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Voters cast their ballots at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City on Nov. 3, 2020. With 2020 Census data in hand, Utah is in the middle of creating new voting district maps for the next 10 years.
Better Boundaries, which sponsored Prop. 4, is collecting people's maps to give to the committees. The Utah Independent Redistricting Commission just launched its own map drawing software that can ...
Utah differs from those other venues, however, because voters in 2018 approved an initiative creating an independent redistricting commission designed to ensure maps weren’t drawn to favor one ...
The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Friday, March 5, 2021, the final day of the Utah Legislature’s 2021 general session. (Annie Barker, Deseret News) ...
A Republican county primary in Utah ended in a tie. So, judges Thursday chose the winner by pulling a name out of a bowl — reminding Utah residents that every vote counts.
Utah County has one of the youngest labor forces in the country — that’s a draw for some employers. ... opening offices in Utah County. “Utah has made its place on the map,” said Anas.
After the maps were presented, the county put out a survey to receive final comments on the proposed boundaries. In just two weeks, the survey got more than 4,500 responses.
The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether a congressional map drawn to dilute Democratic votes was subject to judicial review, or a political issue beyond its reach.
A lawsuit has been filed against the Utah Legislature and other leaders over redistricting maps that redrew the state’s congressional district boundaries. The suit, filed Thursday by League of ...