36-1-204 - Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved. - Utah Statutes

36-1-204. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
(1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
(a) a representative whose Utah House of Representatives district boundary is uncertainbecause the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed,modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or anotherperson resides in a particular House district;
(b) a candidate for representative whose House district boundary is uncertain because theidentifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or isunable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in aparticular House district; or
(c) a person who is uncertain about which House district contains the person's residencebecause the identifying feature 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 todetermine:
(i) the precise location of the House district boundary;
(ii) the number of the House district in which a person resides; or
(iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
(b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenantgovernor shall review the official maps and obtain and review other relevant data such as censusblock and tract descriptions, aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area.
(c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review themaps, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a determination.
(d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the House district boundary,the lieutenant governor shall:
(i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, ifnecessary; and
(ii) send a copy of the certification to:
(A) the affected party;
(B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
(C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506.
(e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the House district in which aparticular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district bynumber to:
(i) the person;
(ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose Housedistrict number was identified; and
(iii) the county clerk of the affected county.

Amended by Chapter 169, 2005 General Session