Protecting the Right to a Truthful Ballot in Utah
After the Utah Supreme Court’s July 2024 ruling on citizen initiatives and redistricting, LWV Utah filed a supplemental complaint and motion for a preliminary injunction to keep Amendment D off the November 2024 ballot. Amendment D would have effectively eliminated the right of voters to reform their government with ballot initiatives by allowing the Legislature to overturn and modify initiatives after they passed. Plaintiffs asserted the summary used to describe the amendment and the failure by the Legislature to strictly comply with the prescribed procedures on placing amendments on the ballot were illegal under the state constitution.