Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-4-202. Election officers--Disposition of ballots--Release of number of provisional ballots cast

(a) ensure that the poll workers have provided all of the ballots and election returns;

(b) inspect the ballots and election returns to ensure that they are sealed;

(c) for manual ballots, deposit and lock the ballots and election returns in a safe and secure place;

(d) for mechanical ballots:

(e) for bond elections, provide a copy of the election results to the board of canvassers of the local political subdivision that called the bond election.

(a) before 5 p.m. on the day after the date of the election, determine the number of provisional ballots cast within the election officer's jurisdiction and make that number available to the public;

(b) preserve ballots for 22 months after the election or until the time has expired during which the ballots could be used in an election contest;

(c) preserve all other official election returns for at least 22 months after an election; and

(d) after that time, destroy them without opening or examining them.

(3)(a) The election officer shall package and retain all tabulating cards and other materials used in the programming of the automatic tabulating equipment.

(b) The election officer:

(4)(a) If an election contest is begun within 12 months, the election officer shall, except as provided in Subsection (4)(c):

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), when all election contests arising from an election are complete, the election officer shall either:

(5)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the legislative auditor general:

(b) A copy described in Subsection (5)(a) is not a record, and not subject to disclosure, under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.