Even though election season is over, pressure on Utah election officials isn’t about to let up. In the wake of a contentious election that sowed more scrutiny on voting, Utah lawmakers are gearing up to consider changes to the state’s election system,

This legislative session, several Utah lawmakers will introduce bills trying to change or repeal SB54 — legislation that created two ways for candidates to land on the primary ballot.

Bramble agreed with Morgan, the executive director of Count My Vote, and Lockhart, a board member at Fair Vote, that the best way to improve the state’s election system and increase trust is to lower the signature threshold to qualify for primary elections.

Several proponents of Utah's dual path to qualify for a party primary discussed potential reforms to the law aimed at limiting the influence of money in campaigns.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Phil Lyman's challenge to the primary process used by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Lyman said he will keep fighting.

Spencer Cox and the two legislative leaders at the helm of the GOP-controlled Utah Legislature — House Speaker Mike Schultz and Senate President Stuart Adams. They said lawmakers are likely to debate three big headlining issues: election reform ...

Lawmakers will take up issues like higher education and how to help Trump with his plan to deport migrants in the country illegally who commit crimes.

A new bill that aims to create an opt-in requirement for voters who'd like to vote by mail will be discussed in Utah's 2025 legislative session.

“Requiting photo ID when you return your ballot in the mail or ensuring that election results are reported more quickly on Election Day or by election night… Voter confidence grows under those scenarios, in significant ways,” said Sutherland Institute Chief Growth Officer Derek Monson.

To understand Utah’s SB54 — a crucial and, depending on who you talk to, an infamous piece of legislation that created the state’s unique dual path to the primary ballot — one must rewind more than a decade,

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Phil Lyman’s long-shot lawsuit to disqualify Gov. Spencer Cox from the 2024 primary election.

Aside from illegal immigration, Utah House Republicans plan to focus on tech education, taxes, elections and more during the 2025 legislative session.