20A-7-206. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
(1) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general election
ballot, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of
the county in which the packet was circulated no later than April 15 before the regular general
election.
(2) No later than May 1 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
(a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to
determine whether or not those persons are residents of Utah and are at least 18 years old; and
(b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not at
least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
(3) No later than May 15 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
(a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the
requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;
(b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
(c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
(4) In order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, the
sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county
in which the packet was circulated by the November 15 before the annual general session of the
Legislature.
(5) No later than December 1 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
county clerk shall:
(a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to
determine whether or not those persons are Utah residents and are at least 18 years old; and
(b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not at
least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
(6) No later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
county clerk shall:
(a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to the
requirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;
(b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
(c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
(7) Initiative packets are public once they are delivered to the county clerks.
(8) The sponsor or their representatives may not retrieve initiative packets from the
county clerks once they have submitted them.
Amended by Chapter 237, 2008 General Session
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