{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-3a-401.5","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-3a-401.5","heading":"Ballot tracking system.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Ballot tracking system\" means the system described in this section to track and confirm the status of trackable ballots.\n(b) \"Change in the status\" includes:\n(i) when a trackable ballot is mailed to a voter;\n(ii) when an election official receives a voted trackable ballot; and\n(iii) when a voted trackable ballot is counted.\n(c) \"Trackable ballot\" means a manual ballot that is:\n(i) mailed to a voter in accordance with Section 20A-3a-202;\n(ii) cast at a polling place in accordance with Section 20A-3a-203;\n(iii) returned to a polling place in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204;\n(iv) returned to a ballot drop box in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204;\n(v) returned to an election officer's office in accordance with Section 20A-3a-204; or\n(vi) returned by mail in accordance with Section 20A-3a-401.\n(d) \"Voter registration database\" means the database, as defined in Section 20A-2-501.\n(2) The lieutenant governor shall operate and maintain a statewide or locally based system to track and confirm when there is a change in the status of a trackable ballot.\n(3) If a voter elects to receive electronic notifications regarding the status of the voter's trackable ballot, the ballot tracking system shall, when there is a change in the status of the voter's trackable ballot:\n(a) send a text message notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes a mobile telephone number;\n(b) send an email notification to the voter if the voter's information in the voter registration database includes an email address; and\n(c) send a notification by another electronic means directed by the lieutenant governor.\n(4) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system and the state-provided website described in Section 20A-7-801 automatically share appropriate information to ensure that a voter is able to confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot via the state-provided website free of charge.\n(5) The ballot tracking system shall include a toll-free telephone number or other offline method by which a voter can confirm the status of the voter's trackable ballot.\n(6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the ballot tracking system:\n(a) is secure from unauthorized use by employing data encryption or other security measures; and\n(b) is only used for the purposes described in this section.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-3a Voting","Part 20A-3a-4 Disposition of Ballots"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter3a/20A-3a-S401.5.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"87321c8f4d72304f6eacae6cf713c53b8bde955ae8efb53a973914930db09122","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-3a-401.1","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-3a-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}