Several Utah voters are asking the Utah Supreme Court to restore Proposition 2, declaring a “constitutional crisis” over the Legislature’s decision to pass a bill replacing the medical cannabis initiative.
The political issues committee, The People’s Right, claims in a motion filed Monday that the state Legislature overstepped by approving the Proposition 2 replacement in a special session earlier this month. The group is also frustrated that, because the bill passed by more than a two-thirds majority, the state contends the act is immune from a challenge at the ballot box.
Steven Maxfield, a Kanosh resident who’s previously led fights for access to government records, is chairing The People’s Right and is filing the motion along with a couple other Utah voters.