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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.
January 10, 2023
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson congratulate new Navajo Nation administration
On behalf of the state of Utah, we congratulate Navajo Nation President Dr. Buu Nygren and Vice President Richelle Montoya on this historic moment for the Diné.
December 12, 2022
Gov. Spencer Cox orders TikTok ban on state-owned devices
Gov. Spencer J. Cox issued an executive order to prohibit the use of TikTok on all state-owned electronic devices. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson attested to the executive order, which will take effect immediately.