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Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-7-216. Electronic initiative process--Obtaining signatures--Request to remove signature

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) This section applies to the electronic initiative process.

(2) A Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.

(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 proposed by the initiative.

(4) A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the initiative 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:

(a) for an electronic signature gathered before December 1:

(i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or

(ii) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4); or

(b) for an electronic signature gathered on or after December 1:

(i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or

(ii) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4).

(5)(a) A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) 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.

(b) A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this section.

(c) A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-1003(3).

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