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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Bill HB 92 Allocates Presidential Electoral Votes by Congressional District
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Andrew Stoddard
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill alters Utah's electoral vote allocation by awarding one electoral vote to the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who win the highest vote count in each individual Congressional district, while awarding the remaining two electoral votes to the statewide winners. It also standardizes candidate filing deadlines for vice presidential candidates, requires notification to the lieutenant governor for vacancies, and sets the filing fee for presidential and vice-presidential candidates at $500.
Changes how Utah's al votes are distributed among candidates by splitting them across Congressional districts rather than awarding all of them on a strictly winner-take-all statewide basis, impacting presidential campaign strategies and the weight of regional voter outcomes.
- Utah traditionally allocates its presidential electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis statewide. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates
Candidates must navigate district-by-district electoral vote distribution, comply with a $500 filing fee, and meet standardized declaration and certification deadlines.
Registered Political Parties
Parties must choose and certify presidential electors for each Congressional district and statewide before established statutory deadlines.
Utah Voters
Voters in individual Congressional districts directly influence the allocation of specific electoral votes rather than contributing solely to a statewide winner-take-all total.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
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- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0092
- Jan 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0092
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0092
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0092
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 29, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Transition to District-Level Electoral Vote Allocation
The legislation shifts the state's presidential voting structure by allocating electoral votes by Congressional district rather than purely statewide winner-take-all.
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Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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