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State of Elections Address – Hinckley Institute

State of Elections AddressLt. Gov. Deidre M. HendersonOctober 3, 2024 at 10:00 am260 Central Campus Dr #2018, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Two weeks ago, the FBI intercepted an envelope containing white powder that was mailed to my office from the so-called “United States Traitor Elimination Army.” This individual or organization mailed similar packages to chief […]

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Public Notice – Full Text of Proposed Constitutional Amendments

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 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

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

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

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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Lt. Gov. Henderson announces filing extension to unaffiliated candidates

SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 18, 2023) – Consistent with the recent guidance of the United States District Court concerning unaffiliated presidential candidates, Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson will accept all unaffiliated candidates’ certificates of nomination filed after January 8th through March 5th, 2024. The lieutenant governor made the decision after looking at the constitutionality of the […]

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Lt. Gov. Henderson allows filing extension for unaffiliated presidential candidates

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson will not reject certificates ofnomination for unaffiliated presidential candidates who fail to meet the current statutory deadlineof January 8, 2024. Under the guidance of Judge David Nuffer, the lieutenant governor hasagreed to allow unaffiliated presidential candidates to file through March 5, 2024. “This decision has been […]

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Utah sets 2023 special, municipal election dates

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed HB 2001, Election Amendments, today. This bill, which passed in a special session of the Legislature on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, enacts provisions related to a special election in the 2nd Congressional District, and the municipal elections that will be held in 2023. “This new schedule makes sure Utahns will […]

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Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson requests state investigation of former Juab County Clerk/Auditor Alaina E. Lofgran for potential misconduct

Last month, Lt. Gov. Henderson asked Attorney General Sean Reyes to investigate the former Juab County clerk/auditor for alleged misconduct that occurred before Alaina E. Lofgran’s term in office expired at the end of 2022.  Current Juab County officials reported the potential election offenses to the lieutenant governor in February. A subpoena was served on […]

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