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Utah voters will have a chance this November to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment that would raise the threshold for passing certain ballot initiatives. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utahns Protecting Our Constitution, a political issues committee (PIC), has launched a statewide campaign urging Utah voters to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would raise the threshold for citizen-led ballot initiatives dealing with taxes.

Group launches a campaign urging Utah voters to reject Amendment B, which would raise the approval threshold for ballot initiatives that impact tax revenue to 60%. Proponents argue it protects taxpayers, while opponents say it weakens voters’ constitutional check on the Legislature

Supporters say making initiatives that raise taxes earn 60% support would protect taxpayers. Critics say it would undermine the constitutional right.

Legislative leaders say they will allow redistricting lawsuit to play out ‘before considering whether any further action is necessary’

No constitutional amendment will be run this year seeking to reassert the Utah Legislature’s power over citizen ballot initiatives, Republican legislative leaders confirmed to FOX 13 News on Wednesday.

A new poll shows likely Utah voters are equally divided on whether the Legislature should be able to repeal voter-passed ballot initiatives, like 2018’s Proposition 4.

The GOP-led effort to bring back partisan gerrymandering lost more than 10,5000 voters who asked to have their signatures removed.

After failing to make the ballot, the loss of SD12 adds to the margin of defeat for a push to overturn Utah’s gerrymandering ban.