Utah’s top election official gets DOJ letter threatening criminal prosecution

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 872

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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As part of a hypothetical scenario in a made-up state, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson along with eight other panelists were asked what they would do if they were faced with a fictional president that asked for political favors in exchange for federal aid and not only pressured them to hand over private voter information, but also wanted to seize ballots before they were counted.

That was the premise of an episode of the PBS …

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