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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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)(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
(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:
(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;
(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
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-16-201. Duties of lieutenant governor - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-20a-election-code/ut-code-sect-20a-16-201/
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