20A-20-102.  Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Commission” means the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission created in Section 20A-20-201.

Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-20-102

  • Commission: means the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission created in Section 20A-20-201. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
  • Committee: means the Legislature's redistricting committee. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Regular decennial redistricting: means redistricting required due to a national decennial census. See Utah Code 20A-20-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  “Committee” means the Legislature’s redistricting committee.

(3)  “Decennial year” means a year during which the United States Bureau of Census conducts a national decennial census.

(4)  “Linked PL94-171 data” means legacy file decennial census data for Utah, published by the United States Bureau of Census, that, after publication, is linked to Utah geographic data files in a manner that the data can be used to draw maps for the purpose of redistricting.

(5)  “Regular decennial redistricting” means redistricting required due to a national decennial census.

(6)  “Special redistricting” means redistricting that is not a regular decennial redistricting.

Amended by Chapter 5, 2021 Special Session 1