(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers want an election integrity audit conducted to put to rest any lingering doubts about the state’s voting system. At a committee meeting last night, they directed legislative auditors to examine election issues from last year. House Minority Leader — Salt Lake City Democrat […]
(Parowan, UT) — A write-in candidate is set to become the first woman to become mayor of Parowan. Mollie Halterman conducted a write-in campaign in the southern Utah town using the slogan “Good Golly, write-in Mollie.” Voters liked her style, as her name was marked on just over 49-percent of […]
(Undated) — Election officials say Utah’s first large-scale experiment with ranked-choice voting is going well. Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swenson tells KUTV that software designed to count ranked-choice votes is working as expected. Utah County is also counting ranked-choice ballots in several races, and their clerk says there have […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State election officials are urging Utah voters to get their ballots in the mail as soon as possible. Ballots must be postmarked by Monday for them to be counted in this year’s general election. Anyone planning to mail their ballot is being told to make […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor and governor-elect have condemned the attorney general’s decision to join a Texas lawsuit to invalidate the presidential race results in four battleground states that President Donald Trump lost. Gov. Gary Herbert and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who will be taking the governor’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah had record high voter turnout this year, with a staggering 90% of active voters casting ballots. About 1.5 million people voted in 2020, which is greater than the number of total registered voters in 2018, according to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox. His office oversees […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah legislators have unanimously voted in favor of a plan for the November election that includes outdoor voting and additional ballot drop boxes in rural parts of the state. The bill would require counties to provide an in-person voting option this fall, which could include […]
PROVO, Utah (The Daily Herald) — The Utah County clerk’s office has announced it expects to use a mobile voting application in elections this year despite concerns raised by cybersecurity researchers. Voatz utilizes blockchain and facial recognition technology to enable certain residents to vote without having to submit a ballot […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Box Elder County commissioner is considering a run to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop. The Standard-Examiner reports that Stan Summers says a number of people are asking him to run for the seat. He is a Republican from the small northern Utah community of Bothwell now […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s political action committee has donated $50,000 to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox’s campaign to be the state’s next governor. The Salt Lake Tribune reports campaign disclosure forms show the committee made the donation on Aug. 30. The donation makes Herbert the largest single donor […]
