(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state court judge could rule later today on dismissing a lawsuit trying to overturn last year’s congressional redistricting in Utah. The lawsuit was filed by the League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government. They claim the state legislature acted illegally in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two voting-rights groups sued the state of Utah Thursday, seeking to block new redistricting maps they say unfairly solidify one-party GOP control and ignore a voter-approved independent commission. The League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government say the Republican-controlled Legislature swept aside […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New redistricting maps that largely ignore a voter-approved nonpartisan commission in Utah are sparking a backlash and highlighting the challenges the independent panels face an era of deep political divisions and surging gerrymandering. Several states created independent commissions for the once-a-decade process, in hopes the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The speaker of the Utah House says he’s confident the state’s new political maps will stand up to any legal challenges. Speaker Brad Wilson says opponents of the new maps could sue the state seeking to overturn the legislature’s decisions. But Wilson feels the state […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Utah House approved new congressional maps Tuesday that set aside the work of a voter-approved independent redistricting commission in favor of boundaries that further carve up the Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County. GOP lawmakers say their maps better reflect the state as a whole […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah lawmakers have given an early nod of approval to redistricting maps that further carve up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County. That’s despite urging from a crowd of frustrated people to choose districts drawn by a voter-approved independent body. Many speakers argued Monday that the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state lawmaker is convinced that a congressional map submitted by the state’s Independent Redistricting Committee is politically biased. The map was created by a member of the public, and the chair of the redistricting committee defended it because the map passed their independent tests […]
The Utah Legislature has formed a bipartisan Redistricting committee to gather information and public input in order to recommend new district boundaries. These boundaries determine state legislative and congressional districts and are required to be looked at every ten years. Rep. Carl Albrect, who is on the committee stated that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Changes to a voter-approved law aimed at curbing gerrymandering passed the Utah Legislature on Wednesday. The plan now before Utah Gov. Gary Herbert comes after supporters of the 2018 initiative agreed to a compromise revising the measure that creates an independent redistricting commission. It will advise […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Supporters of a voter-approved independent redistricting effort say Republican lawmakers are ready to dismantle the measure aimed at combating gerrymandering. The director of the group Protect Better Boundaries says lawmakers are considering changes that would cut to the heart of the law. Republican House Speaker […]
