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Justice Department To Monitor Elections In San Juan County

Justice Department To Monitor Elections In San Juan County

(Washington, DC) — The Justice Department is sending election monitors to Utah to keep an eye on voting in one county. The DOJ announced yesterday that San Juan County is one of 64 communities nationwide where monitors will be stationed today. The agency said the monitors were being sent to […]

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Lt. Governor Says Voter Turnout Today Could Delay Results

Lt. Governor Says Voter Turnout Today Could Delay Results

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s lieutenant governor is urging patience when it comes to learning the results of today’s elections. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson said in-person turnout at local polling locations could delay the first round of election results tonight. If there are a large number of voters waiting […]

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Utah’s Lee faces tight race against independent McMullin

Utah’s Lee faces tight race against independent McMullin

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An independent candidate with backing from Democrats is attempting to end the Republican stranglehold on U.S. Senate seats in Utah, hoping to harness the antipathy many voters in the state feel toward former President Donald Trump becoming the GOP’s standard-bearer. Evan McMullin has spent months […]

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Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP

Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Just weeks before the Nov. 8 election, Utah’s senior senator, Republican Mike Lee, is now acknowledging a real political threat from Evan McMullin. McMullin is an anti-Donald Trump independent and former Republican who is challenging Lee in the state’s most competitive Senate race in decades. […]

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Romney:  Utah Elections Secure, Accurate

Romney: Utah Elections Secure, Accurate

(Weber County, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney is telling Utah voters not to worry about election security in the state. The Utah Republican toured the Weber County Elections Office yesterday and said afterward that he was confident that state elections are secure, accurate and fair. He also spoke in support […]

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Utah Officials, Sen. Lee Push Back On Election Fraud Claims

Utah Officials, Sen. Lee Push Back On Election Fraud Claims

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah election officials and the campaign of Republican Senator Mike Lee are pushing back against claims of election fraud from a state lawmaker. Republican Representative Phil Lyman made a Facebook post Sunday morning, claiming he had received reports that machines switched votes from Lee to […]

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Mail-In Ballots To Start Arriving Today

Mail-In Ballots To Start Arriving Today

(Undated) – Utah voters should start checking their mail boxes for their election ballots. State election officials say mail-in ballots should start arriving today ahead of the June 28th primary. All four of Utah’s congressional districts have heated primaries, as well as one of the state’s Senate seats.

Texts Show Senator Lee Involved In Attempt To Overturn Election

Texts Show Senator Lee Involved In Attempt To Overturn Election

(Washington, DC) — Text messages show U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah had a part in the Trump administration’s attempt to change the 2020 election result. Lee messaged chief of staff Mark Meadows about a strategy from legal advisor John Eastman to have states present an alternate slate of electors […]

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Initiative to End Vote-By-Mail Falling Short, Lawsuit In the Works

Initiative to End Vote-By-Mail Falling Short, Lawsuit In the Works

(Salt Lake City, UT) – The group trying to end Utah’s use of vote-by-mail is considering a lawsuit against the state. Secure The Vote is short of the 138-thousand signatures they need by February 15th for the proposed ballot initiative. Members of the group could file a lawsuit, accusing state […]

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Utah Lt. Gov. calls election integrity claims ‘destructive’

Utah Lt. Gov. calls election integrity claims ‘destructive’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The leader who oversees Utah elections said Wednesday that new efforts questioning the integrity of the state’s voting system are destructive and very concerning. The comments from Republican Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson come after a panel of majority-GOP lawmakers approved an audit into the election […]

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