SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
The Latest on a lawsuit involving a contested U.S. House race in Utah (all times local):
3:50 p.m.
A Utah judge has reserved a decision on a lawsuit in a tight House race filed by a Republican incumbent who is seeking to halt vote counting in a Democratic-leaning county that’s key to the outcome.
Judge James Gardner heard arguments Thursday in the lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep Mia Love, but ended the hearing without making a ruling.
Democratic challenger Ben McAdams is leading by less than 900 votes, with more results expected to be released later Thursday.
The Love campaign argued it must have a path to challenge voter signatures on mail-in ballots if they didn’t seem to match those on file in Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County.
But the county replied there’s no law giving them that right, and allowing it could mean campaign poll watchers violate voters’ private ballots.
Utah voting is done primarily by mail.
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12:11 p.m.
A judge is set to hear arguments Thursday in Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love’s lawsuit seeking to halt vote counting in the Utah race where she narrowly trails her Democratic challenger.
Love’s campaign argues it must have an opportunity to challenge voter signatures on mail-in ballots if they don’t seem to match those on file in Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County.
But the county says there’s no law giving them that right, and allowing it could mean campaign poll watchers violate voters’ private ballots.
Democrat Ben McAdams is leading Love by less than 900 votes. She has been steadily cutting into his lead as vote-counting in the tight race continues past election day, and the margin could come within 0.25 percent, the threshold where candidates can request a recount.
