AP Utah

Analysis: Hundreds supported independent redistricting

Published January 22, 2022 6:00 AM

By KYLE DUNPHEY and CINDY ST. CLAIR
Deseret News/KSL-TV

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of emails obtained by the Deseret News and KSL Investigates show an outpouring of disapproval from constituents to lawmakers regarding the recent, highly controversial redistricting process. The Utah Legislature and Gov. Spencer Cox recently gave a green light to the state’s new political boundaries, cementing voting districts for the next 10 years. An analysis of the emails shows that 930 people reached out to lawmakers during this timeframe asking that the independent commission’s maps be chosen, or that they didn’t approve of the lawmakers maps.Meanwhile, 11 people sent emails approving of the maps lawmakers drew.

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