Utah's county clerks oppose bill that seeks to make several changes to elections
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Clerks Association, which represents Utah’s 29 county clerks, has penned an open letter to Utah’s lawmakers opposing a bill that would reform how Utahns cast their ballots.
The bill is the substitute version of H.B. 300. If passed, this bill would require voters to use the last four digits of their license or state ID on their ballot, change the deadline for when mailed-in ballots must be turned in, and — starting in 2028 — require voters to opt in to receive a ballot by mail.
The Utah Clerks and Auditor Association said that while some concerns were addressed in the substitute version over the original bill, which sought to require mail-in ballots be returned in person at a polling center, its letter to lawmakers said there are still “critical” concerns.
In an interview with ABC4’s Inside Utah Politics with Lindsay Aerts airing Sunday, Davis County Clerk Brian McKenzie explained that the 2028 runway to implement the opt-in option to vote by mail is not enough time to educate voters on the shift, which will disrupt the voting process.
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