20A-1-1002. Verification of voter registration -- Electronic notice to petition signer.

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Effective 7/1/2027

(1)A clerk shall use the following procedures to determine whether a signer of a petition is a registered voter and to determine the address where the voter is registered to vote:

(a)if a signer's name and address provided by the individual with the individual's petition signature exactly match a name and address shown on the official register and the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide voter registration database, the clerk shall declare the signature valid for the district or jurisdiction in which the signer is registered to vote;

(b)if there is no exact match of an address and a name, the clerk shall declare the signature valid for the district or jurisdiction in which the signer is registered to vote, if:

(i)the address provided by the individual with the individual's petition signature matches the address of an individual on the official register with a substantially similar name; and

(ii)the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide voter registration database of the individual described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) ;

(c)if there is no match of an address and a substantially similar name, the clerk shall declare the signature valid for the district or jurisdiction in which the signer is registered to vote if:

(i)the birth date or age provided by the individual with the individual's petition signature matches the birth date or age of an individual on the official register with a substantially similar name; and

(ii)the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide voter registration database of the individual described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) .

(2)If a signature is not declared valid under Subsection (1)(a) ,

(b), or

(c), the clerk shall declare the signature to be invalid.

(3)A clerk shall, within two business days after the day on which the clerk declares a signer's signature valid or invalid under this section, notify the signer of the status of the signer's signature by:

(a)sending an email notice to the signer if the signer's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and

(b)sending a text message notice to the signer if:

(i)the signer's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number; and

(ii)the signer consented, on the signer's voter registration form, to receive official communications by text at the mobile phone number.

(4)The notice described in Subsection (3)(a) shall:

(a)include the title "Notice of Signature Verification";

(b)identify the name or type of petition the signer signed; and

(c)inform the signer that the signer's signature was declared valid or invalid by the clerk.

Amended by Chapter 293 , 2026 General Session