95% of voters used a mail-in ballot this year — but Utah’s elections are changing in 2029

Despite repeated attempts by some GOP lawmakers to dismantle Utah’s by-mail elections system, the vast majority of the state’s voters continue to rely on it.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A voter drops off two ballots at a ballot drop box at the Davis Conference Center in Layton on Monday, June 22, 2026.