Trump-endorsed effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law fails to make the ballot

A Republican-led initiative to repeal Utah's voter-approved anti-gerrymandering standards has failed to make the November ballot. That means a new congressional map that gives Democrats a high likelihood of picking up a seat in the Salt Lake City area is likely to remain in place beyond this election cycle. The GOP effort, endorsed by President Donald Trump, aimed to reverse a 2018 law that established an independent redistricting commission and banned drawing districts that deliberately favor a political party. A state judge ruled that the Republican-led Legislature had violated those standards and tossed out the previous congressional map.