Elections

Across the Mountain West and beyond, right-wing politicians are pushing a wave of discriminatory laws. But that’s only one of the issues motivating a record number of LGBTQ candidates.

Curtis received support from 45% of the delegates in the second round of voting.

Intraparty tensions over the Senate race were high during the Utah Democrats’ nominating convention Saturday.

Sen. Mike Lee will still face two challengers on the primary ballot.

The latest Utah news for Monday morning, April 11, 2022.

County Attorney David Leavitt did not secure enough convention votes to head to the primary, but gathered enough signatures to qualify.

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson helped craft the legislation with county clerks. She said the bill does not mean there was widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Jan. 10, 2022

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Utah County Clerk/Auditor Josh Daniels said that after the 2020 presidential election, there was a lot of skepticism about election integrity. Now, his office is hoping to restore trust in the system.

Presidential and Congressional elections are a big draw for voters. This year is an “off-cycle” election, though, when municipalities across Utah will hold local elections. New research from Brigham Young University finds that can result in outsized influence of special interest groups.