Utah Code 20A-4-109. Ballot reconciliation — Rulemaking authority
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(1) In accordance with this section and rules made under Subsection (2), an election officer whose office processes ballots shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-4-109
- Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Election officer: means :(23)(a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;(23)(b) the county clerk for:(23)(b)(i) a county ballot and election; and(23)(b)(ii) a ballot and election as a provider election officer as provided in Section
Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) conduct ballot reconciliations every time ballots are tabulated;(1)(b) conduct a final ballot reconciliation when an election officer concludes processing all ballots;(1)(c) document each ballot reconciliation;(1)(d) publicly release the results of each ballot reconciliation; and(1)(e) in conducting ballot reconciliations:(1)(e)(i) ensure that the sum of the number of uncounted verified ballots and the number of ballots tabulated is equal to the number of voters given credit for voting; or(1)(e)(ii) if the sum described in Subsection (1)(e)(i) is not equal to the number of voters given credit for voting, account for and explain the differences in the numbers.(2) The director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing procedures and requirements for conducting, documenting, and publishing a ballot reconciliation.