Today at 11:10 a.m. MST, Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox will release the following resources related to an imminent special election in the Third Congressional District of Utah to replace Congressman Jason Chaffetz. (Letter of intent to resign here.)
***THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE EMBARGOED
UNTIL 11:10 a.m. on MAY 19, 2017***
EMBARGOED MATERIALS
Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Proclamation calling for a special election (link)
Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox’s Order on special election information, which contains a timeline. (link)
Special election candidate manual (link)
Candidate information summary (link)
Note that elections.utah.gov will be updated at 11:10 a.m. to make pertinent information available to members of the public. We anticipate streaming the announcement beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox’s facebook page.
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Thank you to those of you who joined us at the Utah Capitol today for Lt. Governor Cox's announcement related to the timeline for the special election in the Third Congressional District of Utah to replace Congressman Jason Chaffetz.
For those of you who were not able to be with us in person, you may download the audio here: http://bit.ly/2r0CB7q.
Additionally, you may find the special election timeline and related materials at elections.utah.gov.
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Lt. Governor to announce special election timeline
What: Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox will discuss the upcoming special election, including the release of an elections timeline and an updated candidate guide for the purpose of filling an imminent vacancy in the Third Congressional District of Utah.
Where:
Utah State Capitol, Gold Room
350 N. State Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
When:
Friday, May 19, 2017 beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Who:
Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox
Mark Thomas, Utah Director of Elections
Notes:
Following the adjournment of this event and throughout the special election process, elections.utah.gov will be updated to include resources for candidates and the public.
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UTAH SENATE PRESIDENT STATEMENT ON UTAH’S CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY
SALT LAKE CITY - Today, Utah Senate President Wayne Niederhauser issued the following statement on the resignation of Jason Chaffetz:
"Jason Chaffetz was an integral member of Utah’s congressional delegation for over eight years. Now he returns to home and family. We thank him sincerely for his diligent service on behalf of the people of the State of Utah.
"There are many qualified citizens who may want to serve in this capacity and we wish each of them the best in the months to follow. We trust Utahns to have the wisdom and ability to recognize leaders with integrity who share their values, elect them, and hold them accountable.
"We remind the executive branch that the times, places and manner of our elections are clearly a legislative responsibility, defined in Article 1, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. The path forward with the least amount of legal risk would be for the governor to call a special session to allow lawmakers to add appropriate election language to the state code."
