Before vote by mail, some local elections saw single-digit turnout. Lawmakers may end the method as Utahns know it.
According to the Utah League of Cities and Towns, 94% of municipalities saw an increase in turnout with mail-in voting.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County's ballot processing center on the first day mail-in ballots began arriving, in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.