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Blake Moore says it's up to states to stop 'race to the bottom' on gerrymandering
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted May 12 - 7:11 p.m.
Utah Rep. Blake Moore said he thinks it's up to the states to end a "race to the bottom" on gerrymandering as states have raced to redraw lines to benefit their party ahead of midterms.
North Carolina man charged with forging signatures in Prop 4 repeal effort
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 28 - 3:13 p.m.
A North Carolina man is facing 22 criminal charges accusing him of forging signatures while working on the recent effort to repeal Proposition 4 in Utah.
Redistricting reshapes the battlefield as Maloy, Lyman spar over how to rebuild trust in Congress
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted April 24 - 6:02 p.m.
Rep. Celeste Maloy learned on the job how to balance a workhorse mentality with the chaos of running for election. Now she's facing off with one of the state's well-known conservative disruptors.
Can a Utah state lawmaker unseat a top Republican in Congress?
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted April 15 - 10:36 a.m.
A state lawmaker is trying to convince delegates to send her to a primary election against a three-term congressman who holds a top leadership position in the U.S. House.
GOP-led push to repeal Prop 4 likely fails to qualify for the ballot
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted March 26 - 1:33 p.m.
A Republican-led effort to repeal Proposition 4 will likely not be on the ballot this November, after the effort fell below the threshold for signatures in the tipping-point Senate district.
Misinformation surrounding Prop 4: Can misleading voters carry legal consequences?
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted March 21 - 8:32 p.m.
Several concerned citizens have shared concerns about petition signature gatherers presenting misinformation, sparking questions about whether there is any legal recourse when voters are misled.
During visit to Utah, party chair says state could help Democrats win House majority
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted March 18 - 6:51 a.m.
The head of the national Democratic Party said Utah has emerged as an important foothold to help Democrats flip Congress blue in the 2026 midterm elections.
Safe seats, fierce primaries: Utah's new map could push GOP contests further right
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted March 10 - 12:00 p.m.
A new court-ordered congressional district map has already transformed the landscape of Utah primary elections, pushing out one Republican incumbent.
Legislature makes late-night election bill change targeting signature removals
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted March 7 - 1:54 p.m.
Utah lawmakers introduced a late-night change to an election bill apparently geared toward slowing the removal of signatures from a ballot initiative that would repeal Proposition 4.
Utah Rep. Burgess Owens to retire from Congress
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted March 4 - 5:06 p.m.
Rep. Burgess Owens will not run for reelection and will retire at the end of his third term, the Utah Republican announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Why the Prop 4 repeal initiative's future could hinge on a few signatures in Davis County
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 7:11 p.m.
The future of a ballot initiative to repeal Proposition 4 sits on a knife's edge after narrowly clearing the signature threshold in the last needed Senate district Friday.
Prop 4 repeal crosses statewide signature threshold, moving closer to ballot access
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 26 - 3:01 p.m.
Organizers for the effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law have cleared the statewide signature threshold, moving closer to putting the question on the November ballot.
GOP group sues to block Better Boundaries signature removals in Utah Prop 4 repeal fight
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 24 - 7:11 p.m.
The Republican group running an initiative to repeal Utah's redistricting law sued state election officers on Monday to stop clerks from counting a significant share of signature removal requests.
Utah redistricting repeal nears threshold as poll finds voters undecided
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 24 - 7:15 a.m.
The past month of Utah redistricting chaos has left voters as uncertain as ever about the fate of Proposition 4, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
Federal court joins Utah Supreme Court in declining to block Utah's new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 12:31 p.m.
A panel of federal judges has rejected a request to block Utah's new congressional map from being used during the 2026 midterm elections.
Running in the dark: Utah candidates uncertain where to campaign
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 10:03 a.m.
It's less than a month until candidates running for Congress in Utah must make their bids official and file for a congressional district.
Utah Supreme Court declines Legislature's request to block new congressional map
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 6:46 p.m.
A Supreme Court panel denied the Legislature's request to stay a district court ruling implementing a new congressional map.
The unanswered questions at the center of Utah's unprecedented redistricting case
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 18 - 10:02 p.m.
Federal judges heard arguments on Wednesday in the case brought by Reps. Burgess Owens and Celeste Maloy to restore a congressional district map approved by Utah lawmakers.
Behind the RNC's 'warning' text in Utah's fight over Proposition 4
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 17 - 9:05 p.m.
The Republican National Committee is getting involved in Utah's fight over Proposition 4, sending a warning about a company convincing voters not to sign a ballot initative petition.
Prop 4 repeal effort asks Supreme Court to extend deadline in final push to gather signatures
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 13 - 10:34 p.m.
Utahns for Representative Government asked the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday to extend the signature submission deadline, saying signatures had been stolen or destroyed.
Former Rep. Ben McAdams first Democrat to qualify for ballot in Utah's new 1st District
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 13 - 6:36 p.m.
Former Rep. Ben McAdams has qualified for the primary in Utah's newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, making him the first Democratic candidate to do so.
'Never seen anything like it': Thousands of Utahns want their names removed from Prop 4 repeal
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Feb. 12 - 9:06 p.m.
More than 2,000 Utah voters have asked to have their names removed from a petition to overturn Proposition 4.
Utah County investigating potential signature fraud as Prop 4 repeal deadline looms
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Feb. 5 - 7:37 p.m.
A criminal investigation is underway after a county clerk reported several hundred potentially fraudulent signatures as part of the effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law.
'I felt tricked': KSL investigates some misleading claims from those working to repeal Prop 4
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Jan. 29 - 5:05 p.m.
Some paid signature gatherers working to place a repeal of Proposition 4 on the ballot have misled or withheld info from voters about what the initiative would do, a KSL investigation shows.
