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Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-13-104. Uncertain boundaries--How resolved

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) As used in this section, “affected party” means:

(a) a representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the representative or another individual resides in a particular Congressional district;

(b) a candidate for Congressional representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the candidate or another individual resides in a particular Congressional district; or

(c) an individual who is uncertain about which Congressional district contains the individual's residence because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.

(2)(a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to determine:

(i) the precise location of the Congressional district boundary;

(ii) the number of the Congressional district in which an individual resides; or

(iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).

(b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall review:

(i) the Congressional block equivalency file and the resulting Congressional shapefile; and

(ii) any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area.

(c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall:

(i) complete the review described in Subsection (2)(b); and

(ii) make a determination.

(d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Congressional district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:

(i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if necessary; and

(ii) send a copy of the certification to:

(A) the affected party;

(B) the county clerk of the affected county; and

(C) the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 63A-16-505.

(e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Congressional district in which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by number to:

(i) the individual;

(ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose Congressional district number was identified; and

(iii) the county clerk of the affected county.

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