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House passes bill to return midterm vacancy nominations to party delegates
Summary
The House passed HB 248 (County Office Vacancies) 52–19, removing a prescriptive ‘County Central Committee’ selection step and directing parties’ delegate processes to determine single replacement nominees for midterm county offices, sponsors said this restores grassroots choice.
The Utah House on Feb. 7 passed House Bill 248, County Office Vacancies, changing how midterm county vacancies are filled by shifting the nominating power to party delegates rather than requiring county governing bodies to choose among three names submitted by the party.
Sponsor Representative Wimmer said the bill "deals with county offices if there is a midterm vacancy," explaining it removes the statutory reference to a "County Central Committee" and lets parties use their own delegate processes to select a single nominee for appointment. "We're taking it out of the…
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