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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 attention in some conservative circles.
Guests discussed election administration changes they favor: returning to decentralized precinct counting, restoring in-person precinct counts with election judges watching each other's work, making board-of-canvassers records (including CAS/canvas records) available for review, and improving audits. Natalie Clausen described cameras on drop boxes and mail tracking systems that she said can give a false sense of security if no one examines the footage or if audit scopes are limited by state direction.
Christie, chair of the Utah County Republican Party, and Charles Max Wood, vice chair, urged local involvement. Wood provided an organizing path: "Join your LCCs right now," he said, referring to Legislative Collaboration Committees forming in house districts to coordinate constituents with representatives. He also supplied a contact: vicechair@ucrp.org and noted ucrp.org as a local information source.
Why it matters: Speakers argued that decentralization and clearer auditability would increase voter confidence and make the system harder to manipulate, and they urged ordinary voters to engage at the precinct and legislative levels.
Ending: Participants emphasized local civic participation—attending precinct meetings, contacting house chairs, and joining LCCs—as a route for residents to influence legislative solutions to election administration concerns.
