Articles by Emily Anderson
In one Utah county, a quarter of voters have already cast a ballot. See how the rest of the state looks.
Utah has a new congressional map, and a week and a half until Election Day — but it isn’t seeing the same early voting surge as other parts of the country amid afight for control in Washington. Still, with 11 days between Friday — when numbers were last reported — and polls closing, turnout so far looks “really good,” Salt Lake County Clerk Lannie Chapman said. Approximately 8.3% of Utah voters’ ballots had been cast and processed as of Friday morning, according to a social mediapost by Lt. Gov.
Utah’s elections chief doesn’t have to give full voter rolls to Trump’s DOJ, judge decides
A federal judge Friday tossed out a monthslong effort by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to obtain Utah’s entire, unredacted voter database — for now. In his ruling dismissing the lawsuit against Utah elections chief Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, Judge David Barlow said the Civil Rights Act does not make the federal government entitled to all of Utah’s election records, contrary to the DOJ’s arguments.
Some Utah GOP lawmakers claimed widespread vote-by-mail fraud. Here’s what researchers found.
GOP lawmakers who claimed there’s been widespread voter fraud in Utah demanded a security study of the state’s mail ballots. The Wednesday reveal from researchers: Utah’s system works — and neither “in-person or mail voting is inherently more secure.” The two approaches ultimately “remain subject to many of the same risks,” Utah Valley University researchers determined after analyzing election systems in Utah and five other states.
Utah Senate District 13: Silvia Catten, Ryan Mahoney and Colin Smith face off
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. The Democratic lawmaker serving Utah's Senate District 13 opted not to run for reelection, instead launching an unsuccessful campaign to represent Utah's new left-leaning congressional district. Now, three candidates are racing to succeed state Sen.
Utah Senate District 13: Silvia Catten, Ryan Mahoney and Colin Smith face off
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. The Democratic lawmaker serving Utah’s Senate District 13 opted not to run for reelection, instead launching an unsuccessful campaign to represent Utah’s new left-leaning congressional district. Now, three candidates are racing to succeed state Sen.
Utah House District 10: Rosemary Lesser faces off against Jim Alvey
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. In what is largely considered the most purple district outside Salt Lake County, Democrat and former state Rep. Rosemary Lesser is campaigning to retake a seat in the Utah House of Representatives. Democratic delegates selected Lesser to fill in for the late Rep.
Utah Senate District 5: Jill Koford faces off against CJ Hernandez
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. As longtime state Sen. Ann Millner, an Ogden Republican, retires, one lawmaker is leaving the House of Representatives in an attempt to replace her. But the representative will have to beat a former U.S. diplomat who is also running for the seat. State Rep.
Utah Senate District 7: Stephanie Hollist, Jeffrey Ostler and Garret Rushforth face off
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. One of Utah’s top lawmakers, Senate President J. Stuart Adams, lost his reelection bid in the June GOP primary amid backlash for his role in approving a controversial data center project.
Utah House District 6: Rob Bishop faces off against James Rich
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. Former Congressman Rob Bishop made a Capitol comeback earlier this year when Republican delegates chose him to take former Rep. Matthew Gwynn’s place in a special election. In November voters in House District 6, which includes portions of Box Elder and Weber counties, will decide whether Bishop keeps the post.
Utah Senate District 12: Karen Kwan faces off against Deidre Tyler
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. Sen. Karen Kwan has served in the Utah Legislature for nearly a decade, but this November marks her first regular election for the upper chamber post she currently holds. First elected to the state House of Representatives in 2016, Democratic delegates picked Kwan to replace the late Sen.
Utah House District 22: Jen Daily-Provost faces off against Char Varga
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost, a Salt Lake City Democrat, is serving her eighth year in the Utah House of Representatives. In November, she is asking House District 22 voters to extend her tenure to a decade. The representative and public health researcher is competing against Republican challenger Char Varga.
Utah Senate District 13: Sylvia Catten, Ryan Mahoney and Colin Smith face off
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. The Democratic lawmaker serving Utah’s Senate District 13 opted not to run for reelection, instead launching an unsuccessful campaign to represent Utah’s new left-leaning congressional district. Now, three candidates are racing to succeed state Sen.
Utah Congressional District 4: U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy faces 3 challengers
Note to readers • Click here to find an interactive map where you can enter your address to see all the races on your ballot that have a voter guide from The Salt Lake Tribune. As he concludes his first term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy will face three challengers seeking his seat representing Utah’s new 4th District. Each faces a difficult battle against the Republican incumbent, who received two-thirds of votes when he was elected in what is currently the 3rd Congressional District.
Utah House District 22: Jen Daily-Provost faces off against Char Varga
6 hours ago The shocking news that Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, has proposed televising a public execution, is so appalling that even a number of Republican senators have expressed disapproval. Senator John Curtis (a senator from Utah) wrote that “a civilization erodes when it cultivates an appetite …
Rep. Mike Kennedy and veteran Jonny Larsen debate Iran War and affordability in fight for 4th Congressional District
Several months into the Iran war, an incumbent and a combat veteran vying to represent Utah’s new 4th Congressional District clashed Thursday night over the ongoing fight and its impact on voters. As U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy, a Republican, and Democratic candidate Jonny Larsen met at Snow College in Ephraim for the only televised debate in the race, they disagreed on a range of issues from public lands to immigration.
Educators discuss education savings accounts, school funding
CEDAR RAPIDS — Jessica Roman has been an educator in Iowa for 22 years, and currently works as an early access teacher for the Grant Wood Area Education Agency. She’s seen a lot of change in the education system in the state in that time, especially over the last decade. In her view, very little has been positive.
Letter: Behavior of Chariho SC member not right
The debate over critical race theory, especially in K-12 schools, is a divisive, contentious issue. I’m not here to argue that fact. I’m here to shed light on an elected member of the Chariho School Committee, a representative and resident of Hopkinton. This individual administers the private Facebook group “Chariho, Fight Critical Race Theory in our Schools.” As implied by the title, the group and its members oppose the idea of CRT and question its inclusion in our schools.
The List: What you should know about feminism
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 at 7:38 PM Feminism is the advocacy for women’s rights on the basis of equality of the sexes. And the history of feminism is long standing — this is not a new belief that emerged just a few decades ago. In fact, early feminism can be traced back to Ancient Rome.
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