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Utah House approves Western States presidential primary law; state to fund election while statewide
Summary
The House approved a bill establishing a Western States presidential primary on the first Friday after the first Monday in March and recorded legislative intent that the state fund the election while it remains statewide, voting 68–0 to pass the second substitute of HB91.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 2 approved second substitute House Bill 91 to create a Western States presidential primary, voting 68–0 to send the measure to the Senate. Representative Raymond Short, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the primary is set for the first Friday after the first Monday in March and is designed to concentrate presidential campaign attention on Western issues.
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