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Public comment and RFA focus committee on proposed change to statewide-initiative notice; advocates urge protecting ballot access
Summary
Mallory Wheat, representing Mormon Women for Ethical Government, told the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee that Utahns strongly support retaining easy access to the ballot-initiative process and urged lawmakers not to use taxpayer funds to make it harder.
Mallory Wheat, representing Mormon Women for Ethical Government, told the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee that Utahns strongly support retaining easy access to the ballot-initiative process and urged lawmakers not to use taxpayer funds to make it harder.
“We have 40% Republicans in our membership, 34% Democrats, and 26% unenrolled, independent, or third party,” Wheat said, introducing herself from Draper. “Utahns are very protective of our right to the ballot initiative…we urge you not to spend our taxpayer funds to make our citizens’ rights harder to access against our will.”
Wheat’s public comment came during the committee’s…
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