Utah State Legislature passes bill changing election dates to accommodate replacing Rep. Chris Stewart
The legislature is moving the primary and general elections statewide, impacting hundreds of cities and towns and their municipal elections. The new primary election will be Sept. 5 and the general election will be Nov. 21.
"Everybody’s had to give a little bit on this. Maybe a lot on this," she told FOX 13 News."But I'm satisfied we can accomplish what is in the bill.""Nothing’s perfect, but if we were moving into next year, imagine the mess we would have," Senate President J. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, told reporters.
"We’re moving it to accommodate 818,000 voters," said Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, referencing the 2nd Congressional District.Lawmakers insisted they did not want the residents in that congressional district to go unrepresented and wanted to mirror the process for voters.
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