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Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-3a-401.5. Ballot tracking system

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

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Ballot tracking system” means the system described in this section to track and confirm the status of trackable ballots.

(b) “Change in the status” includes:

(i) when a trackable ballot is mailed to a voter;

(ii) when an election official receives a voted trackable ballot; and

(iii) when a voted trackable ballot is counted.

(c) “Trackable ballot” means a manual ballot that is:

(i) mailed to a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-202;

(ii) deposited in the mail by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204; or

(iii) deposited in a ballot drop box by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204.

(d) “Voter registration database” means the database, as defined in Section 20A-2-501.

(2) The lieutenant governor shall operate and maintain a statewide or locally based system to track and confirm when there is a change in the status of a trackable ballot.

(3) If a voter elects to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of the voter's trackable ballot, the ballot tracking system shall, when there is a change in the status of the voter's trackable ballot:

(a) send a text message notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number;

(b) send an email notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and

(c) send a notification by another electronic means directed by the lieutenant governor.

(4) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system and the state-provided website described in Section 20A-7-801 automatically share appropriate information to ensure that a voter is able to confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot via the state-provided website free of charge.

(5) The ballot tracking system shall include a toll-free telephone number or other offline method by which a voter can confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot.

(6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system:

(a) is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or other security measures; and

(b) is only used for the purposes described in this section.

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