S.B. 3005

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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DISTRICT DETERMINATIONS
2 2011 THIRD SPECIAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund
5 House Sponsor: Kenneth W. Sumsion
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill grants limited authority to the lieutenant governor to make certain district
10 determinations.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . grants limited authority to the lieutenant governor to determine the district to which
14 a residence is assigned if the lieutenant governor determines that the residence is
15 within more than one district.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 This bill provides an immediate effective date.
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 67-1a-2.2, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 67-1a-2.2 is enacted to read:
26 67-1a-2.2. Residences in more than one district -- Lieutenant governor to resolve.
27 (1) If, in reviewing a map generated from a redistricting block assignment file, the

28 lieutenant governor determines that a single-family or multi-family residence is within more
29 than one Congressional, Senate, House, or State Board of Education district, the lieutenant
30 governor may, by January 31, 2012, and in consultation with the Automated Geographic
31 Reference Center, determine the district to which the residence is assigned.
32 (2) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (1), the lieutenant
33 governor shall review the block assignment file and other Bureau of the Census data and obtain
34 and review other relevant data such as aerial photography or other data about the area.
35 (3) Upon making the determination authorized by this section, the lieutenant governor
36 shall notify county clerks affected by the determination and the Automated Geographic
37 Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506 .
38 Section 2. Effective date.
39 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
40 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
41 Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
42 the date of veto override.




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