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Utah House opens fifth special session, adopts redistricting principles and procedural rules
Summary
The Utah House convened a fifth special session in December 2006, adopted rules carried over from the 2006 general session, appointed committees to notify the senate and governor that the House was organized, and approved redistricting principles calling for four single-member congressional districts with population deviation within ±0.5 percent.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives convened a fifth special session in December 2006 and quickly organized itself, adopting the same leadership and rules used during the 2006 general session and approving a set of redistricting principles for congressional maps.
Representative Alexander moved that "the House of Representatives continue with the same organization for the fifth special session of the 56th legislature as was constituted during the 2006 general session" with respect to the speakership and party leadership; the motion passed by voice vote, the Speaker announced.
The chief clerk read a gubernatorial proclamation from Governor John M. Huntsman Jr. calling the special session at the State Capitol Complex in Salt Lake City for December 2006 at 10:30 a.m. The proclamation…
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