SALT LAKE CITY — It's official: Utahns have voted in record numbers in 2020, even with hours remaining until the polls close on Election Day.
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At 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, the Utah Elections Department announced that a record 1,152,383 ballots had been processed for this year's elections. In 2016, a total of 1,124,206 ballots were processed for the entire election.
And that number doesn't reflect the total number of people who have submitted their ballots — the site says the ballots received by county clerks' offices but not yet processed are not included in the tally.
#ITSOFFICIAL Utah has surpassed the largest ever amount of votes in an election! From now on we are in uncharted territory and setting new records! #utpol #Election2020 @fox13
— Spencer Joseph (@SpencerJosephTV) November 3, 2020
In Utah, a ballot is considered "processed" when a county clerk's office worker has opened the envelope, verified the signature, confirmed the eligibility of the ballot and deposited it in preparation for counting.