| Show The Salt Lake Tribune Al2 UTAI INATION Saturday June 19 2004 - Tribune poll Voters have mixed feelings about Greene History counts in politics apparently scandal campaign-financThe decade-olinvolving Enid Greene could be a drag on the ticket of Nolan Karras and Greene in Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary according to a Tribune poll A majority Of voters — nearly 52 percent — said Greene's past controversy would make no difference on their vote But just under 42 percent said the issue would make them less likely to pick Karras Greene's addition to the ticket as lieutenant governor candidate is widely credited with helping Karras survive the GOP convention in May A flurry of news stories about Greene pumped up the public profile of Karras and Republican delegates liked the move They already had shown their support of Greene e last year by electing her party vice chairwoman Karras acknowledged the strategy was risky the political equivalent of "flail a desperation Mary" pass on the last play of a football game But it worked "Frankly it would be better if we didn't have Enid Greene Joe Waldholtz to deal with" Karras said at the time "But there are no integrity issues with Enid Greene" Waldholtz was Greene's husband and campaign treasurer when she was elected to Congress in 1994 with the help of nearly $2 million in illegal campaign contributions Waldholtz served a prison sentence on fraud when he came from the rear of the pack of eight candidates to finish second to Huntsman and force a primary His selection of Enid Greene as a running mate who was popular with delegates was credited with helping Karras break out in the convention but she could prove more of a liability in the primary (See accompanying story) A significant number of voters statewide also appear to have reservations about Karras' role as the personal financial adviser of Khosrow Semnani owner of radiothe Envirocare active waste landfill Nearly 39 percent of poll respondents said that association would make them less likely to vote for Karras while'55 percent said it would have no affect on their choice An even larger majority of voters — 67 percent — said pollution violations at the Huntsman family's chemical plants in Texas would have no affect on their election decision Twenty-eigh- t percent said the issue would make them less likely to vote for Huntsman in the polls Huntsman Huntsman's campaign was cautiously upbeat about the primary poll results "We've been running a grassroots substantive campaign for 11 months and it's paying off" said campaign spokesman Jason Chaffetz "We just hope the votContinued from Al ers turn out to vote because nothing is guaranteed" Karras couldn't agree more according to a sampling of all "We're accustomed to being voters — Republican Democrat behind in the polls" said Karras and independent The survey said 49 percent of "We know we're the underdogs voters favored lluntsman while and we probably will be until 36 percent said they would punch Tuesday night" when votes are the ballot for Matheson The er- counted lie noted that the Tribune poll ror margin of that question was 5 was not limited to those Republipoints Matheson would beat Karras cans who said they actually 495 percent to 35 percent in a would vote in Tuesday's election "1 strongly believe the nummatchup The factor bers are tighter for the voters "electability" we're targeting" said Karras against Matheson in November's a become "We have the momentum" election has general major topic of discussion in the said Karras spokesman Steve Republican primary campaign Starks "The same thing is hapBut delegates to the state GOP pening that happened before the convention in May turned their Republican convention" back on public opinion by shutKarras barely registered in ting down Gov Olene Walker's polls prior to the May 8 convencampaign despite her clear lead tion surprising almost everyone holds lead in latest poll 311 35 CA4 cc Don't know 39'to PI 1: t Republican gubernatorial candidate Nolan Karras has been the personal financial adviser to the owner of Envirocare the company that disposes of radioactive waste at its Utah landfill Do Karras' ties to this individual make it more likely or less likely you would vote for him or would it have no effect on your decision? 80 0 Republican gubernatorial candidate family is involved in chemical manufacturing in other states and overseas that have pollution problems Do those ties make it more likely or less likely you would vote for him or would it have no effect on your decision? Q likely Itt Less likely 28rh D 4'' - conthwitTI hy Valley Resmech The al400 nNintertyl votern between June 1045 with Statewide a margin alemw if 'A 5 percetatige points '7 - -- — pa : - Jon Huntsman Jr's The - - ‘ Sidi Lahr Tribune ' $ 1 (N1 1 ' ik i tt )itly I - t -'' ' ' It 44 I' ! t' i f 1 low-lev- head-to-hea- MP low-lev- likely ri I s nkt likely r More 1 C1 T 419(1o 4514 214 e ( Less likely r More Don't know 1 — Qs More likely Don't know charges in the case The money as it turned out was funneled into the election from the personal fortune of Greene's retired stockbroker father Federal law prohibits large donations There are no such restrictions in Utah contests and in fact Greene's mother has legally contributed $50000 to the KarrasGreene campaign That is on top of $10000 donated by Greene herself If elected lieutenant governor Greene would assume responsibility over the state elections office whose duties include enforclaws ing campaign-financWhile never convicted of any crime Greene and her father did pay $100000 in Federal Election Commission Imes for campaign violations Enid Greene the lieutenant governor running mate of Republican was gubernatorial candidate Nolan Karras involved in a campaign financing scandal when she successfully ran for Congress in 1994 Does that history make it less likely or more likely you would vote for Karras in the primary election or would it have no effect on your decision? via '' tt I It e 1 '4' r 11 1 7 i V ' 24:1 ' s' i 1 1 t I I i I tN I 1 4 1 1 I Nt A ' t i - 1 LEAH 110GSTENTriblitiefih'phOi0- Nolan Karras left and Jon Huntsman congratulate each other at the close of the Utah GOP convention - in April Pi challenge Wow" He says his group was simply voters a "pretty obforeign-borbehavvious ploy" to intimidate voters encouraging "There is no evidence that the ior and not employing a "tactic" Utah Election Division and our to intimidate voters Nelsen and other immigraelections are such that noncitizens could vote or have voted or tion reform groups object to bill will vote" said Hunter Cannon's immigration undocumented Elections Director which State agrigives Amy Continued from Al Naccarato and Salt Lake County cultural laborers a temporary Clerk Sherrie Swenson agree guest worker status "This is good" Throckmorton "It's a very unfortunate tactic ProjectUSA the Coalition for said when asked about the Justo single out a group of people the Future American Worker tice Department's action "It like this" Swensen said adding and other groups have paid for highlights the seriousness of that in 13 years she has never billboards and radio ads in Utah what has been stated about the seen a case of undocumented and other states While Nelsen issue" of illegal voting aliens registering to vote "I'm says his group has spent only But Cannon spokesman Joe very glad to hear that the Jusaround $2000 in Utah the comliunter said the transcript circutice Department is taking this bined spending of all the immilated to the news media and the seriously I think this will give to gration reform groups is upsubject of talk show chatter was any group with any intention of wards of $80000 according to Hunter incomplete and did not show that disrupting the election a mesCannon fully explained voting sage that it won't be tolerated" Republican Sylvia Haro a laws Nelsen said he was "shocked" member of a Latino legislative "The idea that anyone is goto be accused of election disruptask force that helped defeat two tion and voter intimidation ing to encourage illegal immibills earlier this "We were well within the year said if there's any singling grants to vote is ridiculous" Hunter said "The idea that law" he said "Here's a conout of voters because of what Chris Cannon an attorney and gressman on the radio encourthey look like or because of their member of the House Judiciary aging illegal aliens to vote and last names "they are going to see Committee would do that is bewe say we're going to look at a lot of lawsuits" census and voter records and "I am disappointed" she said yond belief" He called the alleged threat by we're the ones being blamed? "This is going to be offensive to ProjectUSA Feds will monitor Utah polls g this should not be going on" She said Throckmorton has created an atmosphere of division and racism Tony Yapias director of the state Office of Hispanic Affairs said he welcomed the observers "It's great" he said "It's important to make sure the process is fair At the end the polls will show that no undocumented Immigrants) attempted to vote and it will backfire on N'' 1 ''''''''' 4 MS NW mg vote" Utah allows two types of challenges to voters One is a document submitted to the county clerk by the Friday before the election that identifies the voters and the basis for the challenge The second can be made at the voting precinct when a person tries to put the ballot into the ballot box — if the person is not -- q - I' ' ' amoosomk r'4 iii - ''''''' tv ' "LI ' ''''' ''''' -- geAl - 4 r NM 2Zr211411 p- - ! 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