This information has been updated for the 2026 Utah General Election.

Know Your Rights

General Rights

Same-day registration

You can register on Election Day

Yes, Utah allows in-person same-day voter registration through casting a provisional ballot. Even if you miss the deadline to register in advance, you can still vote!

Polls closing

If you are in line at 8pm

People waiting in line to vote or drop off a ballot at 8pm will be allowed to vote.

After a felony conviction

You can register and vote

If you are a convicted felon, you can register and vote unless you are currently serving a jail or prison sentence. Rights are restored automatically upon parole, probation, or completion of incarceration.

Voting by mail

No ID needed to vote by mail

You DO NOT need to produce an ID to vote by mail because you already proved your residency and citizenship during the voter registration process.

Early voting

No excuse required

In-person early voting is allowed, and no excuse is required.

Driver’s license

Not required to vote

You do not need a Utah driver’s license to vote in Utah. However, if you don’t have a driver’s license in Utah, you will need other forms of ID that prove your identity and residency in Utah.

Proof of citizenship

If your citizenship status cannot be verified

Prior to an election, if your citizenship status cannot be independently verified, you will receive a letter and an email or SMS message to notify you that you need to provide additional documents showing citizenship to your county clerk ahead of voting. If you do not provide proof of citizenship before voting, you may vote in person with a provisional ballot and provide citizenship documents before the deadline to cure your ballot. Please refer to your county clerk’s instructions on how to do so.

Read about HB209

From the ACLU of Utah

ACLU of Utah: Know your rights

Voter Privacy

Is my voting record public?

  1. 2018This type of information was public until the Utah Legislature passed a law in 2018 allowing Utahns to opt into a “withheld” status to keep their voter registration records private.
  2. May 6, 2026For those who applied prior to May 6, 2026, and were approved, records will remain private.
  3. May 25, 2026On or after May 25, 2026, additional information will be made public on voter registration records pursuant to SB153.

On or after May 25, 2026, additional information will be made public on voter registration records pursuant to SB153, a law passed during the 2026 Legislative Session that removes many voter record privacy protections. A voter’s public voter registration record will now, once again, include the voter’s full legal name, voter identification number, residential address, mailing address, voting precinct and districts, party affiliation, status as an active or inactive voter, the last date the voter registration was updated, and a list of elections in which the voter has voted.

Public voter registration records will be available to anyone who can purchase the statewide list from the Lieutenant Governor’s office or a smaller subsection of the list from a county clerk.

This type of information was public until the Utah Legislature passed a law in 2018 allowing Utahns to opt into a “withheld” status to keep their voter registration records private.