Scarcely three months have passed since the Utah Supreme Court issued its decision in League of Women Voters v. Utah State Legislature. Over the course of that short period, many divergent opinions have been shared on the subject, the most forceful coming directly from the Legislature in the form of Amendment D, which was recently
Back in August, lawmakers misused emergency powers to call a “special session” in the August Interim Session. This resulted in lawmakers proposing a constitutional amendment to overturn the recent Supreme Court decision by adding language that gives not only the state Legislature, but also local legislative bodies, the unrestricted right to amend or repeal initiatives approved by voters: Constitutional
UPDATE (9/26/24): On Wednesday, September 25, the Utah Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision upholding the lower court’s ruling that Amendment D is void. The justices of the Supreme Court held that the language of Amendment D did not accurately describe the proposed constitutional amendment when the ballot summary was written by the Speaker Mike
Salt Lake City, UT – Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled in favor of plaintiffs this morning, after hearing arguments in an expedited hearing yesterday afternoon. The ruling means that Amendment D may still appear on the ballot with the current language, but if it does, the votes will not be counted. Jeff Merchant,
Salt Lake City, UT – Alliance for a Better Utah, the SLC-based political accountability group, issued the following statement in support of the lawsuit to remove Amendment D from the Utah ballot this November. Jeff Merchant, Executive Director for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “We have seen an unprecedented level of
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