A statewide citizenship review has verified that 99.6% of registered voters in Weber County are U.S. citizens, according to a report published August 29. The review identified three confirmed noncitizens who were subsequently removed from the voter rolls.
Weber County Clerk/Auditor Ricky Hatch stated that the eight-month statewide effort involved checking voter records against additional information to establish citizenship. Of the 158,226 registered voters reviewed in Weber County, three were confirmed as noncitizens and removed immediately upon confirmation. Hatch noted that the remaining 0.4% of voters were not immediately verified, including 634 voters whose citizenship status could not be confirmed through the review.
Hatch explained that unconfirmed records do not necessarily indicate noncitizenship. He cited potential reasons for unverified status, such as clerical errors, incorrect birth dates, incorrect Social Security number digits, or older registrations lacking modern identifying information. Weber County officials contacted these voters to request proof of citizenship, and at least half had responded by the time Hatch spoke with KSL.
Under new Utah citizenship requirements, voters whose status remains unconfirmed are not removed from the rolls but may receive federal-only ballots until their citizenship is verified. The Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office began the statewide review in April 2025, cross-checking more than 2 million records against Driver License Division data and the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program.
The statewide report found that 99.72% of Utah's registered voters could be verified as U.S. citizens. State officials identified 27 confirmed noncitizens across the state, all of whom were removed from the rolls. Three of those 27 confirmed noncitizens were registered in Weber County.
The findings are expected to influence the ongoing debate in Utah regarding election safeguards. While some argue the low number of confirmed noncitizens shows illegal registration is rare, others argue the presence of any ineligible registrations demonstrates the necessity of citizenship verification. Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson stated the review uncovered vulnerabilities that could be addressed while protecting eligible voters from improper removal.
