There are 71 days until the 2012 election and 154 days until the start of the 2013 legislative session.

The Republican National Convention is delayed because of tropical storm Issac, but that doesn’t mean Utah’s delegation didn’t have fun at the event’s opening party [Utah Policy].

Some Utah delegates to the RNC are worried the party’s hard-line stance on immigration will cause Latino voters to turn away [Tribune].

Utahns at the RNC are scoring some perks because of the state’s ties to Mitt Romney [KSL].

Gayle Ruzicka makes her fifth trip to the Republican National Convention [Utah Policy].

Two women who were passed over by a selection committee to be nominees for the State School Board are suing the state [Tribune].

Mark Crockett responds to Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon’s op-ed critical of Crockett’s assertion that the county is in debt [Tribune].

Latino candidates in Utah look to mobilize a group of voters who haven’t voted in big numbers in the past [Deseret News].

Paul Rolly says the showdown over the nomination of Su Chon in the Utah Senate highlights a huge problem with the way judges are confirmed [Tribune].

Rocky Anderson says he doesn’t have a prayer of winning the presidential election in November [Deseret News].

Opponents of Sunday sales in Highland work to educate voters ahead of November [Daily Herald].