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2011 Utah Code
Title 20A Election Code
Chapter 14 Nomination and Election of State and Local School Boards
Section 102.2 Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.

20A-14-102.2. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
(1) As used in this section, "affected party" means:
(a) a state school board member whose state school board district boundary is uncertain because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in a particular state board district;
(b) a candidate for state school board whose state board district boundary is uncertain because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not he or another person resides in a particular state board district; or
(c) a person who is uncertain about which state board district contains the person's residence because the identifying feature used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
(2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to determine:
(i) the precise location of the state board district boundary;
(ii) the number of the state board district in which a person resides; or
(iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
(b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall review the official maps and obtain and review other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area.
(c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall review the maps, obtain and review any relevant data, and make a determination.
(d) If the lieutenant governor determines the precise location of the state board district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if necessary; and
(ii) send a copy of the certification to:
(A) the affected party;
(B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
(C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506.
(e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the state board district in which a particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by number to:
(i) the person;
(ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose state board district number was identified; and
(iii) the county clerk of the affected county.

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