What to know about Utah’s new voter privacy law and how clerks are responding to concerns

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 1,113

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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In preparation of a new law taking effect May 25, Utah’s top election official, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, started issuing letters last week to more than 300,000 Utah registered voters who had previously opted to keep their voter registration records withheld and private.

Now, under SB153, which was signed into law last month by Gov. Spencer Cox, that information — name, address, age range, party affiliation, and vote history (meaning which elections …

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