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House advances automatic voter-registration changes tied to DMV transactions amid privacy debate
Summary
First substitute HB 159 would automatically register or update voter records from driver‑license/ID applications unless an applicant opts out; supporters call it an efficiency measure that reduces provisional ballots and paperwork, while critics raised concerns about noncitizen driving-privilege cards and verification. The House passed the measure 40–28.
The Utah House passed first substitute House Bill 159, a measure to streamline voter registration by using information from driver‑license and state‑ID application forms to register voters or update records automatically unless an applicant opts out.
Representative Handy, the sponsor, said the change would reduce the number of provisional ballots and minimize line delays at polling places created when…
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