Every 2026 candidate on the ballot for U.S. House, Utah Senate, Utah House, and county clerk received the same questionnaire with the same deadline. Candidates who didn't return a questionnaire were not considered.
Five longtime BURRN volunteers each read more than 140 pages of responses. They scored every response blind, with names, parties, and districts removed, against BURRN's five commitments: fair maps, the right to vote, the right to petition, transparency, and equal application of the law. Reviewers with a conflict, such as volunteering for a campaign, stepped back from scoring that candidate.
After scoring, the names were revealed for each application and the committee reviewed each passing candidate's public actions and positions alongside their questionnaire answers. Candidates who met the standard were recommended, and BURRN's board approved the final endorsements.
A BURRN endorsement means a candidate met our standard. We don't choose one candidate per race, so some races have more than one endorsed candidate and some have none.
Endorsements are statements only. BURRN gives no money, staff, or resources to any campaign. Questionnaire responses are posted for endorsed candidates who agreed to share them.