2006 Utah Code - 20A-3-104 — Manner of voting.

     20A-3-104.   Manner of voting.
     (1) (a) Any registered voter desiring to vote shall give his name, and, if requested, his residence, to one of the poll workers.
     (b) The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the poll workers if the voter is:
     (i) required to present valid voter identification as indicated by a notation in the official register;
     (ii) voting in person by absentee ballot; or
     (iii) voting during the early voting period.
     (c) If a voter is not required to present valid voter identification under Subsection (1)(b), and the poll worker does not know the voter requesting a ballot and has reason to doubt that voter's identity, the poll worker shall:
     (i) request that the voter present valid voter identification; or
     (ii) have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.
     (d) If the poll worker is satisfied that the voter has been properly identified, the poll worker shall:
     (i) record the type of identification provided by the voter in the appropriate space in the official register; and
     (ii) follow the procedures of Subsection (2).
     (e) If the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has been properly identified, the poll worker shall:
     (i) indicate on the official register that the voter was not properly identified;
     (ii) issue the voter a provisional ballot; and
     (iii) follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
     (f) If the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3-202, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
     (2) (a) The poll worker in charge of the official register shall check the official register to determine whether or not the voter is registered to vote.
     (b) If the voter's name is not found on the official register, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-105.5.
     (3) If the poll worker determines that the voter is registered and:
     (a) if the ballot is a paper ballot or a ballot sheet:
     (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall:
     (A) write the ballot number opposite the name of the voter in the official register; and
     (B) direct the voter to sign his name in the election column in the official register;
     (ii) another poll worker shall list the ballot number and voter's name in the pollbook; and
     (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
     (A) endorse his initials on the stub;
     (B) check the name of the voter on the pollbook list with the number of the stub;
     (C) hand the voter a ballot; and
     (D) allow the voter to enter the voting booth; or
     (b) if the ballot is an electronic ballot:
     (i) the poll worker in charge of the official register shall direct the voter to sign the voter's name in the official register;
     (ii) another poll worker shall list the voter's name in the pollbook; and

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     (iii) the poll worker having charge of the ballots shall:
     (A) provide the voter access to the electronic ballot; and
     (B) allow the voter to vote the electronic ballot.
     (4) Whenever the election officer is required to furnish more than one kind of official ballot to the voting precinct, the poll workers of that voting precinct shall give the registered voter the kind of ballot that the voter is qualified to vote.

Amended by Chapter 264, 2006 General Session
Amended by Chapter 326, 2006 General Session