Despite failing to get enough signatures to put the adoption of a new state flag on the ballot, backers still plan to pressure lawmakers to overturn the change.
Ignoring that the 49,479 signatures collected by his group are about half the population found in a single Utah Senate district, Sanders believes their effort made enough of a showing that they can continue to litigate the issue over the next year.
Delegates at the Utah State Republican Convention later this month are set to vote on a resolution in support of the original flag design, mandating the party display the traditional flag at all GOP events. That proposal is sponsored by Brandon Beckham,. Saunders hopes approval of the resolution will put additional pressure on lawmakers to make changes, even though the 4,000 or so GOP delegates who will cast a vote represent one-tenth of one percent of Utah’s 3.38 million residents.
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