Inducing attendance at polls -- Payment of workers.
Utah Code § 20A-1-607
in effect20A-1-607. Inducing attendance at polls -- Payment of workers.
(1)
(a) It is unlawful for a person to pay another for a loss incurred because an individual voted or registered to vote.
(b) Subsection (1)(a) does not permit an employer to make a deduction from the usual salary or wages of an employee who takes a leave of absence as authorized under Section 20A-3a-105 for the purpose of voting.
(2)
(a) A person may not pay for personal services performed or to be performed on the day of a caucus, primary, convention, or election, or for any purpose connected with a caucus, primary, convention, or election that directly or indirectly affect the result of the caucus, primary, convention, or election.
(b) Subsection (2)(a) does not prohibit a person from hiring a person to act as a watcher.
Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter1/20A-1-S607.html?v=C20A-1-S607_2020051220200512Fetched: 10/26/2026