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Utah Statutes § 20A-2-506 Lieutenant governor and county clerks to preserve records

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Statute Text

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Voter registration record" means a record concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring that the official register is accurate and current.
(b) "Voter registration record" does not include a record that:
(i) relates to a person's decision to decline to register to vote; or
(ii) identifies the particular public assistance agency, discretionary voter registration agency, or Driver License Division through which a particular voter registered to vote.
(2) The lieutenant governor and each county clerk shall:
(a) preserve for at least two years all records relating to voter registration, including:
(i) the official register; and
(ii) the name and address of each individual to whom the notice required by Section 20A-2-505 was sent and a notation regarding whether the individual responded to the notice;
(b) make a voter registration record available for public inspection, except for a voter registration record, or part of a voter registration record that is classified as private under Section 63G-2-302 ; and
(c) allow a record or part of a record described in Subsection (2)(b) that is not classified as a private record to be photocopied for a reasonable cost.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall take, and store for at least 22 months, a static copy of the official register made at the following times:
(a) the voter registration deadline described in Subsection 20A-2-102.5 (2)(a) ;
(b) the day of the election; and
(c) the last day of the canvass.

History

Renumbered from § 20A-2-308 and amended by Chapter 297 , 2023 General Session , § 13 , eff. 5/3/2023 .

Amended by Chapter 156 , 2022 General Session , § 3 , eff. 5/4/2022 .

Amended by Chapter 373 , 2014 General Session , § 4 , eff. 5/13/2014 .

Amended by Chapter 74 , 2012 General Session , § 1 , eff. 5/8/2012 .

Enacted by Chapter 311, 1994 General Session