Effective 6/1/2022 20A-7-601. Referenda — General signature requirements — Signature requirements for land use laws, subjurisdictional laws, and transit area land use laws — Time requirements. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Number of active voters” means the number of active voters in the county, city, or town on the immediately preceding January 1. […]
Effective 5/5/2021 20A-7-602. Local referendum process — Application procedures. (1) Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file an application with the local clerk. (2) The application shall contain: (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 […]
Effective 5/14/2019 20A-7-602.5. Initial fiscal and legal impact estimate — Preparation of estimate. (1) Within three business days after the day on which the local clerk receives an application for a referendum petition, the local clerk shall submit a copy of the application to the county, city, or town’s budget officer. (2) (a) The budget […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-602.7. Referability to voters of local law other than land use law. (1) Within 20 days after the day on which an eligible voter files an application to circulate a referendum petition under Section 20A-7-602 for a local law other than a land use law, counsel for the county, city, town, or metro […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-602.8. Referability to voters of local land use law. (1) Within 20 days after the day on which an eligible voter files an application to circulate a referendum petition under Section 20A-7-602 for a land use law, counsel for the county, city, town, or metro township to which the referendum pertains shall: (a) […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-603. Manual referendum process — Form of referendum petition and signature sheets. (1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process. (2) (a) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the following form: “REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town Clerk: We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-604. Manual referendum process — Circulation requirements — Local clerk 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 […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-604.5. Posting referendum information. (1) On the day on which the local clerk complies with Subsection 20A-7-604(3), or gives the sponsors access to the website defined in Section 20A-21-101, the local clerk shall post the following information together in a conspicuous place on the local clerk’s website: (a) the referendum petition; (b) the […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-605. Manual referendum process — Obtaining signatures — Verification — Removal of signature. (1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process. (2) A Utah voter may sign a local referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter and resides in the local jurisdiction. (3) (a) The sponsors shall ensure that […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-606. Manual referendum process — Submitting the referendum petition — Certification of signatures by the county clerks — Transfer to local clerk. (1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process. (2) (a) The sponsors, or an agent of the sponsors, shall submit a signed and verified referendum packet to the county […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-606.3. Verification of petition signatures. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Substantially similar name” means: (i) the given name and surname shown on the petition, or both, contain only minor spelling differences when compared to the given name and surname shown on the official register; (ii) the surname shown on the petition […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-607. Evaluation by the local clerk — Determination of election for vote on referendum. (1) In relation to the manual referendum process, when the local clerk receives a referendum packet from a county clerk, the local clerk shall record the number of the referendum packet received. (2) The county clerk shall: (a) in […]
Effective 5/4/2022 20A-7-608. Short title and summary of referendum — Duties of local clerk and local attorney. (1) Upon receipt of a referendum petition, the local clerk shall deliver a copy of the petition and the proposed law to the local attorney. (2) The local attorney shall: (a) entitle each county or municipal referendum that […]
Effective 5/13/2014 20A-7-609. Form of ballot — Manner of voting. (1) The local clerk shall ensure that the number and ballot title are presented upon the official ballot with, immediately adjacent to them, the words “For” and “Against,” each word presented with an adjacent square in which the elector may indicate the elector’s vote. (2) […]
Effective 5/12/2020 20A-7-609.5. Election on referendum challenging local tax law conducted entirely by mail. (1) An election officer may administer an election on a referendum challenging a local tax law entirely by mail. (2) For purposes of an election conducted under this section, the election officer shall: (a) designate as the election day the day […]
Effective 5/5/2021 20A-7-610. Return and canvass — Conflicting measures — Law effective on proclamation. (1) The votes on the proposed 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 local board of canvassers completes the […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-611. Temporary stay — Effective date — Effect of repeal by local legislative body. (1) Any proposed law submitted to the people by referendum petition that is rejected by the voters at any election is repealed as of the date of the election. (2) If, at the time during the process described in […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-612. Misconduct of electors and officers — Penalty. (1) It is unlawful for an individual to: (a) sign any name other than the individual’s own name to any referendum petition; (b) sign a referendum knowing that the individual is not a legal voter; (c) in connection with circulating a referendum petition, represent that […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-613. Property tax referendum petition. (1) As used in this section, “certified tax rate” means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-924. (2) Except as provided in this section, the requirements of this part apply to a referendum petition challenging a taxing entity’s legislative body’s vote to impose a tax […]
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-614. Electronic referendum process — Form of referendum petition — Circulation requirements — Signature collection. (1) This section applies only to the electronic referendum process. (2) (a) The first screen presented on the approved device shall include the following statement: “This REFERENDUM PETITION is addressed to the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town Clerk: […]
