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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)(a) A poll worker, a watcher, or an individual who resides in the jurisdiction to which the election relates may, at a polling place, challenge an individual's eligibility to vote a particular ballot or to vote in that election if:
(i) the individual making the challenge and the challenged individual are both present at the polling place at the time the challenge is made; and
(ii) the challenge is made before the challenged individual applies for a ballot.
(b) An individual may make a challenge by orally stating the challenged individual's name and the basis for the challenge, as provided under Section 20A-3a-803.
(2) The poll worker shall record a challenge in the official register or on the challenge sheets in the pollbook, including:
(a) the name of the challenged individual;
(b) the name of the individual making the challenge; and
(c) the basis upon which the challenge is made.
(3) If an individual's eligibility to vote is challenged under this section, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-205.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-3a-805. Challenges to a voter's eligibility at polling place--Procedure - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-20a-election-code/ut-code-sect-20a-3a-805/
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