Tag: utah
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One Utah U.S. House district is open this year—tying with 2014 and 2020 for the most this decade
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Utah was January 8, 2024. Thirteen candidates are running for Utah’s four U.S. House districts, including three Democrats and 10 Republicans. That’s 3.25 candidates per district. There were 3.25 candidates per district in 2022, 3.75 candidates per district in 2020, and 2.5 in 2018. Here…
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Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Utah on June 25, 2024
Two candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Utah on June 25, 2024—incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and Phil Lyman (R). Candidates in Utah may qualify for a primary ballot through a petition process or by winning at least 40% of delegates’ votes at a convention. Cox qualified through the petition process.…
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Utah lawmakers require discussion of federal air quality regulations
Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) on March 13, 2024, signed a bill into law requiring the Utah Division of Air Quality to regularly discuss emissions-related regulations with the state’s Federalism Commission. The bill also includes requirements to discuss regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal rules affecting industries. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality…
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Utah State Senate rejects effort to repeal use of ranked-choice voting
The Utah State Senate rejected a bill to repeal the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in local Utah elections on Thursday, Feb. 29th. HB290 would have eliminated the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, which allows municipalities to adopt instant-runoff voting, a form of RCV, for odd year elections. Currently, 23 localities in the state…
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Seven candidates file to participate in Utah’s Republican presidential caucus
The filing deadline for the Utah Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Seven candidates filed to participate in the March 5, 2024, caucus. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $50,000 filing fee. The following candidates filed: Binkley, Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Ramaswamy, David Stuckenberg, and…
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Five candidates have filed to appear on Utah’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for Utah’s Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 1, 2023. Five candidates filed appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $500 filing fee. The following candidate qualified: Biden, Phillips, and Williamson have qualified to participate in five or more nominating contests. See the…
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Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District
Celeste Maloy defeated Becky Edwards and Bruce Hough in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District held on Sept. 5. Maloy received 38.3% of the vote, while Edwards and Hough received 35.1% and 26.6%, respectively. As of Sept. 6, approximately 82% of the votes were counted. Maloy advanced to the general election on Nov.…
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Three candidates running in Republican primary for U.S. House special election in Utah
Becky Edwards, Bruce Hough, and Celeste Maloy are running in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District on Sept. 5, 2023. The winner will advance to a general election on Nov. 21. The winner of the special election will fill the planned vacancy of incumbent Chris Stewart (R), who was first elected in 2012 and will resign on Sept.…
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Utah in the top-three for rate of election policy legislation enactment for second straight year
Utah is among the top three states enacting the highest percentage of their introduced election-related legislation for the second year in a row. It is the only state among the top three in 2022 and 2023. Utah lawmakers enacted 12 of the 29 election-related bills (41.4%) introduced in 2023 and nine of 18 in 2022…
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Utah governor signs bill for new state flag, veto referendum filed to stop it
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed Senate Bill 31, a bill to establish a new state flag, on March 21, 2023. The new flag will go into effect on March 9, 2024. The current state flag, which was adopted on March 9, 1911, will be referred to as the historic state flag. Cox said, “As…