A Utah judge on Tuesday denied a request from state lawmakers to stay her earlier ruling tossing the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The initial ruling issued last month by 3rd District Judge Dianna Gibson declared that the current maps can’t be used “in any future elections” and proposed a timeline to redraw the political boundaries to comply with a voter-led initiative creating an independent redistricting commission. Lawmakers had asked Gibson to stay that ruling to give the Legislature more time to redraw the maps.

Gibson declined in a ruling Tuesday, but lawmakers will get additional days to work with after attorneys for Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said in a separate court filing that new maps should be submitted by Nov. 10 of this year, after argui

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