Prop 4 proponents encourage college students to vote
November 3, 2018
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – People came out to show their support for Prop 4 in Salt Lake City Wednesday. Proponents were at the University of Utah to encourage college students to vote. It’s part of the “Yes on 4” and Better Boundaries campaign which is also provided free transportation to early voting locations…
My View Vote yes on Prop. 4
November 3, 2018
by Dave Sakrison I have spent a considerable part of my life in public service. For 10 years, I sat on the city council of Moab. For 16 years, I had the privilege of serving as Moab’s mayor. I don’t say this to boast, but to point out that I truly believe in the ideal…
Letters: Passing Proposition 4 would make for a stronger Utah government
November 3, 2018
Jeff Wright Better Boundaries Co-chairman I believe government and communities are best served when we elect candidates who stand for conservative principles and policies. As a lifelong Republican, the two problems I see with the current landscape of legislative and congressional races in Utah are apathy and disengagement among voters. In the last election cycle,…
Guest op-ed: Why I’m voting for Prop 4
November 2, 2018
David Irvine During my years of service in the Utah Legislature, I witnessed the level of dedication and concern my colleagues had for the future of Utah. Nearly every decision we made carried the goal of improving the lives for everyone in our state. Regardless of political party, I witnessed the common thread of serving…
Bell: The contradictory nature of the Utah electorate
November 2, 2018
Ryan Bell Two opposing facts create a contradictory picture of the Utah electorate. Fact number one: Our state’s citizens rank as among the most, if not the most, civically engaged people in the nation, according to a recent WalletHub study. Fact number two: Utah’s citizens vote at a shockingly low rate, ranking us 39th among…
Tribune editorial: Vote yes on Utah Propositions 2, 3 and 4
November 2, 2018
There are innumerable examples of how the Utah Legislature goes out of its way to be non-responsive to the will, wishes and needs of the people of Utah. Groups of our neighbors have become so frustrated with the unwillingness and inability of elected lawmakers to do the people’s work that they have been moved to…
Photos: Gerry-Meander 5K races through 4 Utah House districts
November 2, 2018
Participants of the Gerry-Meander 5K Fun Run and Walk start to run at Rowland Hall Middle School in Salt Lake City on Saturday. About 150 people participated in the race hosted by the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake, which raised awareness about gerrymandering: manipulation of electoral boundaries for political reasons. The 5 kilometer…
More behind the ballot initiative designed to fix gerrymandering in Utah
November 2, 2018
Proposition 4 would create an independent redistricting commission that would make recommendations to the legislature and not have binding authority. Catherine Kanter with Better Boundaries, the organization behind the initiative, joined ABC4 Utah’s CW30 to talk about the role it will play. The independent redistricting commission would be made up of seven people. The chair…
Jay Evensen: Proposition 4 isn’t perfect, but it’s worth a try
November 2, 2018
By Jay Evensen SALT LAKE CITY — Two hundred and six years ago, guests at a political dinner party in Boston let their creative juices flow as they talked of how upset they were at a new state senate district map that was drawn by the Democratic-Republican majority and signed into law by Massachusetts Gov….