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Utah Senate votes to move presidential primary to Super Tuesday; fiscal note estimated at $3 million

Utah State Senate · March 11, 2019
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Summary

The Utah Senate approved legislation to hold a presidential primary on Super Tuesday (March 3), a bipartisan measure the sponsor said will cost about $3 million; the bill passed under suspension and will go to the House for consideration.

The Utah Senate passed first substitute Senate Bill 242 on a 25-2 vote, changing the state's presidential nominating date to Super Tuesday, March 3, and aligning Utah with 10 other states.

Senator Curtis Bramble, sponsor of the bill, said the measure "creates a presidential primary on what's called Super Tuesday. It'd be, March 3," and described the change as cleaning up code language and placing Utah in a…

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