Election administration for the Nov. 3 vote

Federal monitors, the Legislature's mail-voting study, voter confidence polling and ballot logistics ahead of Utah's Nov. 3 midterms.

Latest update · October 23, 2026

Poll finds 76% of Utah voters confident in election as DOJ monitors are sent

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said she welcomes the scrutiny and that at least one monitor is expected in Salt Lake County.

7 stories since October 21, 2026

Timeline

Oct 23Poll finds 76% of Utah voters confident in election as DOJ monitors are sent
Oct 23Weber County judge stays on ballot despite panel's recommendation he be removed
Oct 23Utah mail-in ballots without postage will still be delivered, USPS says
Oct 22What Utah's mail-voting study found, and what ID checks at drop boxes would cost
Oct 22Justice Department to send election monitors to Utah for Nov. 3 midterms
Oct 22Legislature-commissioned study finds no widespread fraud in Utah elections
Oct 21Utah voters can check judges' performance ratings before the Nov. 3 retention vote

Latest updates

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Poll finds 76% of Utah voters confident in election as DOJ monitors are sent
Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said she welcomes the scrutiny and that at least one monitor is expected in Salt Lake County.
Published October 23, 2026 · From Deseret News: Politics
Politics
Weber County judge stays on ballot despite panel's recommendation he be removed
All 13 members of the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission found he did not meet standards.
Published October 23, 2026 · From The Salt Lake Tribune
Politics
Utah mail-in ballots without postage will still be delivered, USPS says
Six counties ask voters to pay return postage this year, while Cache, Grand and Salt Lake counties prepay it.
Published October 23, 2026 · From The Salt Lake Tribune
Politics
What Utah's mail-voting study found, and what ID checks at drop boxes would cost
The $100,000 study lawmakers ordered in HB 311 found neither voting method is inherently more secure, and priced three ways to add an ID check at ballot drop boxes.
Published October 22, 2026
Politics
Justice Department to send election monitors to Utah for Nov. 3 midterms
Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said the monitors must follow state poll watcher law and cannot interfere with voting.
Published October 22, 2026 · From KUER 90.1 (NPR Utah)
Politics
Legislature-commissioned study finds no widespread fraud in Utah elections
Utah Valley University researchers told lawmakers that staffing drop boxes to check voter ID would cost about $8 million a year.
Published October 22, 2026 · From KSL.com News
Politics
Utah voters can check judges' performance ratings before the Nov. 3 retention vote
The Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission rates conduct and judicial qualities rather than case outcomes, and the results are searchable by county online.
Published October 21, 2026 · From FOX 13 News Utah