Video: Voters threaten to unregister after new law makes their information public

The Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office is seeking to clarify confusion about a new law that makes the voter information of most Utahns public.

SB153, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law last month, automatically classifies that information — such as name, address, party affiliation and voter status — as public unless a voter qualifies as “at-risk.”

An at-risk voter under the law is someone who is the victim of domestic or dating violence, a law enforcement officer, a member of the military, a public figure who has received threats, or someone protected by a court order.

Read more: https://www.ksl.com/article/51483396/elections-officials-explain-why-utah-voter-information-is-becoming-public

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