20A-7-301. Referendum -- Signature requirements -- Submission to voters.
(1) (a) A person seeking to have a law passed by the Legislature submitted to a vote of
the people shall obtain:
(i) legal signatures equal to 10% of the cumulative total of all votes cast for all candidates
for governor at the last regular general election at which a governor was elected; and
(ii) from each of at least 15 counties, legal signatures equal to 10% of the total of all
votes cast in that county for all candidates for governor at the last regular general election at
which a governor was elected.
(b) When the lieutenant governor declares a referendum petition sufficient under this part,
the governor shall issue an executive order that:
(i) directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general
election; or
(ii) calls a special election according to the requirements of Section 20A-1-203 and
directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election.
(2) When a referendum petition has been declared sufficient, the law that is the subject of
the petition does not take effect unless and until it is approved by a vote of the people at a regular
general election or a statewide special election.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall provide to any interested person from the official
canvass of the last regular general election at which a governor was elected:
(a) the cumulative total of all votes cast for all candidates for governor; and
(b) for each county, the total of all votes cast in that county for all candidates for
governor.
Amended by Chapter 153, 1995 General Session
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