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Utah ban on public collective bargaining headed to governor's desk
Utah bill to end collective bargaining for public workers heads to Cox
A bill eliminating collective bargaining for Utah’s public employees crossed its last legislative hurdle Thursday and now moves to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature.After about an hour of debate, state senators passed the bill on a 16-13 vote.
Utah Legislature Bans Collective Bargaining for Teachers Unions and Other Public Sector Jobs
The end of voting by mail in Utah? Lawmakers advance two controversial election reform bills.
Two controversial election reform bills crammed into one committee hearing passed Tuesday amid concerns from local elections officials.
Utah lawmakers advance bills to limit voting by mail, leave voter roll group ERIC
Utah hasn’t been the typical deep red state when it comes to voting by mail. It’s been an outlier from Republican-controlled states that in recent years have looked to limit mail-in voting, as state leaders here have generally supported its universal vote-by-mail system that remains popular with most Utah voters.
Big Utah election bills pass House committee
House Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee, R-Clearfield, and Rep. Jefferson Burton, R-Salem, presented their bills during a House Government Operations Standing Committee before a who’s-who of GOP leadership, conservative activists and election officials.
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Where Utah stands on gender equity in politics
According to the UWLP, 16.7% of the Utah delegation to Congress is female. That is lower than the 28.4% of women in Congress nationally. In the state legislature, 29.8% of members are women. Nationally that number sits at 34.4%.
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Lawmakers advance two controversial election reform bills
There’s lots of options for the lieutenant governor to clean up our voter rolls,” House Majority Whip Karianne Lisonbee told her colleagues of her bill to end Utah’s use of ERIC.
Audit: Two southern Utah counties violated state election laws
Election officials's mistakes in two southern Utah counties put the integrity of multiple 2024 elections at risk
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Run-off primary elections could be mandated in Utah — What you should know
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A bill that would mandate run-off primary elections has passed a committee vote and moves on for a vote on the House floor. Passing a committee vote Thursday afternoon with 9-4, H.B. 231 would mandate that nominees that don’t ...
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Bill in Utah legislature would require voter ID if passed
The way Utahns cast their ballots in elections could look different after a bill passed a House committee on Tuesday.
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Summit County clerk concerned about election bills
House Bill 332 would require the Lieutenant Governor’s Office to withdraw from ERIC, citing concerns over voter registration data and security.
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Mike Lee backs efforts to change how Utah submits mail-in ballots
Sen. Mike Lee is backing a proposal to change how Utah administers its elections as state lawmakers seek to address perceived weaknesses in its vote-by-mail system.
Should it be harder for Utahns to pass ballot initiatives that raise taxes?
Under a proposed constitutional amendment headed to the Utah House, any future ballot initiative raising taxes would need 60% support from voters.