Changes to Existing Law

12-4-1. An individual who is a resident of this state, as defined in § 12-1-4, and has or will have the qualifications of a voter prescribed by § 12-3-1 or 12-3-1.1 at the next ensuing municipal, primary, general, or school district election, is entitled to be registered as a voter in the election precinct in which the person maintains residence. residenceAn individual is entitled to register as a voter of this state if the individual: (1) Is a citizen of the United States and has provided sufficient evidence, as set forth in section of this Act, to demonstrate the individual's citizenship; (2) Is a resident, as defined in § 12-1-4, of the precinct in which the individual is registering as a voter; (3) On or before the next election, is at least eighteen years of age; and (4) Is not otherwise disqualified from voting. An individual eligible to vote may vote only in the election precinct where the person maintains residence. residence the individual is a resident. An individual who is a resident of a place that is within the boundaries of this state, which has been ceded to or acquired by the federal government, may not be denied the right to vote in any election held in the precinct where the individual is a resident if the individual is otherwise qualified to vote in the election. 22

12-4-1.3. If an individual applies to register as a voter of this state or to vote by absentee ballot, using only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the individual's residence address, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation, the individual does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state for the purposes of this title, and may be registered only as a federal voter. If an individual who does not meet the requirements to be a resident of this state is eligible to vote pursuant to this section, the county auditor must indicate that the individual is eligible to vote only as a federal voter. voter.A county auditor must designate an individual as a federal voter if: (1) At the time the individual applies to register as a voter or to vote by absentee ballot, the individual provides only the address of a commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding service, or other post office box as the address where the individual is a resident, without providing a description of the location of the individual's habitation; or (2) The individual applies to register as a voter and does not provide any documentation demonstrating that the individual is a United States citizen. The county auditor shall prepare a ballot that lists only the names of the candidates for United States senator, United States representative, and president and vice president of the United States, as certified by the secretary of state pursuant to § 12-8-8, and the names of the presidential electors designated for each candidate. The county auditor or member of the precinct election board shall provide the ballot to any individual who has been designated as a federal voter, by the county auditor. For the purposes of this section, "federal voter" means an individual who is eligible to vote in elections for presidential electors, United States senator, or United States representative at a primary, runoff, special, or general election. 23

Qualifications of electors on establishment of district. 34-10-7. Any person qualified as an elector under § 12-3-1 and resident of the proposed hospital district shall be entitled to vote. vote.An individual is entitled to vote at an election conducted in a proposed hospital district if the individual is registered as a voter, pursuant to chapter 12-4, and is a resident of the proposed hospital district. 24