A Utah judge has reserved a decision on a lawsuit in a tight House race filed by a Republican incumbent who is seeking to halt vote counting in a Democratic-leaning county that’s key to the outcome.
Judge James Gardner heard arguments Thursday in the lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep Mia Love, but ended the hearing without making a ruling.
Democratic challenger Ben McAdams is leading by less than 900 votes, with more results expected to be released later Thursday.
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The Love campaign argued it must have a path to challenge voter signatures on mail-in ballots if they didn’t seem to match those on file in Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County.
But the county replied there’s no law giving them that right, and allowing it could mean campaign poll watchers violate voters’ private ballots.
Utah voting is done primarily by mail.
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