Rep. Mike Schultz instigated a probe of Utah's election system in 2021, he said, to help restore confidence in them. It found no evidence of fraud, but did show room for improvement, which is why he is introducing a bill to make the audits a regular thing.
House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, is greeted by Brian McKenzie, the Davis County Clerk, before Schultz prepares to present his first substitute HB269 before the House Government Operations Committee in the House Building, Jan. 31, 2023.For nearly two years, believers in Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud have been clamoring for an audit of elections in the Beehive State.
“Even though that was well after the 2020 election, everyone thought it was partisan and I was questioning the results of that election. I can’t count how many reporters asked if this was about Trump. That was ridiculous,” Schultz said.but highlighted some areas for improvement. Auditors found a patchwork of election procedures that vary from county to county across the state, which includes how often voter registration records are updated and procedures for counting ballots.
Absent from the bill is a mechanism for verifying the accuracy of election results. State law requires county clerks to conduct a post-election audit to determine whether vote-counting machines are operating correctly. Legislative auditors recommended a pilot program to audit a certain percentage of ballots after the election to help ensure the results are accurate.
Schultz’s bill was met with broad support during Tuesday’s committee hearing. Ryan Cowley, Utah’s Director of Elections, welcomed increased scrutiny on how the state conducts voting.
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