Government watchdog groups are asking a judge to remove from the Utah ballot a measure that would give lawmakers more power over citizen initiatives. The court filing from Thursday is latest episode in a yearslong battle over who has the power to draw legislative and congressional districts in the Republican-dominated state.
The Utah Senate convenes in a special session to consider a constitutional amendment at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The Utah House of Representatives convenes in a special session to consider a constitutional amendment at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
The League of Women Voters, Mormon Women for Ethical Government and other plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit say lawmakers changed election deadlines to rush to the ballot a measure to undermine the say of voters. They also say the language that voters will see on ballots does not describe what the measure would do.
The groups are calling on a federal court to remove the measure from the ballot quickly, as ballots are to be sent to overseas and miliary voters starting Sept. 20. Lawmakers responded by holding a special session in August to add a measure to November’s ballot to ask voters to grant them a power that the state’s top court held they did not have.
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