Judge orders Legislature to redraw Utah's congressional maps before next year's midterms

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A judge ordered Utah's Legislature to redraw congressional boundaries within 30 days.

The ruling enforces Proposition 4, creating an independent redistricting commission in Utah.

Judge Dianna Gibson's decision highlights the ongoing national debate on gerrymandering practices.

SALT LAKE CITY — More than a year after the Utah Supreme Court said lawmakers overreached by changing a ballot initiative on redistricting, a lower court judge ruled Monday that the current maps can't be used "in any future elections" and gave lawmakers 30 days to enact new political boundaries that comply with the initiative creating an independent redistricting commission.

The decision comes amid an ongoing national debate about gerrymandering, as Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state'