2006 Utah Code - 20A-7-206 — Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.

     20A-7-206.   Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
     (1) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general election ballot, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated by the June 1 before the regular general election.
     (2) No later than June 15 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
     (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to determine whether or not those persons are residents of Utah and are at least 18 years old; and
     (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
     (3) No later than July 1 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
     (a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;
     (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
     (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
     (4) In order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated by the November 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature.
     (5) No later than December 1 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the county clerk shall:
     (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to determine whether or not those persons are Utah residents and are at least 18 years old; and
     (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
     (6) No later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the county clerk shall:
     (a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;
     (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
     (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
     (7) Initiative packets are public once they are delivered to the county clerks.
     (8) The sponsor or their representatives may not retrieve initiative packets from the county clerks once they have submitted them.

Amended by Chapter 80, 2005 General Session