No, Election Day won’t be a holiday in Utah

By: Will Ruzanski

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 423

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A bill to make Election Day a state holiday — giving some Utahns the day off to vote — failed in the House Monday.

This is the second year in a row Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, has run legislation to designate the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, Election Day, as a state holiday. This year, HB104 failed on the House floor after a 33-39 defeat.

The bill would have given …

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