Utah gerrymandering proposal may not reach November ballots
By Erin Alberty
Published on March 23, 2026.
A ballot measure to repeal the anti-gerrymandering law in Utah may not reach the November election due to voters removing their signatures from the petition drive. The Republican-backed measure would allow Republican lawmakers to redraw Utah's congressional map and eliminate a new Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County. However, state law requires that ballot proposals meet specific signature thresholds in 26 of 29 Senate districts. As of Friday morning, only 100 signatures from District 15 have been removed. If another 103 withdraw by April 23, the measure will not appear on the ballot. The deadline to withdraw a signature is 45 days after the name was entered. The new law prohibits Utahns from using prepaid postage to mail their signature-removal requests to their county clerks.
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