The GOP-controlled Utah Legislature will convene Tuesday evening for a special session to consider election-law changes that could buy lawmakers more time to overturn the state's new court-ordered congressional map.

SB2002 and SJR201 would change Utah civil code to expedite election-related cases directly to the Utah Supreme Court, instead of first going to district and circuit courts, and allows an appeal of a redistricting case to the high court even if the state’s attorney fees have yet to be resolved.

Gov. Spencer Cox issued an official proclamation on Sunday calling the Utah Legislature into a special session.

The special session of the Utah legislature began Tuesday with a committee meeting. The session was primarily called to address issues related to elections, court procedures, and constitutional

In a special session of the Utah Legislature, lawmakers condemned the courts over a recent ruling on redistricting.