home > voting rights & elections 2004 Utah Voting Information What would you do if you were turned away at your polling place or presented with obstacles that made voting difficult? You would probably confront anyone who challenged your right to vote. But many Americans don’t know what their rights are and aren’t prepared to challenge authorities and others who try to prevent them from voting. Nationally, the ACLU will be out in full force on Election Day to see that all votes – Democrat, Republican, and third party – black, white, and Hispanic – young and old – are counted. We’ll be monitoring the voting process, intervening to help unjustly treated voters whenever we can, and gathering critical evidence that may be helpful should post-election legal action be necessary to defend the right to vote and to have the vote counted accurately. Here in Utah, we are especially interested in what happens in polling places located outside of the major metropolitan areas, where smaller populations may receive less election oversight and greater chances of voter disenfranchisement. Before you vote on November 2, please print out our Election Report, take it with you and take a few extra minutes to answer the questions posed in the survey. You may also fill out our survey online. So that you know a little more about voter rights in Utah, we have included general voter information as well. The right to vote and to have one’s vote counted accurately and equally is as fundamental a right as we have in this country. Thank you for your vigilance in ensuring that this right is respected. ACLU of Utah’s Voter Empowerment Information >> Poll Monitoring Survey >> (PDF) Poll Monitoring Online Survey >> National ACLU’s Information on Voting Rights >> Register to Vote >> The ACLU of Utah’s Policy on Electronic Voting >> Utah Voter Information Websites: Vote Utah State of Utah Elections Information League of Women Voters of Utah Utah Issues Salt Lake City Voter Information Events September 20 through Election Day: The League of Women Voters will open a "Democracy Store" in the City Library during regular library hours. Located in the main foyer of the library, the voter resource booth includes a practice voting machine, voter registration forms, absentee ballot forms, information on constitutional changes and other non-partisan issues, and more. League volunteers will also help people find where they vote. "Mi Voto Cuenta" is a nonpartisan voter education and registration campaign to increase the Latino/Hispanic vote. This project seeks to: · To educate Latino/Hispanic Utahns about the voting process; · To register Latino/Hispanic American citizens; and · To get as many registered Latino/Hispanic to the polls in November as possible. Click here for more information and to volunteer >> Mi Voto Cuenta is a project of: Zions Bank, Utah Progressive Network, Univision, Mundo Hispano Newspaper, Utah Hispanic Legislative Task Force, Utah Hispanic/Latino Leadership Committee, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and State Office of Hispanic Affairs. Return to top of page

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