Utah lieutenant governor says SAVE Act would ‘hurt Utah voters’ as Sen. Lee leads its charge

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 1,422

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago

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As Utah’s senior U.S. senator helps lead a Republican charge to make sweeping changes to voting, the state’s top election official this week has raised numerous red flags about the bill, saying it could violate constitutional secret ballot rights and federally preempt states’ rights.

Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, a Republican, shared a series of posts on multiple social media platforms on Wednesday expressing frustration with Sen. Mike Lee and his push for the

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