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Congratulations to Utah’s Independent Redistricting Commission
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
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Rex. Facer Speaks On Representing The People’s Interests
“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/
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A Surge of Citizen Activism Amps Up the Fight Against Gerrymandering
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…
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Submit Your Community Interest Map Today
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/
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Opinion: Join the process to fairly redraw Utah’s political boundaries
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).…
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Members of Utah’s Redistricting Commission Named
Monday was the deadline for announcing the seven members of Utah’s independent redistricting commission. Utah Governor Spencer Cox started with the appointment of Rex Facer as chairman of the commission. In 2018, Utah voters passed Proposition 4 – which created a seven member commission to recommend redistricting plans to the state Legislature that will redivide…