Utah Code § 20A-7-304 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-7 / § 20A-7-304
§ 20A-7-304. Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process. (2) (a) In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in Subsection (3), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part. (b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may circulate referendum packets using traditional referendum packets, condensed referendum packets, or both. (3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the referendum petition and a signature sheet no later than the first business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on which the sponsors sign an agreement, under Subsection (6)(a), with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor specifying the range of numbers that the sponsors will use to number the referendum packets. (4) The sponsors of the referendum petition shall: (a) arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the referendum packets; and (b) ensure that the referendum packets and the documents described in Subsection (4)(a) meet the form requirements of this section. (5) (a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the referendum packets for circulation by creating multiple referendum packets. (b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create referendum packets by: (i) binding the components of each referendum packet together at the top in a manner that secures all components of the referendum packet together; (ii) arranging the components in the following order: (A) a copy of the referendum petition; (B) if the referendum packet is a traditional referendum packet, a copy of the law that is the subject of the referendum petition; (C) the signature sheets; and (D) the circulator verification sheet described in Subsection 20A-1-1004(1); (iii) including no more than 50 signature sheets in each referendum packet; and (iv) binding the referendum packet in a manner that allows the referendum packet to be conveniently opened for signing. (c) A referendum packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets. (6) (a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures: (i) ensure that the sponsors or any agent of the sponsors who gathers signatures have completed the online training course described in Section 20A-1-1005; (ii) contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use to number referendum packets; (iii) sign an agreement with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, specifying: (A) whether the sponsors or an agent of the sponsors will circulate referendum packets using traditional referendum packets, condensed referendum packets, or both; and (B) the range of numbers that the sponsor will use to number the referendum packets; and (iv) number each referendum packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers provided by the lieutenant governor's office, starting with the lowest number in the range. (b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not: (i) number a referendum packet in a manner not directed by the lieutenant governor's office; or (ii) circulate or submit a referendum packet that is not numbered in the manner directed by the lieutenant governor's office.