Overview
- The American Postal Workers Union launched a 30‑second ad campaign Thursday that will run on broadcast, cable and digital platforms this weekend ahead of Utah’s primary elections.
- The ads feature healthcare workers, first responders, military personnel and seniors describing why they rely on mail ballots and urge preserving and expanding vote‑by‑mail.
- President Trump’s March executive order tightening mail‑voting rules and directing USPS practices remains in place for now after U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined to block it as premature.
- Utah’s 2025 HB300 will change the state from universal mailed ballots to an opt‑in system and replace signature checks with the last four digits of an ID number for verification starting in 2029.
- Supporters say the changes add security while advocates warn the rules could reduce turnout given high mail‑ballot use nationally and in Utah, and a recent state audit found only a small handful of noncitizen registrants on Utah rolls.