Political party switching banned in three months before primary election under bill headed to governor
HB197 seeks to crack down on so-called ‘party raiding’ in primary elections.
(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) This Nov. 3, 2020, photo shows a voter dropping off her ballot at the Davis County Library's South Davis Branch in Bountiful. Under a bill given final legislative approval Wednesday, voters would be blocked from switching parties for nearly three months before a June primary election.