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Signature gatherers to challenge delegate-backed candidates in Utah County June primary
Saturday's Utah County Republican Party Convention showed continued support for the convention system, but the alignment between delegates and the overall party will be measured in the June primary. The convention at Skyridge High School in Lehi had 1,322 delegates with a 92% attendance rate — which party chair Cristy Henshaw said is a record. The party also had record numbers at the Meet the Candidates event and between 600 and 700 people at the debates, according to Henshaw. Preserving the convention system and the decision not to pursue signature gathering was a talking point of ...