Title 20A, Title 20A: Election Code

20A-7-104. Signature gatherers -- Payments -- Badges -- Information -- Requirement to provide initiative or referendum for reading. (1) A person may not pay a person to gather signatures under this chapter unless the payment is based on an hourly rate. (2) A person may not accept…

20A-7-104.5. Signature removal statement gatherers -- Badge -- Information -- Payment. (1) An individual who gathers a statement described in Sectionrequesting removal of a signature from an initiative petition or referendum petition shall be at least 18 years old. 20A-1-1003 (2)…

20A-7-105. Manual petition processes -- Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Submitting the petition -- Certification of signatures -- Transfer to lieutenant governor -- Removal of signature. (1) This section applies only to the manual initiative process and the manual referen…

20A-7-106. Petition signature or removal for an individual with a disability. (1) If a voter who desires to sign a petition is, due to a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, unable to fill out the signature sheet or to sign the voter's name consistentl…

20A-7-201. Statewide initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Submission to the Legislature or to a vote of the people. (1) A person seeking to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature for approval or rejection shall, after filing an initiative application, obtain: legal s…

20A-7-202. Statewide initiative process -- Initiative application procedures -- Time to gather signatures -- Grounds for rejection. (1) Individuals wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an initiative application with the lieutenant governor. (2) The initiative ap…

20A-7-202.5. Initial fiscal impact statement -- Preparation of statement -- Challenge to statement. (1) Within three business days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives an initiative application, the lieutenant governor shall submit a copy of the initiative appl…

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, the lieutenant governor shall post the following information together in a conspicuous place on t…

20A-7-203. Manual initiative process -- Form of initiative petition and signature sheets. (1) This section applies only to the manual initiative process. (2) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following form:"INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorab…

20A-7-204. Manual initiative process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials. (1) This section applies only to the manual initiative process. (2) In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsor…

20A-7-204.1. Public hearings to be held before initiative petitions are circulated -- Changes to a proposed law or an initial fiscal impact statement. (1) After issuance of the initial fiscal impact statement by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and before circulating …

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, for submitting an initiative to the Legislature for approval or rejection. 20A-7-201(…

20A-7-207. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor. (1) In relation to the manual initiative process, when the lieutenant governor receives an initiative packet from a county clerk, the lieutenant governor shall record the number of the initiative packet received. (2) The county cl…

20A-7-208. Disposition of initiative petitions by the Legislature. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, 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 chang…

20A-7-209. Short title and summary of initiative -- Duties of lieutenant governor and Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel. (1) On or before June 5 before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor shall deliver a copy of all of the proposed laws that hav…

20A-7-209.5. Initiative application -- Required publication. (1) The sponsors shall publish the entire initiative application in the same manner required for a constitutional amendment under Utah Constitution, Article XXIII, Section 1. (2) If the sponsors fail to comply with Subs…

20A-7-210. Form of ballot -- Manner of voting. (1) A county clerk shall ensure that the information described in Subsectionis presented, as required, upon the official ballot with, immediately adjacent to the information, the words "For" and "Against," each word presented with an…

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 Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns. (2) After the state board of canva…

20A-7-211. Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on proclamation. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, the votes on the law proposed by the initiative petition shall be counted, canvassed, and delivered as provided in Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns. …

20A-7-212. Effective date. (1) A proposed law submitted to the Legislature by initiative petition and passed by the Legislature takes effect 60 calendar days after the last day of the session of the Legislature in which the law passed, unless: a later effective date is included i…

20A-7-213. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for an individual to: sign any name other than the individual's own to an initiative petition or a statement described in Subsectionor; 20A-7-105(9) 20A-7-216(4) knowingly sign the individual's name mor…

20A-7-214. Fiscal review -- Repeal, amendment, or resubmission. (1) No later than 60 calendar days after the date of an election in which the voters approve an initiative, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall: for each initiative approved by the voters, prepare a fi…

20A-7-215. Electronic initiative process -- Form of initiative petition -- Circulation requirements -- Signature collection. (1) This section applies only to the electronic initiative process. (2) The first screen presented on the approved device shall include the following state…

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 s…

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: the last busine…

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 voter…

20A-7-302. Referendum process -- Application procedures. (1) Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file a referendum application with the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on…

20A-7-303. Manual referendum process -- Form of referendum petition and signature sheets. (1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process. (2) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the following form:"REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorab…

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 sponsor…

20A-7-304.5. Posting referendum information. (1) On the day on which the lieutenant governor complies with Subsection, or provides the sponsors with access to the website defined in Section, the lieutenant governor shall post the following information together in a conspicuous pl…

20A-7-307. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor. (1) In relation to the manual referendum process, when the lieutenant governor receives a referendum packet from a county clerk, the lieutenant governor shall record the number of the referendum packet received. (2) The county cle…

20A-7-308. Short title and summary of referendum -- Duties of lieutenant governor and Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel. (1) Whenever a referendum petition is declared sufficient for submission to a vote of the people, the lieutenant governor shall deliver a copy…

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," ea…

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 Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns. (2) After the state board of canvassers completes its ca…

20A-7-311. Temporary stay -- Effective date -- Effect of repeal by Legislature. (1) If, at the time during the counting period described in Section, the lieutenant governor determines that, at that point in time, an adequate number of signatures are certified to comply with the s…

20A-7-312. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for any person to: sign any name other than the person's own to a referendum petition; knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same referendum petition at one election; knowingly indicat…

20A-7-313. Electronic referendum process -- Form of referendum petition -- Circulation requirements -- Signature collection. (1) This section applies only to the electronic referendum process. (2) The first screen presented on the approved device shall include the following state…

20A-7-314. Electronic referendum process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature. (1) This section applies to the electronic referendum process. (2) A Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter. (3) The sponsors shall ensure that the si…

20A-7-315. Electronic referendum process -- Collecting signatures -- Removal of signatures. (1) This section applies only to the electronic referendum process. (2) A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., 40 calendar days after the day on which the legislati…

20A-7-401.3. Voter participation areas. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2): a city of the first or second class or a county of the first or second class shall, no later than January 1, 2020, again on January 1, 2022, and January 1 each 10 years after 2022, divide the city o…

20A-7-401.5. Proposition information pamphlet. (1) Within 15 calendar days after the day on which an eligible voter files an application to circulate an initiative petition under Sectionor an application to circulate a referendum petition under Section: 20A-7-502 20A-7-602 the sp…

20A-7-402. Local voter information pamphlet -- Notice -- Contents -- Limitations -- Preparation -- Statement on front cover. (1) The county or municipality that is subject to a ballot proposition shall prepare a local voter information pamphlet that complies with the requirements…

20A-7-405. Public meeting. (1) A county or municipality may not discuss a proposed initiative, an initiative, a proposed referendum, or a referendum at a public meeting unless the county or municipality complies with the requirements of this section. (2) The legislative body of a…

20A-7-406. Informational materials. The lieutenant governor shall create and publish to the lieutenant governor's website instructions on how a person may: (1) qualify a local initiative for the ballot under; or Part 5, Local Initiatives - Procedures (2) qualify a local referendu…

20A-7-501. Initiatives -- Signature requirements -- Time requirements. (1) As used in this section: "Number of active voters" means the number of active voters in the county, city, or town on the immediately preceding January 1. "Voter participation area" means an area described …

20A-7-502. Local initiative process -- Application procedures. (1) Individuals wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an initiative application with the local clerk. (2) The initiative application shall include: the name and residence address of at least five spon…