Opinion: I witnessed firsthand how the Utah Legislature works to undermine citizen initiatives

I have witnessed firsthand — both up close and from further away — the numerous recent efforts by the Legislature to undermine citizen initiatives — and, quite frankly, I am deeply disturbed by such continuing legislation. I feel strongly that I must now share my belief that the Utah Supreme Court’s ruling on citizen initiatives was absolutely correct and proper.

In 2021, an unbiased commission was established to create a new set of legislative maps based on standards of fairness — standards created by the Utah citizens. The Utah Legislature immediately trashed the commission’s work, the voice of the Utah citizens and further damaged the initiative process.

I saw this with my own eyes. I was one of the commissioners.

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