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Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-16-401. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballots

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A covered voter who is registered to vote in the state may apply for a military-overseas ballot:

(a) via the federal postcard application;

(b) via the federal postcard application's electronic equivalent; or

(c) by otherwise making a request in writing.

(2) A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application or the federal postcard application's electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote under Section 20A-16-302 and for a military-overseas ballot.

(3)(a) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in Subsection 20A-16-201(3) is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official.

(b) The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.

(4) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official before the day of the election.

(5) To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter shall inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter by:

(a) the use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;

(b) the use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; or

(c) the inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.

(6) This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting via a manual ballot by mail.

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