Constitution Party of Utah

The deadline for affiliated Utah voters to switch parties is April 1. This matters for voting in a closed primary, such as the GOP primary. For open primaries, voters don’t have to switch affiliation to participate.

January Walker with the Utah United Party, Cassie Easley with the Constitution Party and Brad Green with the Libertarian Party didn’t qualify for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District debate, but will appear on voters’ ballots.

Utah candidates outside of the dominant Republican Party, or the Democratic Party, hope to carry the momentum started by Evan McMullin’s Senate campaign to future election wins.

A federal judge has ruled that Utah cannot force political parties to allow unaffiliated voters to participate in primary elections. But the ruling…