By Ben Winslow | FOX 13

The Utah Republican Party has filed a citizen initiative seeking to undo another citizen initiative.

On Tuesday, members of the state’s dominant political party filed an initiative petition with Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson’s office seeking to unwind Proposition 4, the initiative on independent redistricting that voters passed in 2018.

“For me? This is about restoring the voice to our elected officials, or our elected representatives and to the people,” said Carolyn Phippen, who signed on as a sponsor.

It is a major shot across the bow in the ongoing legal battles over Prop. 4. The Utah GOP is using the very rules declared by the courts to undo something voters approved — arguing it was by a narrow majority and they don’t think Utahns knew what they were voting for.

“We’ve been told by the courts that is the only way now in Utah to do that since the Utah Supreme Court last year has established that something coming from the people supersedes our elected representatives,” said Utah GOP Chair Robert Axson.

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