Candidate for Utah County Clerk 2026. Seeking the nomination of the Forward Party. Securing your rights through transparent processes and public service.
Provo, Utah
Joined February 2022
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I’ll be actively campaigning from now through November 2026.
I can’t do this alone; I need your support.
Modest, monthly donations will fund the campaign through election day:
russjrampton.com/donate
A great podcast!
And it features a great state senator running for reelection.
@EmilyforUtah
It's here.
The Forward Party Podcast EP19 brings together @VoteDionneMA and @EmilyforUtah to explore what independent-minded leadership looks like when the goal is to govern, solve problems, and work across party lines. Both describe an approach centered on listening, practical results, and good governance.
Don't miss this.
youtu.be/ycjQ5LYcFEk?si=Xjs4…
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This Labor Day, we honor the working Americans who keep our communities strong and our country moving. Their hard work deserves a government that listens, solves problems, and puts people first. Let’s bring the same teamwork we practice in our workplaces to our politics—finding common ground, expanding opportunity, and building a future where everyone has a voice.
Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸
“Just give USPS your voter rolls,” they said. “It will be easy.”
The Trump administration wants sweeping new mail ballot restrictions to take effect before the midterms. But its own lawyer could not tell the judge Thursday whether the administration’s system is actually ready to launch — much to the judge’s frustration. democracydocket.com/news-ale…
By definition, it is hard to be a “third party” when only two candidates are on the ballot.
That is the case with Sen. Buss and with me.
Don't look now but...
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utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/09…
The only thing worse than bad policy is bad implementation.
The USPS portal for uploading voter lists is not ready for primetime.
"In the final week of testing, the phrase 'sh*t show' was used by multiple people to describe the process..."
We have an election system that works, and Trump wants to blow it up and install one that is basically designed to fail.
cnn.com/2026/09/01/politics/…
One of the many challenges of the USPS rules on vote by mail is the attempt to put a national standard on a patchwork of state laws.
The differences in election state laws is a feature, not a bug.
Facts over fear.
Data over vibes.
Pragmatism over politics.
@FWDUtah
Forward candidates respect facts and data.
Not politics and games.
forwardparty.com/candidates/
Utah law requires every municipality to have a ballot Dropbox, so it is good they come in many sizes.
What Utah County community has this drop box in the gravel parking lot behind their town hall?
One of the other important principles of the Forward Party is building from the bottom up.
In Utah we have many candidates running for the state legislature and I’m one of a few running for County office.
No stars, few headlines, a lot of committed people working hard.
“Talkers don’t usually start third parties, because it takes an immense amount of daily concentration and work,” Nader said. “He doesn’t have the staff. He doesn’t have the time.”
Well, we're not Tucker, and we're not into publicity stunts. We have the grit, determination, and, most important, alignment with the American people.
Join us.
@politico @AndrewYang @RalphNader
politico.com/newsletters/pla…
No. They fought and died for our right to vote. Taking on meaningless burdens after they paid the sacrifice seems disrespectful.
Election policy should be based on facts, not fear.
A great summary of the results of state audits into non-citizen registration and voting:
These represent the less than 0.01% of germs even the best hand sanitizer can’t kill.
I've updated my tracker of noncitizen voting audits done by states since 2021 to account for New Jersey (software error investigation) and Yavapai County, Arizona.
Now hosted at @DeclareNews
Alabama. Jan. 2026. 3.7 million registered voters. 186 possible noncitizen registrants. 25 possible noncitizen voters.
Arkansas. Oct. 2026. 1.8 million registered voters. 240 possible noncitizen registrants. "30 to 40" possible noncitizen voters.
Arizona. Aug. 2026. 4.3 million registered voters. Audit of Yavapai County (195,037 registered voters). 30 confirmed noncitizens. Four had voted in previous elections.
Florida. Jan. 2026. 13.4 million registered voters. 198 "likely noncitizens" registered. 170 referred to law enforcement.
Georgia. Oct. 2024. 8.2 million registered voters. 20 possible noncitizens registrants. 9 possible noncitizen voters. 156 for further investigation.
Idaho. Oct. 2024. 1 million registered voters. 36 "very likely" noncitizen registrants. "A number of them do have some form of voting history."
Indiana. Dec. 2025. 4.8 million registered voters. 165 possible noncitizen registrants. "At least" 21 noncitizen voters.
Iowa. Mar. 2025. 2.1 million registered voters. 277 possible noncitizen registrants. 35 possible noncitizen voters in November 2024 election.
Louisiana. Mar. 2026. 2.9 million registered voters. 403 noncitizens possibly registered. 83 possibly having voted in at least one election since the 1980s.
Montana. Mar. 2026. 800,000 registered voters. 23 possible noncitizens registered. Cast "nearly 150 ballots" in past Montana elections.
Michigan. Apr. 2025. 7.2 million registered voters. 15 possible noncitizens who registered and voted in November 2024 general election.
Michigan. Jan. 2026. 7.2 million registered voters. Investigation of Macomb County (725,000 registered voters). Four possible noncitizens registered. At least 1 previously voted.
New Jersey. July 2026. 6.68 million registered voters. Investigation into a software error revealed that 6,600 noncitizens had been mistakenly registered despite those noncitizens identifying themselves as such. "Fewer than 400" of these registered noncitizens voted in an election.
Ohio. Sept. 2025. 7.9 million registered voters. 78 possible noncitizen registrants. 9 possible noncitizen voters.
Oregon. May 2026. 3 million registered voters. Investigation into 2 possible noncitizen voters.
Pennsylvania. Apr. 2026. 8.97 million registered voters. Review of 210,905 unique voter registration forms. 1 noncitizen improperly registered, but had not voted.
Tennessee. Fall 2025. 4.3 million registered voters. Referred 42 potential noncitizen voters to the FBI.
Texas. June 2025. 18 million registered voters. Referred “33 potential noncitizens who voted in the November 2024 General Election.”
Texas. Oct. 2025. 18 million registered voters. 2,724 possible noncitizens registered. Further investigation prompted.
Utah. May 2026. 2.1 million registered voters. 27 possible noncitizens registered. 25 warranting further investigation.
Wyoming. 271,000 registered voters. Identification of 3 potential noncitizens registered.
Sources:
declarenews.org/map-investig…
I don’t agree with all positions of this group, but their discussion of provisional ballots is correct.
If you encounter ANY problems when trying to cast a vote in person, the minimum is your right to cast a provisional ballot.
What is a Provisional Ballot? 🧵
A provisional ballot is a temporary, safeguarded ballot used when a voter’s eligibility cannot be confirmed at the polling place.
It is kept separate from regular ballots while election officials determine whether the voter was eligible to vote.
If eligibility is confirmed under state law, the ballot is counted.
Provisional does not mean automatically counted.
It means “pending verification.”
This is the one of the reasons I’m running for County Clerk with the nomination of the @Fwd_Party
Putting rule of law above partisan politics.
Every year, some politicians pressure county clerks and other election officials. But Kevin Johnson of @ERN_Reformers explains how creating more distance between election administration and political parties is a commonsense way to protect neutrality and restore public trust.
Like the hand sanitizer that only promises to kill 99.99% of germs, no one is claiming current efforts completely prevent ALL non-citizen registration and voting.
But states take it seriously, can identify (and deal with) offenders and the proportion is very low.
I've updated my tracker of noncitizen voting audits done by states since 2021.
Alabama. Jan. 2026. 3.7 million registered voters. 186 possible noncitizen registrants. 25 possible noncitizen voters.
Arkansas. Oct. 2026. 1.8 million registered voters. 240 possible noncitizen registrants. "30 to 40" possible noncitizen voters.
Florida. Jan. 2026. 13.4 million registered voters. 198 "likely noncitizens" registered. 170 referred to law enforcement.
Georgia. Oct. 2024. 8.2 million registered voters. 20 possible noncitizens registrants. 9 possible noncitizen voters. 156 for further investigation.
Idaho. Oct. 2024. 1 million registered voters. 36 "very likely" noncitizen registrants. "A number of them do have some form of voting history."
Indiana. Dec. 2025. 4.8 million registered voters. 165 possible noncitizen registrants. "At least" 21 noncitizen voters.
Iowa. Mar. 2025. 2.1 million registered voters. 277 possible noncitizen registrants. 35 possible noncitizen voters in November 2024 election.
Louisiana. Mar. 2026. 2.9 million registered voters. 403 noncitizens possibly registered. 83 possibly having voted in at least one election since the 1980s.
Montana. Mar. 2026. 800,000 registered voters. 23 possible noncitizens registered. Cast "nearly 150 ballots" in past Montana elections.
Michigan. Apr. 2025. 7.2 million registered voters. 15 possible noncitizens who registered and voted in November 2024 general election.
Michigan. Jan. 2026. 7.2 million registered voters. Investigation of Macomb County (725,000 registered voters). Four possible noncitizens registered. At least 1 previously voted.
Ohio. Sept. 2025. 7.9 million registered voters. 78 possible noncitizen registrants. 9 possible noncitizen voters.
Oregon. May 2026. 3 million registered voters. Investigation into 2 possible noncitizen voters.
Pennsylvania. Apr. 2026. 8.97 million registered voters. Review of 210,905 unique voter registration forms. 1 noncitizen improperly registered, but had not voted.
Tennessee. Fall 2025. 4.3 million registered voters. Referred 42 potential noncitizen voters to the FBI.
Texas. June 2025. 18 million registered voters. Referred “33 potential noncitizens who voted in the November 2024 General Election.”
Texas. Oct. 2025. 18 million registered voters. 2,724 possible noncitizens registered. Further investigation prompted.
Utah. May 2026. 2.1 million registered voters. 27 possible noncitizens registered. 25 warranting further investigation.
Wyoming. 271,000 registered voters. Identification of 3 potential noncitizens registered.
Sources:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
There are no federal elections, only state elections for federal office.
And they are typically administered at the county level.
One of many layers of safeguards that keeps our elections secure.
One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren't conducted at the federal level. America votes in more than 10,000 different election jurisdictions, each with different rules set by state and sometimes local governments. to.pbs.org/3T4duz3
Not sure if prophetic or proscriptive, but I like to check off everything on Adam’s list as I celebrate Independence.
Just be careful with the illuminations - it’s been a dry year.
