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Even though Amendment D will remain on the ballot, no votes cast will count after the Utah Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to void it from the November election.
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GOP leaders have derided recent decisions as the work of activist judges or “policymaking from the bench.” That has some in the supermajority toying with the idea of judicial reform.
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Judge Dianna Gibson’s order says ballots can be printed as certified, but Amendment D is void and won’t be counted. The state could still appeal to the Utah Supreme Court.
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Everyday Utahns KUER spoke with commonly thought the amendment uplifted voters based on the ballot language. That changed later on, though.
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Groups including the League of Women Voters and Mormon Women for Ethical Government say in their court filing that lawmakers are using deception to get voters to surrender their constitutional rights with Amendment D.
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Mayne retired from the Senate in 2023 after a cancer diagnosis.
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee broke the news to the delegates on the floor at the National Republican Convention in Milwaukee.
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Utah Republicans and Democrats alike agreed violence is no answer for political disagreement. But in Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park Saturday night, voters felt pessimistic about what it means for the rest of the 2024 election year.
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The court reaffirmed the power of people to “alter or reform the government through an initiative.” It does not change the current maps, but rather returns the case to a lower court for arguments.
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During a special legislative session, lawmakers approved two resolutions that could jeopardize federal education funding.
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The father of the student targeted on social media by Natalie Cline said it wasn’t “the resolution we were hoping for, but it’s a step in the right direction.”
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The Utah State Board of Education can not remove Natalie Cline from her position, but the board unanimously voted to ask her to resign.