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Phil Lyman’s GOP lieutenant governor pick not eligible to run in Utah, elections office rules

Former Lt. Gov. Greg Bell ruled that Lyman’s pick, Layne Bangerter, who lived in Idaho until 2021, does not meet Utah’s constitutional residency requirements.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Phil Lyman and Layne Bangerter celebrate at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Utah's top elections officer ruled Bangerter is inelligable to run for election in Utah.

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