Effective 5/4/2022 20A-4-101. Manual ballots cast at a polling place — Counting manual ballots at polling place on day of election before polls close. (1) Each county legislative body, municipal legislative body, and each poll worker shall comply with the requirements of this section when counting manual ballots on the day of an election, if: […]
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-4-102. Manual ballots cast at a polling place — Counting manual ballots at polling place on day of election after polls close. (1) (a) This section governs counting manual ballots on the day of an election, if: (i) the ballots are cast at a polling place; and (ii) the ballots are counted at […]
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-4-103. Preparing ballots cast at a polling place for the counting center. (1) This section governs the preparation of ballots for the counting center when the ballots are cast at a polling place. (2) (a) As soon as the polls have been closed and the last qualified voter has voted, the poll workers […]
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-4-104. Counting ballots electronically. (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 […]
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-4-105. Standards and requirements for evaluating voter’s ballot choice. (1) (a) An election officer shall ensure that when a question arises regarding a vote recorded on a manual ballot, two counting judges jointly adjudicate the ballot, except as otherwise provided in Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, in accordance with the […]
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-4-106. Manual ballots — Sealing. (1) After the official canvas of an election, the election officer shall store all election returns in containers that identify the containers’ contents. (2) After the ballots are stored under Subsection (1), the ballots may not be examined by anyone, except when examined during a recount conducted under […]
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-4-107. Review and disposition of provisional ballot envelopes. (1) As used in this section, an individual is “legally entitled to vote” if: (a) the individual: (i) is registered to vote in the state; (ii) votes the ballot for the voting precinct in which the individual resides; and (iii) provides valid voter identification to […]
