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-5-102. Voting instructions. (1) Each election officer shall: (a) print instructions for voters; (b) ensure that the instructions are printed in English, and any other language required under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, in large clear type; and (c) ensure that the instructions inform voters: (i) about how to obtain […]
Section 103 – Constitutional amendments — Posting.
20A-5-103. Constitutional amendments — Posting. (1) Whenever a constitutional amendment is submitted to a vote of the people for their approval or rejection, the county clerk shall: (a) cause the original section of the constitution to be printed on cards in large clear type with the changes to it indicated by bracketing and interlining any […]
Section 204 – Duplicate registration.
20A-5-204. Duplicate registration. (1) Upon finding duplicate registration, the county clerk shall first check for errors in the record. (2) If duplicate registration does exist, the clerk shall: (a) eliminate one registration entry; and (b) change the date of voter registration on the voter’s file to the most recent registration date. Amended by Chapter 3, […]
Section 205 – Delivery of official register.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-5-205. Delivery of official register. (1) Before delivering the official register to the poll workers, the county clerk shall verify the accuracy and completeness of the official register. (2) The county clerk shall, before the polls open at an early voting center or any other polling place: (a) deliver the official register to […]
Section 206 – Change of precinct boundaries — Revising list.
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-5-206. Change of precinct boundaries — Revising list. (1) Whenever the boundaries of any voting precinct are changed, or a new voting precinct is created, the county clerk shall ensure that the names of all voters residing within the territory affected by the change are updated in the official register. (2) Any registered […]