Audits have shown that Utah’s elections are clean. No counting system is perfect, and an audit of the ‘22 election found some counties with a few more votes than ballots, but no systemic errors or significant fraud were uncovered.
Many people may not realize it, but Utah’s counting system is not connected to the internet. Only the voter database and a website that, among other things, posts election results, are web based. And each election is administered separately by local jurisdictions, mainly counties.
Which is why it’s hard to understand why Lockhart and Josh Daniels, the former Utah County clerk, have found it necessary to start a website — trustutahelections.org — with the stated aim of reassuring voters and building trust in Utah elections.
Many people may not realize it, but Utah’s counting system is not connected to the internet. Only the voter database and a website that, among other things, posts election results, are web based. And each election is administered separately by local jurisdictions, mainly counties.
Which is why it’s hard to understand why Lockhart and Josh Daniels, the former Utah County clerk, have found it necessary to start a website — trustutahelections.org — with the stated aim of reassuring voters and building trust in Utah elections.
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