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Voting By Mail Begins In Utah

Voting By Mail Begins In Utah

(St. George, UT) — Utahns wishing to vote by mail should be getting their ballots soon. Those were scheduled to be sent out to residents around the state starting yesterday. Others wishing to vote by mail still have until October 29th to request such a ballot, but they need to […]

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Deadline For Changing Political Parties In Utah Is March 31st

Deadline For Changing Political Parties In Utah Is March 31st

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Election officials are reminding Utahns about a new deadline for changing parties ahead of June’s statewide primaries. Voters have until March 31st to decide whether they want to vote as Republicans or Democrats. Unaffiliated voters must join one of the parties in order to turn […]

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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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Gov. Cox Denounces Voting Misinformation During Summit In Washington, D.C.

Gov. Cox Denounces Voting Misinformation During Summit In Washington, D.C.

(Washington, DC) – Governor Spencer Cox defended Utah’s vote-by-mail system this morning during a summit held in Washington, D.C. Speaking at “The Fifty: America’s Governors,” Cox said it’s a “false choice” for states to choose between making it easier for Americans to vote and having a secure elections system. Cox […]

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Group Pursues Ballot Initiative To Return To In-Person Voting

Group Pursues Ballot Initiative To Return To In-Person Voting

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah group wants the state to return to in-person, paper ballot voting, though it could triple the cost of holding elections. The group “Secure Vote Utah” has proposed a return to a voting system that hasn’t been widely used in the state since 1986. […]

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Sevier and Sanpete County Voting Information

Sevier and Sanpete County Voting Information

ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 2, 2021  Sevier County The 2021 Municipal General Election will be conducted primarily by mail. How to Return Ballots: 24 Hour DROP BOX until 8 PM on November 2nd at: County Administration Building – 250 N. Main, Richfield (East Side) • Monroe Community Center – 220 S 300 W, Monroe Salina […]

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Voter turnout in Utah breaks 1964 record

Voter turnout in Utah breaks 1964 record

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 […]

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GOP’s Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump

GOP’s Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says he’s voted in the Nov. 3 election but not for President Donald Trump. However, the Utah senator wouldn’t say Wednesday whom he did vote for. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee is a longtime Trump critic and was the lone Republican to vote […]

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Voting in person Nov. 3? Expect drive-thrus, sports arenas

Voting in person Nov. 3? Expect drive-thrus, sports arenas

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Voting will look a little different this November. States are turning to stadiums, drive-thrus and possibly even movie theaters as safe options for in-person polling places amid the coronavirus pandemic and fears about mail-in ballots failing to arrive in time to count. The primary season […]

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Utah’s oldest active voter celebrates her 107th birthday

Utah’s oldest active voter celebrates her 107th birthday

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Provo resident MacCene Grimmett has cast a ballot every single election since she’s been old enough to vote — and that’s quite a few elections. MacCene, who has lived in the same dark red-bricked house in northern Provo since 1953, recently celebrated her 107th birthday. She […]

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