by Derek Monson | May 19, 2022
New voting trends show the strength of Utah’s approach to vote by mail Written by News coverage of primary voting in various states has noted a trend of voters returning to pre-pandemic levels of in-person voting as compared with vote by mail (VBM). The reasons...
by Derek Monson | May 12, 2022
More evidence needed to clarify the ranked-choice voting debate Written by As Sutherland Institute recently researched ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Utah and analyzed its benefits and drawbacks, it became apparent that the debate around RCV tended to focus more on...
by Derek Monson | Apr 15, 2022
Insights on the future of ranked-choice voting in Utah Written by This week Sutherland Institute co-sponsored an event with the University of Utah Department of Political Science and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences about the future of ranked-choice voting...
by Derek Monson | Apr 6, 2022
The benefits and drawbacks of ranked-choice voting Written by The 2022 general session of the Utah Legislature saw a raft of bills proposed to reform, expand and/or eliminate Utah’s municipal election ranked-choice voting (RCV) pilot program, which is slated to run...
by Derek Monson | Feb 7, 2022
A preliminary analysis of ranked-choice voting in Utah Written by The 2021 municipal elections in Utah were significant for election policy and the institution of voting in Utah. Roughly 20 cities across the state participated in the Municipal Alternate Voting...
by Derek Monson | Feb 7, 2022
Cox’s defense of voting by mail highlights the need to focus on facts Written by Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has argued articulately — both at home and in our nation’s capital — in favor of Utah’s system of primarily...
