Section 611 – Temporary stay — Effective date — Effect of repeal by local legislative body.
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 (1) Any proposed law submitted to the people by referendum petition that is rejected by the voters at any election is repealed as of the date of the election.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 […]
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) […]
Section 603 – Manual referendum process — Form of referendum petition and signature sheets.
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 […]
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 […]