Voting Rights

The House recently passed legislation to require people to prove they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. Native American groups, however, argue the proposal, if signed into law, would make it difficult for tribal members.

In other news, a judge rejected the Utah Democratic Party's request to join a high-profile gerrymandering lawsuit. And, St. George is facing a new legal challenge over blocking a drag show last year.

During Tuesday's debate, candidates for Utah attorney general weighed in on Amendment D and the relationship between legislators and voters.

Several Utah groups sued the Utah State Legislature in 2022 for replacing a ballot initiative that would've had an independent redistricting commission choose voter district lines in 2021. Now, a lower court will decide whether Utah has to redraw the districts.

Our guest today is T.J. Ellerbeck, executive director of the Rural Utah Project, which works in voter registration and mobilization in rural areas among other initiatives. We’ll talk about voting and elections, technology, and other issues affecting rural Utah.

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a pair of Arizona "election security" laws that many experts believe will suppress votes in the…

Last summer, amid the protests demanding police reform following the death of George Floyd, we spoke with Darlene McDonald, of the Utah Black Roundtable…

Next week, Utah State University will begin a six-part, virtual celebration of voting rights and a discussion about challenges facing United States…

Carol Anderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our…

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Utah Public Radio and the Cache County School District, in partnership with the Cache…