By a 2-to-1 margin, Utahns oppose returning to the old way of selecting party nominees only through the caucus-convention system — even though the Utah Republican Party is continuing a lawsuit seeking to do just that.
A new poll for The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics suggests voters prefer current law (SB54), which allows candidates to qualify for the ballot through that traditional caucus-convention system, by collecting signatures instead, or both.
When asked, “Do you support or oppose political party conventions as the sole method to select candidates for office,” 60 percent said they were opposed.