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UT Code § 20A-7-213 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 213 - Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-213. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.    (1) It is unlawful for any person to:   (a) sign any name other than the person's own to an initiative petition or a statement described in Subsection 20A-7-205(3);     (b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same measure at one election;     (c) knowingly indicate on an initiative packet that a person who signed the packet signed the packet on a date other than the date that the person signed the packet;     (d) sign an initiative knowing the person is not a legal voter; or     (e) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.       (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for an initiative packet knowing that:   (a) the person does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;     (b) the signature date next to the person's name on the initiative packet is not the date that the person signed the packet;     (c) the person has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the initiative packet; or     (d) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the initiative packet is either:   (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or     (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.         (3) It is unlawful for any person to:   (a) pay a person to sign an initiative petition;     (b) pay a person to remove the person's signature from an initiative petition;     (c) accept payment to sign an initiative petition; or     (d) accept payment to have the person's name removed from an initiative petition.       (4) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 210, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-214 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 214 - Fiscal review -- Repeal, amendment, or resubmission.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-214. Fiscal review -- Repeal, amendment, or resubmission.    (1) No later than 60 days after the date of an election in which the voters approve an initiative petition, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall:   (a) for each initiative approved by the voters, prepare a final fiscal impact statement, using current financial information and containing the information required by Subsection 20A-7-202.5(2); and     (b) deliver a copy of the final fiscal impact statement to:   (i) the president of the Senate;     (ii) the minority leader of the Senate;     (iii) the speaker of the House of Representatives;     (iv) the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and     (v) the first five sponsors listed on the initiative application.         (2) If the final fiscal impact statement exceeds the initial fiscal impact estimate by 25% or more, the Legislature shall review the final fiscal impact statement and may, in any legislative session following the election in which the voters approved the initiative petition:   (a) repeal the law established by passage of the initiative;     (b) amend the law established by passage of the initiative; or     (c) pass a joint or concurrent resolution informing the voters that they may file an initiative petition to repeal the law enacted by the passage of the initiative.      Amended by Chapter 275, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 301 - Referendum -- Signature requirements -- Submission to voters.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-301. Referendum -- Signature requirements -- Submission to voters.    (1)   (a) A person seeking to have a law passed by the Legislature submitted to a vote of the people shall obtain:   (i) legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and     (ii) from at least 15 Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.       (b) When the lieutenant governor declares a referendum petition sufficient under this part, the governor shall issue an executive order that:   (i) directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general election; or     (ii) calls a special election according to the requirements of Section 20A-1-203 and directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election.         (2) When a referendum petition has been declared sufficient, the law that is the subject of the petition does not take effect unless and until it is approved by a vote of the people at a regular general election or a statewide special election.     (3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information to any interested person:   (a) the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and     (b) for each county, the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.      Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 302 - Referendum process -- Application procedures.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-302. Referendum process -- Application procedures.    (1) Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file an application with the lieutenant governor before 5 p.m. within five calendar days after the day on which the legislative session at which the law passed ends.     (2) The application shall contain:   (a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the referendum petition;     (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors is registered to vote in Utah;     (c) a statement indicating whether persons gathering signatures for the petition may be paid for gathering signatures;     (d) the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public; and     (e) a copy of the law.      Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 304 - Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-304. Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.    (1) 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 (2), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.     (2) The lieutenant governor shall furnish to the sponsors:   (a) a copy of the referendum petition; and     (b) a signature sheet.       (3) The sponsors of the petition shall:   (a) arrange and pay for the printing of all additional copies of the petition and signature sheets; and     (b) ensure that the copies of the petition and signature sheets meet the form requirements of this section.       (4)   (a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the referendum for circulation by creating multiple referendum packets.     (b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create referendum packets by binding a copy of the referendum and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the packets may be conveniently opened for signing.     (c) A referendum packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.       (5)   (a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:   (i) contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use to number signature packets; and     (ii) number each signature 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 signature packet in a manner not directed by the lieutenant governor's office; or     (ii) circulate or submit a signature packet that is not numbered in the manner directed by the lieutenant governor's office.       (c) The lieutenant governor shall keep a record of the number range provided under Subsection (5)(a).      Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 418, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
UT Code § 20A-7-304.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 304.5 - Posting referendum information.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-304.5. Posting referendum information.    (1) On the day on which the lieutenant governor complies with Subsection 20A-7-304(2), the lieutenant governor shall post the following information together in a conspicuous place on the lieutenant governor's website:   (a) the referendum petition;     (b) the referendum; and     (c) information describing how an individual may remove the individual's signature from the signature packet.       (2) The lieutenant governor shall:   (a) promptly update the information described in Subsection (1) if the information changes; and     (b) maintain the information described in Subsection (1) on the lieutenant governor's website until the referendum fails to qualify for the ballot or is passed or defeated at an election.      Enacted by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 305 - Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-305. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.    (1) A Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter.     (2)   (a) The sponsors shall ensure that the individual in whose presence each signature sheet was signed:   (i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;     (ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page of each referendum packet; and     (iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that the referendum seeks to overturn.       (b) An individual may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the referendum packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the referendum packet.       (3)   (a) A voter who has signed a referendum petition may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:   (i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the statement requesting removal; or     (ii) 45 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-307(2)(a).       (b)   (i) The statement shall include:   (A) the name of the voter;     (B) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote;     (C) the signature of the voter; and     (D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C).       (ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the statement may include the voter's birth date or age.       (c) A voter may not submit a statement by email or other electronic means.     (d) In order for the signature to be removed, the county clerk must receive the statement before 5 p.m. no later than 45 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-307(2)(a).     (e) A person may only remove a signature from a referendum petition in accordance with this Subsection (3).     (f) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from a referendum petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-206.3.      Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 306 - Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-306. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.    (1)   (a) The sponsors, or an agent of the sponsors, shall submit a signed and verified referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:   (i) 30 days after the day on which the first individual signs the referendum packet; or     (ii) 40 days after the day on which the legislative session at which the law passed ends.       (b) A person may not submit a referendum packet after the deadline described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2) No later than 21 days after the day on which the county clerk receives a verified referendum packet, the county clerk shall:   (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of Section 20A-7-306.3;     (b) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter;     (c) except as provided in Subsection (3), post the name and voter identification number of each registered voter certified under Subsection (2)(b) on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor; and     (d) deliver the verified packet to the lieutenant governor.       (3)   (a) If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-305(3), the county clerk shall:   (i) ensure that the voter's name and voter identification number are not included in the posting described in Subsection (2)(c); and     (ii) remove the voter's signature from the signature packets and signature packet totals.       (b) The county clerk shall comply with Subsection (3)(a) before the later of:   (i) the deadline described in Subsection (2); or     (ii) two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-305(3).         (4) The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (2):   (a) on an initiative packet that is not verified in accordance with Section 20A-7-305; or     (b) that does not have a date of signature next to the signature.       (5) A person may not retrieve a referendum packet from a county clerk, or make any alterations or corrections to a referendum packet, after the referendum packet is submitted to the county clerk.    Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 309 - Form of ballot -- Manner of voting.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-309. Form of ballot -- Manner of voting.    (1) A county clerk shall ensure that the number and ballot title certified by the lieutenant governor are presented upon the official ballot with, immediately adjacent to the number and ballot title, the words "For" and "Against," each word presented with an adjacent square in which a voter may indicate the voter's vote.     (2)   (a)   (i) A voter desiring to vote in favor of the law that is the subject of the referendum shall mark the square adjacent to the word "For."     (ii) The law that is the subject of the referendum takes effect if a majority of voters mark "For."       (b)   (i) A voter desiring to vote against the law that is the subject of the referendum petition shall mark the square adjacent to the word "Against."     (ii) The law that is the subject of the referendum does not take effect if a majority of voters mark "Against."        Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-310 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 310 - Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-7-310. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures.    (1) The votes on the law proposed by the referendum petition shall be counted, canvassed, and delivered as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns.     (2) After the state board of canvassers completes its canvass, the lieutenant governor shall certify to the governor the vote for and against the law proposed by the referendum petition.     (3)   (a) The governor shall immediately issue a proclamation that:   (i) gives the total number of votes cast in the state for and against each law proposed by a referendum petition; and     (ii) declares those laws proposed by a referendum petition that were approved by majority vote to be in full force and effect as the law of Utah on the effective date described in Section 20A-7-311.       (b) When the governor believes that two proposed laws, or that parts of two proposed laws approved by the people at the same election are entirely in conflict, the governor shall proclaim that measure to be law that has received the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities which those measures have received.       (4)   (a) Within 10 days after the governor's proclamation, any qualified voter who signed the referendum petition proposing the law that is declared by the governor to be superseded by another measure approved at the same election may apply to the appropriate court to review the governor's decision.     (b) The court shall:   (i) consider the matter and decide whether the proposed laws are in conflict; and     (ii) enter an order consistent with the court's decision.         (5) Within 10 days after the day on which the court enters an order described in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the governor shall:   (a) proclaim all those measures approved by the people as law that the court determines are not in conflict; and     (b) of all those measures approved by the people as law that the court determines to be in conflict, proclaim as law the one that receives the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of difference in majorities.      Amended by Chapter 166, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-311 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 311 - Temporary stay -- Effective date -- Effect of repeal by Legislature.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-311. Temporary stay -- Effective date -- Effect of repeal by Legislature.    (1) If, at the time during the counting period described in Section 20A-7-307, the lieutenant governor determines that, at that point in time, an adequate number of signatures are certified to comply with the signature requirements, the lieutenant governor shall:   (a) issue an order temporarily staying the law from going into effect; and     (b) continue the process of certifying signatures and removing signatures as required by this part.       (2) The temporary stay described in Subsection (1) remains in effect, regardless of whether a future count falls below the signature threshold, until the day on which:   (a) if the lieutenant governor declares the petition insufficient, five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares the petition insufficient; or     (b) if the lieutenant governor declares the petition sufficient, the day on which governor issues the proclamation described in Section 20A-7-310.       (3) A proposed law submitted to the people by referendum petition that is approved by the voters at an election takes effect the later of:   (a) five days after the date of the official proclamation of the vote by the governor; or     (b) the effective date specified in the proposed law.       (4) If, after the lieutenant governor issues a temporary stay order under Subsection (1)(a), the lieutenant governor declares the petition insufficient, the proposed law takes effect the later of:   (a) five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares the petition insufficient; or     (b) the effective date specified in the proposed law.       (5)   (a) The governor may not veto a law adopted by the people.     (b) The Legislature may amend any laws approved by the people at any legislative session after the people approve the law.       (6) If the Legislature repeals a law challenged by referendum petition under this part, the referendum petition is void and no further action on the referendum petition is required.    Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-312 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 3 - Statewide Referenda|Section 312 - Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-312. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.    (1) It is unlawful for any person to:   (a) sign any name other than the person's own to a referendum petition;     (b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same measure at one election;     (c) knowingly indicate on a referendum packet that a person who signed the packet signed the packet on a date other than the date that the person signed the packet;     (d) sign a referendum knowing the person is not a legal voter; or     (e) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.       (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for a referendum packet knowing that:   (a) the person does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;     (b) the signature date next to the person's name on the referendum packet is not the date that the person signed the packet;     (c) the person has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the referendum packet; or     (d) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the referendum packet is either:   (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or     (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.         (3) It is unlawful for any person to:   (a) pay a person to sign a referendum petition;     (b) pay a person to remove the person's signature from a referendum petition;     (c) accept payment to sign a referendum petition; or     (d) accept payment to have the person's name removed from a referendum petition.       (4) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 210, 2019 General Session