Thousands Visit Vote.Utah.Gov to Make Voter Registration Selections
17 Dezember 2014 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
400,000 go to the website to find election
information
The State Board of Canvassers recently met and certified the
final results for all statewide and multi-county races and
questions. The county clerks throughout the state ensured a smooth
election for the 577,973 voters who cast a ballot in the General
Election.
"I would like to thank every election official in the state of
Utah for their great work during this year’s election,” Lt. Gov.
Spencer J. Cox said. “County clerks, their staff and poll
workers receive little recognition for the long hours and the
tremendous service they provide to the people of this state.”
A late increase in by-mail ballots resulted in a higher than
anticipated final voter turnout percentage. Of Utah’s 1,249,654
registered active voters, 46.25 percent voted in the General
Election. Included in this year’s General Election were 742
candidates statewide, of the 1,156 candidates who filed a
declaration of candidacy. Also included were 19 ballot propositions
voted on throughout the state.
Election officials took advantage of recent legislative changes
aimed at voter convenience including expanding voting by-mail and a
pilot program allowing Election Day registration (EDR). Ten
counties conducted their election entirely by-mail, increasing the
percentage of their voters who cast a ballot before Election Day to
49 percent. Five counties are participating in a three-year pilot
program, which allowed 1,461 Utahns to both register and vote on
Election Day. These voters would not have otherwise been able
to have their vote counted.
Utah’s online registration website helped 40,000 Utahns to
register or update their voter registration status throughout this
election. Furthermore, almost 400,000 users accessed the
vote.utah.gov website to find election information including their
polling place, sample ballot and details about candidate and ballot
propositions.
On election night, the final preliminary results were completed
and posted by 11:20 p.m., consistent with previous elections.
However, there were delays throughout election night in the posting
of the results. The Lieutenant Governor’s Office will work to fully
identify the reasons for the delays and will take steps to ensure
these issues are corrected for future elections.
The official election results can be found at
elections.utah.gov.
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About Utah.Gov
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benefits over 2.7 million residents in the State of Utah. Utah.gov
provides citizens and businesses with more convenient options for
interacting with government. Through Utah.gov, citizens can find
public meetings, renew their vehicle registration, buy a hunting
and fishing license, register a business, find a transparent state
budget, and much more. In 2014 alone, Utah.gov received 16 awards
making it the nation’s most honored state website. Utah.gov is
managed and operated through a public-private partnership between
the state and Utah Interactive, the Salt Lake City-based official
eGovernment partner for the state of Utah. Utah Interactive is part
of eGovernment firm NIC’s family of companies.
About NIC
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Utah InteractiveSara Watts, 801-983-0275General
Managerswatts@utahinteractive.orgorLt. Governor’s OfficeMark
Thomas, 801-673-8587Chief Deputy/Director of
Electionsmjthomas@utah.gov
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