Will Utahns be losing their privacy when voter identification laws undergo a change this weekend?
SALT LAKE CITY — Many have reached out with concerns about the new requirement, which states residents need to release information like their mailing address and age.
He said around 15 years ago, the law changed where anyone could request to keep all information private from candidates, campaigns and political parties. That changed in 2020, when only those with a certain reason to be kept private, like judges, domestic violence survivors and police officers were able to be completely private.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Norman Thurston says the private, or withheld voters, not sharing any information was impacting the campaigning process.
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