Section 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 registered to vote in Utah;
  • (c) a statement indicating whether persons gathering signatures for the petition may be paid for gathering signatures;
  • (d) the signature of each of the sponsors, acknowledged by a notary public; and
  • (e)
    • (i) if the referendum challenges an ordinance or resolution, one copy of the law; or
    • (ii) if the referendum challenges a local law that is not an ordinance or resolution, a written description of the local law, including the result of the vote on the local law.

Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session