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KUTV November 15, 2021 TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KUTV) — Wendy Davis and Lynette Wendel, both democrats, nearly unseated long-time Republican state lawmakers Steve Eliason and Jim Dunnigan in 2020. The races were so close, they felt confident they could beat them in the next election, but now the women say those hopes were dashed when district…

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Launched on Monday, November 8th as it became clear that the Utah Legislature was determined to ignore the will of the people and enact egregious partisan and incumbent protection gerrymanders, the Better Boundaries Accountability PAC’s goal is more responsive and accountable elected officials. The PAC will strategically deploy funds in the…

SALT LAKE CITY – Better Boundaries released the following statement:­­”We are deeply disappointed the Utah Legislative Redistricting Committee disregarded the will of the people and chose to push forward their own set of gerrymandered maps last evening. The legislative committee’s maps, to be voted on in this special session, clearly have no consideration for the…

Late on Friday night, the Legislative Redistricting Committee released four proposed maps, one each for congress, state senate, state house, and state school board. In a side-by-side comparison of the Independent Redistricting Commission’s maps, the legislative maps fail to meet key criteria and do not offer any demonstrable improvements. In fact, two of the maps…

On Monday night, Utah’s first-ever Independent Redistricting Commission unanimously approved 12 maps for recommendation to the Utah State Legislature. The maps score well on all the criteria set out in state statute. For example, they keep cities and counties intact whenever possible. Additionally, all maps were drawn in a transparent process that the public could…

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…