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Public commenters warn of potential disenfranchisement over caucus voting app; county staff say party contracted separately with vendor

Utah County Board of County Commissioners · April 15, 2020
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Summary

Public speakers raised concerns that a voting app for a local caucus was not working on many phones and could disenfranchise voters; Josh Daniels of the Clerk-Auditor's office clarified the county elections office did not provide the app and that the county party contracted separately with the vendor.

Julie Blaney told commissioners she had "been hearing from a lot of people that are concerned because the vote app is not working on their phones" and asked what plan exists for people unable to use a smartphone to vote. She said she feared many people would be disenfranchised if alternatives were not offered.

Josh Daniels of the Clerk-Auditor's Office responded that the app…

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