GOP legislature and the Governor pulled a fast one on voters to promote the gerrymander of Utah 🚨
SNEAK ATTACK ON our rights from Utah GOP
Lawmakers in the last minute of the Utah legislature passed HB 242 out of both chambers at 11pm Friday, March 6th to take effect immediately upon the governors signature.
He stayed up and signed the new law immediately.
This law changes the rules around initiatives and referendum petitions immediately, including: - significantly relaxing the requirements for signatures to be treated as valid (dates can be in error now)
- while also making it noticeably more onerous to remove the thousands of ill-gotten signature from the petition.
- Clearly this law change, mid-stream, was designed to slow down the pro-democracy movement, Better Boundaries, Burrn and LWV.
WE CALL this bill
THE UTAH STAMP ACT:
GOP is PRETENDING that a pre-paid postage is a form of a bribe
at the same time their leadership has BEEN EXCUSING forgery, fraud, intimidation and rampant procedural violations that tricked voters into signing the REPEAL Prop 4 petition. .
Voter may no longer use a pre-addressed envelope to clear up trickery.
Voters may not longer use a-prepaid stamp to clear up a change of mind.
Many voters must go to the county clerk’s office in person to remove their name from a petition-because there are time limits for removing their signatures exacted by the Utah supermajority.
Utah lawmakers criminalized the gift of a postage stamp
(THE UTAH STAMP ACT)
BUT seemingly approve of FORGERYTrickeryFRAUDIntimidationBills enacted with zero debate or transparancySelection law changes to favor their power grab
3. Date errors-- The bill says signatures can’t be rejected solely because the date has a one-year error. which many believe relates to the large number of signatures (over 2000) that suddenly appeared this week in Davis County connected to the Prop 4 petition.
We are in the thick of the initiative to repeal the prop 4 petition with verifications and removals still being processed. Utahns deserve election rules that are clear, consistent, and not shifting midstream based on the whims of our Legislature.
HB242 undermines trust regardless of which side someone is on.
Please contact the Governor’s office and remind him that cheating is wrong. Remind him that all voters value fairness, and honor.
"Why didn't you veto HB 242? (and HB 392? SJr5? ) Voters are sick and tired of wasting money on lawsuits for obviously unconstitutional laws like this one (& land grabs"
Cox needs to hear the voice of the people on this issue. Let's flood his phone lines.📞 Governor’s Office: 801-538-1000🕒 8AM-5PM"
There is no voicemail but you can also flood his inbox at
GOP legislature and the Governor pulled a fast one on voters to promote the gerrymander of Utah 🚨
SNEAK ATTACK ON our rights from Utah GOP
Lawmakers in the last minute of the Utah legislature passed HB 242 out of both chambers at 11pm Friday, March 6th to take effect immediately upon the governors signature.
He stayed up and signed the new law immediately.
This law changes the rules around initiatives and referendum petitions immediately, including:
- significantly relaxing the requirements for signatures to be treated as valid (dates can be in error now)
- while also making it noticeably more onerous to remove the thousands of ill-gotten signature from the petition.
- Clearly this law change, mid-stream, was designed to slow down the pro-democracy movement, Better Boundaries, Burrn and LWV.
WE CALL this bill
THE UTAH STAMP ACT:
GOP is PRETENDING that a pre-paid postage is a form of a bribe
at the same time their leadership has BEEN EXCUSING forgery, fraud, intimidation and rampant procedural violations that tricked voters into signing the REPEAL Prop 4 petition.
.
Voter may no longer use a pre-addressed envelope to clear up trickery.
Voters may not longer use a-prepaid stamp to clear up a change of mind.
Many voters must go to the county clerk’s office in person to remove their name from a petition-because there are time limits for removing their signatures exacted by the Utah supermajority.
Utah lawmakers criminalized the gift of a postage stamp
(THE UTAH STAMP ACT)
BUT seemingly approve of
FORGERY
Trickery
FRAUD
Intimidation
Bills enacted with zero debate or transparancy
Selection law changes to favor their power grab
3. Date errors-- The bill says signatures can’t be rejected solely because the date has a one-year error. which many believe relates to the large number of signatures (over 2000) that suddenly appeared this week in Davis County connected to the Prop 4 petition.
We are in the thick of the initiative to repeal the prop 4 petition with verifications and removals still being processed. Utahns deserve election rules that are clear, consistent, and not shifting midstream based on the whims of our Legislature.
HB242 undermines trust regardless of which side someone is on.
Please contact the Governor’s office and remind him that cheating is wrong. Remind him that all voters value fairness, and honor.
"Why didn't you veto HB 242? (and HB 392? SJr5? ) Voters are sick and tired of wasting money on lawsuits for obviously unconstitutional laws like this one (& land grabs"
Cox needs to hear the voice of the people on this issue. Let's flood his phone lines.
📞 Governor’s Office: 801-538-1000
🕒 8AM-5PM"
There is no voicemail but you can also flood his inbox at