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H.B. 156
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ELECTION DAY VOTER REGISTRATION PILOT PROJECT
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2014 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Rebecca Chavez-Houck
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Senate Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson
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Cosponsors:
Janice M. Fisher
Lee B. Perry
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Jennifer M. Seelig
Keith Grover
Marie H. Poulson
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Tim M. Cosgrove
Lynn N. Hemingway
Kraig Powell
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Joel K. Briscoe
Brian S. King
Angela Romero
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Patrice M. Arent
John G. Mathis
Mark A. Wheatley
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Jack R. Draxler
Carol Spackman Moss
Larry B. Wiley
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Susan Duckworth
Michael E. Noel
Rebecca P. Edwards
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill amends provisions of the Election Code by establishing a pilot project to test
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the advisability of implementing election day voter registration in Utah.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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< establishes the Election Day Voter Registration Pilot Project;
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< provides that a county or municipality may apply to participate in the pilot project to
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test whether it is advisable to implement election day voter registration in Utah; < establishes requirements and an approval process for a county or municipality to participate in the pilot project; < enacts provisions implementing election day voter registration for a county or municipality that participates in the pilot project; < requires the lieutenant governor and each county and municipality that participate in
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the pilot project to report on the pilot project to the Government Operations Interim Committee
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and the Legislative Management Committee;
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< requires the Government Operations Interim Committee to, during the 2016 interim,
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study and make a recommendation to the Legislature regarding whether to
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implement statewide election day voter registration on a statewide, permanent basis;
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< repeals the provisions of this bill, subject to sunset review, on January 1, 2017; and
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< makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill coordinates with S.B. 135, Voter Registration Amendments, by providing
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substantive amendments.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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20A-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 320
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20A-2-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 34
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20A-2-102.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 17, 297, and 327
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20A-2-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 225 and 276
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20A-2-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 45
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20A-2-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapters 264 and 326
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20A-2-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 251
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20A-2-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
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20A-2-307, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 34
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20A-4-10
