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Senate advances framework for closed primaries; First Substitute House Bill 44 moves to third reading
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to advance First Substitute House Bill 44, which sets a framework for county clerks to administer closed primaries and requires new registrants on or after May 1, 2000, to declare party affiliation or remain unaffiliated; vote tally was 16-12 with one absent.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate on Feb. 28 advanced First Substitute House Bill 44, a measure that lays out how county clerks would run a closed primary if a political party elects to hold one.
Senator Valentine, who presented the bill, said, "This bill is not about the philosophical issue of whether to have an open or closed primary. It's about how you would conduct a closed primary if a political party of this state…
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