On February 6, the Utah Senate Government Operations & Political Subdivisions Committee passed SB 28 unanimously. It deletes a law that says the ballot label for independent candidates must include a clause that says the independent is “not qualified” to be a party nominee. The only independent candidate in Utah in 2018, a legislative candidate, learned that voters misunderstood that clause and that they seemed to think the ballot was saying she was not qualified for the office. She filed a federal lawsuit, but the state asked that the lawsuit be held in suspense until the 2020 legislature has a chance to repeal the clause.