 Instead, candidates would be required to show support of 2% of party voters from the district in which they were seeking political office to run in the primary election.The Count My Vote initiative was supported by many prominent Democrat and moderate Republican political leaders within Utah, including Mike Leavitt (R), Rich McKeown (R), Norma Matheson (D), Gail Miller (R), Ben McAdams (D), Norm Bangerter (R), Kirk Jowers, Ralph Becker (D), Pat Jones (D), Eleanor Muth (R), and Sheryl Allen (R).It was also supported by organizations such as the Utah Student’s Association, Utah Parent-Teacher Association, Utah School Boards Associations, Utahns for Public Schools, Utah Education Association, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the League of Women Voters.