Utah redistricting committee reviews five court-ordered congressional map options, sets public comment period

The Redistricting Committee of the Utah Legislature reviewed five proposed congressional maps Tuesday and confirmed that it will accept public comment for 10 days before making a recommendation. Chair Perucci told the meeting the committee is working under a court order and Proposition 4 and “we can absolutely not use things like election results, voting records, party affiliation information, or consideration of incumbents or prospective candidates.”

Why it matters: The committee must follow Proposition 4’s criteria while also complying with Judge Gibson’s timeline. The court order requires that any map the legislature adopts be publicly available for comment for 10 days before the legislature may adopt it, and the committee said it will not take a final vote at this session.

Committee members and staff walked through five options labeled A through…