Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) cosponsored the Ballots by Election Day Act with Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to require that all absentee and mail-in ballots in federal elections be received by the time polls close on Election Day in order to be counted.  “States counting late ballots are inviting fraud and sowing doubt in their own election results.
Lee Cosponsors Ballots by Election Day Act to Restore Confidence in Federal Elections
Utah News spotted this story published August 10, 2026 at utahpolicy.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.