20A-7-205. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
(1) Any Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.
(2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
signed:
(a) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
and
(b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page of
each initiative packet.
(3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed an initiative petition may have his signature removed
from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the county clerk.
(ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the county
clerk before he delivers the petition to the lieutenant governor.
(b) Upon receipt of the statement, the county clerk shall remove the signature of the
person submitting the statement from the initiative petition.
(c) No one may remove signatures from an initiative petition after the petition is
submitted to the lieutenant governor.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2000 General Session
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