UT Code § 20A-7-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 20A - Election Code|Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters|Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives|Section 201 - Statewide initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Submission to the Legislature or to a vote of the people.

 Effective 5/14/2019  20A-7-201. Statewide initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Submission to the Legislature or to a vote of the people.    (1)   (a) A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature for approval or rejection shall obtain:   (i) legal signatures equal to 4% of the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and     (ii) from at least 26 Utah State Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 4% of the number of active voters in that district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.       (b) If, at any time not less than 10 days before the beginning of the next annual general session of the Legislature, immediately after the application is filed under Section 20A-7-202 and specified on the petition under Section 20A-7-203 the lieutenant governor declares sufficient any initiative petition that is signed by enough voters to meet the requirements of this Subsection (1), the lieutenant governor shall deliver a copy of the petition and the cover sheet required by Subsection (1)(c) to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, and the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.     (c) In delivering a copy of the petition, the lieutenant governor shall include a cover sheet that contains:   (i) the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election;     (ii) the number of active voters in each Utah State Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election;     (iii) the total number of certified signatures received for the submitted initiative; and     (iv) the total number of certified signatures received from each Utah State Senate district for the submitted initiative.         (2)   (a) A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to a vote of the people for approval or rejection 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 26 Utah State Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in that district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.       (b) If an initiative petition meets the requirements of this part and the lieutenant governor declares the initiative petition to be sufficient, the lieutenant governor shall submit the proposed law to a vote of the people at the next regular general election:   (i) immediately after the application is filed under Section 20A-7-202; and     (ii) specified on the petition under Section 20A-7-203.         (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 Utah State Senate district, the number of active voters in that district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.      Amended by Chapter 217, 2019 General Session