The West Valley City Council on Tuesday approved by a 7-0 vote a resolution that says the city will not hold council, committee or other meetings on the nights that political parties hold their caucuses.
The resolution also calls on other governments, religious organizations, businesses and community groups to adjust their schedules to avoid conflicting with the caucuses.
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The measure, which was proposed by Mayor Mike Winder, is intended to increase participation in the caucuses by avoiding scheduling conflicts.
At the Utah Legislature, Rep. Kraig Powell, R-Heber City, and Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, plan to introduce a bill that would ban government meetings when major political parties are holding their neighborhood caucuses.
Attendees at these caucuses vote for county and state delegates, who then attend state and county conventions to choose their party’s candidates for every office that is up for election in November. Powell and Mayne say their legislation would be the first to amend the state Open and Public Meetings Act to specify when public bodies would not be allowed to meet.
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