Utah Code 20A-9-806. Ballots
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(1) The lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties, shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-9-806
- 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
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Political party: means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Presidential Primary Election: means the election established in Chapter 9, Part 8, Presidential Primary Election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- Provisional ballot: means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:(55)(a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place;(55)(b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title; or(55)(c) whose identity was not sufficiently established by a poll worker. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
- registered political party: means a political party that has complied with the requirements of Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures, to become a political party officially recognized by the state. See Utah Code 20A-9-801
- 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
- Voting booth: means :(82)(a) the space or compartment within a polling place that is provided for the preparation of ballots, including the voting enclosure or curtain; or(82)(b) a voting device that is free standing. See 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
(1)(a) develop manual ballots, mechanical ballots, return envelopes and provisional ballot envelopes to be used in a presidential primary election;
(1)(b) ensure that the ballots, return envelopes, and provisional ballot envelopes comply generally with the requirements of Chapter 6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots; and
(1)(c) provide voting booths, election records and supplies, and ballot boxes for each voting precinct as required by Section 20A-5-403.
(2)
(2)(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c), Chapter 6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots, and Section 20A-5-403, the lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties shall ensure that the ballots, return envelopes, provisional ballot envelopes, voting booths, election records and supplies, and ballot boxes:
(2)(a)(i) facilitate the distribution, voting, and tallying of ballots in a closed primary;
(2)(a)(ii) simplify the task of poll workers, particularly in determining a voter‘s party affiliation;
(2)(a)(iii) minimize the possibility of spoiled ballots due to voter confusion; and
(2)(a)(iv) protect against fraud.
(2)(b) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties shall:
(2)(b)(i) mark ballots as being for a particular registered political party; and
(2)(b)(ii) instruct persons counting the ballots to count only those votes for candidates from the registered political party whose ballot the voter received.
(2)(c) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties may:
(2)(c)(i) notwithstanding the requirements of Sections 20A-6-101 and 20A-6-102, use different colored ballots for each registered political party;
(2)(c)(ii) place ballots for each registered political party in different voting booths and direct voters to the particular voting booth for the political party whose ballot they are voting; or
(2)(c)(iii) consider other means of accomplishing the objectives described in Subsection (2)(a).