News Item:
State opposes new United Utah Party access to special election ballot
State attorneys Friday opposed the United Utah Party's request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in its lawsuit seeking access to the 3rd Congressional District special election ballot.
The state has 30 days to process a request by a new political party. The elections office rejected United Utah co-founder Jim Bennett's candidate application because it had not recognized the party by the May 26 candidate filing deadline.
The United Utah Party's lawsuit against the Lieutenant Governor’s Office to get me on the ballot for the special election to fill Jason Chaffetz' seat had its first hearing on June 26, and it went far, far better than I could have possibly imagined.
This was a scheduling hearing for how the case was supposed to proceed, and, usually, such hearings are little more than simple housekeeping items. The two sides agree on a schedule, present that schedule to a judge, and then go back to write up their arguments for when the real hearing takes place.
