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Local GOP guests highlight write-in showing, call for decentralization and grassroots organizing
Summary
Podcast guests described a write-in campaign that they said earned nearly 14% of the general-election vote, urged a return to precinct counts and decentralized vote tabulation, and encouraged listeners to join Legislative Collaboration Committees (LCCs) to shape upcoming legislative fixes to election law.
On a Utah County Republican Party podcast, Phil Lyman and Natalie Clausen described the write-in campaign they mounted after the primary and urged party members to pursue local election reforms and grassroots organizing.
Phil Lyman said the write-in campaign received roughly 14% of the vote in the general election, which he framed as proof of viability despite not appearing on the printed ballot. "We got close to 14%, which was huge," Lyman said, noting national…
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