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Utah Republicans block many voters from withdrawing petition signatures
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Utah's Republican-controlled legislature passed a rule that blocks many voters from withdrawing signatures from a petition to repeal Proposition 4.
Why it matters
Lawmakers passed a rule that blocks many voters from withdrawing signatures on a petition to repeal Proposition 4. The rule applies ahead of a Monday signature-withdrawal deadline. Some voters said they were misled by Republicans who asked them to sign. On 25 August 2025, third district judge Dianna Gibson ruled that lawmakers had unconstitutionally overridden Proposition 4. In late January, Republicans passed legislation expanding the state supreme court from five to seven justices, which Governor Spencer Cox signed into law.
Implications
- • Eligible withdrawal requests are reduced, limiting adjustments to the petition's valid signature total.
- • Grassroots organizers lose a mechanism for shrinking the petition's signatures ahead of the deadline.
- • Election officials will count signatures without many of the requested revocations.
- • The state supreme court now consists of seven justices for cases related to Proposition 4 rulings.
Who is affected
- • Petition signatories
- • Grassroots campaign organizers
- • Election officials
- • State supreme court justices
What to watch
- • Monday petition signature-withdrawal deadline
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