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Ben McAdams and Natalie Gochnour: New redistricing commissions keeps the trust with Utah voters (Rick Bowmer | AP photo) Int his Jan. 17, 2020, file photo, the Utah State Capitol stands in Salt Lake City, Jan. 17, 2020. By Ben McAdams and Natalie Gochnour | Special to The Tribune | Feb. 27, 2021, 6:00 p.m. Utah continues to set an example for the rest of the nation. The appointment of outstanding commissioners to the newly formed Independent Redistricting Commission marks a seminal moment in our shared commitment to a democracy born of the people, by the people, and for the people. Redistricting is a once-in-a-decade process in which Utah and every other state in the country redraws the voting map for state legislative and U.S. congressional seats. Properly done, it ensures each voter receives equal representation by balancing the population among the various districts, so new districts reflect changes in demographics and growth within our state. ....
In November, roughly one out of every three Utahns voted for a Democrat to represent them in the state and federal Houses of Representatives. But up at the Utah Legislature, only one-fifth of the House chamber are members of the state s minority party. And following January s swearing-in of Congressman Burgess Owens, Democrats are completely shut out of the state s federal delegation. The disparity is nothing new. For the last decade if not longer Democratic candidates have regularly received around a third of the state s votes while winning considerably fewer than a third of Utah s electoral districts. And that s unlikely to change when new districts are drawn this year, according to local political scientists, even with the unknown variable of a new independent redistricting commission that will recommend maps to lawmakers in what is ostensibly a check on gerrymandering, or the strategic and intentional grouping of voters to induce an electoral outcome. ....
Flickr Starting next week, Zion National Park’s shuttle service will begin running on the weekends. This story and more in Monday evening s news brief. Monday evening, February 1, 2021 State Utah Lawmakers Name All Seven Redistricting Commission Members Utah has put together its first ever independent redistricting commission. Monday, the governor and legislative leaders appointed all seven members. Voters approved a proposition in 2018 that created the commission. It will advise the state legislature on how to draw political districts. Gov. Spencer Cox appointed Brigham Young University professor Rex Facer as the chair. Republican legislative leadership picked former state Sen. Lyle Hillyard and former Congressman Rob Bishop. They also selected a Davis County digital mapper. Top democratic lawmakers named former Senate Minority leader Pat Jones and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine Durham to the committee. The commission will use 2020 cens ....
A press release from the party referred to the members appointed by Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Brad Wilson as “politically-motivated.” Democratic Party Chair Jeff Merchant stated in the release that the appointment of former Congressman Rob Bishop and former state Senator Lyle Hillyard to the committee will “secure 10 years of maps that benefit state Republicans.” In contrast, Merchant said the Democratic choices, which include former state Senator Pat Jones, show “clear commitments to diversity” in redistricting decisions. Senate President Adams responded to the press release with a statement that he is “discouraged to see the Utah Democratic Party politicize, divide and resort to name-calling.” He said despite differing viewpoints, he applauds the selection of Jones for the committee and views her as a comparable appointment to Hillyard. ....
KSL TV LOGAN Vaccines for those 70 and older continue to roll out as large vaccination clinics started in northern Utah Thursday and more computer systems crashed under pressure from the large number of people trying to make appointments. Hundreds of Utah seniors showed up in Logan for one of those clinics. It was the first of many to come in the Bear River Health District. Officials expected to vaccinate as many as 900 people by the time the clinic ended Friday. Serious concerns persisted over the area s limited supplies. However, residents said this is the moment they have been waiting for. ....