Utah Code § 20A-5-406

Delivery of ballots
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(1) An election officer shall deliver manual ballots to the poll workers of each voting precinct in
the election officer's jurisdiction in an amount sufficient to meet voting needs during the voting
period.
(2) For mechanical ballots, an election officer shall:
(a) deliver the voting devices and mechanical ballots before voting commences at the polling
place;
(b) ensure that the voting devices, equipment, and mechanical ballots are properly secured
before commencement of voting;
(c) when mechanical ballots or voting devices containing mechanical ballots are delivered to a
polling place, ensure that security procedures, developed by the election officer, are followed
to document chain of custody and to prevent unauthorized access; and
(d) repair or provide substitute voting devices, equipment, or electronic ballots, if available, if any
poll worker reports that:
(i) the voting devices or equipment were not delivered on time;
(ii) the voting devices or equipment do not contain the appropriate electronic ballot information;
(iii) the safety devices on the voting devices, equipment, or electronic ballots appear to have
been tampered with;
(iv) the voting devices or equipment do not appear to be functioning properly; or
(v) after delivery, the voting devices, equipment, or electronic ballots were destroyed or stolen.

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