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- ↑ "Kirk Cullimore". Utah Senate. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Kirk Cullimore". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ↑ "GOP lawmakers vote for power to amend, repeal ballot initiatives. Now Utahns get final say". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2024.
- 1 2 "Utah lawmakers want voters to give them the power to change ballot measures once they've passed". ABC News. 2024.