New United Utah Party pushing to make deadline for 3rd District special election

SALT LAKE CITY — The new United Utah Party submitted petitions Thursday to become an official political party in the state, but probably not in time for the special election in the 3rd Congressional District.State Elections Director Mark Thomas said it usually takes a couple of weeks to verify the 2,000 signatures of registered voters needed to be a recognized political party. The office would have to confirm all the names before Friday at 5 p.m. — the candidate filing deadline for t