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House approves election-record preservation bill requiring digital copies, 60–13
Summary
After floor debate about access and cost, the Utah House on March 3 passed HB 263 (election records amendments) requiring county clerks to create and retain digital copies of election records for up to 12 years and to permit research under defined safeguards. The bill passed 60–13.
The Utah House passed HB 263 (election records amendments) on March 3 after lawmakers debated whether county clerks should be required to preserve electronic images of election documents and who may access them for research. Representative Thurston, the sponsor, said the measure responds to practical barriers staff encountered when attempting to research postmark and delivery data from prior elections.
Thurston told the body clerks already create digital images of some ballots when they scan incoming mail and drop-box returns, but he said statute and retention rules had led clerks to destroy scanned…
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