Utah Constitutional Amendment B, Tax Exemption for Property Leased by a Government Entity (2018)

Elections in Utah, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9 (mail), or Oct. 30 (online or in-person)
• Early voting: Oct. 23 - Nov. 2
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

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• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Utah Constitutional Amendment B
Election date November 6, 2018
Topic Taxes
Status d Defeated
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature
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Utah Constitutional Amendment B, the Tax Exemption for Property Leased by a Government Entity Measure, was on the ballot in Utah as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to allow property tax exemptions for properties leased by a local or state government entity.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to allow property tax exemptions for properties leased by a local or state government entity.

Election results

Utah Constitutional Amendment B
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		287,329	28.38%
No		725,194	71.62%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Overview

What was Amendment B designed to do?

Constitutional Amendment B would have made real property that the State or a local government entity leases from a private owner exempt from property taxes.

According to the measure, real property would have had the same meaning as defined by state statute. State statute defines real property as "any right, title, estate, or interest in land, including all nonextracted minerals located in, on, or under the land, all buildings, fixtures and improvements on the land, and all water rights, rights-of-way, easements, rents, issues, profits, income, tenements, hereditaments, possessory rights, claims, including mining claims, privileges, and appurtenances belonging to, used, or enjoyed with the land or any part of the land." This amendment would have become effective on January 1, 2019, if it passed.

How did this measure get on the ballot?

Constitutional Amendment B was introduced by its sponsor Sen. Daniel Hemmert (R-14) on January 22, 2018. It passed in the Senate on February 14, 2018, with a vote of 21-7. All five Democratic senators voted against SJR 2, and 21 of 24 Republican senators voted in favor of it; two Republicans voted against it.

At the time SJR 2 went through the legislature, Utah was a Republican trifecta; in the state House, Republicans held a 61-13 majority over Democrats, with one vacancy. Fifty votes in the House were required to pass SJR 2. On March 6, 2018, the state House voted 55-14, with six not voting, in favor of SJR 2, thereby certifying it for the November 2018 ballot.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Constitutional Amendment B was as follows:

“

Shall the Utah Constitution be amended to authorize the creation of a property tax exemption for real property, such as land or buildings, that the state or a local government entity leases from a private owner?

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Impartial analysis

The impartial analysis for Constitutional Amendment B was as follows:

“ Constitutional Amendment B modifies the Utah Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for real property that the state or a local government entity leases from a private owner. Current Provisions of the Utah Constitution Under the current Utah Constitution, all tangible property in the state is subject to being taxed, except for property the Constitution specifically allows to be exempt from taxation. Tangible property subject to taxation includes real property, such as land or buildings, and tangible personal property, such as machinery, office furniture, or equipment. Property tax exemptions under the Utah Constitution include an exemption for property owned by the state or by local governments, including counties, cities, towns, and school districts. State and local governments do not necessarily own all the property they use. Sometimes they lease property from a private owner. Because that leased property is owned by a private owner, it is subject to property tax. The private owner may pass the cost of the property tax on to the state or local government that leases the property. In those cases, the state or local government ends up paying property tax on property that would not be taxed if the state or local government owned the property. Effect of Amendment B Constitutional Amendment B authorizes the creation of a property tax exemption for real property that the state or a local government entity leases from a private owner. The term “local government entity” is to be defined by statute. The Amendment does not allow for the exemption of tangible personal property that the state or a local government entity leases from a private owner. Amendment B may result in a cost saving to the state or local government entities that lease real property from a private owner. Because of the exemption, the private owner of the real property would not be required to pay property tax on that real property, allowing the saving to be passed on to the state or local government entity. ”

Fiscal impact

The fiscal impact statement for Constitutional Amendment B was as follows:

“ The legislative fiscal analyst estimates that the amount of property tax paid on real property that state government leases statewide from private owners is currently $1.8 million each year. That amount is paid to local government taxing entities, which are the entities that impose property tax. The amount of annual property tax paid on real property that local government entities lease from private owners is unknown. As a local government taxing entity’s property tax revenue decreases because of exemptions claimed under Amendment B and its implementing legislation, other property taxpayers within the local government taxing entity may experience a property tax increase to generate enough property tax revenue to offset the decrease. The amount of any decrease in a local government taxing entity’s property tax revenue and the amount of any corresponding property tax increase to other taxpayers will depend on the amount and value of the leased real property and the property tax rate on that property. ”

Constitutional changes

See also: Article XIII, Utah Constitution

Constitutional Amendment B would have amended section 3 of Article XIII of the state constitution. The following underlined text would have been added, and [bracketed struck-through] text would have been deleted: Note: Hover over the text and scroll to see the full text.

(1) The following are exempt from property tax:

(a) property owned by the State;

(b) property owned by a public library;

(c) property owned by a school district;

(d) property owned by a political subdivision of the State, other than a school district, and located within the political subdivision;

(e) property owned by a political subdivision of the State, other than a school district, and located outside the political subdivision unless the Legislature by statute authorizes the property tax on that property;

(f) property owned by a nonprofit entity used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes;

(g) places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit;

(h) farm equipment and farm machinery as defined by statute;

(i) water rights, reservoirs, pumping plants, ditches, canals, pipes, flumes, power plants, and transmission lines to the extent owned and used by an individual or corporation to irrigate land that is:

(i) within the State; and

(ii) owned by the individual or corporation, or by an individual member of the corporation; and

(j) (i) if owned by a nonprofit entity and used within the State to irrigate land, provide domestic water, as defined by statute, or provide water to a public water supplier:

(A) water rights; and

(B) reservoirs, pumping plants, ditches, canals, pipes, flumes, and, as defined by statute, other water infrastructure;

(ii) land occupied by a reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe that is exempt under Subsection

(1)(j)(i)(B) if the land is owned by the nonprofit entity that owns the reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe; and

(iii) land immediately adjacent to a reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe that is exempt under Subsection (1)(j)(i)(B) if the land is:

(A) owned by the nonprofit entity that owns the adjacent reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe; and

(B) reasonably necessary for the maintenance or for otherwise supporting the operation of the reservoir, ditch, canal, or pipe.

(2) (a) The Legislature may by statute exempt the following from property tax:

(i) tangible personal property constituting inventory present in the State on January 1 and held for sale in the ordinary course of business;

(ii) tangible personal property present in the State on January 1 and held for sale or processing and shipped to a final destination outside the State within 12 months;

(iii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), property to the extent used to generate and deliver electrical power for pumping water to irrigate lands in the State;

(iv) up to 45% of the fair market value of residential property, as defined by statute;

(v) household furnishings, furniture, and equipment used exclusively by the owner of that property in maintaining the owner's home; and

(vi) tangible personal property that, if subject to property tax, would generate an inconsequential amount of revenue.

(b) The exemption under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall accrue to the benefit of the users of pumped water as provided by statute.

(3) The following may be exempted from property tax as provided by statute:

(a) property owned by a disabled person who, during military training or a military conflict, was disabled in the line of duty in the military service of the United States or the State;

(b) property owned by the unmarried surviving spouse or the minor orphan of a person who:

(i) is described in Subsection (3)(a); or

(ii) during military training or a military conflict, was killed in action or died in the line of duty in the military service of the United States or the State; [and]

(c) real property owned by a person in the military or the person's spouse, or both, and used as the person's primary residence, if the person serves under an order to federal active duty out of state for at least 200 days in a calendar year or 200 consecutive days[.]; and

(d) real property that the State or a local government entity, as defined by statute, leases from a private owner.

(4) The Legislature may by statute provide for the remission or abatement of the taxes of the poor.

Readability score

See also: Ballot measure readability scores, 2018

Using the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (FKGL and Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) formulas, Ballotpedia scored the readability of the ballot title and summary for this measure. Readability scores are designed to indicate the reading difficulty of text. The Flesch-Kincaid formulas account for the number of words, syllables, and sentences in a text; they do not account for the difficulty of the ideas in the text. The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel wrote the ballot language for this measure. The FKGL for the ballot title is grade level 18, and the FRE is 29. The word count for the ballot title is 36, and the estimated reading time is 9 seconds. The FKGL for the ballot summary is grade level 13, and the FRE is 39. The word count for the ballot summary is 330, and the estimated reading time is 1 minute and 28 seconds. In 2018, for the 167 statewide measures on the ballot, the average ballot title or question was written at a level appropriate for those with between 19 and 20 years of U.S. formal education (graduate school-level of education), according to the FKGL formula. Read Ballotpedia's entire 2018 ballot language readability report here.

Support

Supporters

Sen. Daniel Hemmert (R-14) and Rep. Adam Robertson (R-63) sponsored Constitutional Amendment B and authored the official argument in support of it.

Arguments

Official argument

The following official argument was submitted in favor of Constitutional Amendment B:

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Constitutional Amendment B: A more simple, efficient and transparent tax policy It does not make sense to use taxes to pay taxes. This is why the Utah Constitution exempts government entities from paying property taxes on property that it owns. Amendment B simply provides real property leased by the state or a local government entity to also be exempt from property taxes. Simplicity: Currently, property is tax assessed on leased property, even when that property is leased by a governmental entity. In these instances, the state is essentially paying itself a property tax. This is like paying yourself to wash your own car. Whether the state owns or leases the real property it doesn’t make sense to use taxpayer dollars to pay more taxes. Amendment B simplifies this process and makes the tax policy consistent whether the state owns or leases property. Efficiency: When the state allocates taxpayers dollars to a state agency or a government entity to provide services, it should avoid waste and inefficiencies. If these entities are forced to use a portion of their allocated tax dollars to pay property tax, they spend less on the services they are supposed to provide. By eliminating the property tax on property leased by these entities, more tax dollars will go toward their intended purposes and less tax dollars will go to waste. Transparency: Property taxes paid by a governmental entity on leased property is redistributed to other taxing entities that did not vote to impose the tax. For example, for a school district that leases property could lose part of their education funds to other governmental entities. Amendment B will increase transparency and accountability by ensuring that property tax stays with the entity that imposes it. Fiscal Impact: This change will not INCREASE or DECREASE revenues at all. The fiscal impact of Amendment B is revenue neutral. Whether the state owns or leases property it does not make sense to use tax dollars to pay property taxes. Join us in voting FOR Amendment B for a more simple, efficient and transparent tax policy.

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Click [show] to reveal the rebuttal to the official opposition argument

“ Amendment B is not a giveaway to property owners who lease property to the government. The real property tax exemption that Amendment B provides ONLY applies when the government is leasing 100% of a tax parcel and paying the real property tax directly (i.e., the government writes the check directly to the county). Amendment B has zero effect on the property owner. With or without Amendment B, the property owner who leases the property to the government does not pay the property tax. The property tax exemption is not given to the property owner, it is given to the government tenant who is paying the property tax directly. The exemption terminates when the government’s lease terminates. The only beneficiary from Amendment B is the government (and indirectly all taxpayers) because it no longer has to waste our tax dollars to pay taxes. Using taxes to pay taxes makes no sense, which is why this exemption already exists in our state constitution when the government owns property outright. The local governments and school districts who rely on property tax as a revenue source will not see a change in funding as a result of Amendment B. We the people should demand the elimination of government waste and inefficiencies. Amendment B ensures that our government is less wasteful and inefficient by stopping the use of taxes to pay taxes. Vote for amendment B! ”

Opposition

Opponents

Sen. Gene Davis (D-3) and Rep. Sandra Hollins (D-23) authored the official argument in opposition to Constitutional Amendment B.

The following legislators voted against referring Constitutional Amendment B to the ballot.

• Sen. Jim Dabakis (D-2)
• Sen. Gene Davis (D-3)
• Sen. Luz Escamilla (D-1)
• Sen. Lyle W Hillyard (R-25)
• Sen. Jani Iwamoto (D-4)
• Sen. Karen Mayne (D-5)
• Sen. Brian Zehnder (R-8)

• Sen. Patrice M Arent (D-36)
• Sen. Rebecca Chavez-Houck (D-24)
• Sen. Scott H. Chew (R-55)
• Sen. Susan Duckworth (D-22)
• Sen. Sandra Hollins (D-23)
• Sen. Eric K Hutchings (R-38)
• Sen. Karen Kwan (D-34)

• Sen. Merrill F. Nelson (R-68)
• Sen. Marie H Poulson (D-46)
• Sen. Angela Romero (D-26)
• Sen. Travis M. Seegmiller (R-62)
• Sen. Elizabeth Weight (D-31)
• Sen. Mark A Wheatley (D-35)

Arguments

Official argument

The following official argument was submitted in opposition to Constitutional Amendment B:

“

Amendment B rewards a few at the expense of all others. Amendment B is a government giveaway to certain property owners who voluntarily lease their property to the government. This is a tax exemption that every other property owner would be expected to pay. Each year, local governments are guaranteed the same amount of revenue they received in the previous year and adjust the property tax rate to ensure this. When we grant exemptions, the share is spread among the remaining taxpayers. The taxes the exempted property owner would have paid are then shifted to every other taxpayer to offset the difference. In short, this measure only helps a small handful of property owners while making everyone else pay the exempted owner’s share. Property tax is a vitally important source of local government funding. School districts, cities, and counties rely on property tax to provide essential services like educating our children, constructing and maintaining streets, making sure our air and water are clean, and protecting our communities. Why provide a special handout to those who already benefit from leasing property to the government? The property owner who leases to the government is already receiving the benefit of a good and reliable tenant paying market value using public dollars. Passing this measure would provide that property owner with the additional benefit of a tax exemption. Two years ago, the citizens of this state were asked to vote on a constitutional amendment nearly identical to this one. The people wisely rejected that change on Election Day. We ask that you make the same decision here. The state constitution has worked well for 122 years without this property tax exemption. The constitution is intentionally hard to change. We should only tinker with it when it is absolutely necessary--when the reasons to do so are compelling and the need is vital. There is no compelling reason to make this change now. Vote Against Constitutional Amendment B.

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Click [show] to reveal the rebuttal to the official support argument

“ Property owners who lease land to state or local government entities already receive the benefit of a reliable tenant leasing the land at fair market value. Amendment B seeks to provide an additional benefit to these property owners by giving them a tax exemption, to boot. The proponents of this amendment argue that it is “revenue neutral.” While technically accurate, that characterization is misleading. Passing this constitutional amendment would result in a tax cut for every property owner who leases land to the state. This will result in a tax increase for every other taxpayer in the state. The choice is simple: If you lease land to the state, Amendment B will save you money. If you are like the rest of us who do not, Amendment B will raise your taxes. Voters wisely rejected this idea a few years ago. It's time to do so again. Vote Against Amendment B. ”

Media editorials

See also: 2018 ballot measure media endorsements

Support

Ballotpedia did not identify any media editorials supporting Amendment B. If you are aware of one, please send an email with a link to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Opposition

• The Salt Lake Tribune said: "Amendment B is another property tax break idea that was offered to the voters — and rejected by them — once before. It deserves to be rejected again. The idea is that property owned by those governments is automatically tax-exempt, and so the properties they rent should be, too. The claim is that it would actually save those governments some money because private owners, knowing there will be no property taxes to pay, can charge lower rents. The problem with that idea is that landlords are unlikely to cut local governments break in their rent if they get a break in their taxes. They’ll just pocket the savings. Savings that will have to be made up by raising property tax rates on everyone else. Rates charged not only by the, say, city that is leasing the property, but also by the county, school district, library and every other taxing district affected. The proposal is an unneeded boost for the landowning few."

Campaign finance

Total campaign contributions:
Support:	$0.00
Opposition:	$0.00

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Background

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Property tax exemption on the ballot in 2018

Another amendment regarding property tax exemption, the Utah Active Military Property Tax Exemption Amendment, was also on the ballot in Utah as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 6, 2018. The measure was designed to change the required amount of time served in the military under an order of active duty to receive a property tax exemption from 200 days in a calendar year to 200 days in a 365-day period. A person in the military or the person’s spouse would be eligible for the tax exemption, as provided by statute.

Amendment C of 2016

A similar amendment, the Utah Property Tax Exemptions Amendment, (Amendment C), was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Utah as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It would have allowed the state legislature to exempt tangible personal property leased by the state from property taxes. The election results for the measure were as follows:

Amendment C
Total Votes cast in elections: 1152369
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		572,785	49.7%
Yes		426,207	37.0%

Note: The percentages above do not add up to 100 percent because of ballots that were cast on which Amendment C was left blank. The percentages displayed are the percentages of all ballots cast in the election because the "yes" votes must equal a majority of all votes cast. Constitutional amendments in Utah require approval from a majority of all voters casting a vote in the election, which means that filling out a ballot but not voting on Amendment C had the same effect as voting "no."

Tangible personal property (2016 amendment) vs. real property (2018 amendment)

The 2016 amendment would have exempted tangible personal property leased by the state from property tax. This amendment on the ballot in 2018 would have exempted real property leased by the state from property tax. Click "show" to see the difference between tangible personal property and real property:

Tangible personal property definition

According to the Utah State Tax Commission's Property Tax Division, tangible personal property is "equipment, machinery, furniture or other tangible personal property that is functioning at its highest and best use for the purpose it was designed and constructed and is generally capable of performing that function without being combined with other items of personal property. An item of taxable tangible personal property is not an individual component part of a piece of machinery or equipment but the item of machinery or equipment as a whole. For example, a fully functioning computer is an item of taxable tangible personal property but the motherboard, hard drive, tower or sound card are not." Going into the election, tangible personal property leased from an individual by the state was subject to property taxation, but the proposed amendment, Amendment C, was designed to exempt that type of property from taxation in such a case.

Real property definition

According to the 2018 measure, real property would have had the same meaning as defined by state statute. State statute defines real property as "any right, title, estate, or interest in land, including all nonextracted minerals located in, on, or under the land, all buildings, fixtures and improvements on the land, and all water rights, rights-of-way, easements, rents, issues, profits, income, tenements, hereditaments, possessory rights, claims, including mining claims, privileges, and appurtenances belonging to, used, or enjoyed with the land or any part of the land."

Implementing legislation

The implementing legislation for the amendment is Senate Bill 76, a companion bill to the proposed constitutional amendment that outlines specific details in the Utah Code Annotated for obtaining a property tax exemption for property leased to the state or local government. SB 76 also provides for relevant definitions for terms such as eligible leased real property and local government entity. The implementing legislation would have taken effect on January 1, 2019, if Amendment B passes.

The full text of SB 76 can be read here.

Referred amendments on the ballot

From 1996 through 2016, the state legislature referred 39 constitutional amendments to the ballot. Voters approved 36 and rejected three of the referred amendments. All of the amendments were referred to the ballot for general elections during even-numbered election years. The average number of amendments appearing on the general election ballot was between three and four. The approval rate at the ballot box was 92.3 percent during the 20-year period from 1996 through 2016. The rejection rate was 7.7 percent.

Legislatively-referred constitutional amendments, 1996-2016
Total number	Approved	Percent approved	Defeated	Percent defeated	Annual average	Annual median	Annual minimum	Annual maximum
39	36	92.31%	3	7.69%	3.55	3.00	1	6

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Utah Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Utah State Senate and the Utah House of Representatives.

This amendment—Senate Joint Resolution 2—was introduced by its sponsor Sen. Daniel Hemmert (R-14) on January 22, 2018. It was read for the third time and passed in the Senate on February 14, 2018, with a vote of 21-7; one senator was absent or not voting. All five Democratic senators voted against SJR 2, and 21 of 24 Republican senators voted in favor of it; two Republicans voted against it and one was absent or not voting. SJR 2 was then sent to the state House and referred to the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on February 15, 2018.

At the time SJR 2 went through the legislature, Utah was a Republican trifecta; in the state House, Republicans held a 61-13 majority over Democrats, with one vacancy. Fifty votes in the House were required to pass SJR 2. On March 6, 2018, the state House voted 55-14, with six not voting, in favor of SJR 2, thereby certifying it for the November 2018 ballot.

Vote in the Utah State Senate February 14, 2018
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 20  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	21	7	1
Total percent	72.41%	24.14%	3.45%
Democrat	0	5	0
Republican	21	2	1

Vote in the Utah House of Representatives March 6, 2018
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 50  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	55	14	6
Total percent	73.33%	18.67%	8.00%
Democrat	3	9	1
Republican	52	5	5

How to cast a vote

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Poll times

Utah is an all-mail voting state that offers vote centers for voters that choose to vote in person. All vote centers are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Utah voters are able to vote in person at any vote center. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.

Registration requirements

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To register to vote in Utah, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Utah for at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 18 years old by the next general election. Pre-registration is available for 16- and 17-year-olds. 17-year-olds may vote in primary elections if they will turn 18 by the general election. Registration can be completed online or by mailing in a form. The deadline to register online or by mail is 11 days before Election Day. After this deadline, voters may register in person at a vote center by casting a provisional ballot and providing two forms of identification.

Automatic registration

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Utah does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

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Utah has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

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Utah allows same-day voter registration at polling places during the 10 days preceding and on Election Day.

Residency requirements

Prospective voters must be residents of the state for at least 30 days before the election.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Utah does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, a person who commits fraudulent registration is "guilty of a class A misdemeanor" under Utah Code 20A-2-401.

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment. Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Utah lieutenant governor’s office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements

Utah requires in-person voters to present non-photo identification while voting.

The following list of accepted ID was current as of May 2025:

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"Valid voter identification" means: a form of identification that bears the name and photograph of the voter which may include: a currently valid Utah driver license; a currently valid identification card issued under Title 53, Chapter 3, Part 8, Identification Card Act; a currently valid identification card that is issued by: the state; or a branch, department, or agency of the United States; a currently valid Utah permit to carry a concealed weapon; a currently valid United States passport; or a currently valid United States military identification card; one of the following identification cards, regardless of whether the card includes a photograph of the voter: a valid tribal identification card; a Bureau of Indian Affairs card; or a tribal treaty card; or two forms of identification not listed under Subsection (79)(a) or (b) but that bear the name of the voter and provide evidence that the voter resides in the voting precinct, which may include: before January 1, 2029, an original or copy of a current utility bill, dated no more than 90 calendar days before the date of the election; before January 1, 2029, an original or copy of a bank or other financial account statement, dated no more than 90 calendar days before the date of the election; a certified birth certificate; a valid social security card; an original or copy of a check issued by the state or the federal government, dated no more than 90 calendar days before the date of the election; an original or copy of a paycheck from the voter's employer, dated no more than 90 calendar days before the date of the election; a currently valid Utah hunting or fishing license; certified naturalization documentation; a currently valid license issued by an authorized agency of the United States; a certified copy of court records showing the voter's adoption or name change; a valid Medicaid card, Medicare card, or Electronic Benefits Transfer Card; a currently valid identification card issued by: a local government within the state; an employer for an employee; or a college, university, technical school, or professional school located within the state; or a current Utah vehicle registration.

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External links

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