2025SJR 7

Reasserting Utah’s Constitutional Authority over Elections

2025 - Utah House

Conservatives Support

Description

This joint resolution affirms the state’s primary authority to govern its own election laws and administration, pushing back against federal and activist encroachment. This bill sends a clear message that Utah will not surrender election control to Washington or unelected bureaucrats. CPAC supports state-led election governance and resistance to federal overreach and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-02-25 by a vote of 20-4. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-06 by a vote of 63-9. The bill did not become law.

63

Voted Yes

9

Voted No

3

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 75

LegislatorVote
Nelson Abbott

UT

Conservative
Cheryl Acton

UT

Conservative
Carl Albrecht

UT

Conservative
Tiara Auxier

UT

Conservative
Melissa Ballard

UT

Conservative
Stewart Barlow

UT

Conservative
Gay Lynn Bennion

UT

Leftist
Bridger Bolinder

UT

Conservative
Walt Brooks

UT

Conservative
Jefferson Burton

UT

Conservative
Kristen Chevrier

UT

Conservative
Scott Chew

UT

Conservative
Kay Christofferson

UT

Conservative
Tyler Clancy

UT

Conservative
Paul A. Cutler

UT

Conservative
Jen Dailey-Provost

UT

Conservative
Ariel Defay

UT

Conservative
Rosalba Dominguez

UT

Leftist
James Dunnigan

UT

Conservative
Steve Eliason

UT

Conservative
Joseph Elison

UT

Conservative
Doug Fiefia

UT

Conservative
Jake Fitisemanu

UT

Leftist
Stephanie Gricius

UT

Conservative
Matthew Gwynn

UT

Did Not Vote
Katy Hall

UT

Conservative
Jon Hawkins

UT

Conservative
Sahara Hayes

UT

Conservative
Sandra Hollins

UT

Leftist
Ken Ivory

UT

Conservative
Colin W. Jack

UT

Conservative
Jill Koford

UT

Conservative
Mike Kohler

UT

Did Not Vote
Jason B. Kyle

UT

Conservative
Trevor Lee

UT

Conservative
Karianne Lisonbee

UT

Conservative
Anthony Loubet

UT

Conservative
Matt MacPherson

UT

Conservative
A. Cory Maloy

UT

Conservative
Ashlee Matthews

UT

Conservative
Verona Mauga

UT

Conservative
Tracy Miller

UT

Conservative
Grant Miller

UT

Leftist
Logan Monson

UT

Conservative
Carol Moss

UT

Leftist
Jefferson Moss

UT

Conservative
Hoang Nguyen

UT

Leftist
Clint Okerlund

UT

Conservative
Douglas Owens

UT

Leftist
Nicholeen Peck

UT

Conservative
Mike Petersen

UT

Conservative
Val Peterson

UT

Conservative
Karen M. Peterson

UT

Conservative
Thomas Peterson

UT

Conservative
Candice Pierucci

UT

Conservative
Cal Roberts

UT

Conservative
Angela Romero

UT

Leftist
Jake Sawyer

UT

Conservative
Mike Schultz

UT

Conservative
David Shallenberger

UT

Conservative
Troy Shelley

UT

Conservative
Lisa Shepherd

UT

Conservative
Rex Shipp

UT

Conservative
Casey Snider

UT

Conservative
Andrew Stoddard

UT

Conservative
Mark Strong

UT

Conservative
Jordan Teuscher

UT

Did Not Vote
Jason Thompson

UT

Conservative
Norman Thurston

UT

Conservative
R. Neil Walter

UT

Conservative
Raymond Ward

UT

Conservative
Christine Watkins

UT

Conservative
Doug Welton

UT

Conservative
Stephen L. Whyte

UT

Conservative
Ryan Wilcox

UT

Conservative

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