How the group that wrote Project 2025 got Utah to end universal vote by mail

While trying to pass their main election reform bill, House Republicans repeatedly cited The Heritage Foundation’s work.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballots in the counting center at the Utah County Administration Building in Provo on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. While pushing for an end to Utah’s universal vote-by-mail election system, state lawmakers have relied on a national conservative group's assessment.

How the group that wrote Project 2025 got Utah to end universal vote by mail

While trying to pass their main election reform bill, House Republicans repeatedly cited The Heritage Foundation’s work.

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