{"id":2289935,"date":"2024-07-06T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utahs-gop-drama-continues-as-candidate-trump-declined-to-endorse-sues-for-uncounted-votes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T17:44:25","slug":"utahs-gop-drama-continues-as-candidate-trump-declined-to-endorse-sues-for-uncounted-votes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utahs-gop-drama-continues-as-candidate-trump-declined-to-endorse-sues-for-uncounted-votes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah\u2019s GOP drama continues as candidate Trump declined to endorse sues for uncounted votes &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futahs-gop-drama-continues-as-candidate-trump-declined-to-endorse-sues-for-uncounted-votes-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a>\u200b a Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-alito-moves-up-deadline-for-supreme-court-briefing-in-pennsylvania-lawsuit-to-flip-the-election\/\" title=\"Justice Alito Moves Up Deadline For Supreme Court Briefing in Pennsylvania Lawsuit to Flip the Election\">congressional candidate<\/a>\u200b from\u200d Utah, Colby Jenkins, \u2062who is suing a Washington County clerk \u200bafter losing\u200c his primary race by \u2063a narrow margin. Jenkins lost the\u200d race by approximately\u200d 300 votes and is \u2062challenging the \u2062disqualification of 531 ballots that \u200bwere not counted \u200cdue to signature mismatches. The Washington County Clerk has refused to provide the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-in-awe-of-your-sacrifice-texas-dem-who-fled-state-posts-photo-of-her-panties-drying-in-hotel-room\/\" title=\"\u2018We Are In Awe Of Your Sacrifice\u2019: Texas Dem Who Fled State Posts Photo Of Her Panties Drying In Hotel Room\">rejected ballots<\/a>, leading Jenkins to\u2063 question the decision. The case is set to be\u2062 heard in court on \u200cJuly 8, just one day before the\u200d deadline for voters to \u2063remedy any election issues. This situation adds to\u2062 the \u200ddrama \u2062surrounding the Utah\u2062 congressional contest,\u200c which was \u200bpreviously highlighted by former President Trump endorsing Jenkins&#8217;s\u200c opponent, Celeste \u200cMaloy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Utah\u2019s GOP drama continues as candidate Trump declined to endorse sues for uncounted votes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ehallas\/\">Emily Hallas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T13:32:02-04:00\">July 6, 2024 1:32 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1409567\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Republican<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> congressional<\/a> candidate from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Utah<\/a> is suing a Washington County clerk after losing his race by a narrow margin.<\/p>\n<p>Colby Jenkins lost his primary race in Utah\u2019s 2nd Congressional District by approximately 300 votes last week after challenging incumbent Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2583209\/what-celeste-maloys-win-in-utahs-special-election-could-mean-for-romneys-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Celeste Maloy<\/a> (R-UT).<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the narrow loss, Jenkins has taken his case to court over 531 ballots that were submitted by voters but disqualified from being counted by the Salt Lake County\u2019s clerk\u2019s office. Washington County Clerk Ryan Sullivan says the ballots had signatures that did not match, otherwise known as the \u201cuncured\u201d ballot list. <\/p>\n<p>Sullivan has rebuffed the Jenkins campaign\u2019s request to obtain the list of rejected ballots so they can contact voters and determine whether their vote can count. Nearly all of the rejected ballots come from Washington County, where Jenkins held a firm lead over Maloy. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maloy and Jenkins debate during Utah\u2019s 2nd Congressional district debate in June. (Scott G. Winterton\/The Deseret News via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jenkins questioned the motivation behind Sullivan\u2019s decision to deny access to the ballots online Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile many counties have managed to cure all or almost all of their ballots, Washington County still has a whopping 531 uncured ballots,\u201d the congressional candidate<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ColbyforUtah\/status\/1809294201848492257\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe find it a suspicious coincidence that such a large number of ballots are being withheld in a county that Mr. Jenkins is winning with nearly 60% of the vote. <\/p>\n<p>Judge Jay Winward has agreed to hear Jenkins\u2019s case on July 8. That is just one day before the deadline for voters to \u201ccure\u201d\u00a0or remedy any problems with the election. <\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time the Utah congressional contest has stirred up drama.\u00a0Former President Donald Trump sparked buzz after he endorsed Jenkins\u2019s primary opponent, Maloy. The decision came even though Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a Trump ally, backed Jenkins. <\/p>\n<p>Jenkins called Trump\u2019s decision \u201csurprising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCeleste Maloy is a Never-Trumper who has referred to President Trump as a dictator. Until about five minutes ago she refused to even mention the name \u2018Trump,\u2019\u201d Jenkins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/politics\/2024\/06\/17\/trump-endorses-rep-celeste-maloy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> last month. <\/p>\n<p>Maloy\u2019s public statements have remained largely neutral over the last week as her opponent battles to access the rejected ballots. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe waiting is the hardest part,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CelesteMaloyUT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted to X<\/a> in a statement on Sunday. \u201cI know this has been a challenge for all of us as we watch and wait for the ballots to be counted.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She added praise for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-election-reform-bill-gains-bipartisan-support\/\" title=\"Ky. election reform bill gains bipartisan support\">county clerks<\/a>, saying \u201cI\u2019m grateful to the county clerks and their teams for the hard work they are putting in to ensure an accurate count.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Jenkins and Maloy campaigns for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1409567\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1409567\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah&#8217;s GOP drama continues as candidate Trump declined to endorse sues for uncounted votes in a close race for the 2nd Congressional District. Colby Jenkins, who lost by a narrow margin, is taking legal action against the Washington County clerk over 531 disqualified ballots. The clerk has refused to provide the list of rejected ballots, leading to suspicions of foul play. The case will be heard in court just before the deadline for voters to remedy any issues with the election. This controversy comes after former President Trump endorsed Jenkins&#8217;s opponent, Celeste Maloy, despite support from Trump ally Sen. Mike Lee. Maloy has remained neutral as the drama unfolds, expressing gratitude for the hard work of the county clerks in ensuring an accurate count<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2289936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maloy-Jenkins-Utah.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34085,9792,6203,34086,5764],"class_list":["post-2289935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-candidate-trump","tag-drama","tag-gop","tag-uncounted-votes","tag-utah"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Maloy-Jenkins-Utah.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}