Utah County steps back from mail-in vote despite opposition from cities

It’s no secret that Utah County has had more than its share of recent election-related problems. In the county’s first venture with vote by mail last year, it mistakenly sent ballots for the Republican congressional primary (meant only for those registered with the GOP) to 68,000 unaffiliated voters. Election night ballot counting was marked by long delays — which the county clerk said was due to a special request from U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to make the tally as