08-07-2018 15:00 via sltrib.com

Letter: Politicians shouldn’t draw their own districts

Senate President Wayne Niederhauser thought he presented a good reason for having politicians draw their own districts. In the article “Utahns want independent anti-gerrymandering panel,” (Tribune, June 29), the senator said, “If voters don’t like plans drawn by legislators, they can vote them out.” That’s precisely the problem: Legislators draw their districts so that they cannot be voted out. Niederhauser will not be in the Senate for the next session solely
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