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2021 Utah Code
Title 20A - Election Code
Chapter 7 - Issues Submitted to the Voters
Part 6 - Local Referenda - Procedures
Section 606 - Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 20A-7-606 (2021)
Effective 5/5/2021
20A-7-606. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session
20A-7-606. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
- (1)
- (a) The sponsors, or an agent of the sponsors, shall submit a signed and verified referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
- (i) 30 days after the day on which the first individual signs the referendum packet; or
- (ii) 45 days after the day on which the sponsors receive the items described in Subsection 20A-7-604(2) from the local clerk.
- (b) A person may not submit a referendum packet after the deadline described in Subsection (1)(a).
- (a) The sponsors, or an agent of the sponsors, shall submit a signed and verified referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
- (2) No later than 21 days after the day on which a county clerk receives a verified referendum packet under Subsection (1)(a), the county clerk shall:
- (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of Section 20A-7-606.3;
- (b) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter;
- (c) provide the name and voter identification number of each registered voter certified under Subsection (2)(b); and
- (d) deliver the verified packet to the local clerk.
- (3)
- (a) If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-605(3), the county clerk shall:
- (i) ensure that the voter's name and voter identification number are not included in the posting described in Subsection 20A-7-607(2)(a); and
- (ii) remove the voter's signature from the signature packets and signature packet totals.
- (b) The county clerk shall comply with Subsection (3)(a) before the later of:
- (i) the deadline described in Subsection (2); or
- (ii) two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-605(3).
- (c) The local clerk shall post a link in a conspicuous location on the local government's website to the posting described in Subsection 20A-7-607(2)(a) during the period of time described in Subsection 20A-7-607(2)(a)(i).
- (a) If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-605(3), the county clerk shall:
- (4) The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (2):
- (a) on a referendum packet that is not verified in accordance with Section 20A-7-605; or
- (b) that does not have a date of signature next to the signature.
- (5) A person may not retrieve a referendum packet from a county clerk, or make any alterations or corrections to a referendum packet, after the referendum packet is submitted to the county clerk.
Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session
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