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How we got here: Utah’s multiyear battle over gerrymandering

Utah is closer to a resolution on electoral maps after lawmakers overrode a 2018 voter-approved initiative for an independent redistricting process.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Elizabeth Rasmussen of Better Boundaries speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. A judge earlier ruled that the Legislature will have 30 days to adopt new maps that comply with the 2018 Better Boundaries initiative guidelines.