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[Utah] GOP leader Nelson seeks election overhaul
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| Last Edited | RBH Jul 20, 2011 10:11pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Lee Davidson |
| Media | Newspaper - Salt Lake Tribune |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 07:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The vice chairman of Utah Republican Party wants state lawmakers to study an “instant runoff voting” system that he says could prevent third-party candidates from “spoiling” elections.
Lowell Nelson told the Legislature’s Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee Wednesday that such systems allow voters to list their second choice among candidates, as well as their favorite.
If no candidate receives a majority, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. Voters who had supported that eliminated candidate would then have their “second-choice” votes given to remaining candidates to help one of them achieve a majority.
Utah GOP Chairman Thomas Wright said the state party has taken no position on instant runoff voting, and that Nelson is promoting that on his own. Nelson said Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, was interested in the idea, and asked him to make a presentation about it. |
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