§ UCA § 20A-16-401Methods of applying for military-overseas ballots

Effective 5/3/2023

20A-16-401. 
Methods of applying for military-overseas ballots.




(1)

A covered voter who is registered to vote in the state may apply for a military-overseas ballot:



(a)

via the federal postcard application;





(b)

via the federal postcard application's electronic equivalent; or





(c)

by otherwise making a request in writing.








(2)

A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application or the federal postcard application's electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote under Section 20A-16-302 and for a military-overseas ballot.





(3)



(a)

The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in Subsection 20A-16-201(3) is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official.





(b)

The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.








(4)

A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official before the day of the election.





(5)

To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter shall inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter by:



(a)

the use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;





(b)

the use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; or





(c)

the inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.








(6)

This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting via a manual ballot by mail.



Amended by Chapter 215, 2023 General Session