Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Utah’s State Legislature most likely violated the State Constitution in 2021 when it ignored a ballot measure calling for fair maps and instead drew a gerrymandered map of the state’s four...
Utah Supreme Court hands big win to plaintiffs in anti-gerrymandering …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major win to those legally challenging the Utah Legislature’s 2021 redistricting process. While it’s a significant ruling, the fight — which could ...
Voters celebrate Utah Supreme Court ruling in gerrymandering …
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Thursday the Utah Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling that the Utah Constitution guarantees citizens the right to change their government through ballot initiatives and, by gutting...
Lawsuit on Utah gerrymandering case can move forward, Utah …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · A lawsuit against the Utah Legislature over its splitting Salt Lake County into four districts can move forward. The Utah Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday morning. The suit dealt...
Utah Supreme Court hands big win to plaintiffs in anti-gerrymandering …
WEBJul 12, 2024 · The League of Women Voters — along with the group Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual Salt Lake County residents who alleged they were disenfranchised by unlawful gerrymandering —...
Utah Supreme Court hands big win to plaintiffs in anti-gerrymandering …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · The League of Women Voters — along with the group Mormon Women for Ethical Government and individual Salt Lake County residents who alleged they were disenfranchised by unlawful gerrymandering — have claimed the Utah Legislature overstepped when it repealed and replaced the group Better Boundaries’ voter-approved 2018 initiative that ...
‘Orwellian doublespeak’: Lawsuit asks judge to scrap ‘misleading’ Utah …
WEB2 days ago · A coalition of anti-gerrymandering groups urge Utah voters to reject a constitutional amendment on ballot initiatives during a rally at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Aug. 26, 2024.
Court: Utah gerrymandering initiative constitutionally protected …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · The court ruled that the Legislature's repeal of Proposition 4, a voter-approved initiative to end partisan gerrymandering, was unconstitutional. The ruling protects the right of citizens to...
Utah Supreme Court: Lawmakers must heed voter-passed gerrymandering …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Utah legislators cannot ignore the state's voter-approved anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative in drawing electoral maps, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday.
Utah Supreme Court to make decision in gerrymandering lawsuit …
WEBApr 2, 2024 · The lawsuit claims the 2021 congressional map and the repealing of Prop 4 violate the state constitution. Wright said the group argues the map violates the state constitution’s guarantee that voters have a right to equal protection under the law, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and the affirmative right to vote.
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