SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah judge ruled late Monday that a map drawn by state lawmakers and submitted by the Utah Legislature unfairly favored Republicans.
Third District Court Judge Diana Gibson made the late-night ruling and selected a map, referred to as “Map 1,” brought by plaintiffs in the case, the League of Women Voters. The ruling narrowly upheld the Nov. 10 deadline.
The map drawn by lawmakers, referred to as “Map C,” was submitted to the court in September after Gibson initially ordered the existing map be redrawn.
The decision prompted Gov. Spencer Cox to call the Legislature into a special session where Map C chosen.
A comparison of two maps, with Map C being the map that Utah lawmakers proposed, and Map 1 being the map proposed by the League of Women Voters. (Utah 3rd District Court, KSL TV)
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