Utah lawmakers now won’t pursue constitutional amendment to change ballot initiative power

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 1,228

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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Though previously Utah’s Republican state leaders said they were likely to pursue another attempt to change the Utah Constitution to ensure Utah voters’ ballot initiative power was “co-equal” with the Legislature’s power, they’ve changed course.

That is, at least for this year.

Now, instead of planning to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the upcoming November ballot, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said lawmakers will wait for the courts to settle ongoing …

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