Voting Rights

In Utah and elsewhere, lawmakers want to undo voter-approved ballot initiatives or make it harder to pass constitutional amendments.

Utah voter registration requires a home address and a mailing address. Those without stable housing can register with a nontraditional address, like a park where they sleep.

An act of Congress a century ago guaranteed citizenship to wary Native Americans in an age of forced assimilation and marked the outset of a long journey to secure voting rights.

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President Joe Biden now supports changing Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation, saying the change would be to protect the “heart and soul of our democracy.”

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March organizer Darlene McDonald said Utah’s universal vote-by-mail and same day registration are something state politicians should champion.

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The most substantial new laws were brought on by concerns Republicans had about recent elections in Utah — not national Republican issues.

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require voters to register with a party before March 31 if they want to vote in that party’s primary that year.