§ 20A-3-202. Challenges to a voter's eligibility -- Basis for challenge -- Procedures.  


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  • (1) A person's right to vote may be challenged because:
    (a) the voter is not the person whose name appears in the official register or under which name the right to vote is claimed;
    (b) the voter is not a resident of Utah;
    (c) the voter is not a citizen of the United States;
    (d) the voter has not or will not have resided in Utah for 30 days immediately before the date of the election;
    (e) the voter's principal place of residence is not in the voting precinct claimed;
    (f) the voter's principal place of residence is not in the geographic boundaries of the election area;
    (g) the voter has already voted in the election;
    (h) the voter is not at least 18 years of age;
    (i) the voter has been convicted of a misdemeanor for an offense under this title and the voter's right to vote in an election has not been restored under Section 20A-2-101.3;
    (j) the voter 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 in the Western States Presidential Primary, the voter does not meet the political party affiliation requirements for the ballot the voter seeks to vote.
    (2) A person who challenges another person's right to vote at an election shall do so according to the procedures and requirements of:
    (a) Section 20A-3-202.3, for challenges issued in writing more than 21 days before the day on which voting commences; or
    (b) Section 20A-3-202.5, for challenges issued in person at the time of voting.
Amended by Chapter 251, 2012 General Session