§ 20A-3a-203 — Voting at a polling place.

Utah § 20A-3a-203

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 20A: Election Code
• Ch. 20A-3a: Voting
• Part 20A-3a-2: Voting Procedures

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(1) A registered voter may vote at a polling place in an election in accordance with this section.
(2) (2)(a) The voter shall give the voter's name, and, if requested, the voter's residence, to one of the poll workers.
(2)(b) The voter shall present valid voter identification to one of the poll workers, as follows:
(2)(b)(i) the voter shall present a currently valid Utah driver license or Utah state identification card;
(2)(b)(ii) if the voter does not have the type of identification described in Subsection (2)(b)(i), the voter shall present:
(2)(b)(ii)(A) a currently valid identification card issued by the state, or a branch, department, or agency of the United States;
(2)(b)(ii)(B) a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon;
(2)(b)(ii)(C) a currently valid United States passport;
(2)(b)(ii)(D) a currently valid United States military identification card; or
(2)(b)(ii)(E) a valid tribal identification card, Bureau of Indian Affairs card, or tribal treaty card; or
(2)(b)(iii) if the voter does not have the type of identification described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii), the voter shall present other valid voter identification.
(2)(c) If the poll worker is not satisfied that the voter has presented valid voter identification in accordance with Subsection (2)(b), the poll worker shall:
(2)(c)(i) indicate on the official register that the voter was not properly identified;
(2)(c)(ii) issue the voter a provisional ballot;
(2)(c)(iii) notify the voter that the voter will have until the close of normal office hours on Monday after the day of the election or, if Monday is a holiday, on the first business day after the holiday, to present valid voter identification:
(2)(c)(iii)(A) to the county clerk at the county clerk's office; or
(2)(c)(iii)(B) to an election officer who is administering the election; and
(2)(c)(iv) follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-205.
(2)(d) If the person's right to vote is challenged as provided in Section 20A-3a-803, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-205.
(3) A poll worker shall check the official register to determine:
(3)(a) whether a voter is registered to vote; and
(3)(b) if the election is a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, whether a voter's party affiliation designation in the official register allows the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requests.
(4) (4)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5), if the voter's name is not found on the official register, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-205.
(4)(b) If, in a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, the official register does not affirmatively identify the voter as being affiliated with a registered political party or if the official register identifies the voter as being "unaffiliated," the voter shall be considered to be "unaffiliated."
(5) In a regular primary election or a presidential primary election:
(5)(a) if a voter's name is not found on the official register, and if it is not unduly disruptive to the election process, the poll worker may attempt to contact the county clerk's office to request oral verification of the voter's registration; and
(5)(b) if oral verification is received from the county clerk's office, the poll worker shall:
(5)(b)(i) record the verification on the official register;
(5)(b)(ii) determine the voter's party affiliation and the ballot that the voter is qualified to vote; and
(5)(b)(iii) except as provided in Subsection (6), comply with Subsection (3).
(6) (6)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), if, in a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, the voter's political party affiliation listed in the official register does not allow the voter to vote the ballot that the voter requested, the poll worker shall inform the voter of that fact and inform the voter of the ballot or ballots that the voter's party affiliation does allow the voter to vote.
(6)(b) If, in a regular primary election or a presidential primary election, the voter is listed in the official register as unaffiliated, or if the official register does not affirmatively identify the voter as either unaffiliated or affiliated with a registered political party, and the voter, as an unaffiliated voter, is not authorized to vote the ballot that the voter requests, the poll worker shall:
(6)(b)(i) ask the voter if the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the voter, as unaffiliated, is authorized to vote, or remain unaffiliated; and
(6)(b)(ii) (6)(b)(ii)(A) if the voter wishes to vote another registered political party ballot that the unaffiliated voter is authorized to vote, the poll worker shall proceed as required by Subsection (3); or
(6)(b)(ii)(B) if the voter wishes to remain unaffiliated and does not wish to vote another ballot that unaffiliated voters are authorized to vote, the poll worker shall instruct the voter that the voter may not vote.
(7) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(B), and subject to the other provisions of Subsection (6), if the poll worker determines that the voter is registered, a poll worker shall:
(7)(a) direct the voter to sign the voter's name in the official register;
(7)(b) provide to the voter the ballot that the voter is qualified to vote; and
(7)(c) allow the voter to enter the voting booth.
(8) (8)(a) The official register shall include the statement described in Subsection (8)(b):
(8)(a)(i) at the top of each page of the register where a voter signs the register; or
(8)(a)(ii) adjacent to the place where each voter signs the register.
(8)(b) The statement described in Subsection (8)(a) shall appear as follows:AFFIDAVITBy signing this register I am signing an affidavit where, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, I affirm that the identification I presented to the poll worker is valid voter identification that accurately identifies me as the person indicated.
(9) A voter who votes at a polling place may submit a request to a poll worker that a ballot be mailed to the voter in upcoming elections.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 381, 2025 General Session; Amended by Chapter 448, 2025 General Session