Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson is not worried by the surprise move from Republican leaders in the Legislature to authorize an “election integrity” audit.
“I’m confident in the integrity of our elections,” Henderson said bluntly during a telephone conversation.
Henderson, Utah’s top election official, has been looking to improve and streamline the state’s election process.
“I don’t need to wait for an audit to make improvements. I’ve been meeting with county clerks and reviewing our procedures. There are some things we can do to improve the process, but we have strong safeguards in place to make sure the integrity of our elections is protected,” Henderson says.
On Tuesday evening, House Majority Leader Mike Schultz asked the Legislative Audit Subcommittee, which is made up of the leadership teams of the House and Senate, to approve an examination of the state’s voter rolls, the security of ballots and the “integrity of the systems and processes of election offices.”
Schultz said he asked for the audit to increase trust in the state’s elections but stressed it had nothing to do with former President Donald Trump’s false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of massive voter fraud.
“Donald Trump won Utah. This is not about Donald Trump,” Schultz said.
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