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House Bill 356 is the controversial legislation requiring most counties to have fully districted council seats and redraw their district maps if they have any at-large representatives.
HB356, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law March 27, set a June 1 deadline for counties to form a commission to draw new boundaries.
Both Summit and Wasatch counties are subject to the new law, but Wasatch County has no plans to comply.
County Manager Dustin Grabau told KPCW “Local News Hour” host Leslie Thatcher he’s not worried.
“Technically, you’re breaking the law,” Thatcher said.
“I think that’s more of a technical matter and one that we don’t have a lot of concern about,” Grabau said.
He said the county decided not to follow the law because state leaders have promised to amend it so Wasatch County is no longer affected.
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