{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-16-503","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-16-503","heading":"Prohibition of nonsubstantive requirements.","body":"(1)\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(2)\n(a) Notarization is not required for the execution of a document under this chapter.\n(b)\n(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.\n(ii) The declaration and any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-16 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act","Part 20A-16-5 Miscellaneous"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter16/20A-16-S503.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"75cc1dd0916d86e9c9591ab0ab14fd2e298f72f01d241e15661cc5bc5af6bf90","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-16-502","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-16-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}