As Utah ballots arrive in mailboxes this week, officials urge returning them early

Utah voters will begin receiving ballots in the mail this week as election officials make two special requests: please vote early, and vote by mail instead of waiting to come to an in-person election center on Nov. 3, Election Day.“I’ve been inundated with questions from voters about where their ballots are,” says Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen. “But the state doesn’t allow us to mail any earlier than 21 days before Election Day” — so they are be