Universal vote by mail is popular in Utah. GOP lawmakers continue to move away from it in a revised bill.
The substitute from Sen. Mike McKell would require Utahns to opt in to receive their ballot in the mail starting in 2028.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots at the Salt Lake County ballot processing center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 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.