20A-3a-803. Challenges to a voter's eligibility -- Basis for challenge -- Procedures.

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Effective 5/7/2025

(1)An individual may challenge another individual's eligibility to vote on any of the following grounds:

(a)the individual is not the individual in whose name the individual tries to vote;

(b)the individual is not a resident of Utah;

(c)the individual is not a citizen of the United States;

(d)the individual has not or will not have resided in Utah for 30 calendar days immediately before the date of the election;

(e)the individual's principal place of residence is not in the voting precinct that the individual claims;

(f)the individual's principal place of residence is not in the geographic boundaries of the election area;

(g)the individual has already voted in the election;

(h)the individual is not at least the minimum age required to vote in the election;

(i)the individual has been convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense under this title and the individual's right to vote in an election has not been restored under Section 20A-2-101.3 ;

(j)the individual is a convicted felon and the voter's right to vote in an election has not been restored under Section 20A-2-101.5 ; or

(k)in a regular primary election or presidential primary election, the individual does not meet the political party affiliation requirements for the ballot the individual seeks to vote.

(2)An individual who challenges another individual's right to vote in an election shall make the challenge in accordance with:

(a)Section 20A-3a-804 , for a challenge that is not made in person at the time an individual votes; or

(b)Section 20A-3a-805 , for challenges made in person at the time an individual votes.

Amended by Chapter 448 , 2025 General Session