Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB205: Ballot Counting and Ballot Drop Box Modifications
Status: Chaptered, March 25, 2026
This bill modifies provisions related to mailed ballots and ballot drop boxes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Ballot Counting and Ballot Drop Box Modifications 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions related to mailed ballots and ballot drop boxes. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides that, for a ballot that is mailed to be valid, the election officer must receive the ballot before the polls close on election day; - requires an election officer to ensure that at least one ballot drop box is located no more than a 60-minute drive from 95% of registered voters in the election officer's jurisdiction; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 20A-3a-204 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 156 20A-5-403.5 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 45, and 435 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 20A-3a-204 is amended to read: 20A-3a-204. Marking and depositing ballots. (1) To vote by mail: (a) except as provided in Subsection (6) , the voter shall prepare the voter's manual ballot by marking the appropriate space with a mark opposite the name of each candidate of the voter's choice for each office to be filled; (b) …
Sponsors
- Norman Thurston (R, 62) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Subjects: Election Administration, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Voting and Voter Registration, Election Law
Common questions
- What is HB205?
- HB205 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Ballot Counting and Ballot Drop Box Modifications.
- What does HB205 do?
- This bill modifies provisions related to mailed ballots and ballot drop boxes.
- What is the status of HB205?
- Chaptered as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB205?
- Norman Thurston (R, 62).
- Where is the official record for HB205?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0205.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.