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Some Republicans balked at acknowledging election success, despite no evidence of significant fraud
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Mail-in ballots are shown at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City in this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo. A resolution recognizing Utah’s 2020 election success won approval from a Utah legislative panel Wednesday, but not without protests from some Republican legislators.
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SALT LAKE CITY — A resolution recognizing Utah’s 2020 election success — a clear, factual absence of fraud — won approval from a panel of lawmakers Wednesday, but not without protests from some Republican legislators.
Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, sponsored HCR11 to acknowledge Utah’s county clerks ran a widely successful election without significant problems in an election year when other states grappled with voting by mail and comments from former President Donald Trump that undermined the validity of the election results — baseless claims that lacked evidence and faltered in dozens of court cases.