犹他州最高法院维护民主的国会地图,拒绝共和党的质疑,并保留2026年法官抽签计划。 Utah’s Supreme Court upholds a Democratic-leaning congressional map, rejecting Republican challenges and preserving a judge-drawn plan for 2026.

犹他州最高法院驳回了由共和党牵头的推翻国会地图的上诉,该地图将建立一个民主倾向区,维护2026年选举的地图。 Utah’s Supreme Court has rejected a Republican-led appeal to overturn a congressional map that creates a Democratic-leaning district, upholding the map for the 2026 elections. 这项裁决以法院没有管辖权为依据,保留了州法官在立法机构未能遵守选民批准的反掠夺规则后制定的计划。 The ruling, based on the court’s lack of jurisdiction, preserves a plan drawn by a state judge after the Legislature failed to comply with voter-approved anti-gerrymandering rules. 新地图将盐湖县的民主选民集中到一个区, 增加民主党赢得犹他州四个共和党美国众议院席位中至少一个席位的机会。 The new map concentrates Democratic voters in Salt Lake County into one district, increasing Democrats’ chances of winning at least one of Utah’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats. 共和党人认为法院超越了它的权力,称其结果具有破坏性,而投票权倡导者则赞扬这一决定是为了捍卫公平代表权。 Republicans argue the court overstepped its authority, calling the outcome disruptive, while voting rights advocates praised the decision as a defense of fair representation. 地图将在即将到来的选举提交期限之前继续有效。 The map will remain in effect ahead of the upcoming election filing deadline.