Utah Statutes § 20A-3a-401.5 Ballot tracking system
Statute Text
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Ballot tracking system" means the system described in this section to track and confirm the status of trackable ballots.
(b)
"Change in the status" includes:
(i)
when a trackable ballot is mailed to a voter;
(ii)
when an election official receives a voted trackable ballot; and
(iii)
when a voted trackable ballot is counted.
(c)
"Trackable ballot" means a manual ballot that is:
(i)
mailed to a voter in accordance with Section
20A-3a-202
;
(ii)
deposited in the mail by a voter in accordance with Section
20A-3a-204
; or
(iii)
deposited in a ballot drop box by a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204.
(d)
"Voter registration database" means the database, as defined in Section
20A-2-501
.
(2)
The lieutenant governor shall operate and maintain a statewide or locally based system to track and confirm when there is a change in the status of a trackable ballot.
(3)
If a voter elects to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of the voter's trackable ballot, the ballot tracking system shall, when there is a change in the status of the voter's trackable ballot:
(a)
send a text message notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number;
(b)
send an email notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and
(c)
send a notification by another electronic means directed by the lieutenant governor.
(4)
The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system and the state-provided website described in Section
20A-7-801
automatically share appropriate information to ensure that a voter is able to confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot via the state-provided website free of charge.
(5)
The ballot tracking system shall include a toll-free telephone number or other offline method by which a voter can confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot.
(6)
The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system:
(a)
is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or other security measures; and
(b)
is only used for the purposes described in this section.
History
Amended by Chapter 297 , 2023 General Session , § 19 , eff. 5/3/2023 .
Added by Chapter 100 , 2021 General Session , § 6 , eff. 5/5/2021 .
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