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SALT LKE CITY – Better Boundaries Executive Director released the following statement:­ ­“Last night, Utah’s first-ever Independent Redistricting Commission unanimously approved twelve maps (three each for State House, State Senate, State School Board, and Congress) for recommendation to the Legislative Redistricting Committee. We applaud their efforts and remind Utahns this commission was established in order…

SALT LAKE CITY – Better Boundaries Executive Director Katie Wright released the following statement: We are disappointed to hear of Commissioner Rob Bishop’s resignation from Utah’s Independent Redistricting Commission. The Commission, which was passed by voters in 2018, renegotiated by lawmakers and signed into law by Governor Herbert in 2020 is required to uphold a…

We are in the critical last days of adopting the People’s Maps here in Utah. But we are also part of a historic national movement to ensure that people are picking their politicians. We are excited to announce that we are hosting a virtual event featuring Kathay Feng, National Redistricting Director of Common Cause on…

SALT LAKE CITY — Every 10 years, the boundaries for congress, state legislature and state school board are redrawn in a process called “redistricting.” It’s vitally important because who represents you helps set policies ranging from potholes to taxes. This year will be different. In 2018, voters approved Proposition 4 that created an independent redistricting…

Congratulations to Utah’s Independent Redistricting Commission. Joined by city and county mayors and managers, it was clear that leaders understand how critical it is that communities have representation. Learn about all the commissioners on our website: betterboundaries.org

“We’ll put out a map, we’ll get public input and we’ll see where we got it right, where we got it wrong and try to make corrections, try to make it better and more representative of the people’s interests.” Rex Facer, Chair Utah Independent Redistricting Commission in a KSL.com report. Draw YOUR map now at https://betterboundaries.org/draw-your-map/

With new map-drawing tools at their disposal, U.S. residents are paying more attention to how congressional lines are drawn than ever, following the release of 2020 Census data.   On a recent Tuesday night, Khyla D. Craine, chair of Delta Sigma Theta’s redistricting committee, led more than 1,000 of her fellow sorority alumnae through how…

All week long Utah’s first-ever Independent Redistricting Commissioners have been hard at work drawing draft maps. They’re drawing in teams of 2-3 and spending 6-10 hours a day! Share your input by submitting a ‘Community of Interest Map’ on our website. https://betterboundaries.org/draw-your-map/

Utah needs a congressional redistricting plan that’s simple, fair and puts politics aside. Our current gerrymandered boundaries drawn in 2010 were designed expressly to maximize the prospects for one political party, meandering across city and county lines in highly irregular contours. In 2018, Utah voters approved Proposition 4, establishing the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission (UIRC).…