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Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-5-602. Appointment of poll workers in elections where candidates are not distinguished by registered political parties

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

(1)(a) This section governs appointment of poll workers in elections where candidates are not distinguished by registered political parties.

(b) An election officer shall appoint the poll worker at least 15 days before the date of the local election.

(2)(a) The election officer shall appoint, or provide for the appointment of, at least three poll workers as follows:

(i) three registered voters; or

(ii) two registered voters, one of whom is at least 21 years old, and one individual who is 16 or 17 years old.

(b) The election officer may appoint additional poll workers to serve in the polling place as needed.

(3) The election officer may not appoint any candidate's parent, sibling, spouse, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law to serve as a poll worker at a polling place where the candidate appears on the ballot.

(4)(a) The clerk shall compensate poll workers for their services.

(b) The clerk of a municipality or special district may not compensate poll workers at a rate higher than that paid by the county to the county's poll workers.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-5-602. Appointment of poll workers in elections where candidates are not distinguished by registered political parties - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-20a-election-code/ut-code-sect-20a-5-602/

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