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Utah redistricting committee opens court-ordered mid-decade redraw, sets compressed schedule
Summary
Under court direction after litigation over SB 200, a legislative redistricting committee began a mid-decade congressional redistricting process on Sept. 22, 2025, accepted staff briefings, and set deadlines for maps, public comment and filings to the court.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Legislative Redistricting Committee opened a court-ordered, mid-decade congressional redistricting process on Sept. 22, saying it will follow Proposition 4 standards after a court found the 2021 congressional map and the 2020 redistricting statute invalid. "We are doing this in compliance with the court's orders and under protest," Senator Bridal, co-chair of the committee, told members and the public at the start of the meeting.
The committee heard staff legal and technical briefings and agreed to a compressed calendar set by the district court and the lieutenant governor's office. Alan Houston, associate general counsel with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, summarized the litigation history and the court deadlines that structure the process: the committee must post proposed map(s) for public comment by Oct. 6; the public comment period will be open through Oct. 5; parties…
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