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Utah Statutes § 20A-2-108 Driver license or state identification card registration form - Transmittal of information

⤴ Up to Part 1: General Voter Registration Requirements

Statute Text

(1) As used in this section, "qualifying form" means:
(a) a driver license application form; or
(b) a state identification card application form.
(2) The lieutenant governor and the Driver License Division shall design each qualifying form to include:
(a) the following question, which an applicant is required to answer: "Do you authorize the use of information in this form for voter registration purposes? YES____ NO____";
(b) the following statement:
"PRIVACY INFORMATION
Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such as your name and address, some information that is available only to government entities, and some information that is available only to certain third parties in accordance with the requirements of law.
Your driver license number, identification card number, social security number, email address, full date of birth, and phone number are available only to government entities. Your year of birth is available to political parties, candidates for public office, certain third parties, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, in accordance with the requirements of law.
You may request that all information on your voter registration records be withheld from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by indicating here:
_____ Yes, I request that all information on my voter registration records be withheld from all persons other than government entities, political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers.
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION
In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that identifying information on your voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form, and any required verification, as described in the following paragraphs.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form with this registration record, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is or is likely to be, or resides with a person who is or is likely to be, a victim of domestic violence or dating violence.
A person may request that identifying information on the person's voter registration records be withheld from all political parties, candidates for public office, and their contractors, employees, and volunteers, by submitting a withholding request form and any required verification with this registration form, or to the lieutenant governor or a county clerk, if the person is, or resides with a person who is, a law enforcement officer, a member of the armed forces, a public figure, or protected by a protective order or a protection order."; and
(c) a section in substantially the following form:
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BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS
If you have provided a phone number or email address, you can receive notifications by text message or email regarding the status of a ballot that is mailed to you or a ballot that you deposit in the mail or in a ballot drop box, by indicating here:
______ Yes, I would like to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of my ballot.
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(3) The lieutenant governor and the Driver License Division shall ensure that a qualifying form contains:
(a) a place for an individual to affirm the individual's citizenship, voting eligibility, and Utah residency, and that the information provided in the form is true;
(b) a records disclosure that is similar to the records disclosure on a voter registration form described in Section 20A-2-104 ;
(c) a statement that if an applicant declines to register or preregister to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register or preregister will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes;
(d) a statement that if an applicant does register or preregister to vote, the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(e) if the applicant answers "yes" to the question described in Subsection (2)(a), a space where an individual may, if desired:
(i) indicate the individual's desired political affiliation from a listing of each registered political party, as defined in Section 20A-8-101 ;
(ii) specify a political party that is not listed under Subsection (3)(e)(i) with which the individual desires to affiliate; or
(iii) indicate that the individual does not wish to affiliate with a political party.

History

Amended by Chapter 406 , 2023 General Session , § 2 , eff. 5/3/2023 .

Amended by Chapter 100 , 2021 General Session , § 2 , eff. 5/5/2021 .

Amended by Chapter 255 , 2020 General Session , § 3 , eff. 5/12/2020 .

Amended by Chapter 31 , 2020 General Session , § 17 , eff. 5/12/2020 .

Amended by Chapter 270 , 2018 General Session , § 2 , eff. 5/8/2018 .

Amended by Chapter 206 , 2018 General Session , § 3 , eff. 5/8/2018 .

Amended by Chapter 130 , 2015 General Session , § 3 , eff. 5/12/2015 .

Amended by Chapter 373 , 2014 General Session , § 2 , eff. 5/13/2014 .

Amended by Chapter 219 , 2004 General Session

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