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S.B. 3002 Enrolled

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CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARIES DESIGNATION
             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          The United States Congressional district boundary information may be found at
             9      .
             10          Block assignment file security code: d7ad4010744b340539a41b596a9b04d0
             11      General Description:
             12          This bill, which includes this printed text and the electronic data affiliated with it,
             13      establishes new United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah and makes
             14      other technical corrections.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This bill:
             17          .    repeals current United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah and
             18      establishes new United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah;
             19          .    establishes the block assignment file that is part of this bill in electronic form as the
             20      legal boundaries of United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah; and
             21          .    makes technical corrections.
             22      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             23          None
             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2012, for purposes of nominating and electing Utah
             26      representatives to the United States House of Representatives and on January 1, 2013,
             27      for all other purposes.
             28      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             29      AMENDS:

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             30          20A-13-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 74
             31          20A-13-102.2, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 74
             32          20A-13-103, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Second Special Session,
             33      Chapter 6
             34          20A-13-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 169
             35      ENACTS:
             36          20A-13-101.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37          20A-13-101.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             38      REPEALS:
             39          20A-13-101 (Contingently Superseded), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011,
             40      Chapter 74
             41          20A-13-101 (Contingently Effective), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter
             42      97
             43     
             44      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             45          Section 1. Section 20A-13-101.1 is enacted to read:
             46          20A-13-101.1. Definitions.
             47          As used in this part:
             48          (1) "Census block" means any one of the 115,406 individual geographic areas into
             49      which the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided the
             50      state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete population
             51      tabulation from the 2010 decennial census.
             52          (2) "Congressional block assignment file" means the electronic file that assigns each of
             53      Utah's 115,406 census blocks to a particular Congressional district.
             54          Section 2. Section 20A-13-101.5 is enacted to read:
             55          20A-13-101.5. Representatives to the United States Congress -- Four
             56      representative districts -- When elected -- District boundaries.
             57          (1) (a) The state of Utah is divided into four districts for the election of representatives

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             58      to the Congress of the United States, with one member to be elected from each Congressional
             59      district.
             60          (b) At the general election to be held in 2012, and biennially thereafter, one
             61      representative from each Congressional district shall be elected to serve in the Congress of the
             62      United States.
             63          (2) The Legislature adopts the official census population figures and maps of the
             64      Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce developed in connection
             65      with the taking of the 2010 national decennial census as the official data for establishing
             66      Congressional district boundaries.
             67          (3) (a) The Legislature enacts the numbers and boundaries of the Congressional
             68      districts designated in the Congressional block assignment file that is the electronic component
             69      of the bill that enacts this section.
             70          (b) That Congressional block assignment file, and Congressional boundaries generated
             71      from that Congressional block assignment file, may be accessed via the Utah Legislature's
             72      website.
             73          Section 3. Section 20A-13-102 is amended to read:
             74           20A-13-102. Congressional districts.
             75          (1) (a) The Legislature shall file [copies of the official maps] a copy of the
             76      Congressional block assignment file enacted by the Legislature[, and any other relevant
             77      materials,] with the lieutenant governor's office.
             78          (b) [Except as provided in Subsection (2), the] The legal boundaries of Utah's
             79      Congressional districts are contained in the [official maps] Congressional block assignment file
             80      on file with the lieutenant governor's office.
             81          [(2) The following census blocks from the 2000 census are removed from
             82      Congressional District 2 and placed into Congressional District 3: Census Tract 010205,
             83      Blocks 1000, 1001, 3001, 3003, and 3004.]
             84          [(3) When questions of interpretation of Congressional district boundaries arise, the
             85      official maps on file in the lieutenant governor's office shall serve as the indication of the

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             86      legislative intent in drawing the Congressional district boundaries.]
             87          [(4) Maps identifying the boundaries for Congressional districts may be viewed on the
             88      Internet at the lieutenant governor's website.]
             89          (2) (a) The lieutenant governor shall:
             90          (i) generate maps of each Congressional district from the Congressional block
             91      assignment file; and
             92          (ii) ensure that those maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's
             93      website.
             94          (b) If there is any inconsistency between the maps and the Congressional block
             95      assignment file, the Congressional block assignment file is controlling.
             96          Section 4. Section 20A-13-102.2 is amended to read:
             97           20A-13-102.2. County clerk, Automated Geographic Reference Center, and
             98      lieutenant governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
             99          (1) Each county clerk shall obtain [copies of the official maps] a copy of the
             100      Congressional block assignment file for the clerk's county from the lieutenant governor's office.
             101          (2) (a) A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the boundaries
             102      of Utah's Congressional districts as [shown on] generated from the [official maps]
             103      Congressional block assignment file.
             104          (b) Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that
             105      identifies the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts within the county, the county clerk
             106      shall submit the county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the Automated
             107      Geographic Reference Center for review.
             108          (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a county map and data from a county clerk, the
             109      Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
             110          (i) review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately
             111      reflect the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts established by the Legislature in the
             112      [official maps] Congressional block assignment file;
             113          (ii) determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and

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             114          (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
             115          (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and
             116      data are correct or notify the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
             117          (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map
             118      and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
             119          (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the [official
             120      maps] Congressional block assignment file; and
             121          (ii) resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the
             122      Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection (2).
             123          (3) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection (3), each county clerk shall
             124      establish voting precincts and polling places within each Utah Congressional district according
             125      to the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303 .
             126          (b) Within five working days after approval of voting precincts and polling places by
             127      the county legislative body as required by Section 20A-5-303 , each county clerk shall submit a
             128      voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting precinct within the county to the
             129      lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic Reference Center for review.
             130          (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a map from a county clerk, the Automated
             131      Geographic Reference Center shall:
             132          (i) review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the [county] voting precinct map
             133      accurately reflects the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts established by the
             134      Legislature in the [official maps] Congressional block assignment file;
             135          (ii) determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and
             136          (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
             137          (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct
             138      map is correct or notify the county clerk that the map is incorrect.
             139          (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting
             140      precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
             141          (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the [official

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             142      maps] Congressional block assignment file; and
             143          (ii) resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the
             144      Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection (3).
             145          Section 5. Section 20A-13-103 is amended to read:
             146           20A-13-103. Omissions from maps -- How resolved.
             147          (1) If any area of the state is omitted from a Congressional district in the [maps]
             148      Congressional block assignment file enacted by the Legislature, the county clerk of the affected
             149      county, upon discovery of the omission, shall attach the area to the appropriate Congressional
             150      district according to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3).
             151          (2) If the omitted area is surrounded by a single Congressional district, the county clerk
             152      shall attach the area [shall be attached] to that district.
             153          (3) If the omitted area is contiguous to two or more Congressional districts, the county
             154      clerk shall attach the area [shall be attached] to the district that has the least population, as
             155      determined by the official census population figures and maps [of the Bureau of Census of the
             156      United States Department of Commerce developed in connection with the taking of the 2000
             157      national decennial census] described in Subsection 20A-13-101.5 (2).
             158          (4) [Any attachment] The county clerk shall certify in writing and file with the
             159      lieutenant governor any attachment made under [Subsection (1) shall be certified in writing and
             160      filed with the lieutenant governor] this section.
             161          Section 6. Section 20A-13-104 is amended to read:
             162           20A-13-104. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
             163          (1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
             164          (a) a representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the
             165      [identifying feature] boundary in the Congressional block assignment file used to establish the
             166      district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain
             167      about whether or not [he] the representative or another person resides in a particular
             168      Congressional district;
             169          (b) a candidate for Congressional representative whose Congressional district boundary

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             170      is uncertain because the [identifying feature] boundary in the Congressional block assignment
             171      file used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be
             172      identified or who is uncertain about whether or not [he] the candidate or another person resides
             173      in a particular Congressional district; or
             174          (c) a person who is uncertain about which Congressional district contains the person's
             175      residence because the [identifying feature] boundary in the Congressional block assignment file
             176      used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be
             177      identified.
             178          (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
             179      to determine:
             180          (i) the precise location of the Congressional district boundary;
             181          (ii) the number of the Congressional district in which a person resides; or
             182          (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             183          (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             184      governor shall review the [official maps] Congressional block assignment file and obtain and
             185      review other relevant data such as [census block and tract descriptions,] aerial photographs,
             186      aerial maps, or other data about the area.
             187          (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review the
             188      [maps] Congressional block assignment file, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a
             189      determination.
             190          (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Congressional district
             191      boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
             192          (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if
             193      necessary; and
             194          (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
             195          (A) the affected party;
             196          (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
             197          (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506 .

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             198          (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Congressional district in
             199      which a particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that
             200      district by number to:
             201          (i) the person;
             202          (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose
             203      Congressional district number was identified; and
             204          (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
             205          Section 7. Repealer.
             206          This bill repeals:
             207          Section 20A-13-101 (Contingently Superseded), Representatives to the United
             208      States Congress -- Three representative districts -- When elected -- District boundaries.
             209          Section 20A-13-101 (Contingently Effective), Representatives to the United States
             210      Congress -- Four representative districts -- When elected -- District boundaries.
             211          Section 8. Effective date.
             212          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2012, for purposes of nominating and electing Utah
             213      representatives to the United States House of Representatives and on January 1, 2013, for all
             214      other purposes.

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