Utah Code Title 20A. Election Code § 20A-7-301. Referendum--Signature requirements--Submission to voters

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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