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Senate advances resolution to ask voters whether Utah’s attorney general should be appointed, sparking sustained floor debate
Summary
Senator Todd Wyler sponsored SJR 3, a joint resolution the Senate advanced on second reading that would put before voters a constitutional amendment to change Utah’s attorney general from an elected to an appointed position.
Senator Todd Wyler urged the Senate to send SJR 3 to the ballot, arguing that appointing the state attorney general would depoliticize a high‑profile office and attract experienced, non‑campaigning lawyers. “We would be putting this on the ballot next November, to let the citizens of this state decide if the position of attorney general should be appointed rather than elected,” Wyler said on the floor. He proposed a bipartisan screening commission to forward five names to the governor, Senate confirmation of the appointment, a…
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