Just over a month before his resignation, Steve Christiansen requested a long list of private voter information and election records including phone numbers and emails, but Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson just officially denied that request. Christiansen resigned his position from the Utah House of Representatives Thursday because he says his family was being attacked for his political positionsIn his written request for the records, Christiansen claimed that voter information could not be withheld from government officials. His request asked for the information in five days, saying “time is of the essence.”
Henderson’s office, which oversees elections, says while some information is public, other information such as phone numbers, emails and driver license numbers is private, no matter who asks for it. In a statement, Henderson says her office never wants anything “to come between a voter and the ballot box.”
