Election results database requirements.
Utah Code § 20A-5-802.5
in effect20A-5-802.5. Election results database requirements.
(1) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that all voting equipment used in this state has the capability of generating an election results database.
(2) For each ballot that is counted in an election, the election results database shall contain:
(a) the vote cast by a voter for each ballot proposition or race for elective office appearing on the voter's ballot;
(b) a numeric identifier that is associated with a ballot within the tabulation system; and
(c)
(i) a unique identifying code or number for the batch in which a ballot was tabulated, if the ballot was tabulated as part of a batch; or
(ii) a sequence number, if the ballot was not tabulated as part of a batch.
(3) For each ballot that is counted in an election, the election results database shall contain the following data if the data is generated by the voting equipment:
(a) a description of the style of ballot;
(b) a voting precinct number or other geographic indicator;
(c) an identifier for the scanner or tabulating device that produced the digital interpretation of the ballot;
(d) the registered political party associated with a primary election ballot;
(e) an image of the entire ballot or the write-in portion of the ballot;
(f) an indication of how the scanner or tabulating device interpreted the marks made by the voter who cast the ballot;
(g) information about any changes made to the election results database for a ballot that was adjudicated under Section 20A-4-105, including:
(i) the identity of the counting judges who adjudicated the ballot; and
(ii) the time and date of the changes made to the election results database by the counting judges; and
(h) other information produced by the tabulating device as part of the tabulating device's output.
(4) An election officer shall create a physical or electronic log of any information described in Subsection (3)(g) that the voting equipment is unable to generate.
(5) Following an election but before the official canvass, an election officer shall prepare a final election results database created during:
(a) the tabulation of ballots; and
(b) the adjudication of a ballot under Section 20A-4-105.
Enacted by Chapter 6, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter5/20A-5-S802.5.html?v=C20A-5-S802.5_2025101420251206Fetched: 10/26/2026