Utahns can’t vote to limit congressional candidates’ age, state supreme court rules

A ballot initiative proposed that proposed capping a congressional candidates’ age at 81 years old was was rejected for being “patently unconstitutional.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Justice on the Utah Supreme Court listen to oral arguments on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Salt Lake City. The court ruled Thursday that it was appropriate for the lieutenant governor's office to reject a ballot initiative that would have allowed voters to approve an age limit for congressional candidates.

Utahns can’t vote to limit congressional candidates’ age, state supreme court rules

A ballot initiative proposed that proposed capping a congressional candidates’ age at 81 years old was was rejected for being “patently unconstitutional.”

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