There was no way that Woods Cross — near the southern end of Davis County — would be in the same district of most of the western side of Utah, going all the way south to St. George.
I recalled that the Legislature had grossly gerrymandered all four districts in such a way that Salt Lake County was carved up into each district so as to ensure that Democrats would not be competitive in any district for this decade . But I assumed that all of Davis County was in the 1st District, together with Weber County and points north. .A quick look at a map of the districts shocked me, as the 2nd District extends to Farmington, several miles north of Woods Cross.
I looked at the rather surprising but greatly welcomed June 1st letter of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Theby calling for considering candidates of all parties and discouraging straight-party voting. Alas, there was nothing in the letter against extreme gerrymandering, although it must be prevented in order to achieve the spirit of the letter.
Let’s hope a second such letter would address the means by which to implement the first letter, particularly via fairly-drawn districts. This state can do better!