A Victory for Fair Maps

Utah voters scored a big win in the fight for fair voting maps when the Utah Supreme Court ruled in their favor last week. Holding that the people have the right to truthful ballot language and proper notice for proposed constitutional amendments, the court ruled unanimously that the proposed Constitutional Amendment D — a misleading, last-ditch effort by Utah’s Legislature to avoid accountability and fair maps — is void.

This ruling also upholds the will of Utah voters, who cast their ballots in 2018 for a measure to end partisan gerrymandering — the practice of a political party manipulating district lines to give members of their party an unfair advantage in elections — that requires the creation of an independent redistricting process that produces fair voting maps.

Every American deserves to vote under fair maps so they can choose their own politicians, not the other way around. 

Read more about how Campaign Legal Center’s victory on behalf of Utah voters furthers this effort.

Your Election Questions Answered

CLC's Catie Kelley and Adav Noti were joined by Holly Idelson of Protect Democracy and Michael Thorning of Bipartisan Policy Center to discuss the crucial role the Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) will have in ensuring this year’s presidential election runs smoothly. Check out the newly released report CLC co-authored with our partners.