Utah County Clerk defends decision to disclose voting method used by several lawmakers

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson is defending his decision to disclose the voting method used by several lawmakers, even after a bill to criminalize his actions was presented to a legislative committee.

Davidson argues that he never looked at who they voted for, just how they voted. He says that information is public information.

“If anybody submitted a GRAMA request on how somebody returned their ballot, it’s open in public records, it’s not been defined as being private,” Davidson said.

Davidson told Dave and Dujanovic hosts Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic that he never looked at the ballot, just the ballot envelope, which he claims is legal.

“What I revealed is perfectly GRAMAble information,” Davidson said. “And so now they’re trying to make it even more … less transparent, by enacting this legislation.”

The Utah County Clerk also added that he thinks the bill is a result of scorned lawmakers trying to get back at him.

Davidson said he has also decided the county will no longer prepay for postage. He said anyone who can afford it should buy it for themselves.

Davidson has also pushed for voters to use drop boxes or vote in person. He claims it is more secure than mail-in voting.

Listen to the Dave and Dujanovic podcast episode with Davidson👇

Alexandrea Bonilla is a producer, reporter and anchor for KSL NewsRadio.   

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