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Two research centers at Utah Valley University — the Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy and the Center for Constitutional Studies — would be directed to study elections security, comparing the risks of in-person voting versus mail-in voting, including a comparison to states that rely primarily on in-person voting, an analysis of actual and potential voter fraud, an assessment of voter roll accuracy under each system, and a review of issues raised in a 2024 state performance audit of Utah's elections. The study would also examine best practices for requiring and checking voter identification before someone deposits a ballot in a drop box, covering logistics, wait times, costs, and ballot processing. Findings would need to be presented to the legislature's Government Operations Interim Committee by October 2026, potentially informing future legislation affecting the mail-in voting system most Utah voters currently use.