Utah Code 20A-7-401.3. Voter participation areas
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Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-7-401.3
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Voter: means an individual who:(79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;(79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;(79)(c) is registered to vote; and(79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2):(1)(a)(i) a city of the first or second class or a county of the first or second class shall, no later than January 1, 2020, again on January 1, 2022, and January 1 each 10 years after 2022, divide the city or county into eight contiguous and compact voter participation areas of substantially equal population; and(1)(a)(ii) a city of the third or fourth class or a county of the third or fourth class shall, no later than January 1, 2020, again on January 1, 2022, and January 1 each 10 years after 2022, divide the city or county into four contiguous and compact voter participation areas of substantially equal population.(1)(b) A city or county shall use the voter participation areas described in Subsection (1)(a) or (2)(b) for the purpose described in Sections
20A-7-501 and20A-7-601 .
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(2)(a) This section does not apply to a county of the fifth or sixth class, a city of the fifth class, or a town.
(2)(b) A city or county that has established council districts that are not at-large districts may, regardless of the number of council districts that are not at-large districts, use the council districts as voter participation areas under this section.