{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-401.3","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-7-401.3","heading":"Voter participation areas.","body":"(1)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2):\n(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\n(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.\n(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 and 20A-7-601.\n(2)\n(a) This section does not apply to a county of the fifth or sixth class, a city of the fifth class, or a town.\n(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.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-7 Issues Submitted to the Voters","Part 20A-7-4 Local Initiatives and Referenda - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter7/20A-7-S401.3.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7a6da6f08987e6953c14e8f71ad611981bece5341e0bb5009f716f7f5bb52c74","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-315","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-401.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}