The Redistricting committee is meeting today at the capital to work on Congressional Maps.
"Sources on Capitol Hill say that some Republicans are looking to
eliminate at least 4 percent of the people who voted Democrat in
the 2010 election from Matheson's current district, in an effort to
make it harder for him to win reelection in 2012." Billy Hesterman, Daily Herald Newspaper October 7, 2011
"At least two, possibly more, plans will be brought forward in
the committee meeting this morning. One plan drawn by northern Utah
lawmaker Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, and another plan put
together by Sen. Ben McAdams, D-Salt Lake City.
Froerer's plan is a modification to the plan already approved by
the committee with minor changes that could possibly gain enough
votes in the House and Senate. The plan still divides Utah County
into two separate districts, most of western Utah County would be
in the state's new fourth district, while the east side of the
county would remain in Utah's third district." Hesterman
"McAdams's plan also is a rewrite of a previous map, though the
map was rejected by the committee. The map would split Utah County
mostly down the I-15 corridor but place Orem in one district and
Provo in another. The split of the two cities was needed to ensure
that each district was equal in population.
McAdams explained that his plan could be seen as a bipartisan
plan. He said he tried to draw a map that included rural and urban
areas in each district, a sticking point with Republican lawmakers,
and that he tried to draw the maps to create competitive districts,
not safe districts for one party." Hesterman
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