I am very disappointed in the lack of accuracy of
the story. Also very disappointed that Fox 13 held on to the information
for weeks to release it the night before the election.
http://fox13now.com/2012/11/05/both-parties-throw-money-into-4th-district-race/
"Cox
spent nearly a year drawing maps. Cox’s map kept urban areas like Salt
Lake County’s whole, but the Utah Legislature axed it."
The
map of mine that was one of the top 6 maps voted on by the committee
was called a hat and 3 stripes, it tried to keep the counties and cities
together. There is no way to have a Salt Lake County and at least one
other county whole. My map divided it [Salt Lake County] in 4. The map
can be found at:
http://www.redistrictutah.com/maps/u-s-congressional-6-finalists/congress-rep-cox-%E2%80%9Cplan-e%E2%80%9D-hat-and-3-stripes
The
map that passed [and became law] divided SLCo in only 3 and managed to
keep almost all of Salt Lake City in one piece, something my map didn't
do. I had the city divided [at]about I-15.
The
[Grama] documents are available if the remaining cost is paid. Fox 13 can't
claim otherwise when the record they show says that their request for
the documents without paying for the cost was denied. It doesn't say the
documents can't or won't be released.
The
legislature didn't redistrict Rep. Matheson out of the 2nd district. He
lives in the current 2nd and new 2nd district. The new 2nd district and
4th district are reportedly both as republican as his current district.
He said so himself last October. He chose to run in the 4th district
because he resides in Utah and the US constitution doesn't say he has to
run in his own district. Unless he moves, he won't be able to vote for
himself this fall.