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Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR
Despite a legacy of leadership in pro-voter policy, the Utah Legislature reversed course in 2025. In a historic first, the state passed legislation to repeal its universal vote-by-mail infrastructure. This move was accompanied by measures that curtailed ballot receipt deadlines, mandated new identification for mail voting, and overhauled list maintenance procedures. Consequently, Utah received a D grade for its performance this year.
Looking Back
Where Utah Started at the Beginning of 2025
- Automatic Voter Registration: No
- Online Voter Registration: DMV ID
- Same-Day Registration: Yes
- Restoration of Rights: Prison Disenfranchisement
- Vote by Mail: Vote By Mail
- Electronic Registration Information Center Member: Yes
- Early Voting Opportunities: Regular Ballot Early Voting
- ID Requirements: ID Requested, but not Required
Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for Utah as of 2024, we considered the state a top tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2025 activity against other top tier states.
How Our Tier Compares
2025: This Past Year
Legislative Action
The Utah State Legislature passed significant anti-voter legislation during the most recent session.
- HB 300 phases out universal vote-by-mail in the state as of 2029, requires mail voters to include ID numbers on the ballot for verification rather than relying on signature matching, and shortens the ballot receipt deadline to the close of polls. Separately, the bill also requires the lieutenant governor to conduct voter list maintenance at least 90 days before each primary and general election. This maintenance includes evaluating registrations of eight or more voters at a single-family home address, which could potentially target large families, investigating registrations when ballots are returned undeliverable, and registering with the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to identify non-citizens on the rolls.
- HB 69 protects voting records from being accessed by government officials for reasons unrelated to their job and enacts criminal penalties for violations.
- HB 263 revises the requirements for retaining election records and alters the processes for documenting the chain of custody for election-related documents.