Section 615 – Electronic referendum process — Obtaining signatures — Request to remove signature.
Effective 1/1/2023 20A-7-615. Electronic referendum process — Obtaining signatures — Request to remove signature. (1) This section applies to the electronic referendum process described in Section 20A-21-201. (2) A Utah voter may sign a local referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter and resides in the local jurisdiction. (3) The sponsors shall ensure […]
Section 604 – Manual referendum process — Circulation requirements — Local clerk to provide sponsors with materials.
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 […]
Section 604.5 – Posting referendum information.
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 […]
Section 605 – Manual referendum process — Obtaining signatures — Verification — Removal of signature.
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 […]
Section 606 – Manual referendum process — Submitting the referendum petition — Certification of signatures by the county clerks — Transfer to local clerk.
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 […]
Section 606.3 – Verification of petition signatures.
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 […]
Section 602 – Local referendum process — Application procedures.
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 […]
Section 602.5 – Initial fiscal and legal impact estimate — Preparation of estimate.
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 […]
Section 602.7 – Referability to voters of local law other than land use law.
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 […]
Section 602.8 – Referability to voters of local land use law.
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) […]