20A-7-505. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
(1) Any Utah voter may sign a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and
resides in the local jurisdiction.
(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 back of each
signature sheet.
(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 local clerk.
(ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the local
clerk before he delivers the petition to the county clerk to be certified.
(b) Upon receipt of the statement, the local 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 county clerk to be certified.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2000 General Session
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