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The Utah Democratic Party urged voters, especially those in District 37, to report any instances of intimidation that may arise at election polling stations Tuesday.

The comments, made in a news conference Sunday, came after The Salt Lake Tribune reported that state legislative candidate Brice Derek Carsno is challenging the legal registration of 1,496 residents in District 37, which is located in the Holladay area of east Salt Lake County.

Carsno claims the residents do not live in the precinct they are registered in and should not have the right to vote Tuesday.

Democratic Party chairman Donald Dunn called Carsno's claims a form of intimidation and suggested his actions could be criminal. "It's outrageous and it needs to be put to a halt," Dunn said.

Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen said she looked into Carsno's challenge and found it without merit.

Dunn said voters -- of any party -- who think they are being intimidated should document it and report it to the Utah State Elections Office.

Huntsman's brother in Texas is no Bush fan

The name Huntsman has become synonymous with Republican in Utah, where Jon Huntsman Jr. is running for governor. But in Texas, Huntsman Chemical President and Chief Executive Peter Huntsman is making it clear he is no fan of President Bush.

"My vote is personal, and I'm not overly enamored of (Sen. John) Kerry," Huntsman told The Beaumont Enterprise in a story posted Sunday on the newspaper's web site. "I campaigned for Bush in 2000. But I'm not doing that today."

Huntsman, who is brother to Jon Huntsman Jr., criticized the Bush administration for showing no interest in acting to hold down energy prices because of large campaign donations from the industry.

Professed Republican: Skip the Shurtleff race

An unidentified group is using a new tactic in trying to influence Utah voters in one statewide race.

Automated calls that went out Sunday criticize Republican Attorney General Mark Shurtleff for publicly opposing Amendment 3 -- the ballot amendment aimed at toughening Utah's ban on gay marriage. But instead of encouraging a vote against Shurtleff and for Democrat Greg Skordas or Libertarian Andrew McCullough, the anonymous ad urges voters to leave the ballot blank in that race.

"As a Republican, I would never ask you to vote for a Democrat," says the anonymous ad's narrator. "Mark has a huge lead, so let's send a message by skipping the A.G.'s race."