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Utah Senate keeps option for unaffiliated voters to affiliate at polls, passes H.B. 262
Summary
After extended floor debate about party control and public expense, the Utah Senate on Jan. 30, 2013, passed House Bill 262 by 23-6 to preserve the practice allowing unaffiliated voters to affiliate at the polls and participate in closed primaries.
The Utah Senate voted 23-6 on Jan. 30, 2013, to pass H.B. 262, a measure that preserves the status quo allowing unaffiliated voters to affiliate at the polling place in order to participate in closed primaries. Sponsor Senator Weiler told colleagues the bill restores the practice that has existed for the past decade and said it increases access for voters who otherwise might be turned away.
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