(1) As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-2-506

  • 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
  • Official register: means the official record furnished to election officials by the election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Voter: means an individual who:
         (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
         (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
         (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
         (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
  • Voter registration deadline: means the registration deadline provided in Section Utah Code 20A-1-102
     (1)(a) “Voter registration record” means a record concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring that the official register is accurate and current.
     (1)(b) “Voter registration record” does not include a record that:

          (1)(b)(i) relates to a person‘s decision to decline to register to vote; or
          (1)(b)(ii) identifies the particular public assistance agency, discretionary voter registration agency, or Driver License Division through which a particular voter registered to vote.
(2) The lieutenant governor and each county clerk shall:

     (2)(a) preserve for at least two years all records relating to voter registration, including:

          (2)(a)(i) the official register; and
          (2)(a)(ii) the name and address of each individual to whom the notice required by Section 20A-2-505 was sent and a notation regarding whether the individual responded to the notice;
     (2)(b) make a voter registration record available for public inspection, except for a voter registration record, or part of a voter registration record that is classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; and
     (2)(c) allow a record or part of a record described in Subsection (2)(b) that is not classified as a private record to be photocopied for a reasonable cost.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall take, and store for at least 22 months, a static copy of the official register made at the following times:

     (3)(a) the voter registration deadline described in Subsection 20A-2-102.5(2)(a);
     (3)(b) the day of the election; and
     (3)(c) the last day of the canvass.