A proposed ballot initiative seeks to return Utah to in-person paper voting on election day.
in Utah and return the state to in-person paper balloting on election day carries a hefty price tag, according to a fiscal analysis of the measure.aims to end mail-in balloting in favor of voters casting paper ballots at individual polling places, with those votes being counted on election day. If passed, there would be no more early voting, and casting an absentee ballot would only be allowed under certain circumstances.
“On average, elections in Utah cost between $3 and $3.5 million dollars. If this initiative were to pass, it would cost roughly $9.5 million per election or about three times more,” Hatch said in a text message. She adds it may not be possible to find that many polling places because they all need to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. They are unable to use schools because of security issues. She worries the result would be “a mess.”
Utah County Clerk Josh Daniels estimates elections currently cost about $1.50 per voter per election. If there’s a primary, that’s $3 every election cycle. Eliminating vote by mail would boost the per election cost to about $2 per voter per election, but other costs like voting machines and equipment would go down.
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