Elections
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How to remedy the West’s fractured election policies
The 2024 presidential election cycle is slowly building momentum with a new headline each day speculating on who will, or will not, announce a candidacy. As the campaigns accelerate, they will add fuel to the fire of election policy debates…
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Evidence suggests that Utah should let municipal ranked choice voting continue
Allowing the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project to finish – so it can gather additional evidence on the benefits and drawbacks of RCV – is sound policy.
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2022 election verdict: Vote by mail didn’t advantage either political party
Election outcomes in three states that expanded early voting periods and/or vote by mail (Vermont, Kentucky and Nevada) were comparable to the states’ previous election results.
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National political leaders are learning what Utah already knows: Vote by mail works
Republican Party leaders have begun openly recognizing the value of voting by mail and casting ballots before Election Day. They should look to Utah to see vote-by-mail elections done well.
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What the midterm election tells us about vote by mail in Utah
There are several reasons for the contrast between Utah’s smooth process and the delays in tabulating the final results in Arizona and Nevada.
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What’s Going On with Ranked Choice Voting in Utah? A Q&A with Derek Monson
What’s going on with Utah and RCV? To learn more, I queried Derek Monson, vice president of policy at Sutherland Institute, a conservative think tank in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Stewart: You have to have people believe in elections
At a Sutherland Institute Congressional Series event this week, Rep. Chris Stewart said that if people lose confidence in elections, “you have lost the foundation … for a government and society to survive.” Fortunately, Utahns trust in elections is high.
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Primary election day comes and goes, and Utah’s elections are still secure
while some individuals and groups have sought to stoke public fear regarding election integrity, the facts say that voting in Utah is safe and secure from significant or widescale fraud.
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Q&A: Research on ranked choice voting suggests mixed effects
A U. professor says research on the effects of ranked choice voting is mixed. It could work well in primary and major city elections but also might weaken the accountability of elected officials to voters.
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New voting trends show the strength of Utah’s approach to vote by mail
Americans in other states who voted by mail for the first time during the pandemic may be inclined to return to in-person voting, but Utah has a long and successful history with voting by mail.