Derek Monson
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Voter ID is important, so let’s get it right
Making voter ID and mail-in voting requirements reasonable for voters advances election integrity by maintaining voter confidence and ensuring Utah voters are legally eligible to vote.
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25 Ways AI is Helping People Flourish
While debate over AI in news and social media often focuses on controversy, AI is creating positive, pro-human change behind the scenes.
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Utah voters want more out of redistricting, and policymakers should give it to them
As Utah revisits redistricting laws, voters overwhelmingly prefer elected leaders and a commission, not judges, shaping congressional maps. Polling reveals a clear path for reforms that reflect the people’s will.
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Survey: Utah voters think elected officials, not judges, should choose congressional maps
A new survey reveals Utah voters want elected officials, not judges, leading redistricting, with a commission providing support.
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Political machines, party bosses, and immigration
From Boss Tweed to today’s debates, the link between immigration and elections has shaped U.S. politics for over a century, often more by perception than reality.
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Believe in the Constitution, not political power
The Constitution grants states and Congress, not the president, authority over election laws. An executive order to ban mail-in voting would be constitutionally weak and unlikely to survive judicial review.
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Utah – and every other state – should protect elections by saying ‘no’ to the Trump DOJ
As the DOJ seeks confidential voter roll data, states face a crucial decision. Legal safeguards and federalism point to one answer: protect election integrity and just say no.
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2025 Utah Voter Priorities
As pressure ramps up for lawmakers to enact legislation prior to the close of the 2025 legislative session, Utah voters have a clear list of priority issues that they want lawmakers to tackle.
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Election law amendments bill requires changes to reflect constitutional principle and evidence
The spread of vote by mail in Utah has expanded the base of regular Utah voters, which has strengthened the constitutional role of elections as laid out by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
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Election Reform and Public Trust: What Utah voters think about proposed election reforms
This issue brief provides an overview of registered voter sentiment toward election policy issues in the state relevant to the 2025 legislative session.