Bill would allow 17-year-olds to vote in Utah primary elections

SALT LAKE CITY — Saying he wants to encourage more high school-age Utahns to get involved in the political process, a state lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that would let them cast ballots at 17.HB281 would allow 17-year-olds to participate in primary elections as long as they will turn 18 on or before the November general election."There are young people in our state who desperately want to be involved in our democracy," said the bill's sponsor, House Minority Whip Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake