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After a too-close-to-call primary election on June 25, a recount revealed Maloy held a slim lead of 176 votes. Jenkins is concerned over at roughly 1,171 mail-in ballots that were not tallied because they were postmarked after the deadline to be counted.
The state Supreme Court justices are slotted to hear oral arguments about the contested ballots on Friday morning. Maloy speaks as Jenkins looks on during Utah’s 2nd Congressional district debate June 10, 2024, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. The lieutenant governor’s office warned in a brief filed Wednesday that state law mandates ballots must be postmarked before the deadline in order to be counted.
“While the Respondents are sensitive to the issues in this case and find it unfortunate that some voters’ ballots were not postmarked on time, they do not and cannot control the Postal Service,” Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office argued in the brief. “Nor can they ignore the clear dictates of the law. The ultimate responsibility for ensuring that a ballot is returned on time lies with the voter.
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