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H.B. 311 Elections Study

Became lawWritten by Rep. Burton, Jefferson S. · carried in the Senate by Sen. Michael K. McKell

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would have the Gary R. Herbert Institute at Utah Valley University study election logistics, including best practices, security, and drop boxes. The material describes only this study and does not mention any changes to voting rules.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • directs the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy at Utah Valley University (the institute) and the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University (the center) to conduct an elections study regarding:
  • the security of in-person voting versus voting by mail
  • best practices for conducting and implementing a process where identification must be presented before depositing a ballot in a ballot drop box
  • directs the institute and the center to present the study to the Government Operations Interim Committee
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