Challenges to a voter's eligibility -- Basis for challenge -- Procedures.

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  • (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 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.




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