With election officials under tight ballot printing deadlines anxiously awaiting her decision, a judge expects to issue a ruling sometime Wednesday evening in a lawsuit asking her to block a controversial proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the Nov.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

The lineup for the gubernatorial debate ahead of the Nov. 5 election is set. Three candidates — Republican incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox, Democrat Rep. Brian King, and Libertarian Robert Latham — have qualified to participate in a debate hosted by the Utah Debate Commission on Wednesday at 6 p.

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

The Federal Election Commission has approved a draft opinion submitted by Senate candidate Caroline Gleich seeking to clarify campaign finance law for full-time content creators.

Armed with an Aggie-blue blazer, Democratic Senate candidate Caroline Gleich approached the line for Utah State's famed mint ice cream with an ambitious goal: motivate college students to cast a ballot.