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Iron County Commission approves canvass of June 23 Republican primary; 37.2% turnout
Summary
County Clerk presented detailed ballot and provisional statistics from the June 23, 2026 Republican primary; the commission voted unanimously to approve the canvass after staff reported turnout and rejected/curable ballot counts.
The Iron County Commission on July 7, 2026 voted unanimously to approve the canvass of the June 23, 2026 Iron County Republican primary after election staff presented turnout and ballot-statistics.
County Clerk Jonathan T. Whittaker told the commission that “there were 21,379 active Republican voters and there was a 37.2% voter turnout.” Whittaker reported 7,943 total ballots counted: 7,648 by mail; 13 in-person early voting; 267 Election Day; 2 UOCAVA ballots returned electronically; and 13 provisional ballots counted. He said 14 provisional ballots had been issued and 13 were counted.
Whittaker also summarized by-mail ballot challenge and rejection figures. He said 78 ballots were recorded as challenged but curable (voters were sent cure notices), and 51 of those were rejected because the cure was not completed. He reported 18 envelopes had signatures that did not match, 3 were unsigned, and 30 were challenged for other curable reasons; the transcript recorded that 65.4% of curable ballots were not counted. Whittaker said 121 ballots were returned after the received-by deadline and a total of 122 non-provisional ballots were rejected and could not be legally cured.
Sam Woodall explained the statutory replacement process used for the canvass, citing Utah Code Annotated § 20A-4-301 and stating that when a county legislative body member is absent for a canvass the county replaces that member, in order, with Treasurer, Assessor, then Sheriff; Treasurer Nicole Rosenberg participated in the canvass in place of the excused commissioner.
Commissioner Michael Bleak moved to approve the canvass. Treasurer Nicole Rosenberg seconded, and the motion passed with votes recorded as Michael Bleak, Aye; Kenneth Robinson, Aye; Nicole Rosenberg, Aye. The commission’s formal approval concluded the canvass process for the June 23 Republican primary.
The commission did not take any other substantive action on election challenges during the special meeting; staff noted the counts and the recorded rejections and cures would be part of the official canvass record.
