SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Supreme Court ruled that the state Legislature’s power to repeal or amend citizen initiatives is not unlimited after it considered a years-long court case over the state’s redistricting practices.
The New York Times – 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 congressional districts, the State Supreme Court said Thursday.
The Hill – The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday the GOP-controlled state Legislature was wrong to essentially bypass an independent redistricting commission created through a voter-approved ballot initiative and establish its own House maps instead.