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Senate advances election security bill that reintroduces surveillance cameras at drop boxes and tightens ID rules
Summary
After extensive floor debate about cameras, data retention and accessibility, the Senate passed third substitute House Bill 313, which includes funded camera monitoring at drop boxes, limited ID verification language for some mail‑in ballots and procedural safeguards; opponents warned of privacy, operational and equity problems.
The Utah Senate passed third substitute House Bill 313, Election Security Amendments, following prolonged floor debate over surveillance cameras at ballot drop boxes, retention and ownership of footage, and identification requirements for certain mail‑in ballots.
Senator McKay, the sponsor, explained a floor amendment that corrects the funding level (reducing assumed cost from $1,000,000 to $500,000) and affirmed the cameras were to be fully funded so counties would not bear the cost. The third substitute restored camera requirements that had been removed in committee after…
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