A new Utah law is Republicans' latest effort to limit mail ballot return
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill that makes sweeping changes to the state's popular mail voting program, including removing a grace period for postmarked ballots that arrive after Election Day.
The new law is part of a larger effort by Republicans to limit the window in which mail ballots can be counted during an election.
Last October a U.S. appeals court sided with the GOP against a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after it. And along with Utah, Republican lawmakers in Kansas on Tuesday limited mail ballot return windows. Other states, including West Virginia, are seeking to join them.
President Trump also signed an executive order Tuesday requiring that all states only count ballots that are received by Election Day. The order is expected to face legal challenges.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5323797/utah-mail-voting-law