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Utah GOP chair says long-term legislative strategy needed to reverse SB 54, not only litigation
Summary
Rob Axon, chair of the Utah Republican Party, told a Utah County Republican Party podcast that SB 54the "signature path" to the ballotrequires a long-term legislative effort rather than relying solely on litigation; he described a mix of legal, legislative and party resource strategies the party has used.
Rob Axon, chair of the Utah Republican Party, said the two-track path to the primary created by SB 54 requires a long-term strategy to change state law, not only legal challenges. On the Utah County Republican Party podcast, Axon summarized the choice: “You can either litigate or you can legislate.”
Axon said litigation has been tried and "we have failed in that regard" but that doing only court challenges risks dividing and bankrupting the party. He urged delegates to pursue a multi-cycle legislative strategy to change the numbers in the Legislature and to recruit candidates who will support repealing or changing SB 54. "If we want to change the law, you have to change the law," Axon said.
Why it matters: SB 54 created a signature path that allows candidates to reach the primary…
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