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First Substitute H.B. 129

Representative Loraine T. Pace proposes to substitute the following bill:


             1     
ELECTION LAW AND ELECTED OFFICER

             2     
SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS

             3     
1999 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Loraine T. Pace

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO THE ELECTION CODE; AMENDING DEFINITIONS; MODIFYING
             7      VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; ESTABLISHING A DEADLINE FOR
             8      EMERGENCY ABSENTEE BALLOTS; MODIFYING RECOUNT PROCEDURES;
             9      MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS AND FORMS FOR INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
             10      SIGNATURE GATHERERS; MODIFYING DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
             11      REQUIREMENTS; MODIFYING FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; MAKING
             12      TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; S PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; s AND PROVIDING A
             12a      COORDINATION CLAUSE.
             13      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             14      AMENDS:
             15          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 344 and 369, Laws of Utah 1998
             16          20A-2-201, as last amended by Chapter 106, Laws of Utah 1998
             17          20A-2-203, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             18          20A-3-306.5, as enacted by Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 1996
             19          20A-4-401, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             20          20A-5-202, as last amended by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1997
             21          20A-5-303, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             22          20A-7-202, as last amended by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1995
             23          20A-7-203, as last amended by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1995
             24          20A-7-205, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             25          20A-7-206, as last amended by Chapters 153, 165 and 340, Laws of Utah 1995


             26          20A-7-213, as last amended by Chapter 79, Laws of Utah 1996
             27          20A-7-303, as last amended by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1995
             28          20A-7-305, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             29          20A-7-306, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             30          20A-7-312, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             31          20A-7-503, as enacted by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1994
             32          20A-7-505, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             33          20A-7-506, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             33a      S     20A-7-601, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1994 s
             34          20A-7-603, as enacted by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1994
             35          20A-7-605, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             36          20A-7-606, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             37          20A-8-103, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1997
             38          20A-9-201, as last amended by Chapters 27 and 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             39          20A-9-202, as last amended by Chapters 24, 182 and 184, Laws of Utah 1997
             40          20A-9-502, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1994
             41          20A-9-503, as last amended by Chapter 152, Laws of Utah 1995
             42          20A-11-101, as last amended by Chapter 355, Laws of Utah 1997
             43          20A-11-103, as enacted by Chapter 355, Laws of Utah 1997
             44          20A-11-602, as last amended by Chapter 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             45          20A-11-802, as last amended by Chapter 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             46          63-96-103, as enacted by Chapter 341, Laws of Utah 1998
             47      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             48          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             49           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             50          As used in this title:
             51          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive voter
             52      by the county clerk.
             53          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines and
             54      counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
             55          (3) "Ballot" means the cardboard, paper, or other material upon which a voter records his
             56      votes and includes ballot cards, paper ballots, and secrecy envelopes.


             57          (4) "Ballot card" means a ballot that can be counted using automatic tabulating equipment.
             58          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that contain
             59      the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted on and which
             60      are used in conjunction with ballot cards.
             61          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             62      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions[,
             63      opinion questions, and other questions] that are submitted to the voters for their approval or
             64      rejection.
             65          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             66      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             67          (8) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             68      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             69          (9) "Bond election" means an election held for the sole purpose of approving or rejecting
             70      the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             71          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             72      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             73          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of election
             74      results by the board of canvassers.
             75          (12) "Canvassing judge" means an election judge designated to assist in counting ballots
             76      at the canvass.
             77          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             78      delegates are selected.
             79          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             80      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             81          (15) "Counting judge" means a judge designated to count the ballots during election day.
             82          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section 20A-3-201
             83      to witness the counting of ballots.
             84          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room, immediately
             85      adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the counting judges to count ballots
             86      during election day.
             87          (18) "County executive" means:


             88          (a) the county commission in the traditional form of government established by Section
             89      17-4-2 and Title 17, Chapter 5, County Commissioners and Legislative Bodies;
             90          (b) the county executive in the county executive and chief administrative officer-council
             91      optional form of government authorized by Section 17-35a-501 ;
             92          (c) the county executive in the county executive-council optional form of government
             93      authorized by Section 17-35a-502 ;
             94          (d) the county council in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by
             95      Section 17-35a-503 ; and
             96          (e) the county council in the council-county administrative officer optional form of
             97      government authorized by Section 17-35a-504 .
             98          (19) "County legislative body" means:
             99          (a) the county commission in the traditional form of government established by Section
             100      17-4-2 and Title 17, Chapter 5, County Commissioners and Legislative Bodies;
             101          (b) the county council in the county executive and chief administrative officer-council
             102      optional form of government authorized by Section 17-35a-501 ;
             103          (c) the county council in the county executive-council optional form of government
             104      authorized by Section 17-35a-502 ;
             105          (d) the county council in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by
             106      Section 17-35a-503 ; and
             107          (e) the county council in the council-county administrative officer optional form of
             108      government authorized by Section 17-35a-504 .
             109          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be elected.
             110          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide
             111      special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election,
             112      and a special district election.
             113          (22) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             114      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             115          (23) "Election judge" means each canvassing judge, counting judge, and receiving judge.
             116          (24) "Election officer" means:
             117          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             118          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain special district and


             119      school district ballots as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             120          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain special district and school
             121      district ballots as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             122          (d) the special district clerk or chief executive officer for all special district ballots that are
             123      not part of a statewide, county, or municipal ballot.
             124          (25) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or satellite registrar.
             125          (26) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the military and
             126      overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets, any unprocessed
             127      absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all spoiled ballots, the
             128      ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             129          (27) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which a voting device is used in
             130      conjunction with ballots so that votes recorded by the voter are counted and tabulated by automatic
             131      tabulating equipment.
             132          (28) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice required by
             133      Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             134          (29) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to witness
             135      the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             136          (30) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             137          (31) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any county court
             138      judge.
             139          (32) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special election, a special
             140      district election, and a bond election.
             141          (33) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special district, or a
             142      local school district.
             143          (34) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing body of a
             144      local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political subdivision may vote.
             145          (35) "Municipal executive" means:
             146          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             147      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             148          (b) the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             149      10-3-1209 ; and


             150          (c) the manager in the council-manager optional form of government defined in Section
             151      10-3-1209 .
             152          (36) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and special
             153      districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year for
             154      the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             155          (37) "Municipal legislative body" means:
             156          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             157      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             158          (b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in
             159      Section 10-3-1209 ; and
             160          (c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             161      Section 10-3-1209 .
             162          (38) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by law to be
             163      elected.
             164          (39) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate candidates for
             165      municipal office.
             166          (40) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the election
             167      judges to be given to voters to record their votes.
             168          (41) "Official endorsement" means:
             169          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             170          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             171          (ii) the date of the election; and
             172          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             173          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             174          (i) the election judge's initials; and
             175          (ii) the ballot number.
             176          (42) "Official register" means the book furnished election officials by the election officer
             177      that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .
             178          (43) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             179          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             180      on; and


             181          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             182      proposition.
             183          (44) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has qualified to
             184      participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party
             185      Formation and Procedures.
             186          (45) "Polling place" means the building where residents of a voting precinct vote.
             187          (46) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a ballot in
             188      which the voter marks his choice.
             189          (47) "Posting list" means a list of registered voters within a voting precinct.
             190          (48) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which nominees for
             191      the regular primary election are selected.
             192          (49) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built into
             193      a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             194          (50) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin performing the
             195      duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             196          (51) "Receiving judge" means the election judge that checks the voter's name in the official
             197      register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot after the voter
             198      has voted.
             199          (52) "Registration days" means the days designated in Section 20A-2-203 when a voter
             200      may register to vote with a satellite registrar.
             201          (53) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail voter
             202      registration form.
             203          (54) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on the first
             204      Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the purposes
             205      established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             206          (55) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of June of each
             207      even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical groups are voted for
             208      nomination.
             209          (56) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             210          (57) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed and
             211      distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .


             212          (58) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to register
             213      voters and perform other duties.
             214          (59) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             215      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.
             216          (60) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             217      which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's
             218      vote.
             219          (61) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             220          (62) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the authority
             221      of Title 17A.
             222          (63) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are required by law
             223      to be elected.
             224          (64) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             225          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             226          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or
             227          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             228          (65) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             229      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             230          (66) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             231          (67) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to the
             232      election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             233          (68) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             234      petitioners.
             235          (69) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the counting
             236      center.
             237          (70) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by statute,
             238      whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other
             239      cause.
             240          (71) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             241      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             242          (72) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements of election registration and is


             243      registered and is listed in the official register book.
             244          (73) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting machines,
             245      and ballot box.
             246          (74) "Voting booth" means the space or compartment within a polling place that is
             247      provided for the preparation of ballots and includes the voting machine enclosure or curtain.
             248          (75) "Voting device" means:
             249          (a) an apparatus in which ballot cards are used in connection with a punch device for
             250      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             251          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance; or
             252          (c) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated by
             253      means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             254          (76) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording and
             255      tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             256          (77) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to witness
             257      the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             258          (78) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             259      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             260          (79) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, and an inspecting
             261      poll watcher.
             262          (80) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             263          (81) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot
             264      according to the procedures established in this title.
             265          Section 2. Section 20A-2-201 is amended to read:
             266           20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk.
             267          (1) Except as provided in [Subsections] Subsection (2) [and (3)], the county clerk shall
             268      register to vote all persons who present themselves for registration at the county clerk's office
             269      during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified and entitled
             270      to vote in a voting precinct in the county.
             271          (2) [Except as provided in Subsection (3), during the 19] During the seven calendar days
             272      immediately before any scheduled election, the county clerk shall:
             273          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at


             274      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             275      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             276          (b) inform them that they will be registered to vote but may not vote in the pending
             277      election because they registered too late.
             278          [(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county clerk from:]
             279          [(a) designating the county clerk's office as a satellite location for voter registration; and]
             280          [(b) allowing a person to register to vote according to the schedule and procedures in
             281      Section 20A-2-203 .]
             282          Section 3. Section 20A-2-203 is amended to read:
             283           20A-2-203. Satellite location -- Registration by satellite registrar.
             284          (1) (a) Each county clerk shall designate at least one satellite location for voter registration
             285      for every 25,000 people residing within the county.
             286          (b) A county clerk may designate as many satellite locations as desired.
             287          (2) (a) Any person who meets the voter registration requirements may register to vote with
             288      a satellite registrar at any satellite location within the person's county of residence between 8 a.m.
             289      and 8 p.m.:
             290          (i) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             291      before the regular primary election in counties holding a primary election;
             292          (ii) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             293      before the regular general election;
             294          (iii) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             295      before the municipal primary election in municipalities holding a municipal primary election; and
             296          (iv) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             297      before the municipal general election.
             298          (b) Each satellite registrar shall register to vote all persons who:
             299          (i) present themselves for registration; and
             300          (ii) are legally qualified and entitled to vote in that voting precinct on election day.
             301          (3) For municipal elections, the municipality in which the registration is made shall pay
             302      the expenses of registration.
             303          Section 4. Section 20A-3-306.5 is amended to read:
             304           20A-3-306.5. Emergency absentee ballots.


             305          (1) As used in this section, "hospitalized voter" means a registered voter who is
             306      hospitalized or otherwise confined to a medical or long-term care institution after the deadline for
             307      filing an application for an absentee ballot established in Section 20A-3-304 .
             308          (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a hospitalized voter may obtain an
             309      absentee ballot and vote on election day by following the procedures and requirements of this
             310      section.
             311          (3) (a) Any person may obtain an absentee ballot application, an absentee ballot, and an
             312      absentee ballot envelope from the election officer on behalf of a hospitalized voter by requesting
             313      a ballot and application in person at the election officer's office.
             314          (b) The election officer shall require the person to sign a statement identifying himself and
             315      the hospitalized voter.
             316          (4) To vote, the hospitalized voter shall complete the absentee ballot application, complete
             317      and sign the application on the absentee ballot envelope, mark his votes on the absentee ballot,
             318      place the absentee ballot into the envelope, and seal the envelope.
             319          (5) To be counted, the absentee voter application and the sealed absentee ballot envelope
             320      must be returned to the election officer's office before the polls close on election day.
             321          Section 5. Section 20A-4-401 is amended to read:
             322           20A-4-401. Recounts -- Procedure.
             323          [(1) (a) Any candidate whose name appears on the official ballot in any voting precinct for
             324      any regular primary or municipal primary election may request that the board of canvassers recount
             325      the ballots cast in that voting precinct by alleging, in an affidavit filed with the election officer at
             326      least one day before the date fixed for canvassing the returns, that fraud was committed or error
             327      or mistake was made in counting or returning the votes cast in that voting precinct.]
             328          [(b) (i) If the board receives an affidavit requesting a recount, the board shall recount the
             329      ballots cast in those voting precincts for the office for which the contestant was a candidate.]
             330          [(ii) If, after recounting the ballots, the board reaches a different result from that returned
             331      by the election judges, the board shall substitute its result as the true and correct return and use its
             332      result in all subsequent proceedings.]
             333          [(c) The board's decision based upon the recount is final and no other contest is permitted.]
             334          [(2) If a court orders a recount of votes, the ballots shall be recounted in the manner
             335      directed by the judicial authority.]


             336          [(3)] (1) (a) For any regular [general] primary, municipal primary, regular general, or
             337      municipal general election, when any candidate loses by not more than a total of one vote per
             338      voting precinct, [he] the candidate may file a request for a recount with the appropriate election
             339      officer within seven days of the canvass.
             340          (b) The election officer shall:
             341          (i) supervise the recount;
             342          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that office;
             343          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             344      3; and
             345          (iv) declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes on the recount.
             346          [(4)] (2) (a) Any ten voters who voted in an election when any ballot proposition was on
             347      the ballot may file a request for a recount with the appropriate election officer within seven days
             348      of the canvass.
             349          (b) The election officer shall:
             350          (i) supervise the recount;
             351          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that ballot proposition;
             352          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             353      3; and
             354          (iv) declare the ballot proposition to have "passed" or "failed" based upon the results of
             355      the recount.
             356          (c) Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition may designate representatives to
             357      witness the recount.
             358          (d) The person or entity requesting the recount shall pay the costs of the recount.
             359          [(5)] (3) Costs incurred by recount under Subsection [(3)] (1) may not be assessed against
             360      the person requesting the recount.
             361          Section 6. Section 20A-5-202 is amended to read:
             362           20A-5-202. Satellite registrars -- Duties.
             363          (1) Satellite registrars may administer oaths and affirmations and perform all other acts that
             364      are necessary to fully accomplish the requirements of this part.
             365          [(2) A satellite registrar shall register to vote all persons who:]
             366          [(a) present themselves for registration between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on:]


             367          [(i) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the regular primary
             368      election;]
             369          [(ii) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the regular general
             370      election;]
             371          [(iii) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the municipal primary
             372      election in municipalities holding a municipal primary election; and]
             373          [(iv) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the municipal general
             374      election; and]
             375          [(b) are legally qualified and entitled to vote in that voting precinct on election day.]
             376          (2) On the dates and at the times provided in Section 20A-2-203 , a satellite registrar shall
             377      register to vote each person who is legally qualified and entitled to vote in that county on election
             378      day.
             379          (3) Each satellite registrar shall:
             380          (a) provide voter registration applications for interested citizens;
             381          (b) have maps available for determining precinct locations;
             382          (c) assist citizens in completing the voter registration form;
             383          (d) review completed voter registration forms to ensure that they are accurate and that the
             384      applicant meets eligibility requirements;
             385          (e) return the official proof of registration form to the voter; and
             386          (f) deliver completed registration forms to the county clerk.
             387          (4) The county clerk shall:
             388          (a) record the new voters into the official register and posting list or prepare an addendum
             389      of new voters for the official register and posting list; and
             390          (b) before election day, deliver the official register, posting list, and addendum, if any, to
             391      the election judges of each voting precinct.
             392          (5) During the time voter registration is being held, satellite registrars may not display any
             393      political signs, posters, or other designations of support for candidates, issues, or political parties
             394      on the premises.
             395          Section 7. Section 20A-5-303 is amended to read:
             396           20A-5-303. Establishing, dividing, abolishing, and changing voting precincts --
             397      Combined voting precincts -- Counties.


             398          (1) The county legislative body may establish, divide, abolish, and change voting precincts.
             399          (2) (a) The county legislative body shall alter or divide voting precincts so that each voting
             400      precinct contains not more than 1,000 active voters.
             401          (b) The county legislative body shall:
             402          (i) identify those precincts that may reach 1,000 active voters or become too large to
             403      facilitate the election process; and
             404          (ii) divide those precincts before February 1.
             405          (3) The county legislative body may not:
             406          (a) establish or abolish any voting precinct after February 1, of a regular general election
             407      year; or
             408          (b) alter or change the boundaries of any voting precinct after February 1, of a regular
             409      general election year.
             410          (4) For the purpose of balloting on regular primary or regular general election day, the
             411      county legislative body may establish a common polling place for two or more whole voting
             412      precincts according to the following requirements:
             413          (a) the total population of the [combined voting precinct] voters authorized to vote at the
             414      common polling place may not exceed 3,000 active voters;
             415          (b) the [combined] voting precincts voting at the common polling place shall all lie within
             416      the same legislative district; and
             417          (c) the voting precincts [shall be combined for balloting purposes] voting at, and the
             418      location of, the common polling place shall be designated at least 90 days before the election.
             419          (5) In addition to the authorizations contained in Subsection (4), in regular primary
             420      elections only, the county legislative body may combine voting precincts, and use one set of
             421      election judges for the combined precincts if the ballots for each of the combined precincts are
             422      identical.
             423          Section 8. Section 20A-7-202 is amended to read:
             424           20A-7-202. Statewide initiative process -- Application procedures -- Time to gather
             425      signatures -- Grounds for rejection.
             426          (1) Persons wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an application with the
             427      lieutenant governor.
             428          (2) The application shall contain:


             429          (a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the initiative petition;
             430          (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors:
             431          (i) is a [registered voter] resident of Utah; and
             432          (ii) has voted in a regular general election in Utah within the last three years;
             433          (c) the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public; and
             434          (d) a copy of the proposed law.
             435          (3) The application and its contents are public when filed with the lieutenant governor.
             436          (4) (a) The sponsors shall qualify the petition for the regular general election ballot no later
             437      than the second regular general election after the application is filed.
             438          (b) If the sponsors fail to qualify the petition for that ballot, the sponsors must:
             439          (i) submit a new application;
             440          (ii) obtain new signature sheets; and
             441          (iii) collect signatures again.
             442          (5) The lieutenant governor shall reject the application and not issue circulation sheets if:
             443          (a) the law proposed by the initiative is patently unconstitutional;
             444          (b) the law proposed by the initiative is nonsensical; or
             445          (c) the proposed law could not become law if passed.
             446          Section 9. Section 20A-7-203 is amended to read:
             447           20A-7-203. Form of initiative petition and signature sheets.
             448          (1) (a) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             449      form:
             450          "INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
             451          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that the following proposed law
             452      be submitted to the legal voters/Legislature of Utah for their/its approval or rejection at the regular
             453      general election/session to be held/ beginning on the ____ day of ____, 19__;
             454          Each signer says:
             455          I have personally signed this petition;
             456          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             457      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             458          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             459          (b) The sponsors of an initiative shall attach a copy of the proposed law to each initiative


             460      petition.
             461          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             462          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             463          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             464      blank for the purpose of binding;
             465          (c) contain the title of the initiative printed below the horizontal line;
             466          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             467      the title of the initiative;
             468          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             469      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             470          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any initiative petition with any other name
             471      than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign an
             472      initiative petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             473      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             474          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             475      by this section; and
             476          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             477          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             478      headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle
             479      with the left subdivision entitled "Registered" and the right subdivision left untitled;
             480          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             481      (must be legible to be counted)";
             482          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             483      and
             484          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code".
             485          (3) The final page of each initiative packet shall contain the following printed or typed
             486      statement:
             487          "Verification
             488          State of Utah, County of ____
             489          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             490          I am [registered to vote in] a resident of Utah;


             491          All the names that appear in this packet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             492      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             493          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             494      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             495      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             496          ________________________________________________________________________
             497          (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
             498          (4) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             499      the initiative petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             500          Section 10. Section 20A-7-205 is amended to read:
             501           20A-7-205. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             502          (1) Any Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.
             503          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             504      signed:
             505          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah;]
             506          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             507          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last
             508      page of each initiative packet.
             509          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed an initiative petition may have his signature removed
             510      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the county clerk.
             511          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the county
             512      clerk before he delivers the petition to the lieutenant governor.
             513          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the county clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             514      submitting the statement from the initiative petition.
             515          (c) No one may remove signatures from an initiative petition after the petition is submitted
             516      to the lieutenant governor.
             517          Section 11. Section 20A-7-206 is amended to read:
             518           20A-7-206. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             519      county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
             520          (1) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general election
             521      ballot, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of


             522      the county in which the packet was circulated by the June 1 before the regular general election.
             523          (2) No later than June 15 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
             524          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to
             525      determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] residents of Utah; and
             526          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not registered to vote in Utah to the
             527      attorney general and county attorney.
             528          (3) No later than July 1 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
             529          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             530      or not the signer is a registered voter;
             531          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
             532          (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
             533          (4) In order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, the sponsors
             534      shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which
             535      the packet was circulated by the November 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature.
             536          (5) No later than December 1 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
             537      county clerk shall:
             538          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to
             539      determine whether or not those persons are Utah residents; and
             540          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident to the attorney
             541      general and county attorney.
             542          (6) No later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
             543      county clerk shall:
             544          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             545      or not the signer is a registered voter;
             546          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
             547          (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
             548          [(4)] (7) Initiative packets are public once they are delivered to the county clerks.
             549          [(5)] (8) The sponsor or their representatives may not retrieve initiative packets from the
             550      county clerks once they have submitted them.
             551          Section 12. Section 20A-7-213 is amended to read:
             552           20A-7-213. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.


             553          (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
             554          (a) sign any name other than his own to any initiative petition;
             555          (b) knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;
             556          (c) sign an initiative knowing he is not a legal voter; or
             557          (d) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
             558          (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for an initiative packet knowing
             559      that:
             560          [(a) he is not registered to vote in Utah;]
             561          [(b)] (a) he does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ;
             562          [(c)] (b) he has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the
             563      initiative packet; or
             564          [(d)] (c) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the initiative packet is either:
             565          (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
             566          (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
             567          (3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             568          (4) The attorney general or the county attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.
             569          Section 13. Section 20A-7-303 is amended to read:
             570           20A-7-303. Form of referendum petition and signature sheets.
             571          (1) (a) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             572      form:
             573          "REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
             574          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully order that Senate (or House) Bill No.
             575      ____, entitled (title of act, and, if the petition is against less than the whole act, set forth here the
             576      part or parts on which the referendum is sought), passed by the ____ Session of the Legislature of
             577      the state of Utah, be referred to the people of Utah for their approval or rejection at a regular
             578      general election or a statewide special election;
             579          Each signer says:
             580          I have personally signed this petition;
             581          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             582      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             583          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."


             584          (b) The sponsors of a referendum shall attach a copy of the law that is the subject of the
             585      referendum to each referendum petition.
             586          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             587          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             588          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             589      blank for the purpose of binding;
             590          (c) contain the title of the referendum printed below the horizontal line;
             591          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             592      the title of the referendum;
             593          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             594      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             595          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any referendum petition with any other
             596      name than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign
             597      a referendum petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             598      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             599          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             600      by this section; and
             601          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             602          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             603      headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle;
             604          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             605      (must be legible to be counted)";
             606          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             607      and
             608          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code".
             609          (3) The final page of each referendum packet shall contain the following printed or typed
             610      statement:
             611          "Verification
             612          State of Utah, County of ____
             613          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             614          I am [registered to vote in] a Utah resident;


             615          All the names that appear in this packet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             616      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             617          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             618      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             619      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             620          ________________________________________________________________________
             621          (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
             622          (4) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             623      the referendum petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             624          Section 14. Section 20A-7-305 is amended to read:
             625           20A-7-305. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             626          (1) Any Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter.
             627          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             628      signed:
             629          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah;]
             630          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             631          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last
             632      page of each signature sheet.
             633          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed a referendum petition may have his signature removed
             634      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the county clerk.
             635          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the county
             636      clerk before he delivers the petition to the lieutenant governor.
             637          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the county clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             638      submitting the statement from the referendum petition.
             639          (c) No one may remove signatures from a referendum petition after the petition is
             640      submitted to the lieutenant governor.
             641          Section 15. Section 20A-7-306 is amended to read:
             642           20A-7-306. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             643      county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
             644          (1) No later than 40 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed,
             645      the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified referendum packet to the county clerk of the


             646      county in which the packet was circulated.
             647          (2) No later than 55 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed,
             648      the county clerk shall:
             649          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             650      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] Utah residents;
             651      and
             652          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not [registered to vote in] a Utah
             653      resident to the attorney general and county attorney.
             654          (3) No later than 55 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed,
             655      the county clerk shall:
             656          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             657      or not the signer is a voter;
             658          (b) certify on the referendum petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and
             659          (c) deliver all of the referendum packets to the lieutenant governor.
             660          Section 16. Section 20A-7-312 is amended to read:
             661           20A-7-312. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
             662          (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
             663          (a) sign any name other than his own to any referendum petition;
             664          (b) knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;
             665          (c) sign a referendum knowing he is not a legal voter; or
             666          (d) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
             667          (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for a referendum packet knowing
             668      that:
             669          [(a) he is not registered to vote in Utah;]
             670          [(b)] (a) he does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ;
             671          [(c)] (b) he has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the
             672      referendum packet; or
             673          [(d)] (c) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the referendum packet is either:
             674          (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
             675          (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
             676          (3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.


             677          (4) The attorney general or the county clerk shall prosecute any violation of this section.
             678          Section 17. Section 20A-7-503 is amended to read:
             679           20A-7-503. Form of initiative petitions and signature sheets.
             680          (1) (a) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             681      form:
             682          "INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town
             683      Clerk:
             684          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that the following proposed law
             685      be submitted to: the legislative body for its approval or rejection at its next meeting; and the legal
             686      voters of the county/city/town, if the legislative body rejects the proposed law or takes no action
             687      on it.
             688          Each signer says:
             689          I have personally signed this petition;
             690          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             691      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             692          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             693          (b) The sponsors of an initiative shall attach a copy of the proposed law to each initiative
             694      petition.
             695          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             696          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             697          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             698      blank for the purpose of binding;
             699          (c) contain the title of the initiative printed below the horizontal line;
             700          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             701      the title of the initiative;
             702          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             703      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             704          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any initiative petition with any other name
             705      than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign an
             706      initiative petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             707      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";


             708          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             709      by this section;
             710          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             711          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             712      headed with "For Office Use Only", and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle
             713      with the left subdivision entitled "Registered" and the right subdivision left untitled;
             714          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             715      (must be legible to be counted)";
             716          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             717      and
             718          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code";
             719      and
             720          (h) contain the following statement, printed or typed upon the back of each sheet:
             721          "Verification
             722          State of Utah, County of ____
             723          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             724          I am [registered to vote in] a resident of Utah;
             725          All the names that appear on this sheet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             726      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             727          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             728      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             729      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             730          _____________________________"
             731          (3) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             732      the initiative petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             733          Section 18. Section 20A-7-505 is amended to read:
             734           20A-7-505. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             735          (1) Any Utah voter may sign a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and
             736      resides in the local jurisdiction.
             737          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             738      signed:


             739          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah; and]
             740          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             741          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the back
             742      of each signature sheet.
             743          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed an initiative petition may have his signature removed
             744      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the local clerk.
             745          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the local
             746      clerk before he delivers the petition to the county clerk to be certified.
             747          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the local clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             748      submitting the statement from the initiative petition.
             749          (c) No one may remove signatures from an initiative petition after the petition is submitted
             750      to the county clerk to be certified.
             751          Section 19. Section 20A-7-506 is amended to read:
             752           20A-7-506. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             753      county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
             754          (1) No later than 120 days before any regular general election, for county initiatives, or
             755      municipal general election, for municipal initiatives, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and
             756      verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated.
             757          (2) No later than 90 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             758          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             759      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] residents of
             760      Utah; and
             761          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is [not registered to vote in] a Utah
             762      resident to the attorney general and county attorney.
             763          (3) No later than 60 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             764          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             765      or not the signer is a voter;
             766          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and
             767          (c) deliver all of the packets to the local clerk.
             767a      S Section 20. Section 20A-7-601 is amended to read:
             767b          20A-7-601Referenda -- Signature requirements -- Time requirements.
             767c          (1) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), A person seeking to have a law passed by
             767d      the local legislative body submitted to a vote of the people shall obtain legal signatures equal to:
             767e          (a) 10% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at the
             767f      last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes exceeds 25,000; s


             767g      S    (b) 12-1/2% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at
             767h      the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 25,000
             767i      but is more than 10,000;
             767j          (c) 15% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at the
             767k      last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 10,000 but
             767l      is more than 2,500;
             767m          (d) 20% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at the
             767n      last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 2,500 but is
             767o      more than 500;
             767p          (e) 25% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at the
             767q      last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 500 but is
             767r      more than 250; and
             767s          (f) 30% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at the
             767t      last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 250.
             767u          (2) (a) AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2), "LAND USE LAW" INCLUDES A LAND USE
             767v      DEVELOPMENT CODE, AN ANNEXATION ORDINANCE, AND COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
             767w      ORDINANCES.
             767x          (b) A PERSON SEEKING TO HAVE A LAND USE LAW PASSED BY THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE
             767y      BODY SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE SHALL OBTAIN LEGAL SIGNATURES EQUAL TO:
             767z          (i) IN COUNTIES AND FIRST AND SECOND CLASS CITIES, 20% OF ALL VOTES CAST IN THE
             767aa      COUNTY OR CITY FOR ALL CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AT THE LAST ELECTION AT WHICH A
             767ab      GOVERNOR WAS ELECTED; AND
             767ac          (ii) IN THIRD CLASS CITIES AND TOWNS, 35% OF ALL THE VOTES CAST IN THE CITY OR
             767ad      TOWN FOR ALL CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AT THE LAST ELECTION AT WHICH A GOVERNOR
             767ae      WAS ELECTED.
             767af          (3) (a) Sponsors of any referendum petition challenging UNDER SUBSECTIONS (1) OR (2) any
             767ag      local law passed by a local legislative body shall file the petition within 35 days after the passage of
             767ah      the local law.
             767ai          (b) The local law remains in effect until repealed by the voters via referendum.
             767aj           [(3)] (4) If the referendum passes, the local law that was challenged by the referendum is repealed
             767ak      as of the date of the election. s
             768          Section S [ 20 ] 21 s . Section 20A-7-603 is amended to read:
             769           20A-7-603. Form of referendum petition and signature sheets.


             770          (1) (a) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             771      form:
             772          "REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town
             773      Clerk:
             774          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully order that Ordinance No. ____, entitled
             775      (title of ordinance, and, if the petition is against less than the whole ordinance, set forth here the
             776      part or parts on which the referendum is sought), passed by the ____ be referred to the voters for
             777      their approval or rejection at the regular/municipal general election to be held on the ____ day of
             778      ____, 19__;
             779          Each signer says:
             780          I have personally signed this petition;
             781          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             782      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             783          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             784          (b) The sponsors of a referendum shall attach a copy of the law that is the subject of the
             785      referendum to each referendum petition.
             786          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             787          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             788          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             789      blank for the purpose of binding;
             790          (c) contain the title of the referendum printed below the horizontal line;
             791          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             792      the title of the referendum;
             793          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             794      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             795          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any referendum petition with any other
             796      name than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign
             797      a referendum petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             798      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             799          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             800      by this section;


             801          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             802          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             803      headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle;
             804          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             805      (must be legible to be counted)";
             806          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             807      and
             808          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code";
             809      and
             810          (h) contain the following statement, printed or typed upon the back of each sheet:
             811          "Verification
             812          State of Utah, County of ____
             813          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             814          I am [registered to vote in] a resident of Utah;
             815          All the names that appear on this sheet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             816      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             817          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             818      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             819      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             820          _____________________________"
             821          (3) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             822      the referendum petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             823          Section 21. Section 20A-7-605 is amended to read:
             824           20A-7-605. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             825          (1) Any Utah voter may sign a local referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter and
             826      resides in the local jurisdiction.
             827          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             828      signed:
             829          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah; and]
             830          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             831          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the back


             832      of each signature sheet.
             833          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed a referendum petition may have his signature removed
             834      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the local clerk.
             835          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the local
             836      clerk before he delivers the petition to the county clerk to be certified.
             837          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the local clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             838      submitting the statement from the referendum petition.
             839          (c) No one may remove signatures from a referendum petition after the petition is
             840      submitted to the county clerk to be certified.
             841          Section 22. Section 20A-7-606 is amended to read:
             842           20A-7-606. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             843      county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
             844          (1) No later than 120 days before any regular general election for county referenda, or
             845      municipal general election for local referenda, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified
             846      referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated.
             847          (2) No later than 90 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             848          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             849      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] Utah residents;
             850      and
             851          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not [registered to vote in] a Utah
             852      resident to the attorney general and county attorney.
             853          (3) No later than 60 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             854          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             855      or not the signer is a voter;
             856          (b) certify on the referendum petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and
             857          (c) deliver all of the referendum packets to the local clerk.
             858          Section 23. Section 20A-8-103 is amended to read:
             859           20A-8-103. Petition procedures.
             860          (1) As used in this section, the proposed name or emblem of a registered political party
             861      is "distinguishable" if a reasonable person of average intelligence will be able to perceive a
             862      difference between the proposed name or emblem and any name or emblem currently being used


             863      by another registered political party.
             864          (2) To become a registered political party, an organization of registered voters that is not
             865      a continuing political party shall:
             866          (a) circulate a petition seeking registered political party status beginning no earlier than
             867      the date of the statewide canvass held after the last regular general election and ending no later
             868      than the February 15 of the year in which the next regular general election will be held; and
             869          (b) file a petition with the lieutenant governor that is signed by at least 2,000 registered
             870      voters on or before February 15 of the year in which a regular general election will be held.
             871          (3) The petition shall:
             872          (a) state that the signers are or desire to become members of the designated party or group;
             873          (b) state the name, which may not exceed four words, and identify the emblem of the party
             874      or group;
             875          (c) state the process that the organization will follow to organize and adopt a constitution
             876      and bylaws; and
             877          (d) be signed by a filing officer, who agrees to receive communications on behalf of the
             878      organization.
             879          (4) The lieutenant governor shall:
             880          (a) determine whether or not the required number of voters appears on the petition;
             881          (b) review the proposed name and emblem to determine if they are "distinguishable" from
             882      the names and emblems of other registered political parties; and
             883          (c) certify his findings to the filing officer of the group within 30 days of the filing of the
             884      petition.
             885          (5) (a) If the lieutenant governor determines that the petition meets the requirements of this
             886      section, and that the proposed name and emblem are distinguishable, he shall authorize the filing
             887      officer to organize the prospective political party.
             888          (b) If the lieutenant governor finds that the name, emblem, or both are not distinguishable
             889      from the names and emblems of other registered political parties, the lieutenant governor shall
             890      notify the filing officer that he has seven days to submit a new name or emblem to the lieutenant
             891      governor.
             892          (6) A registered political party may not change its name or emblem during the regular
             893      general election cycle.


             894          Section 24. Section 20A-9-201 is amended to read:
             895           20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy -- Candidacy for more than one office or of
             896      more than one political party prohibited -- General filing and form requirements.
             897          (1) Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, a person shall:
             898          (a) be a United States citizen; and
             899          (b) meet the legal requirements of that office.
             900          (2) S [ [ ] A [ ] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a ] s person may not:
             901           S [ [ ] (a) [ ] (i) ] s file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than one office
             902      during any election year; or
             903           S [ [ ] (b) [ ] (ii) ] s appear on the ballot as the candidate of more than one political party.
             904           S [ (b) A person may file a declaration of candidacy for, h [ or ] AND h be a candidate for
             904a      h [ more than one
             905      office] TWO OFFICES h during an election year if one of those offices is President or Vice

             905a      President
             905a      of the United
             906      States.
] s

             907          (3) If the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy is a Saturday or
             908      Sunday, the filing time shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following Monday.
             909          (4) (a) (i) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy, the filing
             910      officer shall:
             911          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             912      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             913          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those requirements.
             914          (ii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney, the
             915      county clerk shall ensure that the person filing that declaration of candidacy is:
             916          (A) a United States citizen;
             917          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing
             918      of the Utah State Bar;
             919          (C) a registered voter in the county in which he is seeking office; and
             920          (D) a current resident of the county in which he is seeking office and either has been a
             921      resident of that county for at least one year or was appointed and is currently serving as county
             922      attorney and became a resident of the county within 30 days after appointment to the office.
             923          (iii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of district attorney, the
             924      county clerk shall ensure that, as of the date of the election, the person filing that declaration of


             925      candidacy is:
             926          (A) a United States citizen;
             927          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing
             928      of the Utah State Bar;
             929          (C) a registered voter in the prosecution district in which he is seeking office; and
             930          (D) a current resident of the prosecution district in which he is seeking office and either
             931      will have been a resident of that prosecution district for at least one year as of the date of the
             932      election or was appointed and is currently serving as district attorney and became a resident of the
             933      prosecution district within 30 days after receiving appointment to the office.
             934          (b) If the prospective candidate states that he does not meet the qualification requirements
             935      for the office, the filing officer may not accept the prospective candidate's declaration of candidacy.
             936          (c) If the candidate states that he meets the requirements of candidacy, the filing officer
             937      shall:
             938          (i) accept the candidate's declaration of candidacy; and
             939          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             940      declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate
             941      is a member.
             942          (5) The form of the declaration of candidacy shall be substantially as follows:
             943          "State of Utah, County of ____
             944          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of ____
             945      as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I can qualify to hold that office, both
             946      legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City or Town of ____,
             947      Utah, Zip Code ____ Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate any law governing campaigns
             948      and elections; and I will qualify for the office if elected to it. The mailing address that I designate
             949      for receiving official election notices is ___________________________.
             950      ____________________________________________________________________
             951          Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of ____, 19__.
             952     
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"

             953          (6) (a) The fee for filing a declaration of candidacy is:
             954          (i) $25 for candidates for the local school district board; and
             955          (ii) 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the person holding


             956      the office, but not less than $5, for all other federal, state, and county offices.
             957          (b) The filing officer shall refund the filing fee to any candidate:
             958          (i) who is disqualified; or
             959          (ii) who the filing officer determines has filed improperly.
             960          (c) (i) The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received from
             961      candidates.
             962          (ii) The lieutenant governor shall:
             963          (A) apportion to and pay to the county treasurers of the various counties all fees received
             964      for filing of nomination certificates or acceptances; and
             965          (B) ensure that each county receives that proportion of the total amount paid to the
             966      lieutenant governor from the congressional district that the total vote of that county for all
             967      candidates for representative in Congress bears to the total vote of all counties within the
             968      congressional district for all candidates for representative in Congress.
             969          (d) (i) Each person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy
             970      without payment upon a prima facie showing of impecuniosity as evidenced by an affidavit of
             971      impecuniosity filed with the filing officer.
             972          (ii) The filing officer shall ensure that the affidavit of impecuniosity is printed in
             973      substantially the following form:
             974          "Affidavit of Impecuniosity
             975      Individual Name ____________________________Address_____________________________
             976      Phone Number _________________
             977      I,__________________________(name), do solemnly [swear] [affirm] that, owing to my poverty,
             978      I am unable to pay the filing fee required by law.
             979      Date ______________ Signature________________________________________________
             980      Affiant
             981      Subscribed and sworn to before me on ___________(date)
             982     
______________________

             983     
(signature)

             984          Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Administer Oath:"
             985          (7) Any person who fails to file a declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination
             986      within the time provided in this chapter is ineligible for nomination to office.


             987          Section 25. Section 20A-9-202 is amended to read:
             988           20A-9-202. Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections -- Requirements
             989      for candidates.
             990          (1) (a) Each person seeking to become a candidate for elective office for any county office
             991      that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             992          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the county clerk between the March 7 and
             993      before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             994          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             995          (b) Each person intending to become a candidate for any legislative office or multicounty
             996      office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             997          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with either the lieutenant governor or the
             998      county clerk in the candidate's county of residence between the March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the
             999      March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             1000          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1001          (c) (i) Each county clerk who receives a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for
             1002      multicounty office shall transmit the filing fee and a copy of the candidate's declaration of
             1003      candidacy to the lieutenant governor within one working day after it is filed.
             1004          (ii) Each day during the filing period, each county clerk shall notify the lieutenant governor
             1005      electronically or by telephone of legislative candidates who have filed in their office.
             1006          (d) Each person seeking to become a candidate for elective office for any federal office or
             1007      constitutional office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             1008          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the lieutenant governor between the
             1009      March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             1010          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1011          (e) Each person seeking the office of lieutenant governor, the office of district attorney,
             1012      or the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall comply with the specific
             1013      declaration of candidacy requirements established by this section.
             1014          (2) (a) Each person intending to become a candidate for the office of district attorney
             1015      within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next regular general election
             1016      shall:
             1017          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk designated in the interlocal agreement


             1018      creating the prosecution district between the March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before
             1019      the next regular general election; and
             1020          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1021          (b) The designated clerk shall provide to the county clerk of each county in the prosecution
             1022      district a certified copy of each declaration of candidacy filed for the office of district attorney.
             1023          (3) (a) Within five working days of nomination, each lieutenant governor candidate shall:
             1024          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor; and
             1025          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1026          (b) (i) Any candidate for lieutenant governor who fails to file within five working days is
             1027      disqualified.
             1028          (ii) If a lieutenant governor is disqualified, another candidate shall be nominated to replace
             1029      the disqualified candidate.
             1030          (4) Each registered political party shall:
             1031          (a) certify the names of its candidates for President and Vice President of the United States
             1032      to the lieutenant governor by August 30; or
             1033          (b) provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification of
             1034      candidates for President and Vice President of the United States from the national office of the
             1035      registered political party.
             1036          (5) (a) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section is valid unless a written
             1037      objection is filed with the clerk or lieutenant governor within five days after the last day for filing.
             1038          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk or lieutenant governor shall:
             1039          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate immediately;
             1040      and
             1041          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             1042          (c) If the clerk or lieutenant governor sustains the objection, the candidate may cure the
             1043      problem by amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is sustained
             1044      or by filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
             1045          (d) (i) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon objections to form is final.
             1046          (ii) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable
             1047      by a district court if prompt application is made to the court.
             1048          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise of


             1049      its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             1050          (6) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as a candidate by filing
             1051      a written affidavit with the clerk.
             1052          Section 26. Section 20A-9-502 is amended to read:
             1053           20A-9-502. Certificate of nomination -- Contents -- Circulation -- Verification.
             1054          (1) The candidate shall:
             1055          (a) prepare a certificate of nomination in substantially the following form:
             1056          "State of Utah, County of
___________________________________________________

             1057          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming an unaffiliated candidate for the
             1058      political group designated as ____ for the office of ____. I do solemnly swear that I can qualify
             1059      to hold that office both legally and constitutionally if selected, and that I reside at ____ Street, in
             1060      the city of ____, county of ____, state of Utah, zip code ____, phone ____, and that I am
             1061      providing, or have provided, the required number of signatures of registered voters required by
             1062      law; that as a candidate at the next election I will not knowingly violate any election or campaign
             1063      law, and that I will qualify for the office if I am elected to it.
             1064     
__________________________________________

             1065     
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of _______, 19__.

             1066     
__________________________________________

             1067     
Notary Public (or other officer

             1068     
qualified to administer oaths)"; and

             1069          (b) attach signature sheets to the certificate that contain a place for the registered voter's
             1070      signature, a place for the registered voter to print his name, and a place for the registered voter's
             1071      address.
             1072          (2) (a) The candidate shall circulate the nomination petition and submit it to the county
             1073      clerk for certification when the petition has been completed by:
             1074          (i) at least [300] 1,000 registered voters residing within the state when the nomination is
             1075      for an office to be filled by the voters of the entire state; or
             1076          (ii) at least [100] 300 registered voters residing within a political division when the
             1077      nomination is for an office to be filled by the voters of any political division smaller than the state.
             1078          (b) In reviewing the petition, the county clerk shall count and certify only those persons
             1079      who signed the petition who:


             1080          (i) are registered voters within the political division that the candidate seeks to represent;
             1081      and
             1082          (ii) did not sign any other certificate of nomination for that office.
             1083          (c) The candidate may supplement or amend the certificate of nomination at any time on
             1084      or before the filing deadline.
             1085          Section 27. Section 20A-9-503 is amended to read:
             1086           20A-9-503. Certificate of nomination -- Filing.
             1087          (1) After the certificate of nomination has been certified, executed, and acknowledged by
             1088      the county clerk, the candidate shall:
             1089          (a) between March 7 and March 17 of the year in which the regular general election will
             1090      be held, file the petition in person with:
             1091          (i) the lieutenant governor, if the office the candidate seeks is a constitutional office or a
             1092      federal office; or
             1093          (ii) the county clerk, if the office the candidate seeks is a county office; and
             1094          (iii) pay the filing fee; or
             1095          (b) not later than the sixth Tuesday before the primary election date, file the petition in
             1096      person with:
             1097          (i) the municipal clerk, if the candidate seeks an office in a city or town;
             1098          (ii) the special district clerk, if the candidate seeks an office in a special district; and
             1099          (iii) pay the filing fee.
             1100          (2) (a) At the time of filing, and before accepting the petition, the filing officer shall read
             1101      the constitutional and statutory requirements for candidacy to the candidate.
             1102          (b) If the candidate states that he does not meet the requirements, the filing officer may not
             1103      accept the petition.
             1104          (3) Persons filing a certificate of nomination for President of the United States under this
             1105      section shall pay a filing fee of $500.
             1106          Section 28. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             1107           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             1108          As used in this chapter:
             1109          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             1110      reporting entity has its principal office.


             1111          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             1112      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the
             1113      Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             1114          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             1115          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             1116          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             1117      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to
             1118      a public office.
             1119          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             1120          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             1121      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             1122      committees, and state school board candidates; and
             1123          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             1124          (5) "Continuing political party" means an organization of voters that participated in the last
             1125      regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all
             1126      candidates for the United States House of Representatives.
             1127          (6) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             1128          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value
             1129      given to the filing entity;
             1130          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             1131      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything
             1132      of value to the filing entity;
             1133          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity or a corporation to the filing entity;
             1134          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             1135      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             1136          (v) remuneration from any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a
             1137      registered lobbyist to compensate a legislator for a loss of salary or income while the Legislature
             1138      is in session;
             1139          (vi) salaries or other remuneration paid to a legislator by any agency or subdivision of the
             1140      state, including school districts, for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             1141          (vii) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair


             1142      market value.
             1143          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             1144          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1145      their time on behalf of the filing entity; or
             1146          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             1147      business.
             1148          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             1149      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and makes
             1150      any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             1151          (i) political purposes; or
             1152          (ii) the purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of any ballot proposition.
             1153          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             1154          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             1155          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             1156          (8) "Detailed listing" means:
             1157          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             1158          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             1159      service assistance;
             1160          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             1161          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             1162          (b) for each expenditure:
             1163          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             1164          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;
             1165          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             1166          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             1167          (9) "Election" means each:
             1168          (a) regular general election;
             1169          (b) regular primary election; and
             1170          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             1171          (10) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             1172          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account


             1173      required by this chapter;
             1174          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or
             1175      anything of value made for political purposes;
             1176          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase,
             1177      payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for
             1178      political purposes;
             1179          (iv) compensation paid by a corporation or filing entity for personal services rendered by
             1180      a person without charge to a reporting entity;
             1181          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             1182      committee; or
             1183          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting
             1184      entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             1185          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             1186          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1187      their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             1188          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             1189      business; or
             1190          (iii) anything listed in Subsection (5)(a) that is given by a corporation or reporting entity
             1191      to candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             1192          (11) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is filing a report required by this
             1193      chapter.
             1194          (12) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, or other statement
             1195      disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts, donations, or disbursements that is required by this
             1196      chapter.
             1197          (13) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that determine the
             1198      candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action committee.
             1198a           S (14) "INCORPORATION" MEANS THE PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY TITLE 10, CHAPTER 2,
             1198b      PART 1, INCORPORATION, BY WHICH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA BECOMES LEGALLY RECOGNIZED
             1198c      AS A CITY OR TOWN.
             1198d          (15) "INCORPORATION ELECTION" MEANS THE ELECTION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
             1198e      10-2-111.
             1198f          (16) "INCORPORATION PETITION" MEANS A PETITION AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 10-2-109. s
             1199           S [ (14) ] (17) s "Individual" means a natural person.
             1200           S [ (15) ] (18) s "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             1201      expenditures made since the last report.
             1202           S [ (16) ] (19) s "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative, speaker of
             1203      the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and assistant whip of


             1204      any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             1205          (17) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             1206          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             1207          (b) declares himself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             1208      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and assistant
             1209      whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; and
             1210          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             1211      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to
             1212      a legislative office.
             1213          (18) "Newly registered political party" means an organization of voters that has complied
             1214      with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter to become a registered political party.
             1215          (19) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             1216          (20) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the governing
             1217      board of a registered political party.
             1218          (21) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business
             1219      organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees,
             1220      political issues committees, labor unions, and labor organizations.
             1221          (22) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a candidate to act
             1222      for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             1223          (23) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or
             1224      entities within or outside this state, that solicits or receives contributions from any other person,
             1225      group, or entity or makes expenditures for political purposes. A group or entity may not divide or
             1226      separate into units, sections, or smaller groups for the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting
             1227      requirements of this chapter, and substance shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size
             1228      of a political action committee.
             1229          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political party
             1230      but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive
             1231      contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             1232          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             1233          (i) a party committee;
             1234          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular


             1235      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             1236          (iii) an individual;
             1237          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             1238      account;
             1239          (v) a corporation; or
             1240          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             1241          (24) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by a
             1242      registered political party to select candidates.
             1243          (25) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals or
             1244      entities within or outside this state, that solicits or receives donations from any other person, group,
             1245      or entity or makes disbursements to influence, or to intend to influence, directly or indirectly, any
             1246      person to S : (i) s assist in placing a statewide ballot proposition on the ballot, to assist in keeping a
             1247      statewide ballot proposition off the ballot, or to refrain from voting or to vote for or to vote against
             1248      any statewide ballot proposition S [ . ] ; OR
             1248a      (ii) SIGN OR REFUSE TO SIGN AN INCORPORATION PETITION OR REFRAIN FROM VOTING, VOTE
             1248b      FOR, OR VOTE AGAINST ANY PROPOSED INCORPORATION IN AN INCORPORATION ELECTION. s
             1249          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:
             1250          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             1251          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the regular
             1252      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             1253          (iii) an individual;
             1254          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             1255      account; or
             1256          (v) a corporation, except a corporation whose apparent purpose is to act as a political
             1257      issues committee.
             1258          (26) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             1259          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             1260      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             1261          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             1262      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             1263          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting entity;
             1264          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered without
             1265      charge to a political issues committee; and


             1266          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at less
             1267      than fair market value.
             1268          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             1269          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1270      their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             1271          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             1272      course of business.
             1273          (27) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             1274          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing the
             1275      approval or the defeat of a statewide ballot proposition;
             1276          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             1277      the purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of a statewide ballot proposition;
             1278          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any political
             1279      issues expenditure;
             1280          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person
             1281      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             1282          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less than
             1283      fair market value.
             1284          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             1285          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1286      their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             1287          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             1288      course of business.
             1289          (28) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend
             1290      to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any
             1291      candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, primary, or election.
             1292          (29) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the election laws.
             1293          (30) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state
             1294      treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state representative,
             1295      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
             1296      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.


             1297          (31) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided to an
             1298      officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             1299      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             1300          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             1301      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             1302          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             1303      officeholder.
             1304          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             1305          (i) anything provided by the state;
             1306          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             1307      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             1308          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             1309      business;
             1310          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or
             1311          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             1312      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             1313      officeholder.
             1314          (32) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more individuals
             1315      sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political action
             1316      committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting the
             1317      political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial report they are listed.
             1318          (33) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             1319          (34) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11, Lobbyist
             1320      Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             1321          (35) "Registered political action committee" means any political action committee that is
             1322      required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office.
             1323          (36) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues committee that is
             1324      required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's office.
             1325          (37) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             1326          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2% or
             1327      more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives for


             1328      any of its candidates for any office; or
             1329          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter.
             1330          (38) "Report" means a verified financial statement.
             1331          (39) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign committee,
             1332      an officeholder, and a party committee, a political action committee, and a political issues
             1333      committee.
             1334          (40) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school board.
             1335          (41) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,
             1336      state auditor, and state treasurer.
             1337          (42) "State office candidate" means a person who:
             1338          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             1339          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             1340      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to
             1341      a state office.
             1342          (43) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a reporting
             1343      entity's contributions and expenditures.
             1344          (44) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that allocate
             1345      expenditures from a political issues committee.
             1346          Section 29. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
             1347           20A-11-103. Reports -- Form of submission.
             1348          (1) (a) (i) Ten days before a report from a state office candidate, legislative office
             1349      candidate, state school board candidate, political party, political action committee, or political
             1350      issues committee is due under this chapter, the lieutenant governor shall inform those candidates
             1351      and entities by mail:
             1352          (A) that the report is due; and
             1353          (B) the date that the report is due.
             1354          (ii) In addition to the information required by Subsection (1)(a)(i) and in the same mailing,
             1355      ten days before the interim reports for candidates are due, the lieutenant governor shall inform the
             1356      candidate that if the report is not received in the lieutenant governor's office by 5 p.m. on the date
             1357      that it is due, voters will be informed that the candidate has been disqualified and any votes cast
             1358      for the candidate will not be counted.


             1359          (iii) In addition to the information required by Subsection (1)(a)(i) and in the same
             1360      mailing, ten days before the interim reports or verified financial statements for entities that are due
             1361      September 15 and before the regular general election are due, and ten days before summary reports
             1362      or January 5 financial statements are due, the lieutenant governor shall inform the entity, candidate,
             1363      or officeholder that if the report is not received in the lieutenant governor's office by the date that
             1364      it is due, the entity, candidate, or officeholder may be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failing
             1365      to file the report or statement.
             1366          (b) Ten days before a report from a local school board candidate is due under this chapter,
             1367      the county clerk shall inform the candidate by mail:
             1368          (i) that the report is due;
             1369          (ii) the date that the report is due; and
             1370          (iii) if the report is not received in the county clerk's office by 5 p.m. on the date that it is
             1371      due, voters will be informed that the candidate has been disqualified and any votes cast for the
             1372      candidate will not be counted.
             1373          (2) Persons or entities submitting reports required by this chapter may submit them:
             1374          (a) on paper, printed, typed, or legibly handwritten or hand printed;
             1375          (b) on a computer disk according to specifications established by the chief election officer
             1376      [and, accompanied by a statement signed by the person or entity submitting the report certifying]
             1377      that protect against fraudulent filings and secure the accuracy of the information contained on the
             1378      computer disk;
             1379          (c) via fax; or
             1380          (d) via electronic mail according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
             1381          (3) A report is considered filed if:
             1382          (a) it is received in the chief election officer's office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date
             1383      that it is due;
             1384          (b) it is received in the chief election officer's office with a postmark three days or more
             1385      before the date that the report was due; or
             1386          (c) the candidate or entity has proof that the report was mailed, with appropriate postage
             1387      and addressing, three days before the report was due.
             1388          Section 30. Section 20A-11-602 is amended to read:
             1389           20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.


             1390          (1) (a) Each registered political action committee that has received contributions or made
             1391      expenditures that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement
             1392      with the lieutenant governor's office on:
             1393          (i) January 5, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the previous
             1394      year;
             1395          (ii) September 15; and
             1396          (iii) seven days before the regular general election.
             1397          (b) The registered political action committee shall report:
             1398          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             1399      statement; and
             1400          (ii) for financial statements filed on September 15 and before the general election, all
             1401      contributions and expenditures as of three days before the required filing date of the financial
             1402      statement.
             1403          (c) The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this section
             1404      if it received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             1405          (2) (a) The verified financial statement shall include:
             1406          (i) the name, address, and occupation of any individual that makes a contribution to the
             1407      reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             1408          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             1409      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             1410          (iii) the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity that makes
             1411      a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             1412          (iv) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1413          (v) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             1414      reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
             1415          (vi) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1416          (vii) the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the reporting
             1417      political action committee;
             1418          (viii) a paragraph signed by the political action committee's treasurer or chief financial
             1419      officer verifying that, to the best of the signer's knowledge, the financial report is accurate; and
             1420          (ix) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:


             1421          (A) beginning balance;
             1422          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             1423          (C) total contributions to date;
             1424          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1425          (E) total expenditures to date.
             1426          (b) (i) Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $150 or
             1427      less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an aggregate total.
             1428          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of more
             1429      than $150 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1430          Section 31. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:
             1431           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             1432          (1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has [made] received political issues
             1433      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures on current or
             1434      proposed statewide ballot [issues that total] propositions totaling at least [$750] $50 during a
             1435      calendar year, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office on:
             1436          (i) January 5, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the previous
             1437      year;
             1437a      S (ii) SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF AN INCORPORATION ELECTION, IF THE POLITICAL
             1437b      ISSUES COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS OR MADE DISBURSEMENTS TO AFFECT AN
             1437c      INCORPORATION; s
             1438           S [ (ii) ] (iii) s September 15; and
             1439           S [ (iii) ] (iv) s seven days before the regular general election.
             1440          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             1441          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             1442      statement; and
             1443          (ii) for financial statements filed on September 15 and before the general election, all
             1444      contributions and expenditures as of three days before the required filing date of the financial
             1445      statement.
             1446          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it received
             1447      no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             1448          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             1449          (i) the name, address, and occupation of any individual that makes a political issues
             1450      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
             1451      contribution;


             1452          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a political
             1453      issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political
             1454      issues contribution;
             1455          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             1456      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             1457      political issues contribution;
             1458          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues contribution
             1459      to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
             1460          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1461          (vi) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that
             1462      received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the reporting political issues
             1463      committee, and the amount of each political issues expenditure;
             1464          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1465          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             1466      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
             1467          (ix) a paragraph signed by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial
             1468      officer verifying that, to the best of the signer's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             1469          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             1470          (A) beginning balance;
             1471          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             1472          (C) total contributions to date;
             1473          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1474          (E) total expenditures to date.
             1475          (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a
             1476      value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
             1477      aggregate total.
             1478          (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an aggregate
             1479      total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1480          Section 32. Section 63-96-103 is amended to read:
             1481           63-96-103. Reporting of funds -- Reports are public records.
             1482          (1) (a) By January 5 of each year, each state elected official who has a fund, each


             1483      multicounty elected official who has a fund, each surrogate for a state elected official who has a
             1484      fund for a state elected official, and each surrogate for a multicounty elected official who has a
             1485      fund for a multicounty elected official shall file a funds report containing the information required
             1486      by this section with the lieutenant governor.
             1487          (b) By January 5 of each year, each local elected official who has a fund and each surrogate
             1488      for a local elected official who has a fund for a local elected official shall file a funds report
             1489      containing the information required by this section with the county clerk of the county in which
             1490      the local elected official exercises his official duties.
             1491          (2) Each report shall contain:
             1492          (a) the dollar value of the fund as of December 31 of the previous year;
             1493          (b) an itemized list of disbursements from the fund during the previous calendar year
             1494      identifying:
             1495          (i) the date of each disbursement;
             1496          (ii) the name and address of each person or entity to whom a disbursement was made; and
             1497          (iii) the purpose of each disbursement; and
             1498          (c) an itemized list of contributions to the fund during the previous calendar year,
             1499      identifying:
             1500          (i) the date of each contribution; and
             1501          (ii) the name and address of each person or entity from whom a contribution was received.
             1502          (3) Reports filed under this section are classified as public records for purposes of
             1503      disclosure under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
             1503a           S SECTION 33. EFFECTIVE DATE
             1503b          IF APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE, THIS
             1503c      ACT TAKES EFFECT UPON APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR, OR THE DAY FOLLOWING THE
             1503d      CONSTITUTIONAL TIME LIMIT OF UTAH CONSTITUTION ARTICLE VII, SECTION 8, WITHOUT THE
             1503e      GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE, OR IN THE CASE OF A VETO, THE DATE OF THE VETO OVERRIDE. s
             1504          Section S [ 33 ] 34 s . Coordination clause.
             1505          (1) If this bill and H.B. 91, Western States Presidential Primary, both pass, it is the intent
             1506      of the Legislature that the following amendments be made in this bill:
             1507          Subsection 20A-4-401(1)(a) of the database shall read:
             1508          "(1) (a) For any regular [general] primary, municipal primary, regular general, or municipal
             1509      general election, or the Western States Presidential primary, when any candidate loses by not more
             1510      than a total of one vote per voting precinct, [he] the candidate may file a request for a recount with
             1511      the appropriate election officer within seven days of the canvass."
             1512          (2) If this bill and H.B. 110, Financial Disclosure Requirement on Initiatives, both pass,
             1513      it is the intent of the Legislature that the following amendments be made in this bill:


             1514          Subsection 20A-11-802 (1)(a) of the database shall read:
             1515          "(1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has [made] received political issues
             1516      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures [on current or
             1517      proposed ballot issues that total at least $750] totaling at least $50 during a calendar year on
             1518      current or proposed statewide ballot propositions, or on initiative petitions to be submitted to the
             1519      Legislature, shall file a verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office on:
             1520          (i) January 5, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the previous
             1521      year;
             1522          (ii) September 15; and
             1523          (iii) seven days before the regular general election."


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