Utah Statutes § 20A-7-615 Electronic referendum process - Obtaining signatures - Request to remove signature
Statute Text
(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 that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an individual:
(a)
verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section
20A-2-105
; and
(b)
is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that is the subject of the referendum petition.
(4)
(a)
A voter who signs a referendum petition may have the voter's signature removed from the referendum petition by, in accordance with Section
20A-1-1003
, submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
(i)
30 days after the day on which the voter signs the statement requesting removal; or
(ii)
45 days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection
20A-7-616
(3)
.
(b)
A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4)(a) by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and Section
20A-21-201
.
(c)
A person may only remove an electronic signature from a referendum petition in accordance with this section.
(d)
A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic signature from a referendum petition, in accordance with Subsection
20A-1-1003
(3)
.
History
Amended by Chapter 442 , 2024 General Session , § 31 , eff. 5/1/2024 .
Amended by Chapter 116 , 2023 General Session , § 37 , eff. 5/3/2023 .
Amended by Chapter 107 , 2023 General Session , § 75 , eff. 5/3/2023 .
Added by Chapter 325 , 2022 General Session , § 54 , eff. 1/1/2023 .