ðə stˈeɪt ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv wˈeɪvd ðə jˈuːʒuːəl wˈeɪɾɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd fɔːɹ nˈuː pˈɑːɹɾi mˈɛmbɚz, ænd wɪθdɹˈuː ðɪ ɛndˈoːɹsmənt ʌv ɡɹˈænt ʃˈʌlts, hˌuː hɐdbɪn pɹɪsᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ˈeɪt mˈʌnθs pɹˈiːviəsli.
The state executive waived the usual waiting period for new party members, and withdrew the endorsement of Grant Schultz, who had been preselected as the party's candidate eight months previously.