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Utah lawmakers condemn courts while anti-gerrymandering supporters urge ‘hear our voice’
To the tune of “Jingle Bells,” more than 100 supporters of anti-gerrymandering efforts in Utah gathered outside the House and Senate chambers on Tuesday night and sang: “Hear our voice; hear our voice; hear us as we say: Don’t ignore the voters ’cause we’re fighting back today.” While holding signs that read “Gerrymandering is naughty” and “Make elections fair again,” the protesters’ singing echoed throughout the Utah Capitol’s rotunda as lawmakers gaveled in for a special session largely focused on facilitating the Republican-controlled Legislature’s legal ...
