SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge has reduced the number of voter signatures required to join a Utah primary ballot, giving a Republican gubernatorial candidate a second chance to compete in the race. Businesswoman Jan Garbett sued the state after her attempt to turn in fewer than the required 28,000 signatures was rejected by the lieutenant governor’s office. The lawsuit cited the impact of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions that reduced voter contact on Garbett’s ability to meet the mid-April deadline. The ruling lowered the threshold to 19,040 signatures and required the state to accept and verify the signatures collected by Garbett’s campaign.