Sage Miller
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-08-2025 4PM EST
Right now, all of Utah's 1.7 million active registered voters are automatically sent a ballot in the mail. They can return it the same way. But that's likely going to change. Most Republican lawmakers voted to have voters opt in to vote by mail every eight years. If they don't, they will have to vote in person.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-08-2025 4PM EST
They will also have to add the last four digits of a valid ID to the ballot as a voter ID measure. Supporters say the revisions improve election security and integrity. Critics argue elections will actually become less secure because it's easier to memorize the last four digits of an ID number than it is to forge a signature. Republican Governor Spencer Cox is expected to sign the bill.