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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Nov 10, 2021, 09:35 PM Nov 2021

Congressional map splitting Salt Lake County 4 ways heads to Gov. Spencer Cox

The Utah Senate on Wednesday morning voted 21-7 to approve a map that would set Utah’s congressional district boundaries for the next 10 years.

The Senate vote gave the congressional map the final approval it needed to clear the full Republican-controlled Utah Legislature, after the House voted to approve the map after swift debate Tuesday.

It now goes to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk for his consideration. The governor, a Republican, said Tuesday evening he’s not likely to veto that map or any of the Legislature’s favored maps, saying he’s not a “bomb thrower.”

Senate Democrats fought to replace the congressional map — which splits Salt Lake County into four congressional districts — with one that was recommended by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission but was not accepted by the GOP-controlled Legislative Redistricting Committee.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/utah-redistricting-congressional-map-splitting-salt-lake-county-4-ways-heads-to-gov-spencer-cox/ar-AAQyl6f

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Congressional map splitting Salt Lake County 4 ways heads to Gov. Spencer Cox (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP
repubs play to win. funny how that works nt msongs Nov 2021 #1
the history on this is appalling and frightening LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #2

LymphocyteLover

(10,166 posts)
2. the history on this is appalling and frightening
Sat Nov 13, 2021, 10:46 AM
Nov 2021

2018: Utah voters approve ballot measure to end partisan gerrymandering
2020: Utah Republicans repeal most of the ballot measure
2021: Utah Republicans pass a gerrymandered congressional map to guarantee all Republican seats
https://www.democracydocket.com/alerts/utah-legislature-approves-new-congressional-map/

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