Utah high court stops ethics reform ballot initiative in its tracks

State Integrity news for Utah from the Deseret News:gavel

The issue of legislative ethics reform won't go before voters, at least not this year.

The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court's summary judgment decision that would have given members of Utahns for Ethical Government an opportunity to gather signatures for an initiative to be included on the November ballot.

"This is a hugely disappointing turn of events," UEG representative David Irvine said Tuesday.

The group had intended for citizens to vote in November on a proposed code of conduct for state lawmakers.

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