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Utah GOP hardliners might not like what the party becomes if they get their wish and repeal signature gathering.
Since the passage of SB54 in 2014, far-right hardliners have managed to monopolize the GOP delegate nomination system.
If hardliners like Phil Lyman, a former lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate, gain control of the Utah GOP, and if they manage to repeal SB54, ending the signature-gathering option for primary candidates—it could be the best thing to happen to the Utah Republican Party.
Hear me out. Since the passage of SB54 in 2014, far-right hardliners have managed to monopolize the GOP delegate nomination system. Passed as a compromise between the Utah Legislature and backers of the Count My Vote initiative, SB54 created a dual path to the partisan primary ballot: candidates could either gather signatures…
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