This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The prolonged, bitter battle over Utah’s controversial candidate nomination law appears to be over, at least as far as the courts are concerned. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the Utah Republican Party’s appeal
This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Rob Bishop have joined the Utah Republican Party’s court battle to overturn the state’s controversial law for nominating candidates for public office. Lee and Bishop filed an amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief backing
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Several right-wing politicians and groups are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a last-ditch appeal from the Utah Republican Party seeking to overturn a 2014 state election law that allows candidates to qualify for the ballot through the caucus-convention system
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. The Utah Supreme Court decided Friday that the Count My Vote initiative will not appear on the Nov. 6 ballot, rejecting arguments that the state’s referendum process is unconstitutionally tilted and unfair. Count My Vote collected more than 132,000 verified
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2018 BETTER UTAH CALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE FIX TO INITIATIVE PROCESS Salt Lake City, UT – Today, the Utah Supreme Court denied the petition of Count My Vote to be reinstated on the November ballot. Chase Thomas, policy and advocacy council for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the
This article originally appeared on fox13now.com. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has blocked Count My Vote from going on the November ballot. In an order issued Friday afternoon, the state’s top court ruled the issue will not go before voters. The Court said it would issue
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2018 UNCOUNTED BALLOTS AND RESCISSION SHENANIGANS SHOW POOR PROCESS Salt Lake City, UT – Following the revelation that over 150 ballot initiative signature packets were missing or otherwise went uncounted a day after clerks were required to have verified signatures and signature rescissions, Josh Kanter, founder and board
It’s time for our Legislature to quit being the overbearing parent who feels they always know what’s best. When one thinks of the power to make laws here in Utah, the first thing that comes to mind is normally the Utah Legislature. Understandable, as we elect legislators to the Legislature so they may legislate. However,
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House voted down a bill Thursday that would have allowed political parties to stop candidates from participating both in the caucus and convention nomination process and gathering voter signatures to get on the primary election ballot. Rep. Justin Fawson, R-North Ogden, sponsor of HB68, argued that candidates shouldn’t be allowed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2018 CONTACT: Katie Matheson | Alliance for a Better Utah | katie@betterutah.org Salt Lake City, UT – In response to Utah Policy’s report that a new ballot initiative is being filed with the intent to repeal SB 54, the Count My Vote compromise, Chase Thomas, policy and advocacy
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