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7 LONG TITLE
8 Redistricting Boundary Information:
9 The Congressional district boundary information may be found at https://le.utah.gov.
10 Block equivalency file: HB2004_BEF.txt
11 Block equivalency file security code: 4cb8a686520fdb1c2385e0a9812ff403
12 General Description:
13 This bill, which includes this printed text and the electronic data affiliated with this text
14 that is available on the Legislature's website and also included on the electronic storage
15 device accompanying this bill when presented to the governor, establishes new United
16 States Congressional district boundaries for Utah.
17 Highlighted Provisions:
18 This bill:
19 ▸ repeals current United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah and
20 establishes new United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah;
21 ▸ establishes the block equivalency file that is part of this bill in electronic form as the
22 legal boundaries of United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah;
23 ▸ provides a hash code to verify the authenticity of the block equivalency file; and
24 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
25 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
26 None
27 Other Special Clauses:
28 This bill provides a special effective date.
29 This bill provides revisor instructions.
30 Utah Code Sections Affected:
31 AMENDS:
32 20A-13-101.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 383
33 20A-13-101.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 383
34 20A-13-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 383
35 20A-13-102.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 162
36 20A-13-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 330
37 20A-13-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 162 and 345
38 Utah Code Sections Affected by Revisor Instructions:
39 20A-13-101.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 383
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41 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
42 Section 1. Section 20A-13-101.1 is amended to read:
43 20A-13-101.1. Definitions.
44 As used in this part:
45 (1) "Census block" means any one of the [
46 into which the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided
47 the state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete population
48 tabulation from the [
49 (2) "Congressional block [
50 designated as HB2004_BEF.txt that assigns each of Utah's [
51 particular Congressional district.
52 (3) "Congressional shapefile" means the electronic shapefile that:
53 (a) is the resulting projection of the Congressional block equivalency file; and
54 (b) stores the boundary of each of the four United States Congressional district
55 boundaries for Utah.
56 (4) "Shapefile" means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location
57 and associated attribute information.
58 Section 2. Section 20A-13-101.5 is amended to read:
59 20A-13-101.5. Representatives to the United States Congress -- Four
60 representative districts -- When elected -- District boundaries.
61 (1) (a) The state of Utah is divided into four districts for the election of representatives
62 to the Congress of the United States, with one member to be elected from each Congressional
63 district.
64 (b) At the general election to be held in [
65 representative from each Congressional district shall be elected to serve in the Congress of the
66 United States.
67 (2) The Legislature adopts the official census population figures and maps of the
68 Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce developed in connection
69 with the taking of the [
70 Congressional district boundaries.
71 (3) (a) [
72 numbers and boundaries of the Congressional districts designated in the Congressional block
73 equivalency file and resulting Congressional shapefile that is the electronic component of [
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76 Congressional boundaries generated from [
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78 Section 3. Section 20A-13-102 is amended to read:
79 20A-13-102. Congressional districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.
80 (1) (a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the Congressional [
81 equivalency file enacted by the Legislature and the resulting Congressional shapefile with the
82 lieutenant governor's office.
83 (b) The legal boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts are contained in the
84 Congressional shapefile on file with the lieutenant governor's office.
85 (2) (a) The lieutenant governor shall:
86 (i) verify the Congressional block equivalency file that the Legislature files under
87 Subsection (1) using block equivalency file security code
88 "4cb8a686520fdb1c2385e0a9812ff403" and the corresponding Congressional shapefile;
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92 lieutenant governor's website.
93 (b) If there is any inconsistency between the district maps and the Congressional
94 shapefile resulting from the Congressional block equivalency file, the Congressional shapefile
95 is controlling.
96 Section 4. Section 20A-13-102.2 is amended to read:
97 20A-13-102.2. County clerk, Utah Geospatial Resource Center, and lieutenant
98 governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
99 (1) As used in this section, "redistricting boundary data" means the Congressional
100 shapefile in the possession of the lieutenant governor's office.
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102 redistricting boundary data for the clerk's county from the lieutenant governor's office.
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104 boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts as generated from the [
105 redistricting boundary data.
106 (b) Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that
107 identifies the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts within the county, the county clerk
108 shall submit the county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the Utah Geospatial
109 Resource Center for review.
110 (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a county map and data from a county clerk, the Utah
111 Geospatial Resource Center shall:
112 (i) review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately
113 reflect the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts established by the Legislature in the
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115 (ii) determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and
116 (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
117 (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and
118 data are correct or notify the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
119 (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map
120 and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
121 (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the
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123 (ii) resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the
124 Utah Geospatial Resource Center for a new review under this Subsection [
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126 shall establish voting precincts and polling places within each Utah Congressional district
127 according to the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303.
128 (b) Within five working days after approval of voting precincts and polling places by
129 the county legislative body as required by Section 20A-5-303, each county clerk shall submit a
130 voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting precinct within the county to the
131 lieutenant governor and to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center for review.
132 (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a map from a county clerk, the Utah Geospatial
133 Resource Center shall:
134 (i) review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the voting precinct map accurately
135 reflects the boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts established by the Legislature in the
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137 (ii) determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and
138 (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
139 (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct
140 map is correct or notify the county clerk that the map is incorrect.
141 (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting
142 precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
143 (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the
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145 (ii) resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the
146 Utah Geospatial Resource Center for a new review under this Subsection [
147 Section 5. Section 20A-13-103 is amended to read:
148 20A-13-103. Omissions from maps -- How resolved.
149 (1) If any area of the state is omitted from a Congressional district in the Congressional
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151 county clerk of the affected county, upon discovery of the omission, shall attach the area to the
152 appropriate Congressional district according to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3).
153 (2) If the omitted area is surrounded by a single Congressional district, the county clerk
154 shall attach the area to that district.
155 (3) If the omitted area is contiguous to two or more Congressional districts, the county
156 clerk shall attach the area to the district that has the least population, as determined by the Utah
157 Population Committee.
158 (4) The county clerk shall certify in writing and file with the lieutenant governor any
159 attachment made under this section.
160 Section 6. Section 20A-13-104 is amended to read:
161 20A-13-104. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
162 (1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
163 (a) a representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the
164 boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been
165 removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the
166 representative or another individual resides in a particular Congressional district;
167 (b) a candidate for Congressional representative whose Congressional district boundary
168 is uncertain because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district
169 boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about
170 whether the candidate or another individual resides in a particular Congressional district; or
171 (c) an individual who is uncertain about which Congressional district contains the
172 individual's residence because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the
173 district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
174 (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
175 to determine:
176 (i) the precise location of the Congressional district boundary;
177 (ii) the number of the Congressional district in which an individual resides; or
178 (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
179 (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
180 governor shall review:
181 (i) the Congressional block equivalency file and the resulting Congressional shapefile
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183 (ii) any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about
184 the area.
185 (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall [
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187 (i) complete the review described in Subsection (2)(b); and
188 (ii) make a determination.
189 (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Congressional district
190 boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
191 (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if
192 necessary; and
193 (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
194 (A) the affected party;
195 (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
196 (C) the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 63A-16-505.
197 (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Congressional district in
198 which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that
199 district by number to:
200 (i) the individual;
201 (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose
202 Congressional district number was identified; and
203 (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
204 Section 7. Effective date.
205 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
206 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
207 Constitution, Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
208 the date of veto override.
209 Section 8. Revisor instructions.
210 The Legislature intends that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in
211 preparing the Utah Code database for publication, replace the references in Section
212 20A-13-101.5 from "this bill" to the bill's designated chapter number in the Laws of Utah.