2021 Utah Code
Title 20A - Election Code
Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters
Part 6 - Local Referenda - Procedures
Section 602 - Local referendum process -- Application procedures.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 20A-7-602 (2021)
Effective 5/5/2021
20A-7-602. Local referendum process -- Application procedures.
  • (1) Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file an application with the local clerk.
  • (2) The application shall contain:
    • (a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the referendum petition;
    • (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors is registered to vote in Utah;
    • (c) a statement indicating whether persons gathering signatures for the petition may be paid for gathering signatures;
    • (d) the signature of each of the sponsors, acknowledged by a notary public; and
    • (e)
      • (i) if the referendum challenges an ordinance or resolution, one copy of the law; or
      • (ii) if the referendum challenges a local law that is not an ordinance or resolution, a written description of the local law, including the result of the vote on the local law.


Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
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