Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will defend his record against criticisms from Democratic state Rep. Brian King and Libertarian attorney Robert Latham Wednesday tonight during the first and only debate in the race for Utah governor.

With election officials under tight ballot printing deadlines anxiously awaiting her decision, a judge expects to issue a ruling sometime Wednesday evening in a lawsuit asking her to block a controversial proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the Nov.

In July, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the GOP overstepped its bounds by undoing the ban on political gerrymandering. Lawmakers responded by holding a special session in August to add a measure to November’s ballot to ask voters to grant them a power that the state’s top court held they did not have.

The lawsuit urging a judge to throw out the ballot language of a proposed constitutional amendment to cement the Utah Legislature’s authority to change or repeal any ballot initiative could cause an unprecedented wrinkle ahead of the Nov.

At stake is whether or not voters will get to decide the fate of an amendment to the Utah Constitution on the sanctity of citizen-led initiatives for future elections.

The amendment in question would change the Utah Constitution to grant the Legislature the power to repeal or amend any ballot initiative.

The Utah Debate Commission has announced a slate of seven debates for statewide and congressional offices in the Beehive State.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox faces Democratic state Rep. Brian King and Libertarian candidate Robert Latham in the first and only debate of the 2024 election. This is Cox's first bid for reelection.

Brian King and Libertarian attorney Robert Latham Wednesday tonight during the first and only debate in the race for Utah governor. The candidates will appear on stage at 6 p.m. before a live audience in the Salt Lake Community College Grand Theatre.

Gov. Spencer Cox declared this the “golden age of Utah” during a televised debate on Wednesday night. His general election opponents agreed.

The lineup for the gubernatorial debate ahead of the Nov. 5 election is set. Three candidates — Republican incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox, Democrat Rep. Brian King, and Libertarian Robert Latham — have qualified to participate in a debate hosted by the Utah Debate Commission on Wednesday at 6 p.