20A-3a-202.5. Receiving a ballot by mail -- Making a request -- Termination or expiration of a request -- Renewing a request.

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Effective 5/7/2025

(1)As used in this section, "request to receive a ballot by mail" means to make a request as described in Subsection

(2).

(2)An individual may request to receive a ballot by mail by:

(a)making the request on a voter registration form;

(b)making the request when the individual applies for or renews the individual's driver license or state identification card;

(c)making the request via the electronic system described in Section 20A-2-206 ; or

(d)making the request when the voter votes in person.

(3)An election officer shall, when mailing ballots to voters under Section 20A-3a-202 , mail a ballot to each registered voter who:

(a)for an election held before January 1, 2029, is an active voter, unless the voter requests to stop receiving a ballot by mail; or

(b)except as provided in Subsection

(4), for an election held on or after January 1, 2029:

(i)is an active voter; and

(ii)has, in accordance with Subsection

(2), made a request to receive a ballot by mail.

(4)For an election held on or after January 1, 2029, an election officer may not mail a ballot to an individual who:

(a)following the individual's most recent request to receive a ballot by mail:

(i)requests to stop receiving ballots by mail; or

(ii)does not vote in an election during a period that includes two consecutive regular general elections; or

(b)has not, within eight years before the day on which the election officer mails the bulk of the ballots for an election, made a request to receive a ballot by mail.

(5)This section may not be applied in a manner that conflicts with Chapter 16, Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.

Enacted by Chapter 381 , 2025 General Session