Utah citizens pushing ethics-initiative

Wed, Sep 2 2009 — Source: Deseret News

Two citizens’ groups who want voters to decide if independent commissions should be involved with legislative ethics and redrawing legislative districts identified a common enemy Tuesday ”” the Legislature. The Fair Boundaries coalition and Utahns For Ethical Government are both working to put initiatives before voters in 2010 to change how the Legislature does business, and officials from both camps said push-back from lawmakers could drive up the cost of their efforts.