Tag: special session

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