Utah Election News Today

The Utah Republican Party will submit Celeste Maloy’s name as their nominee for the 2nd Congressional District, ending some delegate questions and complaints about her candidacy.

Utah County Attorney David Leavitt is trailing behind challenger Jeff Gray as election results are processed Tuesday night.

A legislative proposal would require that counties hire a Certified Public Accountant firm to audit their election systems every year, including a review of voter registration rolls and ballots cast.

| Updated: 7:12 p.m. A massive new congressional report documents social media posts from Republican lawmakers who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Both Rep. Chris Stewart and Burgess Owens authored several posts before and after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that gave credence to the lie the election results were somehow fraudulent. On Election Day, former President Donald Trump claimed he won despite some key states being too close to determine a winner. He continu...

Some lawmakers say their constituents were angered by claims of election fraud. (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Heather Jones drops her ballot at the drop-off location in Lehi, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Utah lawmakers watered down a resolution praising Utahs 2020 election results, removing references to vote-by-mail.   | Feb. 16, 2021, 11:52 p.m. Lingering upset over the 2020 election leaked onto the Utah House floor Tuesday afternoon as Republicans watered down a resolution seeking to recog...