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Mike Lee: “Utah courts are now invalidating the legislature's…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Utah's Electoral System is Under Attack!

Published | Video Starts at 04:49

… made by the legislature, and so that the legislature can subsequently amend or even repeal a law that was previously made under our state constitution through a ballot initiative. But Utah courts are now invalidating the legislature's amendments to that earlier ballot initiative and to Utah's existing congressional district maps. even though nothing in the Utah constitution compels or even allows that result. And even though one provision in particular, Article 9 of the Utah Constitution, actually requires legislative districts, … (04:49–05:01)

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Asserts that Utah courts are invalidating legislative amendments to redistricting laws and maps.

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