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2020 Utah Code
Title 20A - Election Code
Chapter 3a - Voting
Part 7 - Election Day Voting Center
Section 702 - Election day voting center -- Hours of operation -- Compliance with Election Code.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 20A-3a-702 (2020)
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Effective 5/12/2020
20A-3a-702. Election day voting center -- Hours of operation -- Compliance with Election Code.
  • (1) Except as provided in Section 20A-7-609.5, an election officer may operate an election day voting center in one or more locations designated under Section 20A-3a-703.
  • (2) An election officer shall provide for voting at an election day voting center by:
    • (a) regular ballot if:
      • (i)
        • (A) the election day voting center is designated under Section 20A-5-403 as the polling place for the voting precinct in which the voter resides; and
        • (B) the voter is eligible to vote a regular ballot at the election day voting center in accordance with this title; or
      • (ii)
        • (A) the voter resides within the political subdivision holding the election;
        • (B) the voter is otherwise eligible to vote a regular ballot in accordance with this title; and
        • (C) the jurisdiction holding the election uses a method that confirms that the voter has not voted previously in the election;
    • (b) voting center ballot if:
      • (i) the election day voting center is not designated under Section 20A-5-403 as the polling place for the voting precinct in which the voter resides;
      • (ii) the voter resides within the political subdivision holding the election; and
      • (iii) the voter is otherwise eligible to vote a regular ballot in accordance with this title; or
    • (c) provisional ballot if the voter is only eligible to vote using a provisional ballot in accordance with this title.
  • (3) An election officer shall ensure that an election day voting center:
    • (a) is open on election day during the time period specified under Section 20A-1-302;
    • (b) allows an eligible voter to vote if the voter:
      • (i) resides within the political subdivision holding an election; and
      • (ii) arrives at the election day voting center by the designated closing time in accordance with Section 20A-1-302; and
    • (c) is administered according to the requirements of this title.
  • (4) An individual may submit a completed manual ballot at an election day voting center for the political subdivision in which the individual resides.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
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