reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 5 - Election Administration › Part 9 - Election Security › Section 905 - Software validation -- Database security.

Effective 5/4/2022
20A-5-905.
Software validation -- Database security.
(1) Before November 2022, the director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing software validation procedures that an election officer is required to comply with to verify that voting system files have not been tampered with.
(2) The lieutenant governor and each county clerk shall ensure that a record is made, and stored for at least 22 months, of each time a voter database is accessed by a person, including:
(a) the name of the person accessing the voter database;
(b) the date and time of the access; and
(c) any changes made to the voter database.
Enacted by Chapter 156, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 101 - General requirements for manual ballots.

Effective 5/12/2020
20A-6-101.
General requirements for manual ballots.
(1) An election officer shall ensure that manual ballots:
(a) are printed using precisely the same quality and tint of plain white paper through which the printing or writing cannot be seen;
(b) are printed using precisely the same quality and kind of type;
(c) are printed using precisely the same quality and tint of plain black ink;
(d) are uniform in size for all the voting precincts within the election officer's jurisdiction; and
(e) include, on a ticket for a race in which a voter is authorized to cast a write-in vote and in which a write-in candidate is qualified under Section 20A-9-601, a space for a write-in candidate immediately following the last candidate listed on that ticket.
(2) Whenever the vote for candidates is to be limited to the voters of a particular political division, the election officer shall ensure that the names of those candidates are printed only upon those ballots provided to that political division.
Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 102 - General requirements for machine counted ballots.

Effective 5/12/2020
20A-6-102.
General requirements for machine counted ballots.
(1) An election officer shall ensure that ballots are printed:
(a) to a size and arrangement that fits the construction of the ballot counting device; and
(b) in plain, clear type in black ink on clear white stock; or
(c) in plain, clear type in black ink on stock of different colors if it is necessary to:
(i) identify different ballots or parts of the ballot; or
(ii) differentiate between political parties.
(2) For a race in which a voter is authorized to cast a write-in vote and in which a write-in candidate is qualified under Section 20A-9-601, the election officer shall include a space on the ticket for a write-in candidate immediately following the last candidate listed on that ticket.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the election officer may authorize any ballots that are to be counted by means of electronic or electromechanical devices to be printed to a size, layout, texture, and in any type of ink or combination of inks that will be suitable for use in the counting devices in which they are intended to be placed.
Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 103 - Internet voting pilot project.

Effective 5/13/2014
20A-6-103.
Internet voting pilot project.
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, a county may allow a covered voter, as defined in Section 20A-16-102, or a voter with a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 12102(1), to register to vote, and vote electronically.
Amended by Chapter 206, 2014 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 105.5 - Voter access to provisional ballot information.

20A-6-105.5.
Voter access to provisional ballot information.
Each county clerk shall implement, through an internet website, toll-free telephone number, or other means, a system where an individual who voted a provisional ballot may, free of charge, determine if the voter's vote was counted, and, if the vote was not counted, the reason the vote was not counted.
Enacted by Chapter 34, 2003 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 106 - Deadline for submission of ballot titles.

Effective 5/14/2019
20A-6-106.
Deadline for submission of ballot titles.
Unless otherwise specifically provided for by statute, the certified ballot title of each ballot proposition, ballot question, or ballot issue shall be submitted to the election officer before 5 p.m. no later than 65 days before the date of the election at which the matter will be submitted to the voters.
Amended by Chapter 255, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 107 - Numbering of ballot propositions and bond propositions -- Duties of election officer and lieutenant governor.

Effective 1/1/2019
20A-6-107.
Numbering of ballot propositions and bond propositions -- Duties of election officer and lieutenant governor.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (1)(c), each ballot proposition shall be listed on the ballot under the heading "Proposition #___", with the number of the ballot proposition placed in the blank.
(b) Each proposed amendment to the Utah Constitution shall be listed on the ballot under the heading "Constitutional Amendment ___", with a letter placed in the blank.
(c) Each bond proposition that has qualified for the ballot shall be listed on the ballot under the title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206.
(2)
(a) When an election officer or other person given authority to prepare or number ballot propositions receives a ballot proposition that is eligible for inclusion on the ballot, they shall ask the lieutenant governor to assign a number to the ballot proposition.
(b)
(i) Upon request from an election officer or other person given authority to prepare or number ballot propositions, the lieutenant governor shall assign each ballot proposition a unique number, except as provided under Subsection (2)(b)(iii).
(ii) Ballot proposition numbers shall be assigned sequentially, in the order requests for ballot proposition numbers are received.
(iii) The same ballot proposition number may be assigned to multiple ballot propositions if:
(A) the sponsors of each ballot proposition agree, in writing, to share the number; and
(B) the ballot propositions sharing the same number are identical in their terms, purpose, and effect, with jurisdiction being the only significant difference between the ballot propositions.
Amended by Chapter 458, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 1 - General Requirements for All Ballots › Section 108 - Requirements for printing and mailing ballots.

Effective 5/4/2022
20A-6-108.
Requirements for printing and mailing ballots.
(1) Before January 2023, the director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall, in consultation with county clerks, make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing minimum requirements that a vendor must meet to be eligible to print ballots to be used in an election.
(2) Beginning on the effective date of the rules described in Subsection (1), an election officer shall ensure that, when the bulk of ballots are initially mailed to voters, the ballots are mailed from a location in Utah.
Enacted by Chapter 156, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 2 - Ballots for Regular Primary Elections › Section 203 - Ballots for regular primary elections.

Effective 5/12/2020
20A-6-203.
Ballots for regular primary elections.
(1) The lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties, shall:
(a) develop ballots to be used in Utah's regular primary election;
(b) ensure that the ballots comply generally, where applicable, with the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots, and this section; and
(c) provide voting booths, election records and supplies, ballot boxes, and as applicable, voting devices, for each voting precinct as required by Section 20A-5-403.
(2)
(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections (1)(b) and (c), Title 20A, Chapter 6, Part 1, General Requirements for All Ballots, and Sections 20A-5-403, 20A-6-401, and 20A-6-401.1, the lieutenant governor, together with county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties shall ensure that the ballots, voting booths, election records and supplies, and ballot boxes:
(i) facilitate the distribution, voting, and tallying of ballots in a primary where not all voters are authorized to vote for a party's candidate;
(ii) simplify the task of poll workers, particularly in determining a voter's party affiliation;
(iii) minimize the possibility of spoiled ballots due to voter confusion; and
(iv) protect against fraud.
(b) To accomplish the requirements of this Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor, county clerks, suppliers of election materials, and representatives of registered political parties shall:
(i) mark ballots as being for a particular registered political party; and
(ii) instruct individuals counting the ballots to count only those votes for candidates from the registered political party whose ballot the voter received.
Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 6 - Ballot Form › Part 2 - Ballots for Regular Primary Elections › Section 203.5 - Instant runoff voting ballot.

Effective 5/8/2018
20A-6-203.5.
Instant runoff voting ballot.
If, in an election, at least one of the races is conducted by instant runoff voting under Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project, the portion of the ballot relating to that race shall:
(1) list each candidate who qualifies to be placed on the election ballot for that race;
(2) opposite each candidate's name, include a place where a voter can indicate the voter's vote in order of preference for each candidate, as described in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 6, Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project; and
(3) provide the ability for a voter to enter a write-in candidate's name and indicate the voter's ordered preference for the write-in candidate.
Enacted by Chapter 187, 2018 General Session
2023 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
2023 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 5/3/2023
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 and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to _____ (the number of candidates for which the voter may vote)" are printed 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 45, 2023 General Session
2023 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
2023 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 5/3/2023
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 for the state, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, through the date of the election.
(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:
(i) summarizes the subject matter of the amendment or question; and
(ii) for a proposed constitutional amendment, summarizes any legislation that is enacted and will become effective upon the voters' adoption of the proposed constitutional amendment; and
(d) deliver each letter or number and ballot title to the lieutenant governor.
(4) The lieutenant governor shall certify the letter or 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 the letter or number and the ballot title of each amendment and question prepared in accordance with this section are included in the sample ballots and official ballots; and
(b) publish the sample ballots and official ballots as provided by law.
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters › Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives › Section 202.7 - Posting initiative information.

Effective 5/3/2023
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 application;
(b) the initiative petition;
(c) the text of the proposed law;
(d) the initial fiscal impact statement; and
(e) information describing how an individual may remove the individual's signature from the initiative petition.
(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.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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-7-105, 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 initiative packet was circulated before 5 p.m. no later than November 15 before the next annual general session of the Legislature immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 20A-7-202.
(3) Notwithstanding Section 20A-7-105, 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-7-105;
(b) certify on the initiative packet 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-7-105.
(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.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 116, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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 an intiative 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 Section 20A-7-105 and this part.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 116, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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, as 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 45, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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 the 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 are 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, the governor shall proclaim as law the initiative that receives the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities which those initiatives receive.
(c) Within 10 days after the day of 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 initiative 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 as law all initiatives approved by the people that the court determines are not entirely in conflict; and
(b) of the initiatives approved by the people that the court determines to be entirely in conflict, proclaim as law, regardless of the difference in majorities, the law that receives 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 107, 2023 General Session
2023 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
2023 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 5/3/2023
20A-7-213.
Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for an individual to:
(a) sign any name other than the individual's own to an initiative petition or a statement described in Subsection 20A-7-105(8) or 20A-7-216(4);
(b) knowingly sign the individual's name more than once for the same initiative at one election;
(c) knowingly indicate that an individual who signed an initiative petition signed the initiative petition on a date other than the date that the individual signed the initiative petition;
(d) sign an initiative petition knowing the individual is not a legal voter; or
(e) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
(2) It is unlawful for an individual to sign the verification for an initiative packet, or to electronically sign the verification for a signature under Subsection 20A-21-201(9), knowing that:
(a) the individual does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
(b) the signature date associated with the individual's signature for the initiative petition is not the date that the individual signed the initiative petition;
(c) the individual has not witnessed the signatures of those individuals whose signatures the individual collects or submits; or
(d) one or more individuals who signed the initiative petition are not registered to vote in Utah.
(3) It is unlawful for an individual to:
(a) pay an individual to sign an initiative petition;
(b) pay an individual to remove the individual's signature from an initiative petition;
(c) accept payment to sign an initiative petition; or
(d) accept payment to have the individual's name removed from an initiative petition.
(4) A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 116, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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, 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 estimate in the initial fiscal impact statement 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 approve the initiative:
(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 passage of the initiative.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters › Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives › Section 216 - Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature.

Effective 5/3/2023
20A-7-216.
Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature.
(1) This section applies to the electronic initiative process.
(2) A Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.
(3) The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an individual:
(a) verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105; and
(b) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative.
(4) A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the initiative 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:
(a) for an electronic signature gathered before December 1:
(i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
(ii) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4); or
(b) for an electronic signature gathered on or after December 1:
(i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
(ii) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4).
(5)
(a) The statement described in Subsection (4) shall include:
(i) the name of the voter;
(ii) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote;
(iii) the signature of the voter; and
(iv) the date of the signature described in Subsection (5)(a)(iii).
(b) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the statement described in Subsection (4) may include the voter's birth date or age.
(c) A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and Section 20A-21-201.
(d) A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this section.
(e) A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-1003(3).
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 116, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters › Part 2 - Statewide Initiatives › Section 217 - Electronic initiative process -- Collecting signatures -- Email notification -- Removal of signatures.

Effective 5/3/2023
20A-7-217.
Electronic initiative process -- Collecting signatures -- Email notification -- Removal of signatures.
(1) This section applies only to the electronic initiative process.
(2) A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., the earlier of:
(a) 316 days after the day on which the initiative application is filed; or
(b) the February 15 immediately before the next regular general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 20A-7-202.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall send to each individual who provides a valid email address during the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:
(a) the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding Your Petition Signature"; and
(b) the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:
"You signed a petition for the following initiative:
[insert title of initiative]
To access a copy of the initiative petition, the text of the law proposed by the initiative, the fiscal impact statement, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from the initiative petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that includes the information referred to in the email]."
(4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the county clerk shall, within two business days after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs an initiative petition is certified under Section 20A-21-201, post the name, voter identification number, and date of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor.
(5)
(a) If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-216(4), the county clerk shall:
(i) ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are not included in the posting described in Subsection (4); and
(ii) remove the voter's signature from the initiative petition and the initiative petition signature totals.
(b) The county clerk shall comply with Subsection (5)(a) before the later of:
(i) the deadline described in Subsection (4); or
(ii) two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-216(4).
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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, after filing a referendum application, 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 that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), 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 the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters, 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 107, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters › Part 3 - Statewide Referenda › Section 302 - Referendum process -- Application procedures.

Effective 5/3/2023
20A-7-302.
Referendum process -- Application procedures.
(1) Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file a referendum 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 referendum application shall include:
(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 referendum 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 that is the subject of the proposed referendum.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters › Part 3 - Statewide Referenda › Section 304 - Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.

Effective 5/3/2023
20A-7-304.
Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.
(1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process.
(2) 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.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with
a copy of the referendum petition and
a signature sheet within three 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 binding a copy of the referendum petition with the text of the law that is the subject of the referendum and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the referendum packets may 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) contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use to number referendum packets;
(ii) sign an agreement with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, specifying the range of numbers that the sponsor will use to number the referendum packets; and
(iii) 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.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 20A - Election Code › Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters › Part 3 - Statewide Referenda › Section 304.5 - Posting referendum information.

Effective 5/3/2023
20A-7-304.5.
Posting referendum information.
(1) On the day on which the lieutenant governor complies with Subsection 20A-7-304(3), or provides the sponsors with access to the website defined in Section 20A-21-101, the lieutenant governor shall post the following information together in a conspicuous place on the lieutenant governor's website:
(a) the referendum petition;
(b) a copy of the law that is the subject of the referendum petition; and
(c) information describing how an individual may remove the individual's signature from the referendum petition.
(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.
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
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 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 107, 2023 General Session
2023 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 5/3/2023
20A-7-310.
Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures.
(1) The votes on the law that is the subject of 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 that is the subject of 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 that is the subject of a referendum petition; and
(ii) declares those laws that are the subject of a referendum petition that are 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 determines that two laws, or that parts of two laws approved by the people at the same election are entirely in conflict, the governor shall proclaim to be law the law that received the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities which those approved laws received.
(4)
(a) Within 10 days after the day on which the governor issues the proclamation described in Subsection (3), any qualified voter who signed the referendum petition for the law that is declared by the governor to be superseded by another law 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 approved 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 as law all those laws approved by the people that the court determines are not in conflict; and
(b) of all those laws 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 107, 2023 General Session