The amendment will remain on the ballot, but the Lieutenant Governor’s Office has been ordered not to count the votes.

A judge was expected to weigh in on a lawsuit asking her to block a controversial proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the Nov. 5 ballot that would enshrine the Utah Legislature’s power to change or repeal any ballot initiative,

Gov. Spencer Cox declared this the “golden age of Utah” during a televised debate on Wednesday night. His general election opponents agreed.

In July, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the GOP overstepped its bounds by undoing the ban on political gerrymandering. Lawmakers responded by holding a special session in August to add a measure to November’s ballot to ask voters to grant them a power that the state’s top court held they did not have.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox faces Democratic state Rep. Brian King and Libertarian candidate Robert Latham in the first and only debate of the 2024 election. This is Cox's first bid for reelection.

The lawsuit urging a judge to throw out the ballot language of a proposed constitutional amendment to cement the Utah Legislature’s authority to change or repeal any ballot initiative could cause an unprecedented wrinkle ahead of the Nov.

Three candidates vying to become Utah’s next governor debated the state's biggest issues during the gubernatorial debate at Salt Lake Community College Wednesda

At stake is whether or not voters will get to decide the fate of an amendment to the Utah Constitution on the sanctity of citizen-led initiatives for future elections.

The amendment in question would change the Utah Constitution to grant the Legislature the power to repeal or amend any ballot initiative.

The Utah Debate Commission has announced a slate of seven debates for statewide and congressional offices in the Beehive State.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will defend his record against criticisms from Democratic state Rep. Brian King and Libertarian attorney Robert Latham Wednesday tonight during the first and only debate in the race for Utah governor.

Brian King and Libertarian attorney Robert Latham Wednesday tonight during the first and only debate in the race for Utah governor. The candidates will appear on stage at 6 p.m. before a live audience in the Salt Lake Community College Grand Theatre.