New study suggests Utah’s by-mail voting boosts turnout among millennials

Utah’s move to voting by mail has boosted turnout among millennials and other groups less likely to vote, according to new research released Monday, the day before the state’s 2018 primary election.The study, conducted by Pantheon Analytics and commissioned by Washington Monthly magazine, showed a 5 to 7 percentage point turnout increase in the state’s 21 counties that vote by mail in 2016 compared to the eight counties that voted primarily on Election Day. And the by mail coun