On April 18, the Utah Republican Party filed this request for rehearing in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 16-4091. The issue is the state law that forces the party to let candidates without substantial support at a party meeting petition onto the party’s primary ballot. The party is not opposed to having a primary, but it only wants candidates on its primary ballot with significant support at party endorsement meetings. The Tenth Circuit had upheld the law by a vote of 2-1.
On April 19, the Tenth Circuit asked the state to respond to the petition for rehearing. This is a good sign for the party. Generally when courts receive a request for rehearing, they do not ask the other side to respond, and typically then reject the rehearing request. The state’s response is due May 15.
Beat that dead political horse even more.
The HACKS in each party are NOT independent dictator empires regarding PUBLIC election laws in each State in the USA.
ALL (top 2 primary regimes) or SOME PUBLIC Electors/Voters (most primary regimes) nominate PUBLIC candidates for PUBLIC offices according to PUBLIC LAWS —
regardless of any MORON SCOTUS cases.
See the Utah chaos in late 1850s — part of the lead up to Civil WAR I in 1861-1865.