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Utah House rejects bill to create independent State Election Commission after extended debate
Summary
House defeats HB204, a bill to transfer election duties from the Lieutenant Governor to a new independent State Election Commission, after hours of debate over cost, scope and whether the change would remove partisan influence. Vote: 21–49, fails.
Representative Carl Carlson (sponsor) presented HB204 to establish a State Election Commission and transfer election duties out of the Lieutenant Governor’s office, saying the change would “immunize” administration of elections from partisan control and provide public confidence. Carlson noted the bill came from an interim committee review, reduced the number of gubernatorial nomination names from 10 to…
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