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One participant described the outreach as \"disingenuous,\" saying the letter was presented to the county with little public notice and that Layton had \"lawyered up\" and met privately with other city managers. Meeting speakers said Layton's withdrawal could lead to privatized waste services, which they warned could increase costs for residents and other member jurisdictions if private haulers built transfer stations and raised rates.

Speakers named specific local officials in the discussion (they referred to Layton City manager Alex Jensen, current landfill director Nathan Rich and Davis County commissioners) and said the letter asked landfill administrators not to publish the withdrawal notice. One resident urged other Layton residents to attend the next Layton City Council meeting and to express their views; the meeting referenced an updated council meeting date that participants said had been rescheduled to April.

A separate participant described a related county issue: the county's recent decision to change who manages a community shooting range, saying a volunteer association that had run the range for decades was audited and that the sheriff's office had assumed training use, then the county began discussing paid operation. Speakers urged readers to attend local city and county meetings and to submit short reports for local newsletters to improve public awareness.

These were public comments and reporting of residents' concerns at a private political meeting; no formal county decision to accept Layton City's withdrawal was recorded at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DCC -Meet The DCRP Leadership Candidates","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting, attendees described a recent letter from Layton City indicating intent to withdraw from the Davis County landfill district and raised concerns about private haulers, legal counsel and lack of public notice; speakers urged citizens to attend city council meetings.","taxTitle","Davis County Citizen Journalism, Davis County, Utah","taxId",79917,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6598028,"Local activists urge governor to sign bill making ballot-processing video public record",182,567680,750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3114887-f056f690d7070d325301dc7db28414b6&start=567&end=750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3114887-f056f690d7070d325301dc7db28414b6/thumbnail_567680.jpg","/articles/6598028/Utah/Local-activists-urge-governor-to-sign-bill-making-ballot-processing-video-public-record","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598028-42bca19424d33900388cf03bc5c54484/orig.mp4?Expires=1770545604&Signature=NKzfowuSllx6SKdUzgz82ylUkgJ7OEIdkwA65EO2WyMD0QxGIK3aV47lUuSrcCb2rH5fxYy6BgUtYk27PkHT-bjKcgFYfRWzp19PkrJtu24yJDRdrngrQF0OwPMeAYclpwRM2Iw9Y~plntB~6qyJwc2owGYodg1pvazqH9M42TU43UglJtL74uHDyyJoqrqizAW-~RdHDdxCXsSw5jCdQ38qmyfjBcbNLW9OBsq6seSvdhzBoR4Im51nN7fIJR-~2IUyAh5GVsyPYIIrgBnyVhgRmI2N9hptVpJ60CoUW0Ip-3us1I9nwKk0rotXVBndaHvXLgJtwc0a~2qlSy92LQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Meeting convener Tina Horlocker told attendees that House Bill 263 passed the legislature and would make recorded video of ballot processing a public record, and she urged members to call Governor Spencer Cox's office and ask him to sign it into law.

Horlocker said she received notices and links that night about how to contact the governor and left attendees with a phone number for the governor's office: (801) 538-1000. She characterized HB 263 as \"very important to election integrity\" and encouraged people to email or call the governor's office to request his signature, noting that as of her remarks the governor had not yet signed the bill.

Speakers framed the measure as a transparency change intended to make the ballot-processing steps more auditable; attendees discussed leaving recorded messages and email templates to ask the governor to sign. The meeting did not include legal analysis of the bill text; participants spoke about the measure in public-comment and organizational-announcement context and asked members to help press for the governor's signature.

The meeting did not record any formal motion or vote to organize a phone or email campaign; organizers provided attendees with links and a phone number and offered to share a draft message for distribution.","At the meeting, attendees urged people to contact Governor Spencer Cox and ask him to sign House Bill 263, described by speakers as making recorded video of ballot processing a public record for transparency purposes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6598033,"State Central Committee hopefuls press to preserve caucus system and restrict signature tactics",708,3002385,3710735,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3114887-f056f690d7070d325301dc7db28414b6&start=3002&end=3710","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3114887-f056f690d7070d325301dc7db28414b6/thumbnail_3002385.jpg","/articles/6598033/Utah/State-Central-Committee-hopefuls-press-to-preserve-caucus-system-and-restrict-signature-tactics","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598033-7955be831bff539e8d7643819981a5fc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770545604&Signature=M-t5xj3nqhVRjudUgC1g1QzYTG8DFCRzEg94tXjxd6OQ~sUZGOEBs1WZYlJRf4FL4NU~jWGa5X8eEJ-aYJe38WB6T3FoVYTr8bUpeun1Ozm4~lYiHh~J3o0aGumVkX~sZ-ed7GMA9aDEhiPWWjOLhpL6Lb0~tuXmSV3PpzjWUofycZBCtMJ~EFQuJJHP21qAjOVibkqHBfs-ZRby0RUJlHH~nKH7W4ZPsr~Vt5xoepP9YJydPk5drO2eMPjx1~1LHJwhkmYu8oL6O53MSjs2MT7zfAtRE5quhX0~J9mbf2xWnFZIVpx6elTb3Zhh4dkXId8n6T432apGnm836-AWTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A forum of State Central Committee (SCC) candidates at a Davis County Conservatives meeting focused on preserving the party's caucus-and-convention nominating system, combating the effects of Senate Bill 54 (which allows signature access to primary ballots) and improving outreach and education for delegates.

Several candidates said the caucus-convention system is the best way to produce informed nominees and to give local party activists a meaningful voice. Jennifer Garner, a candidate and former SCC member, said, \"There's unfinished business that I'm ready to get to,\" and presented her candidacy as a continuation of previous SCC work. Other candidates who spoke — including Olivia Dawn, Peter Cannon, Winston Barlow, Jason Hackett and others — emphasized voter education, precinct-level outreach and stricter party bylaws to prevent external money and signature-gathering campaigns from undermining convention outcomes.

During a brief yes-or-no round, meeting organizers asked candidates whether they would reinstate a previously proposed bylaw (identified in the discussion as \"bylaw 8\") that would withdraw party membership from people who gather signatures to place candidates on the primary ballot. Multiple candidates indicated support for reinstating the bylaw; one participant said the question would be a straightforward \"yes\" in this forum.

Candidates highlighted several perceived threats to the party's internal processes: out-of-state money, signature-driven campaigns that bypass local conventions, low attendance at SCC meetings and a lack of coordinated education about caucus procedures. Several candidates urged more in-person SCC participation and proposed reducing virtual attendance and Zoom reliance; panelists said remote attendance had hampered productive debate and made it easier for leadership rulings to go unchallenged.

No formal SCC nomination or vote was taken at the meeting. Candidates encouraged delegates to attend the county organizing convention and the pre-convention candidate vetting sessions that county organizers scheduled at local libraries.","A slate of Davis County candidates for the Utah Republican State Central Committee urged protecting the caucus-and-convention process, limiting last-minute registration and pushing bylaws to restrict candidates who use signature-gathering instead of the convention path.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6598038,"Davis County conservatives vet candidates for county party leadership ahead of organizing convention",1224,23245,1248135,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3114887-f056f690d7070d325301dc7db28414b6&start=23&end=1248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3114887-f056f690d7070d325301dc7db28414b6/thumbnail_23245.jpg","/articles/6598038/Utah/Davis-County-conservatives-vet-candidates-for-county-party-leadership-ahead-of-organizing-convention","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6598038-55c7c30a1e5b2ef4202c560483263b60/orig.mp4?Expires=1770545604&Signature=Cm29pan8jrL9yy9T2Up-NRgRkOzQKf1J~-gS16z8U~-v9NGulzaPOnSIlXGAhJo5oPm~cBMFt0Uc-NWwpnPie7h9W81ilEuL36ThSGvhUJA5vJDXL1WFxOqiPAu5oVU2SInf2fQa7HJQ6BT2Y1N7KtEJMgHrFkVQF4lZtAttiheFrxYPhge~ZsftrY2XvDq5UYFff3ZrdhFT1jygLbRUpqH9FKELomFxsubjZH6TDMloGQ3nuEnBjZjTXFC7XlowDLYo3axb9~3fCEUH4W87GXNGVjG1dCozLJZlSErK9BJAi5C67moeUOPeX~jf7D2g6HbWIqZQOGVpKQOf0HzIqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Don Guymon, a longtime party volunteer, and Terry Finley, a precinct- and caucus-era organizer, presented themselves as the leading candidates for Davis County Republican Party chair and vice chair at a Davis County Conservatives meeting the group held in April.

Guymon said he has served in party leadership at the county, state and national levels and returned to active county politics because he sees the party at a \"critical time.\" He told attendees he wants to make sure \"every Republican has a voice\" and to protect what he described as the party's core principles. Finley described a lifelong attachment to Republican ideas dating to the Reagan era and highlighted his experience running caucuses and organizing precincts.

The forum also covered practical party business. Meeting organizers summarized that the county's organizing convention will include elections for four county officers (chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer) and that Davis County will elect 12 state central committee members (in addition to two ex officio slots for the county chair and vice chair). Speakers gave attendees dates for county and state organizing conventions; those dates were discussed during the meeting as April (organizing/convention references varied in remarks), with the state convention noted for mid-May.

Candidates answered questions on several party procedures. On the issue of registration at caucus night, Guymon and Finley said they were conflicted: both said they want to encourage recruitment and participation but also voiced concern about last-minute registrations that could be used to influence outcomes. Finley said well-trained precinct chairs and advance outreach were essential to a good caucus experience; Guymon said if registration at caucus were to be restricted, the party would need a stronger preregistration and outreach program.

Asked to name their favorite platform planks, Guymon said he favors the party''s pro-life principles, calling them \"our most fundamental right,\" while Finley emphasized family and constitutional principles and recounted how the party's principles influenced him growing up. On the question of unifying the party, Guymon said: \"Unity can only be built upon correct principles,\" and said he would promote the platform and party bylaws if elected.

Organizers said the Davis County Republican Party will run candidate vetting events (\"meet the candidate\" sessions) in the days before the organizing convention at local libraries and encouraged delegates to attend. The Davis County Conservatives's chair, who convened the meeting, also announced a slate of upcoming speakers and meetings the group plans to host.

No formal votes on party rules or officer elections were recorded at this meeting.

The meeting included public announcements about other legislative and party matters, including a separate forum of state central committee candidates that followed the officer-candidate segment.","At a Davis County Conservatives meeting, candidates for county Republican party chair and vice chair presented their backgrounds and answered members' questions about party unity, platform fidelity and election procedures ahead of the county'organizing convention.","actionData","errors"]

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Layton residents and meeting participants warn of potential Layton City withdrawal from Davis County landfill; cite transparency concerns

Local activists urge governor to sign bill making ballot-processing video public record

State Central Committee hopefuls press to preserve caucus system and restrict signature tactics

Davis County conservatives vet candidates for county party leadership ahead of organizing convention