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House adopts top-two modified primary rule, sending top two vote-getters back to parties
Summary
After extended debate about voter control vs. party choice, the House amended primary rules to send only the top two primary vote-getters back to party nomination when no candidate gets 50%; threshold later adjusted to 40% by amendment and the second substitute passed 39-34.
The Utah House on March 9 voted to change the mechanics for contested primaries under second substitute HB 313. The substitute directs that if no candidate receives at least 50 percent in a primary, the top two vote-getters are returned to the party for nomination rather than returning all primary candidates to convention.
Representative Roberts, the bill sponsor, said the substitute is intended to address plurality concerns that emerged after the…
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