“Just making sure that voters’ will is reflected in elections is my goal, and I think it’s everybody’s goal in this room, right? We just don’t want to have elections … where people are turning an election and they shouldn’t.”

— Utah Rep. Karianne Lisonbee

(from the August 19, 2025 KSL.com article “Utah lawmaker mulling legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote”)

A Utah lawmaker is pursuing legislation meant to make sure noncitizens can’t vote in state elections.

Utah Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, R-Syracuse, said that since proposing legislation earlier this year focused on cleaning Utah’s voter rolls, she’s heard at least two reports of noncitizens successfully registering to vote or voting in Utah elections.

“It has been beyond surprising, actually,” she said.

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