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2022 Utah Code
Title 20A - Election Code
Chapter 3a - Voting
Part 4 - Disposition of Ballots
Section 401.5 - Ballot tracking system.
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UT Code § 20A-3a-401.5 (2022)
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Effective 5/5/2021
20A-3a-401.5. Ballot tracking system.
Enacted by Chapter 100, 2021 General Session
20A-3a-401.5. Ballot tracking system.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Ballot tracking system" means the system described in this section to track and confirm the status of trackable ballots.
- (b) "Change in the status" includes:
- (i) when a trackable ballot is mailed to a voter;
- (ii) when an election official receives a voted trackable ballot; and
- (iii) when a voted trackable ballot is counted.
- (c) "Trackable ballot" means a manual ballot that is:
- (i) mailed to a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-202;
- (ii) deposited in the mail by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204; or
- (iii) deposited in a ballot drop box by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204.
- (d) "Voter registration database" means the statewide voter registration database described in Section 20A-2-109.
- (2)
- (a) The lieutenant governor shall develop and maintain a statewide or locally based system to track and confirm when there is a change in the status of a trackable ballot.
- (b) The ballot tracking system shall be operational on or before May 1, 2022.
- (3) Beginning on May 1, 2022, if a voter elects to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of the voter's trackable ballot, the ballot tracking system shall, when there is a change in the status of the voter's trackable ballot:
- (a) send a text message notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number;
- (b) send an email notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and
- (c) send a notification by another electronic means directed by the lieutenant governor.
- (4) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system and the state-provided website described in Section 20A-7-801 automatically share appropriate information to ensure that a voter is able to confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot via the state-provided website free of charge.
- (5) The ballot tracking system shall include a toll-free telephone number or other offline method by which a voter can confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot.
- (6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system:
- (a) is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or other security measures; and
- (b) is only used for the purposes described in this section.
Enacted by Chapter 100, 2021 General Session
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