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Senate fast-tracks technical boundary corrections to district maps
Summary
Senate Bill 125 makes technical corrections to state Senate district boundary descriptions using updated AGRC/aerial data and county-clerk feedback; the chamber suspended rules and passed the bill 26–0 to allow clerks to prepare accurate ballots.
The Utah Senate suspended the rules and passed Senate Bill 125, a technical bill that corrects minor discrepancies in Senate district boundary descriptions identified by county clerks and geographic data. Senator Okerlund explained the measure is intended to ensure that the legal map descriptions match on-the-ground municipal boundaries before ballots are printed.
“These changes are requests by the county clerks,” Okerlund said, noting the lieutenant governor’s office reviewed the submissions and recommended running the bill to get corrected descriptions to county clerks so ballots can be drawn. He described the changes as “very moderate” fixes based on AGRC and aerial photographic data to make descriptions accurate with municipal boundaries.
Senators questioned examples of odd map fragments; Okerlund and colleagues explained the changes match municipal boundaries and do not affect population counts. Sponsor moved to suspend the rules and consider the bill for second and third readings; the Senate passed SB 125 under suspension with a recorded vote of 26 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent and will forward the measure to the House.
The sponsor and several senators urged county clerks to contact the lieutenant governor’s office promptly if more corrections are needed to meet ballot-printing deadlines.
