By Ralph Okerlund
Senate Chair of the Redistricting Committee

Work on the Redistricting Committee this year has been an incredible experience. Never before have so many citizens been so actively engaged in the process. Never have we received so much thoughtful, educated input. Our committee recommendations will be substantially better…

By Michael Waddoups
President of the Utah Senate

Re: my comment in today’s Deseret News: “If is going to perceive every move he doesn’t like as gerrymandering, yes, we’re going to do it again.”

If the definition of gerrymandering is any map a congressman doesn’t like, then Congressmen Bishop…

By Stuart C. Reid
Utah State Senator, District 18, and Member of Utah’s 2011 Redistricting Committee

Considerable noise has been made about the possibility of changing the responsibilities of redistricting in Utah from that of the legislature to one of an independent commission. When you think about it, the noise…