As election approaches, a redistricting reminder
This year’s Election Day is November 8, 2022.
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Commission nearing final district boundaries, public may still comment on plans
The Grand County Commission hopes to select the final boundaries of new county commissioner districts by mid-December. At a Nov. 30 workshop, commissioners narrowed map options down to two possible choices, and will…
New state districts anger many Utahns: Recommendations go before full legislature
This week the Utah State Legislature passed new districts for congressional, state house and senate, and state school board districts in Utah. Two smaller bodies, the Utah Legislative Redistricting Committee and the Utah…
Redistricting officials want to hear from you: Submit maps for local and state districts
At the Oct. 5 Grand County Commission meeting, Commissioner Kevin Walker led a demonstration of how to use the county’s redistricting portal to submit district maps for the commission’s consideration in the up-coming,…
Opinion: Now is the time to demand Grand County has fair representation in Utah
At the ACLU of Utah, we believe in a simple truth. We believe that people should select their representatives, and not the other way around. Every ten years, Utah draws new voting maps…
How redistricting works in Utah – and how you can get involved
Redistricting takes place once every ten years following the U.S. Census, and the new boundaries re-define voting districts for congressional candidates, state legislative representatives, county commissioners and school boards. These boundaries are critical…
Grand County up for redistricting: State will also be redrawing districts
Grand County Commissioner Kevin Walker is spearheading the effort to redraw the county’s commission districts, which is supposed to take place every 10 years along with the national census, Walker said, but did…
San Juan County heads toward potential electoral redistricting: Decades of legal trouble complicate process
“I don’t support the whole concept. I’m not going to be a part of it,” said San Juan County Commissioner Bruce Adams. Adams, the commission’s lone Republican, voted against a resolution to hire…