HB 288 — Voting Registration Amendments

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{20A-2-502 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 381, 448} Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

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Section 20A-2-502 is amended to read:

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Statewide voter registration system -- Maintenance and update of system -- Record security -- List of incarcerated felons -- Public document showing compliance by county clerks.

(1) The lieutenant governor shall:

(a) develop, manage, and maintain a statewide voter registration system to be used by county clerks to maintain an updated statewide voter registration database in accordance with this section and rules made under Section 20A-2-507;

(b) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), regularly update the system with information relevant to voter registration, as follows:

(i) on at least a weekly basis, information received from the Driver License Division in relation to:

(A) voter registration;

(B) a registered voter's change of address;

or (C) a registered voter's change of name;

(ii) on at least a weekly basis, the information described in Subsection 26B-8-114(11) from the state registrar, regarding deceased individuals;

(iii) on at least a monthly basis, the information described in Subsection (3), received from the Department of Corrections regarding incarcerated individuals;

(iv) on at least a monthly basis, information received from other states, including information received under an agreement described in Subsection (2);

and (v) within 31 calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives information relevant to voter registration, other than the information described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) through (iv);

(c) regularly monitor the system to ensure that each county clerk complies with the requirements of this part and rules made under Section 20A-2-507;

(d) establish matching criteria and security measures for identifying a change described in Subsection (1)(b) to ensure the accuracy of a voter registration record;

(e) on at least a monthly basis:

(i) use the matching criteria and security measures described in Subsection (1)(d) to compare information in the database to identify duplicate data, contradictory data, and changes in data;

- 3 - HB0288S01 compared with HB0288S02 (ii) notify the applicable county clerk of the data identified;

and (iii) notify the county clerk of the county in which a voter's principal place of residence is located of a change in a registered voter's principal place of residence or name;

(f) before April 1, 2026, develop a procedure to evaluate voter registration based on addresses to identify potential anomalies, including eight or more voters at a single-family home address;

(g) develop procedures to investigate the validity of a voter registration when a ballot mailed by the county clerk is returned by the post office as undeliverable;

(h) before June 1, 2026, register with the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security;