Utah Statutes § 20A-7-301 Referendum - Signature requirements - Submission to votersVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
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Statute Text
(1)
(a)
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:
(i)
legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and
(ii)
from at least 15 Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.
(b)
When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), the governor shall issue an executive order that:
(i)
directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general election; or
(ii)
calls a special election according to the requirements of Section
20A-1-203
and directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election.
(2)
When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters, the law that is the subject of the petition does not take effect unless and until it is approved by a vote of the people at a regular general election or a statewide special election.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information to any interested person:
(a)
the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and
(b)
for each county, the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.
History
Amended by Chapter 107 , 2023 General Session , § 22 , eff. 5/3/2023 .
Amended by Chapter 140 , 2021 General Session , § 15 , eff. 5/5/2021 .
Amended by Chapter 217 , 2019 General Session , § 6 , eff. 5/14/2019 .
Amended by Chapter 17, 2011 General Session.