Utah Prop 4 Repeal Drive Nears Signature Threshold as Lawsuit Targets Removal Campaign

Overview

• Utah’s lieutenant governor reported 140,662 verified signatures as of Wednesday, leaving the repeal effort 86 short of the 140,748 statewide requirement.
• The campaign has met district-level targets in 14 of 29 state Senate districts and must reach the 8% threshold in 26 districts, with key gaps centered in Davis County.
• Opponents say about 3,600 voters have withdrawn their names so far during the 45-day rescission window, reviving a tactic that previously knocked a 2018 initiative off the ballot.
• Utahns for Representative Government sued to block counting of removals submitted via Better Boundaries’ pre-filled, stamped forms, arguing the 73-cent postage violates the state ban on paying for signature withdrawals.
• Better Boundaries disputes any illegality and attributes the wave of removals to concerns over misleading or fraudulent signature gathering, while clerks continue verification through March 7.