Effort to repeal Utah anti-gerrymandering law officially fails, lieutenant governor says

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 1,151

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Utah’s top election official has officially confirmed that the effort to repeal Utah’s 2018 voter-approved anti-gerrymandering law known as Proposition 4 has failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot.

Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson issued the declaration Thursday, the day of her deadline to make the official determination after time windows to submit, verify and remove signatures had passed.

The declaration doesn’t come as a surprise. Last month, the repeal effort was on …

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