‘They’re trying to change the rules’: Republicans ramp up fight to stop new maps in Utah
Mar 10, 2026
Law makes it harder to remove names from GOP remapping petition for people who say they were misled into signing itUS politics live – latest updatesUtah’s Republican-controlled legislature is escalating its fight against the state’s anti-gerrymandering law after a series of court rulings threa
tened the congressional map that has long favored the GOP.In the latest move, lawmakers passed a new rule over the weekend that blocks many voters from withdrawing their signatures from a petition that sought to repeal Proposition 4 ahead of a Monday deadline, undermining efforts by grassroots groups to preserve the reform. That could affect the result of the petition after some voters said they were misled by Republicans who asked them to sign. Continue reading...
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