ST. GEORGE — A Utah judge has ruled against the congressional campaign of Colby Jenkins, after the candidate sought to obtain a list of Washington County voters whose ballots are “uncured” and need to be fixed by end of day Monday.
Jenkins, a Republican who is challenging Rep. Celeste Maloy in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District primary, sued Washington County Clerk/Auditor Ryan Sullivan on Friday, asking the courts to quickly compel Sullivan to turn over a list of voters whose ballots need to be cured, so his campaign could contact voters and urge them to fix the issues with their ballots.
Many of the uncured ballots have mismatched signatures, meaning county election officials have been unable to count them.
Fifth District Judge Jay Winward ultimately rejected Jenkins’ request, saying Utah election law gives county clerks discretion when it comes to releasing lists of uncured ballots.
In a phone call to St. George News, Jenkins encouraged all those who voted to check to ensure their ballot was counted at the Vote.Utah.gov website. If not, he encouraged them to visit the County Clerk’s Office by Monday evening to resolve any issues with their ballot.
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Written by BRIDGER BEAL-CVETKO, KSL.com.
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