No, Election Day won't be a holiday in Utah
A bill to make Election Day a state holiday — giving some Utahns the day off to vote — failed in the House Monday.
This is the second year in a row Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden, has run legislation to designate the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, Election Day, as a state holiday. This year, HB104 failed on the House floor after a 33-39 defeat.
The bill would have given workplaces the option to close by marking Election Day on state calendars, a move Wilcox told Utah News Dispatch he hoped would “encourage employers and others to let people off to (vote).”
“The intent behind the bill really was to create a space where people can vote in person again, and not just nostalgically,” he said. “I think we’ve lost something of that civic sacrament that we used to have in the country where we would all show up.”
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/briefs/election-day-wont-be-a-holiday-in-utah/
