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(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), when the lieutenant governor delivers an initiative petition to the Legislature, the law proposed by that initiative petition shall be either enacted or rejected without change or amendment by the Legislature.
(b) The speaker of the House and the president of the Senate may direct legislative staff to make technical corrections authorized by Section 36-12-12.
(c) If any law proposed by an initiative petition is enacted by the Legislature, the law is subject to referendum the same as other laws.
(2) If any law proposed by an initiative petition is not enacted by the Legislature, that proposed law shall be submitted to a vote of the people at the next regular general election if:
(a) sufficient additional signatures to the petition are first obtained to bring the total number of signatures up to the number required by Subsection 20A-7-201(2); and
(b) those additional signatures are verified, certified by the county clerks, and declared sufficient by the lieutenant governor as provided in Section 20A-7-105 and this part.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-7-208. Disposition of initiative petitions by the Legislature - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-20a-election-code/ut-code-sect-20a-7-208/
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