Organizers of a Utah ballot initiative that would create a new system for drawing the state's legislative and congressional districts raised $860,000 this year, but it has already spent most of it to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot.
The most recent financial disclosure shows the political issues committee behind the Better Boundaries initiative received plenty of small contributions, but it also received large donations from advocacy organizations and a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
According to the filings, Utahns for Responsive Government received $200,000 from former candidate Mike Weinholtz, $355,000 from the Houston-based Action Now Initiative, and 100,000 from the Campaign for Democracy in Los Angeles.
About 190,000 voter signatures have been collected, more than required to get on the November ballot.
