Utah’s legislative redistricting committee held its first public meeting on Monday with just three days left before it has to submit a map for public comment.

Lawmakers reviewed legislation during the meeting that would narrow the parameters set by Proposition 4, while experts explained what drawing new districts entails and why Salt Lake County has to be split.

The meeting came one day after the committee released five proposed congressional maps for public comment.

To open the meeting, one of the committee’s chairs, Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, said the committee is meeting “in compliance with the court’s orders and under protest.”

A district court judge threw out Utah’s congressional maps following a lawsuit brought by proponents of Proposition 4, who say lawmakers did not fol

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