From Deseret News archives:
Democrats planning suit over ballot
"We believe that the letter of the law and the spirit of the law should be followed," state Democratic Party chairman Donald Dunn said. State law requires that a candidate who withdraws be "physically or mentally disabled" before the party can name a replacement.
Workman, the embattled GOP incumbent, filed a withdrawal affidavit last week accompanied with a note from her doctor, internist Philip Roberts, which said "the strain upon her physical and emotional condition disable her from continuing as a political candidate without unreasonably compromising her health."
Dunn and county party chairwoman Nichole Adams maintain that Workman is and was not disabled. The note has passed legal muster with county attorneys and Democratic County Clerk Sherrie Swensen, but they say it's not good enough.
Their proposed note would have Roberts state, "I certify that Nancy Workman is physically or mentally disabled."
County Republican Party chairwoman Tiani Coleman to whom Dunn sent a copy of the certificate Wednesday morning said she likewise plans to do nothing with it.
"I don't know why they sent it here," she said. "It has nothing to do with me."
While some members of the Republican Central Committee are agitating to the contrary, most members appear ready to certify Ivory as their candidate in their meeting next Tuesday. The timing of any Democratic legal challenge including a possible one from independent Merrill Cook after that will be extremely tight, since it will be less than a week before the election.
"We will hope that this gets bumped up to the top of the court calendar," Dunn said.
Given the unusual circumstances this election year, Swensen has prepared her troops to potentially change more than 4,000 ballot booklets, at the 11th hour if need be, "though I would prefer not to."
Swensen's office began delivering the booklets and other election materials to polling locations Wednesday. Each box of materials contains a bright green envelope at the top that election judges are instructed not to open unless notified.
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