The Eye of the Storm
In the highly contentious Republican battle for Provo's Senate District 16, where accusations of delegate stacking and rule bending have flown like a geese migration, there seems to be a moment of niceness today.
Attorney Jacqueline deGaston, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble for the Republican nomination, told me this morning that she is withdrawing her challenge to the delegate status of Hannah Lockhart, the daughter of Rep. Becky Lockhart and State Party Chairman Stan Lockhart, both strong Bramble supporters.
Hannah Lockhart who is still 17 but will turn 18 in time to participate in the election process, was elected as a delegate in a voting precinct where she does not yet reside. Stan Lockhart says his daughter will move to that precinct in the spring when she enrolls in Brigham Young University. But deGaston's challenge noted the party rules require the delegate live in the precinct he or she is elected to represent at the time of the caucuses.
The matter was to come before the county party's credentials committee Friday, the day before the Utah County Convention. But deGaston says she does not want to cause Hannah any grief or do anything to discourage young people from participating in the political process.
"She didn't do anything wrong," deGaston said of Hannah. "She did what adults told her was OK to do, but she's the one taking all the heat if I go ahead with this challenge."
So, in this brief moment of congeniality, who wants some fruit punch?
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
Attorney Jacqueline deGaston, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble for the Republican nomination, told me this morning that she is withdrawing her challenge to the delegate status of Hannah Lockhart, the daughter of Rep. Becky Lockhart and State Party Chairman Stan Lockhart, both strong Bramble supporters.
Hannah Lockhart who is still 17 but will turn 18 in time to participate in the election process, was elected as a delegate in a voting precinct where she does not yet reside. Stan Lockhart says his daughter will move to that precinct in the spring when she enrolls in Brigham Young University. But deGaston's challenge noted the party rules require the delegate live in the precinct he or she is elected to represent at the time of the caucuses.
The matter was to come before the county party's credentials committee Friday, the day before the Utah County Convention. But deGaston says she does not want to cause Hannah any grief or do anything to discourage young people from participating in the political process.
"She didn't do anything wrong," deGaston said of Hannah. "She did what adults told her was OK to do, but she's the one taking all the heat if I go ahead with this challenge."
So, in this brief moment of congeniality, who wants some fruit punch?
Cheers,
Paul Rolly
11:30 AM
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