Section 805 – Closed primary — Determining party affiliation — Changing party affiliation.

• (1) If a registered political party has restricted voting for its presidential candidates as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-802(3)(b), the lieutenant governor shall direct the county clerks and other election officials to allow only those voters meeting the registered political party’s criteria to vote for that party’s presidential candidates.

• (2)
  • (a) For each individual who registers to vote, the county clerk shall:
    • (i) record the party affiliation designated by the individual on the voter registration form as the individual’s party affiliation; or
    • (ii) if no political party affiliation is designated by the individual on the voter registration form, record the individual’s party affiliation as “unaffiliated.”
  • (b) Any registered voter may designate or change the voter’s political party affiliation by complying with the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-2-107 or Section 20A-9-808.

Amended by Chapter 433, 2019 General Session