{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-16-201","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-16-201","heading":"Duties of lieutenant governor.","body":"The lieutenant governor shall:\n(1) implement this chapter and the state's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.;\n(2) make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots;\n(3) establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered voter may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under this chapter;\n(4)\n(a) develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and electronic equivalents of the envelopes, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in the state; and\n(b) to the extent reasonably possible, coordinate with other states on the development required by Subsection (4)(a); and\n(5) prescribe the form and content of a declaration:\n(a) for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of an overseas-military ballot;\n(b) that is based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot, as modified to be consistent with this chapter; and\n(c) that is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-16 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act","Part 20A-16-2 Administration of Military and Overseas Voting"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter16/20A-16-S201.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"954ec00fcdd30363d8551c8d511e4dfc959e9b91b95397a95f4edcefcb2022b1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-16-103","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-16-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}