On December 11, the Utah Forward Party announced that its private on-line election had chosen Emily Buss to be the new State Senator for the Eleventh District. See this story. The party’s previous State Senator had resigned. Under Utah law, the party had the power to replace him. The Forward Party set up a voting system for all voters in the district to choose the party’s new Senator. Five members of the Forward Party sought the job, and 1,301 voters in the district participated. Any registered voter was free to participate. Approval voting was used.