Utah Code 20A-4-302. Duties of the board of canvassers — Receiving returns
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(1) If the election returns from each voting precinct in which polls were opened have been received at the time the board of canvassers convenes, the board of canvassers shall canvass the election returns as provided in this part.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-4-302
- Board of canvassers: means the entities established by Sections
20A-4-301 and20A-4-306 to canvass election returns. See Utah Code 20A-1-102 - Canvass: means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election results by the board of canvassers. 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 - Voting precinct: means the smallest geographical voting unit, established under Chapter 5, Part 3, Duties of the County and Municipal Legislative Bodies. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
(2) If all of the election returns have not been received, the board shall postpone the canvass from day to day, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, until:(2)(a) all of the election returns are received; or(2)(b) the board has postponed the canvass seven times.(3)(3)(a) If the election officer has not received the election returns from any voting precinct within seven days after the election, the election officer shall send a messenger to the judges to obtain the missing election returns.(3)(b) The messenger shall obtain the election returns from the judges and return the election returns to the election officer.(3)(c) The election officer shall pay the messenger 10 cents per mile for the distance necessarily traveled.(4) If the board determines that election returns were not received from a voting precinct because the polls did not open in that precinct, the board shall:(4)(a) sign a certificate attesting to that fact; and(4)(b) file the certificate with the election officer.