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County Clerk Gives Mail-In Balloting A Vote Of Confidence

Eli Lucero/Herald Journal

Cache County residents were casting their votes by mail — and doing it with few issues — long before the process became a national controversy.

Concerns about conducting the presidential election during the coronavirus pandemic have led many states to consider following the lead of Utah and other states that have pioneered mail-balloting, but President Donald Trump and his supporters are claiming the system is ripe for fraud. Further complicating the situation is the U.S. Postal Service’s concern that without additional funding, it won’t be able to process mail-in ballots in a timely manner in some states. Read the rest of the story on HJnews.com.

 

This story is made possible thanks to a community reporting partnership between The Herald Journal and Utah Public Radio.