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September 9, 2024
Public Notice – Full Text of Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Shall 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.
August 5, 2024
REPORT: 8-5-24 Second Congressional District recount
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) recount results. Washington County Clerk Ryan Sullivan later found the same error. This error, known as a commit results error, and the associated discrepancies were limited to the recounts performed in Tooele and Washington County; other CD2 counties were unaffected.
August 5, 2024
NEWS RELEASE – Lt. Gov. Henderson releases Second Congressional District recount report
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 recount. The error occurred within Election Systems & Software’s (ES&S) ElectionWare software, used for electronic adjudication of ballots.
August 2, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson provides status update on Second Congressional District recount
Yesterday, the Tooele county clerk discovered an issue during their recount process affecting the way 55 adjudicated ballots were tallied. At this time, Washington County is the only other county in the Second Congressional District that is known to have experienced this issue. They are currently reviewing their adjudicated ballots.
July 12, 2024
Office closure in observance of Pioneer Day
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.
June 3, 2024
Public notice: Soliciting arguments against constitutional amendments
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 Sheriffs H.J.R. 18 (2023) –