§ 20A-5-404 — Election forms -- Preparation and contents.

(1) (1)(a) For each election, the election officer shall prepare, for each polling place:
(1)(a)(i) forms for poll workers to record and verify security seals, ballots cast, and the number of voters who voted; and
(1)(a)(ii) an official register or pollbook.
(1)(b) For each election, the election officer shall:
(1)(b)(i) provide a copy of each form to each of those precincts using paper ballots; and
(1)(b)(ii) provide a copy of the ballot disposition form and a pollbook to each of those voting precincts using an automated voting system.
(2) The election officer shall ensure that the forms described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) include:

(2)(a) a space for the judges to identify:
(2)(a)(i) the number of ballots voted;
(2)(a)(ii) the number of registered voters listed in the official register or pollbook; and
(2)(a)(iii) the total number of voters voting according to the official register or pollbook; and
(2)(b) a certification, in substantially the following form: "We, the undersigned, judges of an election held at ______ voting precinct, in _______ County, state of Utah, on __________(month\day\year), having first been sworn according to law, certify that the information in this form is a true statement of the number and names of the individuals voting in the voting precinct at the election, and that the total number of individuals voting at the election was ____. _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Judges of Election".
(3) The election officer shall ensure that the official register or pollbook:

(3)(a) identifies the voting precinct number on the face of the official register or pollbook; and
(3)(b) contains:
(3)(b)(i) a section to record individuals voting on election day; and
(3)(b)(ii) a section in which to record voters who are challenged.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session