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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Affected party" means:
(i) a senator whose Utah State Senate district boundary is uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Senate shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the senator or another individual resides in a particular Senate district;
(ii) a candidate for senator whose Senate district boundary is uncertain because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Senate shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the candidate or another individual resides in a particular Senate district; or
(iii) an individual who is uncertain about which Senate district contains the individual's residence because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the Senate shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
(b) "Feature" means a geographic or other tangible or intangible mark such as a road or political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a Senate district boundary.
(2)
(a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to determine:
(i) the precise location of the Senate district boundary;
(ii) the number of the Senate district in which an individual 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:
(i) the Senate block equivalency file and the resulting Senate shapefile; and
(ii) any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area.
(c) Within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives the request described in Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall:
(i) complete the review described in Subsection (2)(b); and
(ii) make a determination.
(d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Senate district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
(i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate Senate district 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 Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 63A-16-505.
(e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Senate district in which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by number to:
(i) the individual;
(ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose Senate district number was identified; and