Election returns aren't public records, Utah's Court of Appeals ruling affirms

SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of Utah women who sued to get access to sensitive election returns from 2020 have again been denied access to those records due to a Utah Court of Appeals ruling Thursday. That ruling affirmed that election returns are not public record.

Jennifer Orten and Sophie Anderson have repeatedly alleged fraud in Utah's elections. The duo, called Two Red Pills, first sued Utah, Juab, and Millard counties in March of 2022 after the counties denied their public records requests seeking four types of tabulation records. A 4th District judge dismissed that case in July of that year.

On Thursday, Judge Ryan Tenny with Utah's Court of Appeals again denied Orten and Anderson's attempt, upholding the lower court's decision to dismiss the case.

Tenny affirmed in the ruling that each of the four returns sought was part of what Utah law considers "election returns," which can't be accessed under public records laws, known as the Government Records Access and Management Act.



https://www.ksl.com/article/51135009/election-returns-arent-public-records-utahs-court-of-appeals-ruling-affirms