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City staff recommends against hosting extended early-ballot handling after county request
Summary
City staff told the Santaquin City Council that Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson asked cities to accept and verify early ballots for an extended period to improve 'curing' of mail ballots, but staff and legal counsel warned the proposal would burden city operations and create custody and security risks.
Santaquin — City staff told the Santaquin City Council on April 1 that Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson has asked municipalities to open city-run locations to accept and verify early (mail-in) ballots for an extended window, but staff recommended the city decline the request.
City staff described two parts of the county request: (1) a routine municipal election funding and contractual resolution (Resolution 0401) covering county administration of municipal elections and (2) a separate request from the county clerk asking cities to host a multi-day or two-week early-ballot intake and ID-check operation to reduce uncured ballots. County Clerk Aaron Davidson authored the email that initiated the request, according to staff.
Why it matters: staff said the county’s…
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