Voting precinct boundaries -- Adjustment by county clerk

(1) Notwithstanding Section 20A-5-303, the county clerk may adjust the boundaries of a voting precinct in order to: (a) match the current boundaries of a local political subdivision; or (b) match the resulting boundaries of a local political subdivision that expands, divides, alters, or changes the local political subdivision's boundaries. (2) (a) A county clerk who adjusts the boundaries of a voting precinct under Subsection (1) shall, no later than 65 days before the date of an election, file with the Utah Geospatial Resource Center, created in Section 63A-16-505, a notice that: (i) describes the reason for the voting precinct boundary adjustment; and (ii) specifies the resulting boundaries of the voting precinct affected by the adjustment. (b) The county clerk shall provide a copy of the notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to the county legislative body. (3) A county clerk may not adjust the boundaries of a voting precinct except as provided in Subsection (1). (4) A county clerk's adjustment of a voting precinct's boundaries under this section is not effective until the county clerk files the notice described in Subsection (2)(a).