Utah County GOP adopts Bylaw 7 on midterm vacancy replacements

The Utah County Republican Party Central Committee adopted B2026-03, an amendment to Bylaw 7 governing midterm vacancy replacements of Republican elected officials whose districts are entirely within Utah County. The bylaw spells out procedures mirroring Utah Code provisions (cited in meeting materials) and details paper-ballot rounds, tie-breaking procedures (coin toss), minimum filing windows, and special-convention notification timelines.

Ben Summerhalder presented the C&B Committee’s draft indicating the process would follow the Nominating Convention procedures with specified exceptions for timing and candidate events. Members debated wording changes (motions to replace 'may' with 'must' and to change 'must' to 'shall' were considered); the bylaw with adopted amendments passed by the required two‑thirds vote. The bylaw text also includes a special process for County Attorney vacancies and references statutory deadlines for holding special conventions.