20A-7-301. Referendum -- Signature requirements -- Submission to voters.
(1) 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: 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 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. When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of Subsection, the governor shall issue an executive order that: (1)(a) directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general election; or calls a special election according to the requirements of Sectionand directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election. 20A-1-203
(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: the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and for each county, the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.