Governor Spencer Cox has called the Utah Legislature into a special session to address several matters of state business, including a hot topic affecting the Uintah Basin. The special session will be held Tuesday, December 9th, with a heavy focus on the topic of redistricting. The Governor’s Proclamation states that the special sessions’ purpose is to consider a joint resolution of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding constitutional authority, including in redistricting, and the redistricting process; to consider amendments to court rules related to appeals by government officers or governmental entities and appeals of election, voting, and redistricting cases; and to clarify that the Utah Supreme Court has exclusive and original appellate jurisdiction over election, votin

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