Utah lawmakers pass law on how to check if voting maps match what voters want

KEY POINTS

SB1011 includes three tests for determining partisan symmetry in congressional maps.

An original version of the bill included only one test.

All tests in SB1011 are pass/fail tests.

As the Legislature prepares to vote on a proposed congressional map , both the House and the Senate have passed legislation that would put in state law how maps should be tested to show they represent voter intent under Proposition 4.

Democrats pushed back on the new legislation, saying the tests are not in line with what voters wanted the proposition.

The bill, SB1011, was sponsored by Sen. Brady Brammer, R-Pleasant Grove. Originally, the bill provided only one test, but after receiving feedback, the senator presented a substitute that provides three tests for “ partisan symmetry .” The