The following citizens of Washington County Utah hereby petition the Washington County Commissioners in accordance with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 1 of the Utah State Constitution. We petition the commission to abolish the use of Electronic Voting Systems and Automatic Tabulating Systems as defined in Utah Code Title 20A-1-102(2) and Utah Code Title 20A-1-102(72) for the use in Washington County Elections. Under the authority of Utah Code Title 20A-5-302(1).

Citizenry reasons for removing Electronic Voting Systems and Automatic Tabulating Systems in Washington County include but are not limited to.

• Failure of the machine to produce a record of accuracy in counting to the voter.
• No provision in Utah Code Title 20A-5-803 from foreign countries that may be harmful to the State. To restrict their components, use, or installation in either the hardware or software of the devices in question.
• No provision in Utah Code Title 20A-5-803(1) for the device to have no means of wireless or secured internet access.
• Security of the Electronic Voting Systems is solely the responsibility of the Lieutenant Governor and County Clerk who may or may not be qualified in that area of expertise.
• Public sentiment surrounding Electronic Voting Systems in our County.

The following citizens of Washington County Utah ask that these grievances be addressed no later than January 1, 2024.