September 30, 2022 |
Governor Mark Gordon on Wednesday appointed Karl Allred as secretary of state. Allred replaces Ed Buchanan, who resigned September 15th after being appointed a District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District.
State law obliges the governor to choose within five days from three names submitted to him by the Republican Central Committee. The other two candidates were Marti Halverson and Bryan Miller.
“We will coordinate with Mr. Allred to arrange for his swearing in as soon as possible,” the governor said in a statement.
The governor noted that two of the five elected constitutional officers are now un-elected appointees as a result of the existing statutory process for replacing statewide elected officials.
Allred is a resident of Uinta County. He will serve until a new secretary of state is sworn in on January 2, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the Office of Mark Gordon.
