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Utah currently awards all four of its electoral votes for president to whichever candidate wins the statewide popular vote — a winner-take-all system. This bill would instead split Utah's electoral votes by allocating one electoral vote to whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote in each of Utah's Congressional districts, while the remaining two electoral votes would go to whichever candidate wins the statewide popular vote, meaning a candidate could win the state overall but still lose the electoral vote tied to a particular district. Political parties and independent or write-in presidential candidates would need to select specific individuals to serve as district-level and statewide electors in advance, and would be required to promptly notify the lieutenant governor if any of those chosen electors becomes unable to serve so a replacement can be certified. The bill also standardizes several election deadlines, including setting August 31 as the consistent date for vice presidential candidates to file candidacy paperwork and for parties or candidates to certify their chosen presidential electors.