§ UCA § 20A-1-607Inducing attendance at polls -- Payment of workers

Effective 5/12/2020

20A-1-607. 
Inducing attendance at polls -- Payment of workers.




(1)



(a)

It is unlawful for a person to pay another for a loss incurred because an individual voted or registered to vote.





(b)

Subsection (1)(a) does not permit an employer to make a deduction from the usual salary or wages of an employee who takes a leave of absence as authorized under Section 20A-3a-105 for the purpose of voting.








(2)



(a)

A person may not pay for personal services performed or to be performed on the day of a caucus, primary, convention, or election, or for any purpose connected with a caucus, primary, convention, or election that directly or indirectly affect the result of the caucus, primary, convention, or election.





(b)

Subsection (2)(a) does not prohibit a person from hiring a person to act as a watcher.






Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session