Utah Lawmakers Will Obey Order to Redraw Map
Judge rules Utah Legislature violated voter-approved redistricting law by ignoring independent commission, creating safe GOP seats; new maps must be finalized by Nov 1 for 2026 election.
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'Misguided!' Utah Republicans vow to defy court's gerrymandering ruling
A state judge found Utah's congressional map is an illegal partisan gerrymander and ordered lawmakers to redraw the map in a way that would almost certainly have to include a Democratic-favoring district in Salt Lake City. But GOP leaders in the legislature have vowed to just redraw another gerryman...
GOP legislative leaders begrudgingly say they’ll redraw Utah’s congressional map, as court ordered
Members of the House of Representatives work at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)Utah’s top Republican legislative leaders say they’ll obey court orders and redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge earlier this week ruled the map last adopted in 2021 was a product of an unconstitutional process. But they also made it crystal clear they’re not happy about it.…
Utah lawmakers will obey order to redraw U.S. House maps while pursuing ‘every legal option’
Legislative leaders begrudgingly say they will redraw Utah's congressional maps under a judge's timeline while still continuing to pursue "every legal option available."
Utah Lawmakers Will Obey Order to Redraw Map
Republican legislative leaders say they’ll redraw Utah’s congressional maps, as a judge ordered earlier this week, while maintaining they will challenge the “misguided” ruling that they say “unconstitutionally” ties their hands, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
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