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Senate Concurrence Approves Compromise Elections Bill Creating Signature Path to Ballot
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to concur in a second-substitute to Senate Bill 54, a compromise elections package that preserves the caucus-convention system while creating an alternate signature path to the ballot; the bill passed 21–7 and is returned to the House for the speaker’s signature.
The Utah Senate on March 5 concurred in a second-substitute to Senate Bill 54, a compromise elections bill that creates an alternate signature path to the ballot while preserving the party caucus-convention system.
Senator Bramble, the bill sponsor, told the Senate the substitute strikes a balance between party rights and expanded voter access. Under the measure, a candidate may qualify for the ballot by gathering specified signature thresholds (e.g., 28,000 for statewide office; 7,000 in a congressional district; 2,000 in a state senate district; 1,000 in a state house contest; or 3 percent of qualified voters for certain…
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