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Utah Voters Block Lawmakers' Redistricting Power Move | Salt Lake City News
Utah voters won’t get a say this year on whether lawmakers can undo citizen-backed initiatives — the effort to put it on the ballot failed to gather enough signatures. It all traces back to Prop 4, passed in 2018, which created an independent redistricting commission. Lawmakers now want to repeal such measures via a legislative vote, sparking a heated debate over direct democracy vs. legislative power. The Utah Supreme Court recently criticized language in these initiatives as misleading, adding legal hurdles. While the repeal effort is on hold, the larger fight over how Utah handles ballot…
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