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Local activists urge governor to sign bill making ballot-processing video public record
Summary
At the meeting, attendees urged people to contact Governor Spencer Cox and ask him to sign House Bill 263, described by speakers as making recorded video of ballot processing a public record for transparency purposes.
Meeting convener Tina Horlocker told attendees that House Bill 263 passed the legislature and would make recorded video of ballot processing a public record, and she urged members to call Governor Spencer Cox's office and ask him to sign it into law.
Horlocker said she received notices and links that night about how to contact the governor and left attendees with a phone number for the governor's office: (801) 538-1000. She characterized HB 263 as "very important to election integrity" and encouraged people to email or call the governor's office to request his signature, noting that as of her remarks the governor had not yet signed the bill.
Speakers framed the measure as a transparency change intended to make the ballot-processing steps more auditable; attendees discussed leaving recorded messages and email templates to ask the governor to sign. The meeting did not include legal analysis of the bill text; participants spoke about the measure in public-comment and organizational-announcement context and asked members to help press for the governor's signature.
The meeting did not record any formal motion or vote to organize a phone or email campaign; organizers provided attendees with links and a phone number and offered to share a draft message for distribution.
