20A-5-303.5. Voting precinct boundaries -- Adjustment by county clerk.
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Effective 5/7/2025
20A-5-303.5. Voting precinct boundaries -- Adjustment by county clerk.
(1)Notwithstanding Section 20A-5-303 , the county clerk may adjust the boundaries of a voting precinct in order to:
(a)match the current boundaries of a local political subdivision; or
(b)match the resulting boundaries of a local political subdivision that expands, divides, alters, or changes the local political subdivision's boundaries.
(a)A county clerk who adjusts the boundaries of a voting precinct under Subsection
(1)shall, no later than 65 days before the date of an election, file with the Utah Geospatial Resource Center, created in Section 63A-16-505 , a notice that:
(i)describes the reason for the voting precinct boundary adjustment; and
(ii)specifies the resulting boundaries of the voting precinct affected by the adjustment.
(b)The county clerk shall provide a copy of the notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to the county legislative body.
(3)A county clerk may not adjust the boundaries of a voting precinct except as provided in Subsection
(1).
(4)A county clerk's adjustment of a voting precinct's boundaries under this section is not effective until the county clerk files the notice described in Subsection (2)(a).
Enacted by Chapter 104 , 2025 General Session