General Voter Registration Requirements

Utah Code tit. 20A, ch. 20A-2, pt. 20A-2-P1

in effect

Utah Code § 20A-2-101 Eligibility for registration.

20A-2-101. Eligibility for registration. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an individual may register to vote in an election who: (a) is a citizen of the United States; (b) has been a resident of Utah for at least the 30 calendar days immediately before the election; (c) will be: (i) at least 18 years of age on the day of the election; or (ii) if the election is a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, or a presidential primary election: (A) 17 years of age on or before the day of the regular primary election, municipal primary election, or presidential primary election; and (B) 18 years of age on or before the day of the general election that immediately follows the regular primary election, municipal primary election, or presidential primary election; and (d) currently resides within the voting district or precinct in which the individual applies to register to vote. (2) (a) (i) An individual who is involuntarily confined or incarcerated in a jail, prison, or other facility within a voting precinct is not a resident of that voting precinct and may not register to vote in that voting precinct unless the individual was a resident of that voting precinct before the confinement or incarceration. (ii) An individual who is involuntarily confined or incarcerated in a jail or prison is a resident of the voting precinct in which the individual resided before the confinement or incarceration. (b) An individual who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor for an offense under this title may not register to vote or remain registered to vote unless the individual's right to vote has been restored as provided in Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5. (c) An individual whose right to vote has been restored, as provided in Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5, is eligible to register to vote. (3) An individual who is eligible to vote and who resides within the geographic boundaries of the entity in which the election is held may register to vote in a: (a) regular general election; (b) regular primary election; (c) municipal general election; (d) municipal primary election; (e) statewide special election; (f) local special election; (g) special district election; (h) bond election; and (i) presidential primary election. Amended by Chapter 448, 2025 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-101.1 Preregistering to vote.

20A-2-101.1. Preregistering to vote. (1) Subject to Section 20A-3a-201.5, an individual may preregister to vote if the individual: (a) is 16 or 17 years old; (b) is not eligible to register to vote because the individual does not comply with the age requirements described in Subsection 20A-2-101(1)(c); (c) is a citizen of the United States; (d) has been a resident of Utah for at least 30 calendar days; and (e) currently resides within the voting district or precinct in which the individual preregisters to vote. (2) An individual described in Subsection (1) may not vote in an election and is not registered to vote until: (a) the individual is otherwise eligible to register to vote because the individual complies with the age requirements described in Subsection 20A-2-101(1)(c); and (b) the county clerk registers the individual to vote under Subsection (4). (3) An individual who preregisters to vote shall: (a) complete a voter registration form, including an indication that the individual is preregistering to vote; and (b) submit the voter registration form to a county clerk in person, by mail, or in any other manner authorized by this chapter for the submission of a voter registration form. (4) (a) A county clerk shall: (i) retain the voter registration form of an individual who meets the qualifications for preregistration and who submits a completed voter registration form to the county clerk under Subsection (3)(b); (ii) subject to Section 20A-3a-201.5, register the individual to vote in the next election in which the individual will be eligible to vote, before the voter registration deadline established in Section 20A-2-102.5 for that election; and (iii) send a notice to the individual that: (A) informs the individual that the individual's voter registration form has been accepted as an application for preregistration; (B) informs the individual that the individual will be registered to vote in the next election in which the individual will be eligible to vote; and (C) indicates in which election the individual will be registered to vote. (b) An individual who the county clerk registers under Subsection (4)(a)(ii) is considered to have applied for voter registration on the earlier of: (i) the day of the voter registration deadline immediately preceding the election day on which the individual will be at least 18 years old; or (ii) the day on which the individual turns 18 years old. (c) A county clerk shall refer a voter registration form to the county attorney for investigation and possible prosecution if the clerk or the clerk's designee believes the individual is attempting to preregister to vote in an election in which the individual will not be legally entitled to vote. (5) (a) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk shall classify the voter registration record of an individual who preregisters to vote as a private record until the day on which the individual turns 18 years old. (b) Subject to Subsection 63G-2-301(2)(l), and except as otherwise provided in Subsections 63G-2-302(1)(j) through (m), on the day on which the individual described in Subsection (5)(a) turns 18 years old, the lieutenant governor or county clerk shall classify the individual's voter registration record as a public record. (6) If an individual who is at least 18 years old erroneously indicates on the voter registration form that the individual is preregistering to vote, the county clerk shall consider the form as a voter registration form and shall process the form in accordance with this chapter. Amended by Chapter 408, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-101.3 Convicted misdemeanants -- Restoration of right to vote or hold office.

20A-2-101.3. Convicted misdemeanants -- Restoration of right to vote or hold office. (1) As used in this section, "misdemeanant" means a person convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense under this title. (2) A misdemeanant's right to register to vote and to vote in an election is restored when the misdemeanant: (a) is sentenced to probation; or (b) has successfully completed the term of incarceration to which the misdemeanant was sentenced. (3) A misdemeanant's right to hold elective office is restored when: (a) the misdemeanor for an offense under this title is expunged as provided in Title 77, Chapter 40a, Expungement of Criminal Records; or (b) (i) five years have passed since the date of the misdemeanant's most recent misdemeanor conviction of an offense under this title; (ii) the misdemeanant has paid all court-ordered restitution and fines; and (iii) for each misdemeanor conviction that has not been expunged, the misdemeanant has: (A) completed probation in relation to the misdemeanor; or (B) successfully completed the term of incarceration associated with the misdemeanor. Amended by Chapter 194, 2024 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-101.5 Convicted felons -- Restoration of right to vote and right to hold office.

20A-2-101.5. Convicted felons -- Restoration of right to vote and right to hold office. (1) As used in this section, "convicted felon" means a person convicted of a felony in any state or federal court of the United States. (2) Each convicted felon's right to register to vote and to vote in an election is restored when: (a) the felon is sentenced to probation; (b) the felon is granted parole; or (c) the felon has successfully completed the term of incarceration to which the felon was sentenced. (3) Except as provided by Subsection (4), a convicted felon's right to hold elective office is restored when: (a) all of the felon's felony convictions have been expunged; or (b) (i) 10 years have passed since the date of the felon's most recent felony conviction; (ii) the felon has paid all court-ordered restitution and fines; and (iii) for each felony conviction that has not been expunged, the felon has: (A) completed probation in relation to the felony; (B) been granted parole in relation to the felony; or (C) successfully completed the term of incarceration associated with the felony. (4) An individual who has been convicted of a grievous sexual offense, as defined in Section 76-1-101.5, against a child, may not hold the office of State Board of Education member or local school board member. Amended by Chapter 430, 2022 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-102 Registration a prerequisite to voting.

20A-2-102. Registration a prerequisite to voting. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not vote at any election unless that person is registered to vote as required by this chapter. (2) A person may vote a provisional ballot for an election as provided in Section 20A-2-307. Amended by Chapter 231, 2014 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-102.5 Voter registration deadline.

20A-2-102.5. Voter registration deadline. (1) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 16, Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, an individual who fails to timely submit a correctly completed voter registration form may not vote in the election. (2) The voter registration deadline is as follows: (a) the voter registration must be received by the county clerk, the municipal clerk, or the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. 11 calendar days before the date of the election, if the individual registers to vote: (i) at the office of the county clerk, in accordance with Section 20A-2-201; (ii) by mail, in accordance with Section 20A-2-202; (iii) via an application for a driver license, in accordance with Section 20A-2-204; (iv) via a public assistance agency or a discretionary voter registration agency, in accordance with Section 20A-2-205; or (v) via electronic registration, in accordance with Section 20A-2-206; (b) before the polls close on the last day of early voting, described in Section 20A-3a-601, if the individual registers by casting a provisional ballot at an early voting location in accordance with Section 20A-2-207; or (c) before polls close on the date of the election, if the individual registers to vote on the date of the election by casting a provisional ballot, in accordance with Section 20A-2-207. Amended by Chapter 45, 2023 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-103 Special elections -- Lists of voters.

20A-2-103. Special elections -- Lists of voters. (1) (a) A special registration of voters is not required for a statewide or local special election. (b) The last official or revised register is the register for the statewide or local special election. (2) If a statewide or local special election is held at the same time and place as a regular general election, a municipal general election, or a primary, persons qualified to vote at those elections may also vote in the statewide or local special election. (3) If a statewide or local special election is held on a date other than the date of a regular or municipal general election, the county clerk of each county in which the municipality or entity is wholly or partly located shall register persons to vote in that election during regular office hours in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (4) The county clerk of each county in which the entity holding the statewide or local special election is located shall make registration lists or copies of those lists available at each polling place for use by registered voters entitled to use those polling places. Amended by Chapter 264, 2006 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-104 Voter registration form -- Registered voter lists -- Fees for copies.

20A-2-104. Voter registration form -- Registered voter lists -- Fees for copies. (1) (a) An individual applying for voter registration, or an individual preregistering to vote, shall complete a voter registration form in substantially the following form: (i) the first part of the form shall include the following: "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTAH ELECTION REGISTRATION FORM Are you a citizen of the United States of America?YesNo If you checked "no" to the above question, do not complete this form. Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?YesNo If you checked "no" to the above question, are you 16 or 17 years old and preregistering to vote?YesNo If you checked "no" to both of the prior two questions, do not complete this form. You must be a United States citizen to vote. If you fail to provide proof of United States citizenship, you will only be permitted to vote for federal offices. Information on how to provide proof of citizenship is included on the back of this form. Name of Voter _________________________________________________________________ First Middle Last Utah Driver License or Utah Identification Card Number____________________________ Date of Birth ______________________________________________________ Street Address of Principal Place of Residence ____________________________________________________________________________ City County State Zip Code Tribal Identification Number or Alien Registration Number (optional) ______________________________ Telephone Number (optional) _________________________ Email Address (optional) _____________________________________________"; (ii) beginning on January 1, 2027, immediately following the portion of the form described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), the form shall include the following: "Do you consent to the election officer providing the following information to the political party with which you affiliate? (optional): The email address you provided above? Yes No The phone number you provided above? Yes No"; and (iii) following the portions of the form required under Subsections (1)(a)(i) and (ii), the form shall include the following: "Last four digits of Social Security Number ______________________ Last former address at which I was registered to vote (if known)__________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ CityCountyState Zip Code Political Party (a listing of each registered political party, as defined in Section 20A-8-101 and maintained by the lieutenant governor under Section 67-1a-2, with each party's name preceded by a checkbox) Unaffiliated (no political party preference) Other (Please specify)___________________ I do swear (or affirm), subject to penalty of law for false statements, that the information contained in this form is true, and that I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Utah, residing at the above address. Unless I have indicated above that I am preregistering to vote in a later election, I will be at least 18 years old and will have resided in Utah for 30 calendar days immediately before the next election. I am not a convicted felon currently incarcerated for commission of a felony. Signed and sworn __________________________________________________________ Voter's Signature _______________(month/day/year). PRIVACY INFORMATION Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such as your name, address, and age range. Your date of birth, driver license number, state identification card number, and social security number are available only to an authorized government entity. Your email address and phone number are also only available to an authorized government entity, unless you have consented, above, to disclose them to the political party with which you choose to affiliate. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that your voter registration record be withheld from public disclosure if you are, or reside with: an individual who is a victim of, or is threatened with, domestic violence or dating violence; a law enforcement officer; a member of the armed forces; a public figure; or an individual who is protected by a court order. To make this request for additional privacy protection, you must prove that you qualify by submitting an at-risk designation request form, and any required proof, to your county clerk. You may obtain the form, and information on the proof required, from your county clerk or at the following website [insert the website address specified by the lieutenant governor]. CITIZENSHIP AFFIDAVIT Name: Name at birth, if different: Place of birth: Date of birth: Date and place of naturalization (if applicable): I hereby swear and affirm, under penalties for voting fraud set forth below, that I am a citizen and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information above is true and correct. ____________________________ Signature of Applicant In accordance with Section 20A-2-401, the penalty for willfully causing, procuring, or allowing yourself to be registered or preregistered to vote if you know you are not entitled to register or preregister to vote is up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500. NOTICE: IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE, YOU MUST PRESENT VALID VOTER IDENTIFICATION TO THE POLL WORKER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Type of I.D. ____________________________ Voting Precinct _________________________ Voting I.D. Number _____________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" (b) The voter registration form described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include: (i) a section in substantially the following form: "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS Do you consent to receive communications about the status of your ballot and other official communications, by text, at the phone number you provided above? Yes No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"; and (ii) the following, immediately after the question described in Subsection (1)(b)(i): "Indicate below how you want to vote in upcoming elections: _____ Mail a ballot to me. _____ Do not mail a ballot to me. I will vote in person." (c) The back of the voter registration form shall include the following statement: "Proof of United States citizenship may be established by one of the following methods: a Utah driver license number that verifies United States citizenship; a Utah state identification card number that verifies United States citizenship; a legible copy of your birth certificate that verifies United States citizenship; a legible copy of the pages of a United States passport that identifies you and your passport number; an alien registration number that verifies United States citizenship; a legible copy of your United States naturalization documents; a Bureau of Indian Affairs card number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment number; a legible copy of a certificate of degree of Indian blood or a Bureau of Indian Affairs affidavit of birth; verification of citizenship from the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security; or other documents or methods of proving United States citizenship that are established in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986." (2) When political parties not listed on the voter registration form qualify as registered political parties under Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, the lieutenant governor shall inform the county clerks of the name of the new political party and direct the county clerks to ensure that the voter registration form is modified to include that political party. (3) Upon receipt of a voter registration form from an applicant, the county clerk or the clerk's designee shall: (a) review each voter registration form for completeness and accuracy; and (b) if the county clerk believes, based upon a review of the form, that an individual may be seeking to register or preregister to vote who is not legally entitled to register or preregister to vote, refer the form to the county attorney for investigation and possible prosecution. (4) An individual who registers to vote using a federal voter registration form is limited to voting a federal ballot, unless the individual provides documentary proof of United States citizenship. Amended by Chapter 408, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-105 Determining residency.

20A-2-105. Determining residency. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Principal place of residence" means the single location where an individual's habitation is fixed and to which, whenever the individual is absent, the individual has the intention of returning, as evidenced by: (i) the intent expressed by the individual; and (ii) acts of the individual that are consistent or inconsistent with the intent expressed by the individual. (b) "Resident" means an individual whose principal place of residence is within a specific voting precinct in Utah. (2) Election officials and judges shall apply the standards and requirements of this section when determining whether an individual is a resident for purposes of interpreting this title or the Utah Constitution. (3) An individual may request that an election official or election judge assist the individual in determining the individual's principal place of residence for a purpose described in Subsection (2). (4) (a) An individual resides in Utah if: (i) the individual's principal place of residence is within Utah; and (ii) the individual has a present intention to maintain the individual's principal place of residence in Utah permanently or indefinitely. (b) An individual resides within a particular voting precinct if, on the date of registering to vote, the individual's principal place of residence is in that voting precinct. (c) An individual's principal place of residence does not change solely because the individual is present in Utah, present in a voting precinct, absent from Utah, or absent from the individual's voting precinct because the individual is: (i) employed in the service of the United States or of Utah; (ii) a student at an institution of learning; (iii) incarcerated in prison or jail; or (iv) residing upon an Indian or military reservation. (d) (i) A member of the armed forces of the United States is not a resident of Utah merely because that member is stationed at a military facility within Utah. (ii) In order to be a resident of Utah, a member of the armed forces described in this Subsection (4)(d) shall meet the other requirements of this section. (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(e)(ii) or (iii), an individual does not lose the individual's principal place of residence in Utah or a precinct if the individual moves to a foreign country, another state, or another voting precinct within Utah, for temporary purposes with the intention of returning. (ii) If an individual leaves the state or a voting precinct and votes or registers to vote in another state or voting precinct, the individual is no longer a resident of the state or voting precinct that the individual left. (iii) An individual loses the individual's principal place of residence in Utah or in a precinct, if, after the individual moves to another state or another precinct under Subsection (4)(e)(i), the individual forms the intent of making the other state or precinct the individual's principal place of residence. (f) An individual is not a resident of a county or voting precinct if the individual comes to the county or voting precinct for temporary purposes and does not intend to make that county or voting precinct the individual's principal place of residence. (g) An individual loses the individual's principal place of residence in Utah or in a precinct if the individual moves to another state or precinct with the intention of making the other state or precinct the individual's principal place of residence. (h) If an individual moves to another state or precinct with the intent of remaining in the other state or precinct for an indefinite time as the individual's principal place of residence, the individual loses the individual's principal place of residence in Utah, or in the precinct, even though the individual intends to return at some future time. (5) (a) An individual may challenge a determination by a voter, election official, or election judge of a voter's principal place of residence, for the purpose of voting, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 20A-3a-803, 20A-3a-804, and 20A-3a-805. (b) If an election official or election judge has reasonable, articulable grounds to question the principal place of residence of an individual for a purpose described in Subsection (2), the election official or election judge may require the individual to provide information to resolve the question. (c) Reasonable, articulable grounds to question an individual's principal place of residence, and require additional information under Subsection (5)(b) include: (i) that the individual has a driver license or other identification from outside Utah; (ii) that the address claimed as the individual's principal place of residence does not match the address on the individual's driver license or other identification; (iii) that the individual owns residential property outside the location claimed as the individual's principal place of residence; or (iv) other articulable grounds that would lead a reasonable individual to question an individual's principal place of residence. (d) If an election official or election judge requires, under Subsection (5)(b), that an individual provide additional information, the clerk shall: (i) enter the voter registration into the statewide voter registration database; and (ii) indicate, in the statewide voter registration database, that the voter must provide additional information before the voter's ballot may be accepted. (6) Subject to Subsection (10), an election official or judge who, under Subsection (5), makes a determination regarding an individual's principal place of residence, shall, when making the determination, consider the following factors, to the extent that the factors are relevant: (a) where the individual's family resides; (b) whether the individual is single, married, separated, or divorced; (c) the age of the individual; (d) where the individual usually sleeps; (e) where the individual's minor children attend school; (f) the location of the individual's employment, income sources, or business pursuits; (g) the location of real property owned by the individual; (h) the individual's residence for purposes of taxation or tax exemption; (i) the location where the individual's motor vehicles are registered; (j) the address for which the individual pays utility services; (k) the address associated with the individual's hunting or fishing license; (l) the address associated with the individual's professional licenses; and (m) other relevant factors. (7) (a) An individual changes the individual's principal place of residence if the individual: (i) acts affirmatively to move from the state or a precinct in the state; and (ii) has the intent to remain in another state or precinct. (b) An individual may not have more than one principal place of residence. (c) An individual does not lose the individual's principal place of residence until the individual establishes another principal place of residence. (d) An individual who moves from one county in Utah to another county in Utah retains the right to vote in the county from which the individual moved for 30 calendar days after the day on which the individual moved from the county, unless the individual votes in the new county for that election. (e) An individual who is homeless may, in accordance with the other provisions of this section, establish a nontraditional location, including a location without a structure, as the individual's principal place of residence. (8) In computing the period that a person is a resident for a purpose described in Subsection (2), the period: (a) begins on the day on which the individual establishes the individual's principal place of residence; and (b) ends on the day before the day of the next applicable election. (9) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (12), there is a rebuttable presumption that an individual's principal place of residence is in Utah and in the voting precinct claimed by the individual, if the individual makes an oath or affirmation upon a registration application form or declaration of candidacy that the individual's principal place of residence is in Utah and in the voting precinct claimed by the individual. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (12), the election officers and election officials shall allow an individual described in Subsection (9)(a) to register and vote in the precinct for the residence claimed under Subsection (9)(a), or accept the individual's declaration of candidacy in the district for the residence claimed under Subsection (9)(a), unless, in accordance with Subsection (5), it is shown by law or by clear and convincing evidence that: (i) the individual's principal place of residence is not in Utah or not in the applicable precinct or district; or (ii) the individual is incarcerated in prison or jail and did not, before the individual was incarcerated in prison or jail, establish the individual's principal place of residence in the voting precinct where the prison or jail is located. (10) (a) The criteria described in this section for establishing an individual's principal place of residence for voting purposes do not apply in relation to the individual's location while the individual is incarcerated in prison or jail. (b) For voting registration purposes, the principal place of residence of an individual incarcerated in prison or jail is the state and voting precinct where the individual's principal place of residence was located before incarceration. (11) If an individual's principal place of residence is a residential parcel of one acre in size or smaller that is divided by the boundary line between two or more counties, that individual shall be considered a resident of the county in which a majority of the residential parcel lies. (12) (a) If an individual seeking to become a candidate for a political office that includes a durational residency requirement has been absent from the state for a period of more than 180 calendar days during the applicable residency period, the individual may, at the time that the candidate files a declaration of candidacy, submit evidence to the filing officer to show that the individual intended to return to the state during the time of the individual's absence from the state. (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that an individual described in Subsection (12)(a) intended to return to the state during the individual's absence if: (i) the individual submits evidence of the individual's intent to the filing officer at the time that the individual files a declaration of candidacy; or (ii) the individual was absent from the state because the individual was: (A) employed in the service of the United States or of Utah; (B) a student at an institution of learning; or (C) engaged solely in religious, missionary, philanthropic, or humanitarian activities. (c) If a valid written objection to an individual's declaration of candidacy is filed, there is a rebuttable presumption that an individual described in Subsection (12)(a) did not intend to return to the state during the individual's absence if: (i) the individual did not submit evidence of the individual's intent to the filing officer at the time that the individual filed a declaration of candidacy; and (ii) the individual's absence from the state was not for one of the reasons described in Subsection (12)(b)(ii). (d) An individual must rebut the presumption described in this Subsection (12) by clear and convincing evidence. Amended by Chapter 448, 2025 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-107 Designating or changing party affiliation -- Times permitted.

20A-2-107. Designating or changing party affiliation -- Times permitted. (1) As used in this section, "change of affiliation deadline" means: (a) for an election held in an even-numbered year in which a presidential election will be held, the day after the declaration of candidacy deadline described in Section 20A-9-201.5; or (b) for an election held in an even-numbered year in which a presidential election will not be held, April 1. (2) The county clerk shall: (a) except as provided in Subsection (6) or 20A-2-107.5(3), record the party affiliation designated by the voter on the voter registration form as the voter's party affiliation; or (b) if no political party affiliation is designated by the voter on the voter registration form: (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), record the voter's party affiliation as the party that the voter designated the last time that the voter designated a party on a voter registration form, unless the voter more recently registered as "unaffiliated"; or (ii) record the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated" if the voter: (A) did not previously designate a party; (B) most recently designated the voter's party affiliation as "unaffiliated"; or (C) did not previously register. (3) (a) Any registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by complying with the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (3). (b) A registered voter may designate or change the voter's political party affiliation by filing with the county clerk, the municipal clerk, or the lieutenant governor a voter registration form or another signed form that identifies the registered political party with which the voter chooses to affiliate. (c) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d), a voter registration form or another signed form designating or changing a voter's political party affiliation takes effect when the county clerk receives the signed form. (d) The party affiliation of a voter who changes party affiliation, or who becomes unaffiliated from a political party, at any time on or after the change of affiliation deadline and on or before the date of the regular primary election, takes effect the day after the statewide canvass for the regular primary election. (4) For purposes of Subsection (3)(d), a form described in Subsection (3)(c) is received by the county clerk before the change of affiliation deadline if: (a) the individual submits the form in person at the county clerk's office no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day before the change of affiliation deadline; (b) the individual submits the form electronically through the system described in Section 20A-2-206, at or before 11:59 p.m. before the day of the change of affiliation deadline; or (c) the individual's form is clearly postmarked before the change of affiliation deadline. (5) Subsection (3)(d) does not apply to the party affiliation designated by a voter on a voter registration form if: (a) the voter has not previously been registered to vote in the state; or (b) the voter's most recent party affiliation was changed to "unaffiliated" by a county clerk under Subsection (6). (6) If the most recent party affiliation designated by a voter is for a political party that is no longer a registered political party, the county clerk shall: (a) change the voter's party affiliation to "unaffiliated"; and (b) notify the voter electronically or by mail: (i) that the voter's affiliation has been changed to "unaffiliated" because the most recent party affiliation designated by the voter is for a political party that is no longer a registered political party; and (ii) of the methods and deadlines for changing the voter's party affiliation. Amended by Chapter 329, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 20A-2-107.5 Designating or changing party affiliation -- Regular primary election and presidential primary election -- Voting in primaries of multiple parties prohibited.

20A-2-107.5. Designating or changing party affiliation -- Regular primary election and presidential primary election -- Voting in primaries of multiple parties prohibited. (1) As used in this section, "change of affiliation deadline" means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 20A-2-107(1). (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a registered voter who is classified as "unaffiliated" may, at a regular primary election or a presidential primary election: (a) affiliate with a political party by completing a change of party affiliation form or voter registration form and submitting the form to the county clerk or a poll worker; and (b) vote in that party's primary election. (3) The party affiliation of a voter who changes party affiliation, or who becomes unaffiliated from a political party, at any time on or after the change of affiliation deadline and on or before the date of the regular primary election, takes effect the day after the statewide canvass for the regular primary election. (4) (a) A voter who votes in the presidential primary election of a registered political party may not, for the same election, vote in the presidential primary election of another registered political party. (b) A voter who votes in the regular primary election of a registered political party may not, for the same election, vote in the regular primary election of another registered political party. Amended by Chapter 45, 2023 General Session Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 89, 2023 General Session Amended by Chapter 89, 2023 General Session, (Coordination Clause)

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

20A-2-108. Driver license or state identification card registration form -- Transmittal of information. (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) (i) 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____"; and (ii) the following: "Indicate below how you want to vote in upcoming elections: _____ Mail a ballot to me. _____ Do not mail a ballot to me. I will vote in person."; (b) the following statement: "PRIVACY INFORMATION Voter registration records contain some information that is available to the public, such as your name, address, and age range. Your date of birth, driver license number, state identification card number, and social security number are available only to an authorized government entity. Your email address and phone number are also only available to an authorized government entity, unless you have consented, above, to disclose them to the political party with which you choose to affiliate. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL PRIVACY PROTECTION In addition to the protections provided above, you may request that your voter registration record be withheld from public disclosure if you are, or reside with: an individual who is a victim of, or is threatened with, domestic violence or dating violence; a law enforcement officer; a member of the armed forces; a public figure; or an individual who is protected by a court order. To make this request for additional privacy protection, you must prove that you qualify by submitting an at-risk designation request form, and any required proof, to your county clerk. You may obtain the form, and information on the proof required, from your county clerk or at the following website [insert the website address specified by the lieutenant governor]."; and (c) a section in substantially the following form: "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALLOT NOTIFICATIONS Do you consent to receive communications about the status of your ballot and other official communications, by text, at the phone number you provided above? Yes No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------". (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; (e) if the applicant answers "yes" to the question described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), 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; and (f) the following statement: "You must be a United States citizen to vote. If you fail to provide proof of United States citizenship, you will only be permitted to vote for federal offices. Information on how to provide proof of citizenship is included with this form." (4) The lieutenant governor and the Driver License Division shall ensure that the statement described in Subsection 20A-2-104(1)(c) is provided with a qualifying form. Amended by Chapter 408, 2026 General Session

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