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RandySF

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Thu Oct 24, 2024, 06:26 PM Oct 24

Countdown to Election Day: Utah ballots are trickling in, with turnout at 13% so far

With 12 days to go until Election Day, state and local election officials are urging Utahns to take advantage of mail-in and early voting — and not wait until the last day to cast their votes.

A decent chunk of registered voters have already listened to that advice. As of Thursday, 231,032 ballots had been cast by mail and 1,106 in person, according to Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. That put the statewide turnout at about 13%.

It’s only been about a week since ballots first began hitting mailboxes, so 13% tracks with past year’ turnout patterns, Shelly Jackson, the state’s deputy director of elections, told Utah News Dispatch on Thursday.

“The start is generally a little slower,” she said, though she expects those numbers to tick higher especially headed into the final week before Nov. 5.




https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2024/10/24/countdown-to-election-day-utah-ballots-are-trickling-in-with-turnout-at-13-so-far/

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