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Utah Code § 20A-16-503: Prohibition of nonsubstantive requirements.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 20A Election Code
  2. Chapter 20A-16 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act
  3. Part 20A-16-5 Miscellaneous

(1)

(a) If a covered voter's mistake or omission in the completion of a document under this chapter does not prevent determining whether a covered voter is eligible to vote, the mistake or omission does not invalidate the document.

(b) Failure to satisfy a nonsubstantive requirement, including requirements to use paper or envelopes of a specified size or weight, does not invalidate a document submitted under this chapter.

(c) In a write-in ballot authorized by this chapter or in a vote for a write-in candidate on a regular ballot, if the intention of the covered voter is discernable under this state's uniform definition of what constitutes a vote, an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party is a valid vote.

(2)

(a) Notarization is not required for the execution of a document under this chapter.

(b)

(i) An authentication, other than the declaration described in Section 20A-16-409 or the declaration on the federal postcard application and federal write-in absentee ballot, is not required for execution of a document under this chapter.

(ii) The declaration and any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document.

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