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Utah House approves contingency dates for congressional primary to avoid extra $600,000
Summary
The Utah House passed an amendment to HB 3,001 on a 58-12 vote that sets contingent primary dates tied to a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on congressional seats: if no fourth seat is certified by May 15 the primary will be June 25, otherwise Sept. 10. Supporters said the change avoids the cost of a second primary.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on a voice and roll call vote approved an amendment to House Bill 3,001 that fixes contingent primary dates to limit the risk of a second statewide primary and the expense that would come with it. The measure passed the House 58-12 and will be referred to the Senate for further consideration.
Representative Carl Saunders, sponsor of the election-law measure, said the amendment is intended to avoid an additional election expense. Saunders said it would “certainly be a lot better to have 1 primary and not to expend the extra $600,000 that it would have cost us to to have a second primary.” He also told members that staff (John Fellows) could advise on the specific calendar…
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