Utah Supreme Court crushes constitutional amendment deemed ‘counterfactual’ by lower court
Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — Utah voters will not decide this November on a constitutional amendment asking voters to cede power over ballot measures to lawmakers after the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision voiding the amendment. Utah Democrats were quick to celebrate the ruling, which blocked a ballot question that state party chair Diane Lewis called “intentionally deceitful.” “Today’s Supreme Court decision ensures that voters can make their voices heard, despite all the Republican supermajority’s attempts to trick Utahns into giving away their power,” Lewis said. Spencer Cox said last week during his monthly televised news conference at KUED-TV that he thought Gibson’s lower court opinion was “compelling,” but he declined to say whether he thought the ballot question was misleading. The amendment marked lawmakers’ first attempt to circumvent another Utah Supreme Court ruling from July, which found that the Legislature has very limited authority to change laws approved through citizen initiatives.
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