Utah Leads the Way on Election Official Ethics

This week, ERN’s Executive Director Kevin Johnson joined Derek Monson, Executive Director of the Sutherland Institute, to support first-in-the-nation legislation in Utah that would establish clear ethical guardrails for county clerks and the chief election officer.

The key point:

Trust in elections is not a partisan project. Utahns of every political persuasion benefit when voters know the system is fair and neutral. S.B. 194 helps public perception of Utah election officials’ trustworthiness match reality by writing the rulebook more clearly, strengthening oversight, and sending the message that the people who run elections are neutral stewards of the process.

Click here to read the op-ed.

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