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Utah lawmakers take another stab at bill to force removal of an elected leader for mental disability in wake of Gary Ott saga

The scaled-back version would apply only to Salt Lake County and five others.<br>

In this Oct. 4, 2016, photo, Salt Lake County County Recorder Gary Ott sits before the start of the Salt Lake County Council's findings of the County Auditor's performance audit in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams said in a statement Thursday, July 20, 2017, that Ott, who has been placed under his family's guardianship after more than a year public questions about his mental capacity will resign his office, would resign his office Aug. 1. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)