Misleading tactics, fraudulent signatures, assaults: Utah’s fight over Prop 4 is getting ugly

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 1,509

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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Reports of misleading tactics from signature gatherers seeking to repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law. Reports of assaults on petitioners. And reports of fraudulent signature packets.

The effort to repeal Proposition 4 in Utah is heating up and, in some instances, getting ugly.

Two groups are dueling over a key ballot measure that will decide the future of how Utah’s future political boundaries are set every 10 years. The repeal effort comes …

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