§ 20A-16-201 — Duties of lieutenant governor.

The lieutenant governor shall:
(1) implement this chapter and the state's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.;
(2) make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots;
(3) establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under this chapter;
(4) (4)(a) develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and electronic equivalents of the envelopes, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in the state; and
(4)(b) to the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states on the development required by Subsection (4)(a); and
(5) prescribe the form and content of a declaration:

(5)(a) for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of an overseas-military ballot;
(5)(b) that is based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot, as modified to be consistent with this chapter; and
(5)(c) that is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 215, 2023 General Session