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  • Statement from Better Boundaries on Lawsuit Against Utah Legislature

    SALT LAKE CITY – Better Boundaries Executive Director Katie Wright issued the following statement in support of plaintiffs in the lawsuit, League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature:

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  • Extreme Gerrymanders

    Utah is now infamous for our gerrymandering. This informative report demonstrates just how extreme Utah’s congressional map is: “The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center estimates this new map is more skewed than 99% of the enacted redistricting plans it has analyzed over the past 50 years.” Utahns deserve better. Read more: https://issueone.org/articles/extreme-gerrymanders/

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  • Better Boundaries Report Card Press Release

    Better Boundaries released a report card assigning state lawmakers with a letter grade on the issue of gerrymandering. The grades are a response to how lawmakers voted during last year’s special redistricting session.

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  • How Can We Combat Gerrymandering?

    In the previous installment of the blog series “Gerrymandering 101,” we discussed how gerrymandering makes it easier for a politician and members of their own party to win elections and hurts both voters and our democracy. But while the harms of gerrymandering cannot be ignored, it is possible combat gerrymandering and ensure that voters can…

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  • A primer on dealing with the Utah State Legislature when you’re cynical about everything

    SALT LAKE CITY — It’s that time of year, when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill from their winter break and begin the process of passing a multi-billion dollar budget and hundreds of bills. This year, they’ll deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, water conservation, Utah’s exploding growth and explore tax cuts. In the aftermath of…

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  • Lawmakers received hundreds of emails in support of the independent redistricting commission. Why didn’t they listen?

    “It provides accountability to the redistricting process.” “We need representation that understands the diversity of this area.” “As a voter in a rural area I’m entirely uncomfortable with my vote being used to dilute the power of another.” These are just some of the hundreds of emails obtained by the Deseret News and KSL Investigates…

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