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UT Code § 20A-6-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 6 - Ballot Form|Part 3 - Regular General Election Ballots|Section 304 - Regular general election -- Mechanical ballots.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-6-304. Regular general election -- Mechanical ballots.    (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:   (a) the format and content of a mechanical ballot is arranged in approximately the same order as manual ballots;     (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are displayed in vertical columns or in a series of separate displays;     (c) the mechanical ballot is of sufficient length to include, after the list of candidates:   (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and     (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;       (d) the office titles are displayed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;     (e) the party designation of each candidate who has been nominated by a registered political party under Subsection 20A-9-202(4) or Subsection 20A-9-403(5) is displayed adjacent to the candidate's name; and     (f) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one display screen.       (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:   (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are displayed in accordance with Section 20A-6-107;     (b) ballot propositions submitted to the voters are displayed in accordance with Section 20A-6-107;     (c) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are displayed under the title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206; and     (d) the judicial retention section of the ballot includes a statement at the beginning directing voters to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission's website in accordance with Subsection 20A-12-201(4).      Amended by Chapter 136, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-6-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 6 - Ballot Form|Part 4 - Ballot Form Requirements for Municipal Elections|Section 401 - Ballots for municipal primary elections.

 Effective 5/12/2020  20A-6-401. Ballots for municipal primary elections.    (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:   (a) the following endorsements are printed in 18 point bold type:   (i) "Official Primary Ballot for ____ (City, Town, or Metro Township), Utah";     (ii) the date of the election; and     (iii) a facsimile of the signature of the election officer and the election officer's title in eight point type;       (b) immediately below the election officer's title, two one-point parallel horizontal rules separate endorsements from the rest of the ballot;     (c) immediately below the horizontal rules, an "Instructions to Voters" section is printed in 10 point bold type that states: "To vote for a candidate, mark the space following the name(s) of the person(s) you favor as the candidate(s) for each respective office." followed by two one-point parallel rules;     (d) after the rules, the designation of the office for which the candidates seek nomination is printed flush with the left-hand margin and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)" are printed to extend to the extreme right of the column in 10-point bold type, followed by a hair-line rule;     (e) after the hair-line rule, the names of the candidates are printed in heavy face type between lines or rules three-eighths inch apart, in the order specified under Section 20A-6-305 with surnames last and grouped according to the office that they seek;     (f) a square with sides not less than one-fourth inch long is printed immediately adjacent to the names of the candidates; and     (g) the candidate groups are separated from each other by one light and one heavy line or rule.       (2) A municipal primary ballot may not contain any space for write-in votes.    Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Initiatives and referenda authorized -- Restrictions.

20A-7-102. Initiatives and referenda authorized -- Restrictions.  By following the procedures and requirements of this chapter, Utah voters may, subject to the restrictions of Article VI, Sec. 1, Utah Constitution and this chapter:  (1) initiate any desired legislation and cause it to be submitted to:   (a) the Legislature or to a vote of the people for approval or rejection if it is a proposed state law; or     (b) a local legislative body or to a vote of the people if it is a local law;       (2) require any law passed by the Legislature, except those laws passed by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house of the Legislature, to be referred to the voters for their approval or rejection before the law takes effect; and     (3) require any law or ordinance passed by a local legislative body to be referred to the voters for their approval or rejection before the law takes effect.    Amended by Chapter 272, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Constitutional amendments and other questions submitted by the Legislature -- Publication -- Ballot title -- Procedures for submission to popular vote.

 Effective 6/29/2020  20A-7-103. Constitutional amendments and other questions submitted by the Legislature -- Publication -- Ballot title -- Procedures for submission to popular vote.    (1) The procedures contained in this section govern when the Legislature submits a proposed constitutional amendment or other question to the voters.     (2) The lieutenant governor shall, not more than 60 days or less than 14 days before the date of the election, publish the full text of the amendment, question, or statute in at least one newspaper in every county of the state where a newspaper is published.     (3) The legislative general counsel shall:   (a) entitle each proposed constitutional amendment "Constitutional Amendment __" and assign it a letter according to the requirements of Section 20A-6-107;     (b) entitle each proposed question "Proposition Number __" with the number assigned to the proposition under Section 20A-6-107 placed in the blank;     (c) draft and designate a ballot title for each proposed amendment or question submitted by the Legislature that summarizes the subject matter of the amendment or question; and     (d) deliver each number and title to the lieutenant governor.       (4) The lieutenant governor shall certify the number and ballot title of each amendment or question to the county clerk of each county no later than 65 days before the date of the election.     (5) The county clerk of each county shall:   (a) ensure that both the number and title of each amendment and question is printed on the sample ballots and official ballots; and     (b) publish them as provided by law.      Amended by Chapter 20, 2020 Special Session 5
UT Code § 20A-7-202.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 202.7 - Posting initiative information.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-202.7. Posting initiative information.    (1) Within one business day after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives the initial fiscal impact statement under Subsection 20A-7-202.5(3)(a), the lieutenant governor shall post the following information together in a conspicuous place on the lieutenant governor's website:   (a) the initiative petition;     (b) the initiative;     (c) the fiscal impact statement; and     (d) 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 initiative fails to qualify for the ballot or is passed or defeated at an election.      Enacted by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 204 - Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-204. 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 initiative packets that meet the form requirements of this part.     (2) The lieutenant governor shall furnish to the sponsors:   (a) a copy of the initiative petition, with any change submitted under Subsection 20A-7-204.1(5); 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 initiative for circulation by creating multiple initiative packets.     (b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create the initiative packets by binding a copy of the initiative petition and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the packets may be conveniently opened for signing.     (c) An initiative 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-7-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 205 - Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-205. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.    (1) A Utah voter may sign an initiative 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 initiative packet; and     (iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative.       (b) An individual may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the initiative packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the initiative packet.       (3)   (a) A voter who has signed an initiative 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) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1:   (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or     (B) 90 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-207(2)(a); or       (ii) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1:   (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or     (B) 45 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-207(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 the applicable deadline described in Subsection (3)(a).     (e) A person may only remove a signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this Subsection (3).     (f) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-206.3.      Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-206.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 206.1 - Provisions relating only to process for submitting an initiative to the Legislature for approval or rejection.

 Effective 5/5/2021  20A-7-206.1. Provisions relating only to process for submitting an initiative to the Legislature for approval or rejection.    (1) This section relates only to the process, described in Subsection 20A-7-201(1), for submitting an initiative to the Legislature for approval or rejection.     (2) Notwithstanding Section 20A-7-205, in order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, the sponsors, or an agent of the sponsors, shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated before 5 p.m. no later than November 15 before the next annual general session of the Legislature immediately after the application is filed under Section 20A-7-202.     (3) Notwithstanding Section 20A-7-205, no later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the county clerk shall, for an initiative for submission to the Legislature:   (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;     (b) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter; and     (c) deliver the verified packets to the lieutenant governor.       (4) The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (3) on an initiative packet that is not verified in accordance with Section 20A-7-205.     (5) A person may not retrieve an initiative packet from a county clerk, or make any alterations or corrections to an initiative packet, after the initiative packet is submitted to the county clerk.    Enacted by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-208 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 208 - Disposition of initiative petitions by the Legislature.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-208. Disposition of initiative petitions by the Legislature.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), when the lieutenant governor delivers an initiative petition to the Legislature, the law proposed by that initiative petition shall be either enacted or rejected without change or amendment by the Legislature.     (b) The speaker of the House and the president of the Senate may direct legislative staff to make technical corrections authorized by Section 36-12-12.     (c) If any law proposed by an initiative petition is enacted by the Legislature, the law is subject to referendum the same as other laws.       (2) If any law proposed by a petition is not enacted by the Legislature, that proposed law shall be submitted to a vote of the people at the next regular general election if:   (a) sufficient additional signatures to the petition are first obtained to bring the total number of signatures up to the number required by Subsection 20A-7-201(2); and     (b) those additional signatures are verified, certified by the county clerks, and declared sufficient by the lieutenant governor as provided in this part.      Amended by Chapter 275, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-210 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 210 - Form of ballot -- Manner of voting.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-210. Form of ballot -- Manner of voting.    (1) A county clerk shall ensure that the information described in Subsection 20A-7-209(2)(d) is presented, in the order required, upon the official ballot with, immediately adjacent to the information, the words "For" and "Against," each word presented with an adjacent square in which the voter may indicate the voter's vote.     (2) A voter desiring to vote in favor of enacting the law proposed by the initiative petition shall mark the square adjacent to the word "For," and a voter desiring to vote against enacting the law proposed by the initiative petition shall mark the square adjacent to the word "Against."    Amended by Chapter 275, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-211 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 211 - Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on proclamation.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-211. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on proclamation.    (1) The votes on the law proposed by the initiative 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 initiative 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 an initiative petition; and     (ii) declares those laws proposed by an initiative petition that were approved by majority vote to be in full force and effect on the date described in Subsection 20A-7-212(2).       (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, he 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.     (c) Within 10 days after the governor's proclamation, any qualified voter who signed the initiative petition proposing the law that is declared by the governor to be superseded by another measure approved at the same election may bring an action in the appropriate court to review the governor's decision.       (4) Within 10 days after the day on which the court issues an order in an action described in Subsection (3)(c), the governor shall:   (a) proclaim all those measures approved by the people as law that the court has determined are not entirely in conflict; and     (b) of all those measures approved by the people as law that the court determines to be entirely in conflict, proclaim as law, regardless of the difference in majorities, the law that received the greatest number of affirmative votes, to be in full force and effect on the date described in Subsection 20A-7-212(2).      Amended by Chapter 206, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 20A-7-212 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 212 - Effective date.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-212. Effective date.    (1) A proposed law submitted to the Legislature by initiative petition and passed by the Legislature takes effect 60 days after the last day of the session of the Legislature in which the law passed, unless:   (a) a later effective date is included in the proposed law; or     (b) an earlier effective date is included in the proposed law and the proposed law passes the Legislature by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house of the Legislature.       (2) A proposed law submitted to the people by initiative petition that is approved by the voters at an election takes effect:   (a) except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) through (e), on the day that is 60 days after the last day of the general session of the Legislature next following the election;     (b) except as provided in Subsection (2)(d) or (e), if the proposed law effectuates a tax increase:   (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), January 1 of the year after the general session of the Legislature next following the election; or     (ii) at the beginning of the applicable taxable year that begins on or after January 1 of the year after the general session of the Legislature next following the election, for a tax described in:   (A)Title 59, Chapter 6, Mineral Production Tax Withholding;     (B)Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes;     (C)Title 59, Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required to Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act; or     (D)Title 59, Chapter 10, Individual Income Tax Act;         (c) except as provided in Subsection (2)(d) or (e), if the proposed law effectuates a tax decrease:   (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), April 1 immediately following the election; or     (ii) for a tax described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) through (D), at the beginning of the applicable taxable year that begins on or after January 1 immediately following the election;       (d) except as provided in Subsection (2)(e), January 1 of the year after the general session of the Legislature next following the election, if the proposed law effectuates a change in a tax described in:   (i)Title 59, Chapter 2, Property Tax Act;     (ii)Title 59, Chapter 3, Tax Equivalent Property Act; or     (iii)Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax; or       (e) if the proposed law specifies a special effective date that is after the otherwise applicable effective date described in Subsections (2)(a) through (d), the date specified in the proposed law.       (3)   (a) The governor may not veto a law adopted by the people.     (b) The Legislature may amend any initiative approved by the people at any legislative session.      Amended by Chapter 206, 2019 General Session