Public Notice – Full Text of Proposed Constitutional Amendments

September 9, 2024

2024 Proposed Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendment A Ballot TitleShall the Utah Constitution be amended to allow income tax money to be used for all state needs and prioritize public education funding for changes in enrollment and inflation? If this amendment is approved, state statute will eliminate the state sales tax on food. FOR ( ) […]

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REPORT: 8-5-24 Second Congressional District recount

August 5, 2024

August 5, 2024 Subject: Second Congressional District recount report Introduction On Thursday, August 1, 2024, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor was made aware of an issue in the electronic adjudication module of Election Systems and Software’s (ES&S) ElectionWare software. Tooele County Clerk Tracy Shaw discovered the problem while reviewing the Congressional District 2 (CD2) […]

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NEWS RELEASE – Lt. Gov. Henderson releases Second Congressional District recount report

August 5, 2024

NEWS RELEASEAugust 5, 2024 Contact:Carlos Artiles Fortun Office of the Lieutenant Governor(801) 910-5547, cartiles@utah.gov Lt. Gov. Henderson releases Second Congressional District recount report SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 5, 2024) – Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson today released a report detailing a software issue that impacted the recount process in two counties during the Second Congressional District […]

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NEWS RELEASE: Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson provides status update on Second Congressional District recount

August 2, 2024

NEWS RELEASEAugust 2, 2024 Contact:Carlos Artiles Fortun Office of the Lieutenant Governor(801) 910-5547, cartiles@utah.gov Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson provides status update on Second Congressional District recount SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 2, 2024) – Yesterday, the Tooele county clerk discovered an issue during their recount process affecting the way 55 adjudicated ballots were tallied. At this […]

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Office closure in observance of Pioneer Day

July 12, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY (July 12, 2024) – On Wednesday, July 24th, the office of the Lieutenant Governor will be closed in observance of Pioneer Day, a state holiday in Utah. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this closure and wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday.

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Public notice: Soliciting arguments against constitutional amendments

June 3, 2024

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor is preparing information about the Constitutional Amendments that will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot in November. In accordance with Utah Code 20-7-705, voters may request to submit an argument AGAINST the following Constitutional Amendments: H.J.R. 10 (2023) – Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution – Election of County […]

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Memorandum – Declaration of Candidacy of Layne Bangerter

April 29, 2024

TO: Lieutenant Governor Henderson FROM: Greg Bell DATE: April 29, 2024 SUBJECT: Declaration of candidacy of Layne Bangerter At the Utah GOP convention held April 26th 2024 gubernatorial nominee Phil Lyman nominated as his Lieutenant Governor running mate, Mr. Layne Bangerter of Washington County Utah. A controversy regarding whether Mr. Bangerter meets the Utah constitutional […]

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Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson designates Greg Bell as independent advisor

March 5, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY (Mar. 5, 2024) – Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has designated Greg Bell to serve as an independent advisor for any complaints that may arise during the 2024 gubernatorial election. Because she is up for re-election this year as the running mate to Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson is sequestering herself from […]

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Memorandum – 2024 Election Protocols

February 27, 2024

TO: All Staff in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor FROM: Deidre M. Henderson, Lieutenant Governor Ryan Cowley, Utah Director of Elections Joe Pyrah, Chief of Staff  DATE: February 27, 2024 SUBJECT: 2024 Election Protocols Under Utah Code the Lieutenant Governor serves as the “chief election officer of the state” (UCA 67-1a-2(1)(c)) with “direct authority […]

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Lt. Gov. Henderson: The 2024 Election is Not an Existential Threat to Democracy

January 31, 2024

During a speech near the fabled Revolutionary encampment at Valley Forge, President JoeBiden drew a parallel between the embattled continental army—exhausted but notdefeated patriots placing their lives and fortunes on the altar of liberty—and today’sembittered political landscape. This November, he said, “Democracy is on the ballot. Yourfreedom is on the ballot.” Two weeks later at […]

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