Will making Election Day a holiday encourage voter turnout? A Utah lawmaker wants to try.
The potential change would come a year after lawmakers voted to move away from a universal vote-by-mail election system.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Voting at South Jordan Library, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
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.