SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A group of Utahns who oppose the state’s new flag are headed to court in an effort to keep the state’s original flag.
The political action committee “Are You Listening Yet”, along with the main sponsor of the statewide initiative “Restoring the Utah State Flag” Tracie Halverson, filed a federal lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Diedre Henderson Thursday — days before the signature deadline to bring the topic to the ballots.
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Halvorson has reportedly been working to gather and submit signature petition packets to present the initiative to voters in the 2024 General Election since May 2023.
She, along with others, expressed concern that the new flag might “erase history” and “eliminate symbols of shared values in civil society,” according to the documents.
Halvorsen and her team reportedly “engaged in traditional signature gathering” — walking door to door and talking to people on the street — however, “Utah’s climate makes signature gathering very difficult in the winter months,” court documents state. Because of this, in part, Halverson is calling on Henderson to extend the signature deadline to July.