36-1-202. House districts — Filing — Legal boundaries.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 36-1-202- House block equivalency file: means the electronic file designated as HB2005_BEF. See Utah Code 36-1-201.1
- House shapefile: means the electronic shapefile that:Utah Code 36-1-201.1
- Shapefile: means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information. See Utah Code 36-1-201.1
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The Legislature shall file a copy of the House block equivalency file enacted by the Legislature and the resulting House shapefile with the lieutenant governor’s office. |
| (b) |
The legal boundaries of House districts are contained in the House shapefile on file with the lieutenant governor’s office. |
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| (2) |
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The lieutenant governor shall:
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verify the House block equivalency file that the Legislature files under Subsection (1) using block equivalency file security code “12aedd41d1bb9feedeee526ed9f74eb2” and the corresponding House shapefile; |
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generate maps of each House district from the House shapefile; and |
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ensure that the district maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor’s website. |
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| (b) |
If there is any inconsistency between the district maps and the House shapefile resulting from the House block equivalency file, the House shapefile is controlling. |
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Amended by Chapter 5, 2021 Special Session 2
