Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray confirmed Wednesday that his office is investigating Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson’s tracking of how elected officials cast their votes, first reported by the Deseret News.
In past election years, the typical Utah ballot has had maybe one or two independent candidates in a state where the Republican Party dominates statewide offices and a supermajority of the Utah Legislature.
Utahns have several options for getting their completed ballots to back to their county clerks for counting. One is the same way ballots arrive in the state’s largely by-mail elections, through the U.S. Postal Service. Ballots can also be deposited in a designated drop box, or at an early voting location.
Just a few weeks away from the 2024 general election, 75% of Utahns who were polled said they are confident that votes cast by mail in Utah are counted as voters intended. The poll found 35% of Utahns are very confident, 39% are somewhat confident, 16% are not very confident and 9% are not at all confident in the state’s vote-by-mail system.
As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are traveling to swing states across the country to make their final pitch to voters, the race in Utah is all but decided.
The Udells are part of a long history of Utahns who, despite having little influence as voters, throw themselves into canvassing efforts during the homestretch of presidential campaigns.
With 12 days to go until Election Day, state and local election officials are urging Utahns to take advantage of mail-in and early voting — and not wait until the last day to cast their votes. A decent chunk of registered voters have already listened to that advice.
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Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson says he knows a state lawmaker didn't pay for postage on his last election ballot because he's tracking how politicians cast their ballots.
Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson says he tracks how politicians cast their ballots. At least one state senator is not to happy about that.
Utah voters will cast ballots for the full range of federal and state offices in the Nov. 5 general election, including president, Congress, governor, state Legislature and others.