36-1-103 - Official maps of Senate districts.

36-1-103. Official maps of Senate districts.
(1) (a) The Legislature shall file copies of the official maps enacted by the Legislature,and any other relevant data, with the lieutenant governor's office.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the legal boundaries of Senate districts arecontained in the official maps on file with the lieutenant governor's office.
(2) Because of the new county boundary separating Salt Lake County and Utah County,the boundary separating Senate District 9 and Senate District 11 that followed the old countyboundary is changed to follow the new county boundary eastward from the southwesternintersection to the point where the existing boundary of Senate District 9 turns north from the oldcounty boundary.
(3) When questions of interpretation of Senate district boundaries arise, the official mapson file in the lieutenant governor's office shall serve as the indication of the legislative intent indrawing the Senate district boundaries.
(4) (a) Each county clerk shall obtain copies of the official maps for the clerk's countyfrom the lieutenant governor's office.
(b) Each county clerk shall establish voting precincts and polling places within eachSenate district according to the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303.
(5) Maps identifying the boundaries for Senate districts may be viewed on the Internet atthe lieutenant governor's website.

Amended by Chapter 12, 2006 General Session