Utah election officials eye Trump vote-by-mail order with uncertainty, concern

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: April 1, 2026

Words: 1,185

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The day President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that attempts to restrict mail-in voting, Utah’s top election official, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson reacted with a social media post expressing apparent exasperation.

In the post on Threads, Henderson — a Republican who has been critical of the SAVE Act that’s being pushed by Utah Sen. Mike Lee — compared the president’s executive order to a “nonsensical” play.

“POV: When the …

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