§ UCA § 20A-5-303.5Voting precinct boundaries -- Adjustment by county clerk

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.








(2)



(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