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CONGRESSIONAL BOUNDARIES DESIGNATION

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2021 SECOND SPECIAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Paul Ray

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Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall

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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 [115,406] 71,207 individual geographic areas
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 [2010] 2020 decennial census.
49          (2) "Congressional block [assignment] equivalency file" means the electronic file
50     designated as HB2004_BEF.txt that assigns each of Utah's [115,406] 71,207 census blocks to a
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 [2012] 2022, and biennially thereafter, one
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 [2010] 2020 national decennial census as the official data for establishing
70     Congressional district boundaries.
71          (3) (a) [Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the] The Legislature enacts the district
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 [the
74     bill that enacts this section] this bill.
75          (b) [That] The Legislature shall ensure that the Congressional shapefile, and
76     Congressional boundaries generated from [that] the Congressional shapefile, [may be accessed
77     via] are accessible on the Utah Legislature's website.
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 [shapefile] block
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;
89          [(i)] (ii) generate maps of each Congressional district from the Congressional shapefile;
90     and
91          [(ii)] (iii) ensure that [those] the district maps are available for viewing on the
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.
101          [(1)] (2) Each county clerk shall obtain a copy of the [Congressional shapefile]
102     redistricting boundary data for the clerk's county from the lieutenant governor's office.
103          [(2)] (3) (a) A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the
104     boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts as generated from the [Congressional shapefile]
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

114     [Congressional shapefile] redistricting boundary data;
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
122     [Congressional shapefile] redistricting boundary data; and
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 [(2)] (3).
125          [(3)] (4) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection [(3)] (4), each county clerk
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
136     [Congressional shapefile] redistricting boundary data;
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
144     [Congressional shapefile] redistricting boundary data; and
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 [(3)] (4).
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
150     shapefile [enacted by the Legislature] in the possession of the lieutenant governor's office, the
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
182     [and obtain and review]; and
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 [review the
186     Congressional shapefile, obtain and review any relevant data,]:
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.