Special congressional election may boost turnout

SALT LAKE CITY — Tuesday's special election for the 3rd District seat in Congress vacated by former Rep. Jason Chaffetz may end up boosting voter turnout from what's typical for off-year municipal races.
"We expect some bump from the special election. We still don't know what it will be," the state's deputy election director, Justin Lee, said Monday. Utah hasn't dealt with a midterm congressional vacancy since 1929.
Typically, voter turnout for the local government posts and proposed bondi