Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power.
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This Week at Democracy Docket: GOP Gerrymandering Puts Fair Elections at Risk
This was the week when it became clear to anyone paying attention: The GOP’s drive to gerrymander districts in their favor — usually at the cost of minority representation — threatens the long-term fairness of elections.
GOP’s Anti-Democratic Gerrymander Drive Kicks Into High Gear
In red states across the country, GOP lawmakers and officials took a range of steps to move forward with their gerrymanders. Together, the moves suggest that, even leaving the Supreme Court aside, Republicans have abandoned any remaining political or moral qualms about drawing maps that maximize their advantage — with potentially dire consequences for the future of fair elections.
Utah Map ‘Unduly Favors Republicans,’ Claims New Filing Challenging GOP’s Two-Pronged Gerrymander Scheme
The pro-voting groups submitted two alternative maps for the court to consider.
Utah GOP Passes Gerrymandered Map, While Handcuffing Courts
The map gives Republicans a competitive edge in all four congressional districts.
Utah GOPers Pass Gerrymandering Scheme, Advance New Map to Retain All the State’s Congressional Seats
The scheme will help Republicans usurp Proposition 4, the anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative approved by voters in 2018.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Texas Throws DOJ Under the Bus, and a New Role for a GOP Vote Suppressor
At Democracy Docket, we pride ourselves on monitoring the voting and democracy landscape — and especially the right’s never-ending effort to undermine fair elections — more closely than just about anyone else.
After Losing in Court, Utah GOPers Unveil Audacious Scheme To Create New Gerrymander
The plan would narrow the standard for courts to determine whether a proposed map is a partisan gerrymander.
In Big Win for Voters, Utah Supreme Court Upholds Block on Gerrymandered Congressional Map
The Utah Supreme Court Monday denied the state legislature’s petition to keep its gerrymandered congressional map in place for upcoming elections and ordered lawmakers to present a new map by Sept. 25.
Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms
A Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms.