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Then-Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, left, former Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, former Utah GOP Chairman Thomas Wright and former Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. appear at a forum for Republican primary gubernatorial candidates in Salt Lake City last May. A new bill before the state Legislature takes aim at political parties’ nominating processes.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — A lawmaker is resurrecting a bill that would take a step back from a controversial law passed several years ago that allows candidates for political office to gather voter signatures.
“When we look back at SB54 over the last seven years and look at the effect of having the signature path, there are a few unintended consequences of SB54,” Sen. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton, told members of the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday.