Utah Rep. Love sues to halt vote count
Source: Politico
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love sued Wednesday to halt vote counting in the Utah race where she is trailing her Democratic challenger by a razor-thin margin, saying her campaign must be allowed to issue challenges if they dispute the validity of mail-in ballots.
In a contest where “every single vote is crucial,” the Love campaign claimed poll-watchers have seen a few cases where voter signatures on ballots accepted by election workers did not appear to match those on file in Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County.
County attorneys pushed back in court documents, arguing state law gives the campaign no right to interrupt the vote count, and letting the campaign question signatures could violate voters’ rights by revealing who they cast their ballots for.
Democratic challenger Ben McAdams, meanwhile, said the lawsuit “smacks of desperation,” and elections officials, not candidates, should decide what votes should count.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/15/utah-mia-love-elections-991278
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except for the bigger cities, so I would expect that the GOP there wouldn't wantonly try to boost a Democrat. I believe this district includes 2 smaller cities - one with a Democratic mayor and the other with a Republican mayor. 
