Resolution urging Utah schools to retire Native American mascots fails on House floor in surprising vote
Republican lawmakers spoke out against the measure, which failed 27-45.
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Current naming is pictured around Bountiful High on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, after the school announced it would to retire The Braves name. The Utah House on Tuesday rejected a resolution encouraging schools to replace American Indian mascot names. | Updated: Feb. 17, 2021, 3:14 p.m.
A resolution that would have encouraged Utah schools to retire any Native American mascots failed to pass in the House on Tuesday after several conservative state lawmakers spoke out against it with one questioning whether they were being too sensitive and if animal mascots would next be considered too controversial.
Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill into law last week that creates a more uniform process for removing a voter's name from the official register of voters upon their death. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Winder and Sen. Michael McKell, requires the state registrar to provide the lieutenant governor's officer with certain information relating to deceased individuals to ensure that their names are removed from the official register of voters.
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Ranked choice voting has been around for decades, but the idea is gaining more mainstream traction in Utah. Caption: KUTV: Jim Spiewak reports The Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office is expecting 700 touch screens that have ranked choice voting capability to arrive within the next few weeks. There is no plan to start using them in Salt Lake County, but the clerk’s office will start testing them. With ranked choice, voters have the option to pick.