Revisions to Election Law
What changed between versions
Changed voter registration deadline from 11 days to 21 days before election day for all registration methods (in-person, mail, driver's license, public assistance, and electronic registration).
Established new deadlines for curing rejected ballots and providing identification for provisional ballots by 5 p.m. on the Monday following election day.
Requires ballot drop boxes to remain open until polls close on election day, with voters in line at 8 p.m. allowed to deposit ballots.
Requires election officers to post unofficial election results on the Monday after election day and publish ballot processing statistics regularly.
Mandates the lieutenant governor to award a contract through a request for proposals to designate a single statewide voting system, effective January 1, 2026.
Requires 24-hour video surveillance (without audio) of unattended ballot drop boxes with restricted access to recordings.
Requires election officers to publicly disclose ballot processing statistics including rejected ballots, provisional ballots, and uncounted ballots on their websites.
Clarifies that voters who fail to provide valid identification at polling places must provide it by 5 p.m. on the Monday after election day to have their provisional ballot counted.
Renumbered and amended several Utah Code sections to conform to new election procedures and definitions.
