On January 31, the Utah House Government Operations Committee passed HB 68. It gives a political party that is entitled to a primary the power to tell candidates that if they want that party’s nomination, they must choose one method to get on the primary ballot. They can either attempt to get enough support at a party convention, or they can petition onto the primary ballot, but they can’t try both methods.
Bad for Romney?
Makes the hack parties to be *state actors* in the election process.
@Clay, pretty sure this would be good for Romney. Romney surely has the funds to go the petition route and pay petitioners if he has to. Less funded candidates would be forced to go the convention route instead of trying both, and they could lose at the convention.