Opinion: How we can fix Utah’s broken electoral system

By giving voters more options, multi-member districts would compel politicians to focus on real issues, not petty partisan politics.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Citizens vote at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Citizens vote at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.

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