Will a third-party candidate make the cut for 3rd Congressional District debate? | KSL.com
It’s nice to see that excluding third-party candidates from “official” debates isn’t limited to presidential debate “commissions”.
[/sarcasm mode]SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Debate Commission announced Thursday that a debate has been scheduled Oct. 18 at BYU for candidates running to fill the 3rd Congressional District seat vacated by former Rep. Jason Chaffetz.
But just how many of the eight contenders on the November special election ballot will be allowed to take the stage will be determined by the results of polling already underway that are anticipated to be released mid-September.
The commission requires debate participants to meet a threshold of voter support in the poll of at least 10 percent, minus the margin of error, expected to be around plus or minus 4 percent.
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