§ 20A-16-501 — Use of voter's email address.

(1) An election officer shall request an email address from each covered voter who registers to vote.
(2) An email address provided by a covered voter:

(2)(a) is a private record under Section 63G-2-302; and
(2)(b) may be used only for official communication with the covered voter about the voting process, including transmitting military-overseas ballots and election materials if the voter has requested electronic transmission, verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location, and informing the voter of the status of the voter's ballot in accordance with Section 20A-3a-401.5.
(3) The request for an email address shall:

(3)(a) describe the purposes for which the email address may be used;
(3)(b) include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the email address is prohibited; and
(3)(c) describe how a voter may sign up to receive ballot status notifications via the ballot tracking system described in Section 20A-3a-401.5.
(4) (4)(a) A covered voter who provides an email address may request that the covered voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections held through December 31 of the year following the calendar year of the date of the application or another shorter period the covered voter specifies.
(4)(b) An election official shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a covered voter who makes a standing request for each election to which the request is applicable.
(4)(c) A covered voter who is entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for a primary election under this Subsection (4) is entitled to receive a military-overseas ballot for the general election.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 215, 2023 General Session