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Home » US Law » 2022 Utah Code » Title 20A - Election Code » Chapter 5 - Election Administration » Part 7 - Offenses Involving Election Administration

Section 701 – Willful neglect of duty or corrupt conduct — Penalty.

20A-5-701. Willful neglect of duty or corrupt conduct — Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for any poll worker to willfully neglect the poll worker’s duty or to willfully act corruptly in discharging the poll worker’s duty. (2) Any poll worker who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony. Amended by Chapter 253, […]

Section 702 – Destroying or concealing ballots.

20A-5-702. Destroying or concealing ballots. (1) It is unlawful for any person, or officer having charge of official ballots, to destroy, suppress, or conceal them, except authorized by this title. (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony. Amended by Chapter 253, 2013 General Session

Section 703 – Neglect or refusal to deliver ballots or returns.

20A-5-703. Neglect or refusal to deliver ballots or returns. (1) It is unlawful for any person or officer who has undertaken to deliver official ballots or election returns to any voting precinct or to any poll worker or election officer to neglect, refuse, or fail to do so. (2) Any person who violates this subsection […]

Section 705 – Officer or watcher revealing vote.

20A-5-705. Officer or watcher revealing vote. (1) It is unlawful for any election official or watcher to reveal to any other person the name of any candidate for whom a voter has voted, or to communicate to another the election official’s or watcher’s opinion, belief, or impression as to how or for whom a voter […]

Section 706 – Damage, alteration, or theft of election equipment — Penalty.

20A-5-706. Damage, alteration, or theft of election equipment — Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly damage, modify, steal, tamper with, or destroy a voting device, voting equipment, or an automated voting system. (2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a third degree felony. Enacted by Chapter […]