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Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-4-302. Duties of the board of canvassers--Receiving returns

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

(1) If the election returns from each voting precinct in which polls were opened have been received at the time the board of canvassers convenes, the board of canvassers shall canvass the election returns as provided in this part.

(2) If all of the election returns have not been received, the board shall postpone the canvass from day to day, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until:

(a) all of the election returns are received; or

(b) the board has postponed the canvass seven times.

(3)(a) If the election officer has not received the election returns from any voting precinct within seven days after the election, the election officer shall send a messenger to the judges to obtain the missing election returns.

(b) The messenger shall obtain the election returns from the judges and return the election returns to the election officer.

(c) The election officer shall pay the messenger 10 cents per mile for the distance necessarily traveled.

(4) If the board determines that election returns were not received from a voting precinct because the polls did not open in that precinct, the board shall:

(a) sign a certificate attesting to that fact; and

(b) file the certificate with the election officer.

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