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Did Utahns like ranked choice voting? A new poll has answers
Kyle Dunphey, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 16 - 6:18 a.m. | Save Story
Ranked choice voting made its debut across 21 Utah cities and towns during this past election, marking the most widespread use of the system the Beehive State has seen to date.
2021 Election Day in Utah: Here's how Wasatch Front races are shaping up
KSL.com and Deseret News Staff | Updated Nov. 5 - 11:11 p.m. | Save Story
The latest Wasatch Front election results from Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber, Summit and Tooele counties.
What you need to know about Utah's 2021 elections: Ranked choice voting, voter fraud
Kyle Dunphey, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 27 - 11:19 a.m. | Save Story
If you live along the Wasatch Front, chances are you received your ballots in the mail already. And chances are, you have yet to cast your vote.
What would you do if you ran your city? This Utah voting outreach group wants to know
Jacob Klopfenstein for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 31 - 9:09 p.m. | Save Story
If you had a day in the mayor's office of your city to do whatever you want, what would you change? The Utah-based voting outreach group Voterise wants to know.
With low primary turnout expected, advocates tout ranked-choice voting method
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 6 - 3:06 p.m. | Save Story
As primary elections for city leaders begin, ranked-choice voting advocates said low interest points to a need for Utah cities to adopt the ranked-choice method and forgo primaries.
Want fewer interest groups influencing local government? Vote in off-cycle elections, BYU study says
Katie Workman for KSL.com | Posted July 22 - 5:19 p.m. | Save Story
If you want interest groups to have less power over politicians, you should vote in off-cycle elections, a new study from Brigham Young University suggests.
Utah lawmaker wants to ensure dead voters don't haunt election rolls
Hannah Petersen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 19 - 7:28 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmaker proposes a new mandate that will ensure the removal of dead voters from the election registry.
Utah lawmaker hopes to build voter trust by creating a ballot-tracking system in state
Hannah Petersen, KSL | Posted Jan. 6 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
Amid national discussion about alleged voting irregularities, a Utah lawmaker wants to assure confidence in the election process by creating a system to track voters' ballots.
Biden hits campaign trail in Georgia after top Republicans acknowledge his win
Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Updated Dec. 15 - 10:23 p.m. | Save Story
Hours after speaking with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and vowing to try to work together, President-elect Joe Biden urged Georgians on Tuesday to oust McConnell as majority leader by electing the two Democratic candidates in Jan. 5 Senate runoffs.
US appeals court rejects Trump campaign's Pennsylvania election case
Tom Hals, Reuters | Posted Nov. 27 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of the battleground state of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump's bid to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election.
2020 Election: Where Utah's record voter turnout was the best and worst
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 24 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
The 2020 election will go down in history for many reasons, including the record voter turnout. Here's a breakdown of how every Utah county participated.
Federal agency approves formal start of transition for President-elect Joe Biden
Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina, Reuters | Updated Nov. 23 - 4:56 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday was formally given the go-ahead by a federal agency to begin his transition to the presidency, shortly after the battleground state of Michigan certified him as the winner there.
Georgia certifies Biden as winner of the presidential election in the state
Trevor Hunnicutt and Joseph Ax, Reuters | Updated Nov. 20 - 8:55 p.m. | Save Story
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that a manual recount and audit of all ballots cast in the southern state had determined that Joe Biden was the winner. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, said he was required by law to formalize the certification of the results.
Utah counties canvass results, solidifying wins in several close local races
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 17 - 7:27 p.m. | Save Story
Democrats pick up only 1 seat in Utah's House after Republicans flip 2 close legislative races.
Burgess Owens wins back Utah's 4th Congressional District seat for Republicans
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Updated Nov. 16 - 8:17 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Ben McAdams, conceded the 4th Congressional District race Monday.
Salt Lake County councilwoman concedes race to Republican challenger
Katie McKellar, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 16 - 7:56 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake County Councilwoman Shireen Ghorbani, a Democrat, conceded Monday to her Republican challenger Laurie Stringham.
Owens has nearly 2,100-vote lead over McAdams in Utah's 4th District
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Updated Nov. 13 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
Republican Burgess Owens saw his lead over Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams jump Friday to 2,095 votes after new election results were released by Utah County and Salt Lake County in the 4th Congressional District race.
Why can't I track an in-person vote? How does a recount work? Utah's voting questions answered here
Lauren Bennett, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 13 - 6:26 p.m. | Save Story
With more people voting this election than ever before in Utah, it was bound to lead to more phone calls at the state election office as people have questions about the process, according to Utah's state elections director.
