Some Republican delegates have questioned Celeste Maloy's eligibility for the party's nomination for Utah's 2nd Congressional District race based on a technicality.
, however, says that a candidate "may not ... file a declaration of candidacy for a registered political party of which the individual is not a member, except to the extent that the registered political party permits otherwise in the registered political party's bylaws." It also says a candidate must state whether they are a member of the party before filing a declaration of candidacy.
"That said, I do expect a lawyer to know how to read the statute," he continued, in apparent reference to Maloy.It's still unclear whether Maloy was inactive but still officially registered with the party on the day she filed with the state, or if her name had been purged from the rolls due to inactivity. Axson said she filed the required paperwork with the party on June 16, the day after she re-registered to vote as a Republican.
In texts viewed by KSL NewsRadio, Axson told delegates they no longer have standing to raise questions of Maloy's eligibility now that the convention voting is over. On the same text thread, delegates questioned whether Maloy actually lives in the 2nd Congressional District, claiming the Cedar City address she listed when she filed to run is her sister's house.
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