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Second Substitute H.B. 129

Senator Leonard M. Blackham 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 REFERENDA, AND FOR INITIATIVES
             10      AND REFERENDUM SIGNATURE GATHERERS; MODIFYING DECLARATION OF
             11      CANDIDACY REQUIREMENTS; MODIFYING FINANCIAL REPORTING
             12      REQUIREMENTS; MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
             13      DATE; AND PROVIDING A COORDINATION CLAUSE.
             14      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             15      AMENDS:
             16          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 344 and 369, Laws of Utah 1998
             17          20A-1-501, as last amended by Chapter 79, Laws of Utah 1996
             18          20A-2-201, as last amended by Chapter 106, Laws of Utah 1998
             19          20A-2-203, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             20          20A-3-306.5, as enacted by Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 1996
             21          20A-4-401, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             22          20A-5-202, as last amended by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1997
             23          20A-5-303, as last amended by Chapter 183, Laws of Utah 1997
             24          20A-7-202, as last amended by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1995
             25          20A-7-203, as last amended by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1995


             26          20A-7-205, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             27          20A-7-206, as last amended by Chapters 153, 165 and 340, Laws of Utah 1995
             28          20A-7-213, as last amended by Chapter 79, Laws of Utah 1996
             29          20A-7-303, as last amended by Chapter 153, Laws of Utah 1995
             30          20A-7-305, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             31          20A-7-306, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             32          20A-7-312, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             33          20A-7-503, as enacted by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1994
             34          20A-7-505, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             35          20A-7-506, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             36          20A-7-601, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1994
             37          20A-7-603, as enacted by Chapter 272, Laws of Utah 1994
             38          20A-7-605, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             39          20A-7-606, as last amended by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1995
             40          20A-8-103, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1997
             41          20A-9-201, as last amended by Chapters 27 and 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             42          20A-9-202, as last amended by Chapters 24, 182 and 184, Laws of Utah 1997
             43          20A-9-502, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1994
             44          20A-9-503, as last amended by Chapter 152, Laws of Utah 1995
             45          20A-11-101, as last amended by Chapter 355, Laws of Utah 1997
             46          20A-11-103, as enacted by Chapter 355, Laws of Utah 1997
             47          20A-11-602, as last amended by Chapter 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             48          20A-11-802, as last amended by Chapter 40, Laws of Utah 1998
             49          63-96-103, as enacted by Chapter 341, Laws of Utah 1998
             50      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             51          Section 1. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             52           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             53          As used in this title:
             54          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive voter
             55      by the county clerk.
             56          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines and


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


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


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


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


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


             212          (56) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in Utah.
             213          (57) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot printed and
             214      distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             215          (58) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to register
             216      voters and perform other duties.
             217          (59) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then mark or
             218      punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political parties.
             219          (60) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into
             220      which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's
             221      vote.
             222          (61) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             223          (62) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the authority
             224      of Title 17A.
             225          (63) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are required by law
             226      to be elected.
             227          (64) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:
             228          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             229          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or
             230          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             231          (65) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor or the
             232      Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             233          (66) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             234          (67) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election officer to the
             235      election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             236          (68) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each group of
             237      petitioners.
             238          (69) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the counting
             239      center.
             240          (70) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created by statute,
             241      whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification, resignation, or other
             242      cause.


             243          (71) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a write-in
             244      candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             245          (72) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements of election registration and is
             246      registered and is listed in the official register book.
             247          (73) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting machines,
             248      and ballot box.
             249          (74) "Voting booth" means the space or compartment within a polling place that is
             250      provided for the preparation of ballots and includes the voting machine enclosure or curtain.
             251          (75) "Voting device" means:
             252          (a) an apparatus in which ballot cards are used in connection with a punch device for
             253      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             254          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance; or
             255          (c) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated by
             256      means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             257          (76) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of recording and
             258      tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             259          (77) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to witness
             260      the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             261          (78) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by law
             262      within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             263          (79) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, and an inspecting
             264      poll watcher.
             265          (80) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             266          (81) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot
             267      according to the procedures established in this title.
             268          Section 2. Section 20A-1-501 is amended to read:
             269           20A-1-501. Candidate vacancies -- Procedure for filling.
             270          (1) The state central committee of a political party, for candidates for United States
             271      senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state
             272      treasurer, and state auditor, and for legislative candidates whose legislative districts encompass
             273      more than one county, and the county central committee of a political party, for all other party


             274      candidates seeking an office elected at a regular general election, may certify the name of another
             275      candidate to the appropriate election officer if:
             276          (a) after the close of the period for filing declarations of candidacy but before the primary:
             277          (i) only one or two candidates from that party have filed a declaration of candidacy for that
             278      office; and
             279          (ii) one or both:
             280          (A) dies;
             281          (B) resigns because of becoming physically or mentally disabled as certified by a
             282      physician; or
             283          (C) is disqualified by an election officer for improper filing or nominating procedures; or
             284          (b) after the primary election but before the general election the party's candidate:
             285          (i) dies;
             286          (ii) resigns because of becoming physically or mentally disabled as certified by a
             287      physician; [or]
             288          (iii) is disqualified by an election officer for improper filing or nominating procedures; or
             289          (iv) resigns to become a candidate for President or Vice-President of the United States.
             290          (2) If no more than two candidates from a political party have filed a declaration of
             291      candidacy for an office elected at a regular general election and one resigns to become the party
             292      candidate for another position, the state central committee of that political party, for candidates for
             293      governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor, and for legislative
             294      candidates whose legislative districts encompass more than one county, and the county central
             295      committee of that political party, for all other party candidates, may certify the name of another
             296      candidate to the appropriate election officer.
             297          (3) Each replacement candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy as required by Title
             298      20A, Chapter 9, Part 2, Candidate Qualifications and Declarations of Candidacy.
             299          Section 3. Section 20A-2-201 is amended to read:
             300           20A-2-201. Registering to vote at office of county clerk.
             301          (1) Except as provided in [Subsections] Subsection (2) [and (3)], the county clerk shall
             302      register to vote all persons who present themselves for registration at the county clerk's office
             303      during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally qualified and entitled
             304      to vote in a voting precinct in the county.


             305          (2) [Except as provided in Subsection (3), during the 19] During the seven calendar days
             306      immediately before any scheduled election, the county clerk shall:
             307          (a) accept registration forms from all persons who present themselves for registration at
             308      the clerk's office during designated office hours if those persons, on voting day, will be legally
             309      qualified and entitled to vote in a voting precinct in the county; and
             310          (b) inform them that they will be registered to vote but may not vote in the pending
             311      election because they registered too late.
             312          [(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county clerk from:]
             313          [(a) designating the county clerk's office as a satellite location for voter registration; and]
             314          [(b) allowing a person to register to vote according to the schedule and procedures in
             315      Section 20A-2-203 .]
             316          Section 4. Section 20A-2-203 is amended to read:
             317           20A-2-203. Satellite location -- Registration by satellite registrar.
             318          (1) (a) Each county clerk shall designate at least one satellite location for voter registration
             319      for every 25,000 people residing within the county.
             320          (b) A county clerk may designate as many satellite locations as desired.
             321          (2) (a) Any person who meets the voter registration requirements may register to vote with
             322      a satellite registrar at any satellite location within the person's county of residence between 8 a.m.
             323      and 8 p.m.:
             324          (i) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             325      before the regular primary election in counties holding a primary election;
             326          (ii) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             327      before the regular general election;
             328          (iii) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             329      before the municipal primary election in municipalities holding a municipal primary election; and
             330          (iv) on the Friday and Monday [and Tuesday], the [seventh and] eighth and eleventh day,
             331      before the municipal general election.
             332          (b) Each satellite registrar shall register to vote all persons who:
             333          (i) present themselves for registration; and
             334          (ii) are legally qualified and entitled to vote in that voting precinct on election day.
             335          (3) For municipal elections, the municipality in which the registration is made shall pay


             336      the expenses of registration.
             337          Section 5. Section 20A-3-306.5 is amended to read:
             338           20A-3-306.5. Emergency absentee ballots.
             339          (1) As used in this section, "hospitalized voter" means a registered voter who is
             340      hospitalized or otherwise confined to a medical or long-term care institution after the deadline for
             341      filing an application for an absentee ballot established in Section 20A-3-304 .
             342          (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a hospitalized voter may obtain an
             343      absentee ballot and vote on election day by following the procedures and requirements of this
             344      section.
             345          (3) (a) Any person may obtain an absentee ballot application, an absentee ballot, and an
             346      absentee ballot envelope from the election officer on behalf of a hospitalized voter by requesting
             347      a ballot and application in person at the election officer's office.
             348          (b) The election officer shall require the person to sign a statement identifying himself and
             349      the hospitalized voter.
             350          (4) To vote, the hospitalized voter shall complete the absentee ballot application, complete
             351      and sign the application on the absentee ballot envelope, mark his votes on the absentee ballot,
             352      place the absentee ballot into the envelope, and seal the envelope.
             353          (5) To be counted, the absentee voter application and the sealed absentee ballot envelope
             354      must be returned to the election officer's office before the polls close on election day.
             355          Section 6. Section 20A-4-401 is amended to read:
             356           20A-4-401. Recounts -- Procedure.
             357          [(1) (a) Any candidate whose name appears on the official ballot in any voting precinct for
             358      any regular primary or municipal primary election may request that the board of canvassers recount
             359      the ballots cast in that voting precinct by alleging, in an affidavit filed with the election officer at
             360      least one day before the date fixed for canvassing the returns, that fraud was committed or error
             361      or mistake was made in counting or returning the votes cast in that voting precinct.]
             362          [(b) (i) If the board receives an affidavit requesting a recount, the board shall recount the
             363      ballots cast in those voting precincts for the office for which the contestant was a candidate.]
             364          [(ii) If, after recounting the ballots, the board reaches a different result from that returned
             365      by the election judges, the board shall substitute its result as the true and correct return and use its
             366      result in all subsequent proceedings.]


             367          [(c) The board's decision based upon the recount is final and no other contest is permitted.]
             368          [(2) If a court orders a recount of votes, the ballots shall be recounted in the manner
             369      directed by the judicial authority.]
             370          [(3)] (1) (a) For any regular [general] primary, municipal primary, regular general, or
             371      municipal general election, when any candidate loses by not more than a total of one vote per
             372      voting precinct, [he] the candidate may file a request for a recount with the appropriate election
             373      officer within seven days of the canvass.
             374          (b) The election officer shall:
             375          (i) supervise the recount;
             376          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that office;
             377          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             378      3; and
             379          (iv) declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes on the recount.
             380          [(4)] (2) (a) Any ten voters who voted in an election when any ballot proposition was on
             381      the ballot may file a request for a recount with the appropriate election officer within seven days
             382      of the canvass.
             383          (b) The election officer shall:
             384          (i) supervise the recount;
             385          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that ballot proposition;
             386          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             387      3; and
             388          (iv) declare the ballot proposition to have "passed" or "failed" based upon the results of
             389      the recount.
             390          (c) Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition may designate representatives to
             391      witness the recount.
             392          (d) The person or entity requesting the recount shall pay the costs of the recount.
             393          [(5)] (3) Costs incurred by recount under Subsection [(3)] (1) may not be assessed against
             394      the person requesting the recount.
             395          Section 7. Section 20A-5-202 is amended to read:
             396           20A-5-202. Satellite registrars -- Duties.
             397          (1) Satellite registrars may administer oaths and affirmations and perform all other acts that


             398      are necessary to fully accomplish the requirements of this part.
             399          [(2) A satellite registrar shall register to vote all persons who:]
             400          [(a) present themselves for registration between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on:]
             401          [(i) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the regular primary
             402      election;]
             403          [(ii) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the regular general
             404      election;]
             405          [(iii) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the municipal primary
             406      election in municipalities holding a municipal primary election; and]
             407          [(iv) the Monday and Tuesday, the seventh and eighth day before the municipal general
             408      election; and]
             409          [(b) are legally qualified and entitled to vote in that voting precinct on election day.]
             410          (2) On the dates and at the times provided in Section 20A-2-203 , a satellite registrar shall
             411      register to vote each person who is legally qualified and entitled to vote in that county on election
             412      day.
             413          (3) Each satellite registrar shall:
             414          (a) provide voter registration applications for interested citizens;
             415          (b) have maps available for determining precinct locations;
             416          (c) assist citizens in completing the voter registration form;
             417          (d) review completed voter registration forms to ensure that they are accurate and that the
             418      applicant meets eligibility requirements;
             419          (e) return the official proof of registration form to the voter; and
             420          (f) deliver completed registration forms to the county clerk.
             421          (4) The county clerk shall:
             422          (a) record the new voters into the official register and posting list or prepare an addendum
             423      of new voters for the official register and posting list; and
             424          (b) before election day, deliver the official register, posting list, and addendum, if any, to
             425      the election judges of each voting precinct.
             426          (5) During the time voter registration is being held, satellite registrars may not display any
             427      political signs, posters, or other designations of support for candidates, issues, or political parties
             428      on the premises.


             429          Section 8. Section 20A-5-303 is amended to read:
             430           20A-5-303. Establishing, dividing, abolishing, and changing voting precincts --
             431      Combined voting precincts -- Counties.
             432          (1) The county legislative body may establish, divide, abolish, and change voting precincts.
             433          (2) (a) The county legislative body shall alter or divide voting precincts so that each voting
             434      precinct contains not more than 1,000 active voters.
             435          (b) The county legislative body shall:
             436          (i) identify those precincts that may reach 1,000 active voters or become too large to
             437      facilitate the election process; and
             438          (ii) divide those precincts before February 1.
             439          (3) The county legislative body may not:
             440          (a) establish or abolish any voting precinct after February 1, of a regular general election
             441      year; or
             442          (b) alter or change the boundaries of any voting precinct after February 1, of a regular
             443      general election year.
             444          (4) For the purpose of balloting on regular primary or regular general election day, the
             445      county legislative body may establish a common polling place for two or more whole voting
             446      precincts according to the following requirements:
             447          (a) the total population of the [combined voting precinct] voters authorized to vote at the
             448      common polling place may not exceed 3,000 active voters;
             449          (b) the [combined] voting precincts voting at the common polling place shall all lie within
             450      the same legislative district; and
             451          (c) the voting precincts [shall be combined for balloting purposes] voting at, and the
             452      location of, the common polling place shall be designated at least 90 days before the election.
             453          (5) In addition to the authorizations contained in Subsection (4), in regular primary
             454      elections only, the county legislative body may combine voting precincts, and use one set of
             455      election judges for the combined precincts if the ballots for each of the combined precincts are
             456      identical.
             457          Section 9. Section 20A-7-202 is amended to read:
             458           20A-7-202. Statewide initiative process -- Application procedures -- Time to gather
             459      signatures -- Grounds for rejection.


             460          (1) Persons wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an application with the
             461      lieutenant governor.
             462          (2) The application shall contain:
             463          (a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the initiative petition;
             464          (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors:
             465          (i) is a [registered voter] resident of Utah; and
             466          (ii) has voted in a regular general election in Utah within the last three years;
             467          (c) the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public; and
             468          (d) a copy of the proposed law.
             469          (3) The application and its contents are public when filed with the lieutenant governor.
             470          (4) (a) The sponsors shall qualify the petition for the regular general election ballot no later
             471      than the second regular general election after the application is filed.
             472          (b) If the sponsors fail to qualify the petition for that ballot, the sponsors must:
             473          (i) submit a new application;
             474          (ii) obtain new signature sheets; and
             475          (iii) collect signatures again.
             476          (5) The lieutenant governor shall reject the application and not issue circulation sheets if:
             477          (a) the law proposed by the initiative is patently unconstitutional;
             478          (b) the law proposed by the initiative is nonsensical; or
             479          (c) the proposed law could not become law if passed.
             480          Section 10. Section 20A-7-203 is amended to read:
             481           20A-7-203. Form of initiative petition and signature sheets.
             482          (1) (a) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             483      form:
             484          "INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
             485          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that the following proposed law
             486      be submitted to the legal voters/Legislature of Utah for their/its approval or rejection at the regular
             487      general election/session to be held/ beginning on the ____ day of ____, 19__;
             488          Each signer says:
             489          I have personally signed this petition;
             490          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the


             491      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             492          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             493          (b) The sponsors of an initiative shall attach a copy of the proposed law to each initiative
             494      petition.
             495          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             496          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             497          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             498      blank for the purpose of binding;
             499          (c) contain the title of the initiative printed below the horizontal line;
             500          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             501      the title of the initiative;
             502          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             503      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             504          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any initiative petition with any other name
             505      than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign an
             506      initiative petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             507      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             508          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             509      by this section; and
             510          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             511          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             512      headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle
             513      with the left subdivision entitled "Registered" and the right subdivision left untitled;
             514          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             515      (must be legible to be counted)";
             516          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             517      and
             518          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code".
             519          (3) The final page of each initiative packet shall contain the following printed or typed
             520      statement:
             521          "Verification


             522          State of Utah, County of ____
             523          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             524          I am [registered to vote in] a resident of Utah;
             525          All the names that appear in this packet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             526      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             527          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             528      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             529      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             530          ________________________________________________________________________
             531          (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
             532          (4) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             533      the initiative petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             534          Section 11. Section 20A-7-205 is amended to read:
             535           20A-7-205. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             536          (1) Any Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.
             537          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             538      signed:
             539          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah;]
             540          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             541          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last
             542      page of each initiative packet.
             543          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed an initiative petition may have his signature removed
             544      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the county clerk.
             545          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the county
             546      clerk before he delivers the petition to the lieutenant governor.
             547          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the county clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             548      submitting the statement from the initiative petition.
             549          (c) No one may remove signatures from an initiative petition after the petition is submitted
             550      to the lieutenant governor.
             551          Section 12. Section 20A-7-206 is amended to read:
             552           20A-7-206. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the


             553      county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
             554          (1) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general election
             555      ballot, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of
             556      the county in which the packet was circulated by the June 1 before the regular general election.
             557          (2) No later than June 15 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
             558          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to
             559      determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] residents of Utah; and
             560          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not registered to vote in Utah to the
             561      attorney general and county attorney.
             562          (3) No later than July 1 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
             563          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             564      or not the signer is a registered voter;
             565          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
             566          (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
             567          (4) In order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, the sponsors
             568      shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which
             569      the packet was circulated by the November 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature.
             570          (5) No later than December 1 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
             571      county clerk shall:
             572          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet to
             573      determine whether or not those persons are Utah residents; and
             574          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident to the attorney
             575      general and county attorney.
             576          (6) No later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, the
             577      county clerk shall:
             578          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             579      or not the signer is a registered voter;
             580          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
             581          (c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
             582          [(4)] (7) Initiative packets are public once they are delivered to the county clerks.
             583          [(5)] (8) The sponsor or their representatives may not retrieve initiative packets from the


             584      county clerks once they have submitted them.
             585          Section 13. Section 20A-7-213 is amended to read:
             586           20A-7-213. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
             587          (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
             588          (a) sign any name other than his own to any initiative petition;
             589          (b) knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;
             590          (c) sign an initiative knowing he is not a legal voter; or
             591          (d) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
             592          (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for an initiative packet knowing
             593      that:
             594          [(a) he is not registered to vote in Utah;]
             595          [(b)] (a) he does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ;
             596          [(c)] (b) he has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the
             597      initiative packet; or
             598          [(d)] (c) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the initiative packet is either:
             599          (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
             600          (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
             601          (3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             602          (4) The attorney general or the county attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.
             603          Section 14. Section 20A-7-303 is amended to read:
             604           20A-7-303. Form of referendum petition and signature sheets.
             605          (1) (a) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             606      form:
             607          "REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
             608          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully order that Senate (or House) Bill No.
             609      ____, entitled (title of act, and, if the petition is against less than the whole act, set forth here the
             610      part or parts on which the referendum is sought), passed by the ____ Session of the Legislature of
             611      the state of Utah, be referred to the people of Utah for their approval or rejection at a regular
             612      general election or a statewide special election;
             613          Each signer says:
             614          I have personally signed this petition;


             615          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             616      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             617          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             618          (b) The sponsors of a referendum shall attach a copy of the law that is the subject of the
             619      referendum to each referendum petition.
             620          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             621          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             622          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             623      blank for the purpose of binding;
             624          (c) contain the title of the referendum printed below the horizontal line;
             625          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             626      the title of the referendum;
             627          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             628      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             629          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any referendum petition with any other
             630      name than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign
             631      a referendum petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             632      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             633          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             634      by this section; and
             635          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             636          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             637      headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle;
             638          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             639      (must be legible to be counted)";
             640          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             641      and
             642          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code".
             643          (3) The final page of each referendum packet shall contain the following printed or typed
             644      statement:
             645          "Verification


             646          State of Utah, County of ____
             647          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             648          I am [registered to vote in] a Utah resident;
             649          All the names that appear in this packet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             650      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             651          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             652      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             653      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             654          ________________________________________________________________________
             655          (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
             656          (4) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             657      the referendum petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             658          Section 15. Section 20A-7-305 is amended to read:
             659           20A-7-305. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             660          (1) Any Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter.
             661          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             662      signed:
             663          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah;]
             664          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             665          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last
             666      page of each signature sheet.
             667          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed a referendum petition may have his signature removed
             668      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the county clerk.
             669          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the county
             670      clerk before he delivers the petition to the lieutenant governor.
             671          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the county clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             672      submitting the statement from the referendum petition.
             673          (c) No one may remove signatures from a referendum petition after the petition is
             674      submitted to the lieutenant governor.
             675          Section 16. Section 20A-7-306 is amended to read:
             676           20A-7-306. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the


             677      county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
             678          (1) No later than 40 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed,
             679      the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified referendum packet to the county clerk of the
             680      county in which the packet was circulated.
             681          (2) No later than 55 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed,
             682      the county clerk shall:
             683          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             684      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] Utah residents;
             685      and
             686          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not [registered to vote in] a Utah
             687      resident to the attorney general and county attorney.
             688          (3) No later than 55 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed,
             689      the county clerk shall:
             690          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             691      or not the signer is a voter;
             692          (b) certify on the referendum petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and
             693          (c) deliver all of the referendum packets to the lieutenant governor.
             694          Section 17. Section 20A-7-312 is amended to read:
             695           20A-7-312. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
             696          (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
             697          (a) sign any name other than his own to any referendum petition;
             698          (b) knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;
             699          (c) sign a referendum knowing he is not a legal voter; or
             700          (d) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
             701          (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for a referendum packet knowing
             702      that:
             703          [(a) he is not registered to vote in Utah;]
             704          [(b)] (a) he does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ;
             705          [(c)] (b) he has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the
             706      referendum packet; or
             707          [(d)] (c) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the referendum packet is either:


             708          (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
             709          (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
             710          (3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             711          (4) The attorney general or the county clerk shall prosecute any violation of this section.
             712          Section 18. Section 20A-7-503 is amended to read:
             713           20A-7-503. Form of initiative petitions and signature sheets.
             714          (1) (a) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             715      form:
             716          "INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town
             717      Clerk:
             718          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that the following proposed law
             719      be submitted to: the legislative body for its approval or rejection at its next meeting; and the legal
             720      voters of the county/city/town, if the legislative body rejects the proposed law or takes no action
             721      on it.
             722          Each signer says:
             723          I have personally signed this petition;
             724          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             725      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             726          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             727          (b) The sponsors of an initiative shall attach a copy of the proposed law to each initiative
             728      petition.
             729          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             730          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             731          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             732      blank for the purpose of binding;
             733          (c) contain the title of the initiative printed below the horizontal line;
             734          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             735      the title of the initiative;
             736          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             737      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
             738          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any initiative petition with any other name


             739      than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign an
             740      initiative petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             741      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             742          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             743      by this section;
             744          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             745          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             746      headed with "For Office Use Only", and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle
             747      with the left subdivision entitled "Registered" and the right subdivision left untitled;
             748          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             749      (must be legible to be counted)";
             750          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             751      and
             752          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code";
             753      and
             754          (h) contain the following statement, printed or typed upon the back of each sheet:
             755          "Verification
             756          State of Utah, County of ____
             757          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             758          I am [registered to vote in] a resident of Utah;
             759          All the names that appear on this sheet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             760      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             761          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             762      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             763      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             764          _____________________________"
             765          (3) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             766      the initiative petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             767          Section 19. Section 20A-7-505 is amended to read:
             768           20A-7-505. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             769          (1) Any Utah voter may sign a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and


             770      resides in the local jurisdiction.
             771          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             772      signed:
             773          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah; and]
             774          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             775          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the back
             776      of each signature sheet.
             777          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed an initiative petition may have his signature removed
             778      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the local clerk.
             779          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the local
             780      clerk before he delivers the petition to the county clerk to be certified.
             781          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the local clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             782      submitting the statement from the initiative petition.
             783          (c) No one may remove signatures from an initiative petition after the petition is submitted
             784      to the county clerk to be certified.
             785          Section 20. Section 20A-7-506 is amended to read:
             786           20A-7-506. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             787      county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
             788          (1) No later than 120 days before any regular general election, for county initiatives, or
             789      municipal general election, for municipal initiatives, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and
             790      verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated.
             791          (2) No later than 90 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             792          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             793      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] residents of
             794      Utah; and
             795          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is [not registered to vote in] a Utah
             796      resident to the attorney general and county attorney.
             797          (3) No later than 60 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             798          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             799      or not the signer is a voter;
             800          (b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and


             801          (c) deliver all of the packets to the local clerk.
             802          Section 21. Section 20A-7-601 is amended to read:
             803           20A-7-601. Referenda -- Signature requirements -- Time requirements.
             804          (1) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person seeking to have a law passed by the
             805      local legislative body submitted to a vote of the people shall obtain legal signatures equal to:
             806          (a) 10% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at
             807      the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes exceeds 25,000;
             808          (b) 12-1/2% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor
             809      at the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed
             810      25,000 but is more than 10,000;
             811          (c) 15% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at
             812      the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed
             813      10,000 but is more than 2,500;
             814          (d) 20% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at
             815      the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 2,500
             816      but is more than 500;
             817          (e) 25% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at
             818      the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 500
             819      but is more than 250; and
             820          (f) 30% of all the votes cast in the county, city, or town for all candidates for governor at
             821      the last election at which a governor was elected if the total number of votes does not exceed 250.
             822          (2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2), "land use law" includes a land use development code,
             823      an annexation ordinance, and comprehensive zoning ordinances.
             824          (b) A person seeking to have a land use law passed by the local legislative body submitted
             825      to a vote of the people shall obtain legal signatures equal to:

             826          (i) in counties and first and second class cities, 20% of all votes cast in the county or city
             827      for all candidates for governor at the last election at which a governor was elected; and

             828          (ii) in third class cities and towns, 35% of all the votes cast in the city or town for all
             829      candidates for governor at the last election at which a governor was elected.
             830          (3) (a) Sponsors of any referendum petition challenging under Subsection (1) or (2) any
             831      local law passed by a local legislative body shall file the petition within 35 days after the passage


             832      of the local law.
             833          (b) The local law remains in effect until repealed by the voters via referendum.
             834          (3) If the referendum passes, the local law that was challenged by the referendum is
             835      repealed as of the date of the election.
             836          Section 22. Section 20A-7-603 is amended to read:
             837           20A-7-603. Form of referendum petition and signature sheets.
             838          (1) (a) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the following
             839      form:
             840          "REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable ____, County Clerk/City Recorder/Town
             841      Clerk:
             842          We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully order that Ordinance No. ____, entitled
             843      (title of ordinance, and, if the petition is against less than the whole ordinance, set forth here the
             844      part or parts on which the referendum is sought), passed by the ____ be referred to the voters for
             845      their approval or rejection at the regular/municipal general election to be held on the ____ day of
             846      ____, 19__;
             847          Each signer says:
             848          I have personally signed this petition;
             849          I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
             850      certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
             851          My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
             852          (b) The sponsors of a referendum shall attach a copy of the law that is the subject of the
             853      referendum to each referendum petition.
             854          (2) Each signature sheet shall:
             855          (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
             856          (b) be ruled with a horizontal line 3/4 inch from the top, with the space above that line
             857      blank for the purpose of binding;
             858          (c) contain the title of the referendum printed below the horizontal line;
             859          (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet under
             860      the title of the referendum;
             861          (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or typed
             862      in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:


             863          "It is a class A misdemeanor for anyone to sign any referendum petition with any other
             864      name than his own, or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure, or to sign
             865      a referendum petition when he knows he is not a registered voter and knows that he does not intend
             866      to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
             867          (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, 3/8 inch apart under the "Warning" statement required
             868      by this section;
             869          (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
             870          (i) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be 5/8 inch wide, be
             871      headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down the middle;
             872          (ii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed Name
             873      (must be legible to be counted)";
             874          (iii) the next column shall be three inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered Voter";
             875      and
             876          (iv) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip Code";
             877      and
             878          (h) contain the following statement, printed or typed upon the back of each sheet:
             879          "Verification
             880          State of Utah, County of ____
             881          I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
             882          I am [registered to vote in] a resident of Utah;
             883          All the names that appear on this sheet were signed by persons who professed to be the
             884      persons whose names appear in it, and each of them signed his name on it in my presence;
             885          I believe that each has printed and signed his name and written his post office address and
             886      residence correctly, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah or intends to become
             887      registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.
             888          _____________________________"
             889          (3) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially followed,
             890      the referendum petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
             891          Section 23. Section 20A-7-605 is amended to read:
             892           20A-7-605. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
             893          (1) Any Utah voter may sign a local referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter and


             894      resides in the local jurisdiction.
             895          (2) The sponsors shall ensure that the person in whose presence each signature sheet was
             896      signed:
             897          [(a) is registered to vote in Utah; and]
             898          [(b)] (a) meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105 ; and
             899          [(c)] (b) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the back
             900      of each signature sheet.
             901          (3) (a) (i) Any voter who has signed a referendum petition may have his signature removed
             902      from the petition by submitting a notarized statement to that effect to the local clerk.
             903          (ii) In order for the signature to be removed, the statement must be received by the local
             904      clerk before he delivers the petition to the county clerk to be certified.
             905          (b) Upon receipt of the statement, the local clerk shall remove the signature of the person
             906      submitting the statement from the referendum petition.
             907          (c) No one may remove signatures from a referendum petition after the petition is
             908      submitted to the county clerk to be certified.
             909          Section 24. Section 20A-7-606 is amended to read:
             910           20A-7-606. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by the
             911      county clerks -- Transfer to local clerk.
             912          (1) No later than 120 days before any regular general election for county referenda, or
             913      municipal general election for local referenda, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified
             914      referendum packet to the county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated.
             915          (2) No later than 90 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             916          (a) check the names of all persons completing the verification on the back of each
             917      signature sheet to determine whether or not those persons are [registered to vote in] Utah residents;
             918      and
             919          (b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not [registered to vote in] a Utah
             920      resident to the attorney general and county attorney.
             921          (3) No later than 60 days before any general election, the county clerk shall:
             922          (a) check all the names of the signers against the official registers to determine whether
             923      or not the signer is a voter;
             924          (b) certify on the referendum petition whether or not each name is that of a voter; and


             925          (c) deliver all of the referendum packets to the local clerk.
             926          Section 25. Section 20A-8-103 is amended to read:
             927           20A-8-103. Petition procedures.
             928          (1) As used in this section, the proposed name or emblem of a registered political party
             929      is "distinguishable" if a reasonable person of average intelligence will be able to perceive a
             930      difference between the proposed name or emblem and any name or emblem currently being used
             931      by another registered political party.
             932          (2) To become a registered political party, an organization of registered voters that is not
             933      a continuing political party shall:
             934          (a) circulate a petition seeking registered political party status beginning no earlier than
             935      the date of the statewide canvass held after the last regular general election and ending no later
             936      than the February 15 of the year in which the next regular general election will be held; and
             937          (b) file a petition with the lieutenant governor that is signed by at least 2,000 registered
             938      voters on or before February 15 of the year in which a regular general election will be held.
             939          (3) The petition shall:
             940          (a) state that the signers are or desire to become members of the designated party or group;
             941          (b) state the name, which may not exceed four words, and identify the emblem of the party
             942      or group;
             943          (c) state the process that the organization will follow to organize and adopt a constitution
             944      and bylaws; and
             945          (d) be signed by a filing officer, who agrees to receive communications on behalf of the
             946      organization.
             947          (4) The lieutenant governor shall:
             948          (a) determine whether or not the required number of voters appears on the petition;
             949          (b) review the proposed name and emblem to determine if they are "distinguishable" from
             950      the names and emblems of other registered political parties; and
             951          (c) certify his findings to the filing officer of the group within 30 days of the filing of the
             952      petition.
             953          (5) (a) If the lieutenant governor determines that the petition meets the requirements of this
             954      section, and that the proposed name and emblem are distinguishable, he shall authorize the filing
             955      officer to organize the prospective political party.


             956          (b) If the lieutenant governor finds that the name, emblem, or both are not distinguishable
             957      from the names and emblems of other registered political parties, the lieutenant governor shall
             958      notify the filing officer that he has seven days to submit a new name or emblem to the lieutenant
             959      governor.
             960          (6) A registered political party may not change its name or emblem during the regular
             961      general election cycle.
             962          Section 26. Section 20A-9-201 is amended to read:
             963           20A-9-201. Declarations of candidacy -- Candidacy for more than one office or of
             964      more than one political party prohibited -- General filing and form requirements.
             965          (1) Before filing a declaration of candidacy for election to any office, a person shall:
             966          (a) be a United States citizen; and
             967          (b) meet the legal requirements of that office.
             968          (2) [A] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a person may not:
             969          [(a)] (i) file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, more than one office
             970      during any election year; or
             971          [(b)] (ii) appear on the ballot as the candidate of more than one political party.
             972          (b) A person may file a declaration of candidacy for, or be a candidate for, President or
             973      Vice-President of the United States and another office, if the person resigns the person's candidacy
             974      for the other office after the person is officially nominated for President or Vice-President of the
             975      United States.
             976          (3) If the final date established for filing a declaration of candidacy is a Saturday or
             977      Sunday, the filing time shall be extended until 5 p.m. on the following Monday.
             978          (4) (a) (i) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy, the filing
             979      officer shall:
             980          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             981      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             982          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those requirements.
             983          (ii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney, the
             984      county clerk shall ensure that the person filing that declaration of candidacy is:
             985          (A) a United States citizen;
             986          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing


             987      of the Utah State Bar;
             988          (C) a registered voter in the county in which he is seeking office; and
             989          (D) a current resident of the county in which he is seeking office and either has been a
             990      resident of that county for at least one year or was appointed and is currently serving as county
             991      attorney and became a resident of the county within 30 days after appointment to the office.
             992          (iii) Before accepting a declaration of candidacy for the office of district attorney, the
             993      county clerk shall ensure that, as of the date of the election, the person filing that declaration of
             994      candidacy is:
             995          (A) a United States citizen;
             996          (B) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing
             997      of the Utah State Bar;
             998          (C) a registered voter in the prosecution district in which he is seeking office; and
             999          (D) a current resident of the prosecution district in which he is seeking office and either
             1000      will have been a resident of that prosecution district for at least one year as of the date of the
             1001      election or was appointed and is currently serving as district attorney and became a resident of the
             1002      prosecution district within 30 days after receiving appointment to the office.
             1003          (b) If the prospective candidate states that he does not meet the qualification requirements
             1004      for the office, the filing officer may not accept the prospective candidate's declaration of candidacy.
             1005          (c) If the candidate states that he meets the requirements of candidacy, the filing officer
             1006      shall:
             1007          (i) accept the candidate's declaration of candidacy; and
             1008          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             1009      declaration of candidacy to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate
             1010      is a member.
             1011          (5) The form of the declaration of candidacy shall be substantially as follows:
             1012          "State of Utah, County of ____
             1013          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming a candidate for the office of ____
             1014      as a candidate for the ____ party. I do solemnly swear that: I can qualify to hold that office, both
             1015      legally and constitutionally, if selected; I reside at _____________ in the City or Town of ____,
             1016      Utah, Zip Code ____ Phone No. ____; I will not knowingly violate any law governing campaigns
             1017      and elections; and I will qualify for the office if elected to it. The mailing address that I designate


             1018      for receiving official election notices is ___________________________.
             1019      ____________________________________________________________________
             1020          Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of ____, 19__.
             1021     
_________________________________________________

             1022     
Notary Public (or other officer qualified to administer oath.)"

             1023          (6) (a) The fee for filing a declaration of candidacy is:
             1024          (i) $25 for candidates for the local school district board; and
             1025          (ii) 1/8 of 1% of the total salary for the full term of office legally paid to the person holding
             1026      the office, but not less than $5, for all other federal, state, and county offices.
             1027          (b) The filing officer shall refund the filing fee to any candidate:
             1028          (i) who is disqualified; or
             1029          (ii) who the filing officer determines has filed improperly.
             1030          (c) (i) The county clerk shall immediately pay to the county treasurer all fees received from
             1031      candidates.
             1032          (ii) The lieutenant governor shall:
             1033          (A) apportion to and pay to the county treasurers of the various counties all fees received
             1034      for filing of nomination certificates or acceptances; and
             1035          (B) ensure that each county receives that proportion of the total amount paid to the
             1036      lieutenant governor from the congressional district that the total vote of that county for all
             1037      candidates for representative in Congress bears to the total vote of all counties within the
             1038      congressional district for all candidates for representative in Congress.
             1039          (d) (i) Each person who is unable to pay the filing fee may file a declaration of candidacy
             1040      without payment upon a prima facie showing of impecuniosity as evidenced by an affidavit of
             1041      impecuniosity filed with the filing officer.
             1042          (ii) The filing officer shall ensure that the affidavit of impecuniosity is printed in
             1043      substantially the following form:
             1044          "Affidavit of Impecuniosity
             1045      Individual Name ____________________________Address_____________________________
             1046      Phone Number _________________
             1047      I,__________________________(name), do solemnly [swear] [affirm] that, owing to my poverty,
             1048      I am unable to pay the filing fee required by law.


             1049      Date ______________ Signature________________________________________________
             1050      Affiant
             1051      Subscribed and sworn to before me on ___________(date)
             1052     
______________________

             1053     
(signature)

             1054          Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Administer Oath:"
             1055          (7) Any person who fails to file a declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination
             1056      within the time provided in this chapter is ineligible for nomination to office.
             1057          Section 27. Section 20A-9-202 is amended to read:
             1058           20A-9-202. Declarations of candidacy for regular general elections -- Requirements
             1059      for candidates.
             1060          (1) (a) Each person seeking to become a candidate for elective office for any county office
             1061      that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             1062          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the county clerk between the March 7 and
             1063      before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             1064          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1065          (b) Each person intending to become a candidate for any legislative office or multicounty
             1066      office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             1067          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with either the lieutenant governor or the
             1068      county clerk in the candidate's county of residence between the March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the
             1069      March 17 before the next regular general election; and
             1070          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1071          (c) (i) Each county clerk who receives a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for
             1072      multicounty office shall transmit the filing fee and a copy of the candidate's declaration of
             1073      candidacy to the lieutenant governor within one working day after it is filed.
             1074          (ii) Each day during the filing period, each county clerk shall notify the lieutenant governor
             1075      electronically or by telephone of legislative candidates who have filed in their office.
             1076          (d) Each person seeking to become a candidate for elective office for any federal office or
             1077      constitutional office that is to be filled at the next regular general election shall:
             1078          (i) file a declaration of candidacy in person with the lieutenant governor between the
             1079      March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before the next regular general election; and


             1080          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1081          (e) Each person seeking the office of lieutenant governor, the office of district attorney,
             1082      or the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall comply with the specific
             1083      declaration of candidacy requirements established by this section.
             1084          (2) (a) Each person intending to become a candidate for the office of district attorney
             1085      within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next regular general election
             1086      shall:
             1087          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk designated in the interlocal agreement
             1088      creating the prosecution district between the March 7 and before 5 p.m. on the March 17 before
             1089      the next regular general election; and
             1090          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1091          (b) The designated clerk shall provide to the county clerk of each county in the prosecution
             1092      district a certified copy of each declaration of candidacy filed for the office of district attorney.
             1093          (3) (a) Within five working days of nomination, each lieutenant governor candidate shall:
             1094          (i) file a declaration of candidacy with the lieutenant governor; and
             1095          (ii) pay the filing fee.
             1096          (b) (i) Any candidate for lieutenant governor who fails to file within five working days is
             1097      disqualified.
             1098          (ii) If a lieutenant governor is disqualified, another candidate shall be nominated to replace
             1099      the disqualified candidate.
             1100          (4) Each registered political party shall:
             1101          (a) certify the names of its candidates for President and Vice President of the United States
             1102      to the lieutenant governor by August 30; or
             1103          (b) provide written authorization for the lieutenant governor to accept the certification of
             1104      candidates for President and Vice President of the United States from the national office of the
             1105      registered political party.
             1106          (5) (a) A declaration of candidacy filed under this section is valid unless a written
             1107      objection is filed with the clerk or lieutenant governor within five days after the last day for filing.
             1108          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk or lieutenant governor shall:
             1109          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate immediately;
             1110      and


             1111          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             1112          (c) If the clerk or lieutenant governor sustains the objection, the candidate may cure the
             1113      problem by amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is sustained
             1114      or by filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
             1115          (d) (i) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon objections to form is final.
             1116          (ii) The clerk's or lieutenant governor's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable
             1117      by a district court if prompt application is made to the court.
             1118          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise of
             1119      its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             1120          (6) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw as a candidate by filing
             1121      a written affidavit with the clerk.
             1122          Section 28. Section 20A-9-502 is amended to read:
             1123           20A-9-502. Certificate of nomination -- Contents -- Circulation -- Verification.
             1124          (1) The candidate shall:
             1125          (a) prepare a certificate of nomination in substantially the following form:
             1126          "State of Utah, County of
___________________________________________________

             1127          I, ______________, declare my intention of becoming an unaffiliated candidate for the
             1128      political group designated as ____ for the office of ____. I do solemnly swear that I can qualify
             1129      to hold that office both legally and constitutionally if selected, and that I reside at ____ Street, in
             1130      the city of ____, county of ____, state of Utah, zip code ____, phone ____, and that I am
             1131      providing, or have provided, the required number of signatures of registered voters required by
             1132      law; that as a candidate at the next election I will not knowingly violate any election or campaign
             1133      law, and that I will qualify for the office if I am elected to it.
             1134     
__________________________________________

             1135     
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of _______, 19__.

             1136     
__________________________________________

             1137     
Notary Public (or other officer

             1138     
qualified to administer oaths)"; and

             1139          (b) attach signature sheets to the certificate that contain a place for the registered voter's
             1140      signature, a place for the registered voter to print his name, and a place for the registered voter's
             1141      address.


             1142          (2) (a) The candidate shall circulate the nomination petition and submit it to the county
             1143      clerk for certification when the petition has been completed by:
             1144          (i) at least [300] 1,000 registered voters residing within the state when the nomination is
             1145      for an office to be filled by the voters of the entire state; or
             1146          (ii) at least [100] 300 registered voters residing within a political division when the
             1147      nomination is for an office to be filled by the voters of any political division smaller than the state.
             1148          (b) In reviewing the petition, the county clerk shall count and certify only those persons
             1149      who signed the petition who:
             1150          (i) are registered voters within the political division that the candidate seeks to represent;
             1151      and
             1152          (ii) did not sign any other certificate of nomination for that office.
             1153          (c) The candidate may supplement or amend the certificate of nomination at any time on
             1154      or before the filing deadline.
             1155          Section 29. Section 20A-9-503 is amended to read:
             1156           20A-9-503. Certificate of nomination -- Filing.
             1157          (1) After the certificate of nomination has been certified, executed, and acknowledged by
             1158      the county clerk, the candidate shall:
             1159          (a) between March 7 and March 17 of the year in which the regular general election will
             1160      be held, file the petition in person with:
             1161          (i) the lieutenant governor, if the office the candidate seeks is a constitutional office or a
             1162      federal office; or
             1163          (ii) the county clerk, if the office the candidate seeks is a county office; and
             1164          (iii) pay the filing fee; or
             1165          (b) not later than the sixth Tuesday before the primary election date, file the petition in
             1166      person with:
             1167          (i) the municipal clerk, if the candidate seeks an office in a city or town;
             1168          (ii) the special district clerk, if the candidate seeks an office in a special district; and
             1169          (iii) pay the filing fee.
             1170          (2) (a) At the time of filing, and before accepting the petition, the filing officer shall read
             1171      the constitutional and statutory requirements for candidacy to the candidate.
             1172          (b) If the candidate states that he does not meet the requirements, the filing officer may not


             1173      accept the petition.
             1174          (3) Persons filing a certificate of nomination for President of the United States under this
             1175      section shall pay a filing fee of $500.
             1176          Section 30. Section 20A-11-101 is amended to read:
             1177           20A-11-101. Definitions.
             1178          As used in this chapter:
             1179          (1) "Address" means the number and street where an individual resides or where a
             1180      reporting entity has its principal office.
             1181          (2) "Ballot proposition" includes initiatives, referenda, proposed constitutional
             1182      amendments, and any other ballot propositions submitted to the voters that are authorized by the
             1183      Utah Code Annotated 1953.
             1184          (3) "Candidate" means any person who:
             1185          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a public office; or
             1186          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             1187      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to
             1188      a public office.
             1189          (4) "Chief election officer" means:
             1190          (a) the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates,
             1191      officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues
             1192      committees, and state school board candidates; and
             1193          (b) the county clerk for local school board candidates.
             1194          (5) "Continuing political party" means an organization of voters that participated in the last
             1195      regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2% or more of the total votes cast for all
             1196      candidates for the United States House of Representatives.
             1197          (6) (a) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes:
             1198          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value
             1199      given to the filing entity;
             1200          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift,
             1201      subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything
             1202      of value to the filing entity;
             1203          (iii) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity or a corporation to the filing entity;


             1204          (iv) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the filing entity for
             1205      personal services provided without charge to the filing entity;
             1206          (v) remuneration from any organization or its directly affiliated organization that has a
             1207      registered lobbyist to compensate a legislator for a loss of salary or income while the Legislature
             1208      is in session;
             1209          (vi) salaries or other remuneration paid to a legislator by any agency or subdivision of the
             1210      state, including school districts, for the period the Legislature is in session; and
             1211          (vii) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the filing entity at less than fair
             1212      market value.
             1213          (b) "Contribution" does not include:
             1214          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1215      their time on behalf of the filing entity; or
             1216          (ii) money lent to the filing entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             1217      business.
             1218          (7) (a) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign, profit or nonprofit, business
             1219      organization that is registered as a corporation or is authorized to do business in a state and makes
             1220      any expenditure from corporate funds for:
             1221          (i) political purposes; or
             1222          (ii) the purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of any ballot proposition.
             1223          (b) "Corporation" does not mean:
             1224          (i) a business organization's political action committee or political issues committee; or
             1225          (ii) a business entity organized as a partnership or a sole proprietorship.
             1226          (8) "Detailed listing" means:
             1227          (a) for each contribution or public service assistance:
             1228          (i) the name and address of the individual or source making the contribution or public
             1229      service assistance;
             1230          (ii) the amount or value of the contribution or public service assistance; and
             1231          (iii) the date the contribution or public service assistance was made; and
             1232          (b) for each expenditure:
             1233          (i) the amount of the expenditure;
             1234          (ii) the person or entity to whom it was disbursed;


             1235          (iii) the specific purpose, item, or service acquired by the expenditure; and
             1236          (iv) the date the expenditure was made.
             1237          (9) "Election" means each:
             1238          (a) regular general election;
             1239          (b) regular primary election; and
             1240          (c) special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected.
             1241          (10) (a) "Expenditure" means:
             1242          (i) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account
             1243      required by this chapter;
             1244          (ii) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or
             1245      anything of value made for political purposes;
             1246          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase,
             1247      payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for
             1248      political purposes;
             1249          (iv) compensation paid by a corporation or filing entity for personal services rendered by
             1250      a person without charge to a reporting entity;
             1251          (v) a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign
             1252      committee; or
             1253          (vi) goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting
             1254      entity for political purposes at less than fair market value.
             1255          (b) "Expenditure" does not include:
             1256          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1257      their time on behalf of a reporting entity;
             1258          (ii) money lent to a reporting entity by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             1259      business; or
             1260          (iii) anything listed in Subsection (5)(a) that is given by a corporation or reporting entity
             1261      to candidates for office or officeholders in states other than Utah.
             1262          (11) "Filing entity" means the reporting entity that is filing a report required by this
             1263      chapter.
             1264          (12) "Financial statement" includes any summary report, interim report, or other statement
             1265      disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts, donations, or disbursements that is required by this


             1266      chapter.
             1267          (13) "Governing board" means the individual or group of individuals that determine the
             1268      candidates and committees that will receive expenditures from a political action committee.
             1269          (14) "Incorporation" means the process established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 1,
             1270      Incorporation, by which a geographical area becomes legally recognized as a city or town.
             1271          (15) "Incorporation election" means the election authorized by Section 10-2-111 .
             1272          (16) "Incorporation petition" means a petition authorized by Section 10-2-109 .
             1273          [(14)] (17) "Individual" means a natural person.
             1274          [(15)] (18) "Interim report" means a report identifying the contributions received and
             1275      expenditures made since the last report.
             1276          [(16)] (19) "Legislative office" means the office of state senator, state representative,
             1277      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader, whip, and
             1278      assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             1279          [(17)] (20) "Legislative office candidate" means a person who:
             1280          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for the office of state senator or state representative;
             1281          (b) declares himself to be a candidate for, or actively campaigns for, the position of
             1282      speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, or the leader, whip, and assistant
             1283      whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature; and
             1284          (c) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             1285      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to
             1286      a legislative office.
             1287          [(18)] (21) "Newly registered political party" means an organization of voters that has
             1288      complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter to become a registered
             1289      political party.
             1290          [(19)] (22) "Officeholder" means a person who holds a public office.
             1291          [(20)] (23) "Party committee" means any committee organized by or authorized by the
             1292      governing board of a registered political party.
             1293          [(21)] (24) "Person" means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business
             1294      organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees,
             1295      political issues committees, labor unions, and labor organizations.
             1296          [(22)] (25) "Personal campaign committee" means the committee appointed by a candidate


             1297      to act for the candidate as provided in this chapter.
             1298          [(23)] (26) (a) "Political action committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             1299      or entities within or outside this state, that solicits or receives contributions from any other person,
             1300      group, or entity or makes expenditures for political purposes. A group or entity may not divide or
             1301      separate into units, sections, or smaller groups for the purpose of avoiding the financial reporting
             1302      requirements of this chapter, and substance shall prevail over form in determining the scope or size
             1303      of a political action committee.
             1304          (b) "Political action committee" includes groups affiliated with a registered political party
             1305      but not authorized or organized by the governing board of the registered political party that receive
             1306      contributions or makes expenditures for political purposes.
             1307          (c) "Political action committee" does not mean:
             1308          (i) a party committee;
             1309          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to a candidate or committee in the regular
             1310      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             1311          (iii) an individual;
             1312          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             1313      account;
             1314          (v) a corporation; or
             1315          (vi) a personal campaign committee.
             1316          [(24)] (27) "Political convention" means a county or state political convention held by a
             1317      registered political party to select candidates.
             1318          [(25)] (28) (a) "Political issues committee" means an entity, or any group of individuals
             1319      or entities within or outside this state, that solicits or receives donations from any other person,
             1320      group, or entity or makes disbursements to influence, or to intend to influence, directly or
             1321      indirectly, any person to:
             1322          (i) assist in placing a statewide ballot proposition on the ballot, [to] assist in keeping a
             1323      statewide ballot proposition off the ballot, or [to] refrain from voting or [to] vote for or [to] vote
             1324      against any statewide ballot proposition[.]; or
             1325          (ii) sign or refuse to sign an incorporation petition or refrain from voting, vote for, or vote
             1326      against any proposed incorporation in an incorporation election.
             1327          (b) "Political issues committee" does not mean:


             1328          (i) a registered political party or a party committee;
             1329          (ii) any entity that provides goods or services to an individual or committee in the regular
             1330      course of its business at the same price that would be provided to the general public;
             1331          (iii) an individual;
             1332          (iv) individuals who are related and who make contributions from a joint checking
             1333      account; or
             1334          (v) a corporation, except a corporation whose apparent purpose is to act as a political
             1335      issues committee.
             1336          [(26)] (29) (a) "Political issues contribution" means any of the following:
             1337          (i) a gift, subscription, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or
             1338      anything of value given to a political issues committee;
             1339          (ii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a political
             1340      issues donation to influence the approval or defeat of any ballot proposition;
             1341          (iii) any transfer of funds received by a political issues committee from a reporting entity;
             1342          (iv) compensation paid by another reporting entity for personal services rendered without
             1343      charge to a political issues committee; and
             1344          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of a political issues committee at less
             1345      than fair market value.
             1346          (b) "Political issues contribution" does not include:
             1347          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1348      their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             1349          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             1350      course of business.
             1351          [(27)] (30) (a) "Political issues expenditure" means any of the following:
             1352          (i) any payment from political issues contributions made for the purpose of influencing the
             1353      approval or the defeat of a statewide ballot proposition;
             1354          (ii) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money made for
             1355      the purpose of influencing the approval or the defeat of a statewide ballot proposition;
             1356          (iii) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any political
             1357      issues expenditure;
             1358          (iv) compensation paid by a reporting entity for personal services rendered by a person


             1359      without charge to a political issues committee; or
             1360          (v) goods or services provided to or for the benefit of another reporting entity at less than
             1361      fair market value.
             1362          (b) "Political issues expenditure" does not include:
             1363          (i) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of
             1364      their time on behalf of a political issues committee; or
             1365          (ii) money lent to a political issues committee by a financial institution in the ordinary
             1366      course of business.
             1367          [(28)] (31) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence
             1368      or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or
             1369      against any candidate for public office at any caucus, political convention, primary, or election.
             1370          [(29)] (32) "Primary election" means any regular primary election held under the election
             1371      laws.
             1372          [(30)] (33) "Public office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor,
             1373      state treasurer, attorney general, state or local school board member, state senator, state
             1374      representative, speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and the leader,
             1375      whip, and assistant whip of any party caucus in either house of the Legislature.
             1376          [(31)] (34) (a) "Public service assistance" means the following when given or provided to
             1377      an officeholder to defray the costs of functioning in a public office or aid the officeholder to
             1378      communicate with the officeholder's constituents:
             1379          (i) a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of
             1380      money or anything of value to an officeholder; or
             1381          (ii) goods or services provided at less than fair market value to or for the benefit of the
             1382      officeholder.
             1383          (b) "Public service assistance" does not include:
             1384          (i) anything provided by the state;
             1385          (ii) services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all
             1386      of their time on behalf of an officeholder;
             1387          (iii) money lent to an officeholder by a financial institution in the ordinary course of
             1388      business;
             1389          (iv) news coverage or any publication by the news media; or


             1390          (v) any article, story, or other coverage as part of any regular publication of any
             1391      organization unless substantially all the publication is devoted to information about the
             1392      officeholder.
             1393          [(32)] (35) "Publicly identified class of individuals" means a group of 50 or more
             1394      individuals sharing a common occupation, interest, or association that contribute to a political
             1395      action committee or political issues committee and whose names can be obtained by contacting
             1396      the political action committee or political issues committee upon whose financial report they are
             1397      listed.
             1398          [(33)] (36) "Receipts" means contributions and public service assistance.
             1399          [(34)] (37) "Registered lobbyist" means a person registered under Title 36, Chapter 11,
             1400      Lobbyist Disclosure and Regulation Act.
             1401          [(35)] (38) "Registered political action committee" means any political action committee
             1402      that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's
             1403      office.
             1404          [(36)] (39) "Registered political issues committee" means any political issues committee
             1405      that is required by this chapter to file a statement of organization with the lieutenant governor's
             1406      office.
             1407          [(37)] (40) "Registered political party" means an organization of voters that:
             1408          (a) participated in the last regular general election and polled a total vote equal to 2% or
             1409      more of the total votes cast for all candidates for the United States House of Representatives for
             1410      any of its candidates for any office; or
             1411          (b) has complied with the petition and organizing procedures of this chapter.
             1412          [(38)] (41) "Report" means a verified financial statement.
             1413          [(39)] (42) "Reporting entity" means a candidate, a candidate's personal campaign
             1414      committee, an officeholder, and a party committee, a political action committee, and a political
             1415      issues committee.
             1416          [(40)] (43) "School board office" means the office of state school board or local school
             1417      board.
             1418          [(41)] (44) "State office" means the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
             1419      general, state auditor, and state treasurer.
             1420          [(42)] (45) "State office candidate" means a person who:


             1421          (a) files a declaration of candidacy for a state office; or
             1422          (b) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to
             1423      receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the person's nomination or election to
             1424      a state office.
             1425          [(43)] (46) "Summary report" means the year end report containing the summary of a
             1426      reporting entity's contributions and expenditures.
             1427          [(44)] (47) "Supervisory board" means the individual or group of individuals that allocate
             1428      expenditures from a political issues committee.
             1429          Section 31. Section 20A-11-103 is amended to read:
             1430           20A-11-103. Reports -- Form of submission.
             1431          (1) (a) (i) Ten days before a report from a state office candidate, legislative office
             1432      candidate, state school board candidate, political party, political action committee, or political
             1433      issues committee is due under this chapter, the lieutenant governor shall inform those candidates
             1434      and entities by mail:
             1435          (A) that the report is due; and
             1436          (B) the date that the report is due.
             1437          (ii) In addition to the information required by Subsection (1)(a)(i) and in the same mailing,
             1438      ten days before the interim reports for candidates are due, the lieutenant governor shall inform the
             1439      candidate that if the report is not received in the lieutenant governor's office by 5 p.m. on the date
             1440      that it is due, voters will be informed that the candidate has been disqualified and any votes cast
             1441      for the candidate will not be counted.
             1442          (iii) In addition to the information required by Subsection (1)(a)(i) and in the same
             1443      mailing, ten days before the interim reports or verified financial statements for entities that are due
             1444      September 15 and before the regular general election are due, and ten days before summary reports
             1445      or January 5 financial statements are due, the lieutenant governor shall inform the entity, candidate,
             1446      or officeholder that if the report is not received in the lieutenant governor's office by the date that
             1447      it is due, the entity, candidate, or officeholder may be guilty of a class B misdemeanor for failing
             1448      to file the report or statement.
             1449          (b) Ten days before a report from a local school board candidate is due under this chapter,
             1450      the county clerk shall inform the candidate by mail:
             1451          (i) that the report is due;


             1452          (ii) the date that the report is due; and
             1453          (iii) if the report is not received in the county clerk's office by 5 p.m. on the date that it is
             1454      due, voters will be informed that the candidate has been disqualified and any votes cast for the
             1455      candidate will not be counted.
             1456          (2) Persons or entities submitting reports required by this chapter may submit them:
             1457          (a) on paper, printed, typed, or legibly handwritten or hand printed;
             1458          (b) on a computer disk according to specifications established by the chief election officer
             1459      [and, accompanied by a statement signed by the person or entity submitting the report certifying]
             1460      that protect against fraudulent filings and secure the accuracy of the information contained on the
             1461      computer disk;
             1462          (c) via fax; or
             1463          (d) via electronic mail according to specifications established by the chief election officer.
             1464          (3) A report is considered filed if:
             1465          (a) it is received in the chief election officer's office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date
             1466      that it is due;
             1467          (b) it is received in the chief election officer's office with a postmark three days or more
             1468      before the date that the report was due; or
             1469          (c) the candidate or entity has proof that the report was mailed, with appropriate postage
             1470      and addressing, three days before the report was due.
             1471          Section 32. Section 20A-11-602 is amended to read:
             1472           20A-11-602. Political action committees -- Financial reporting.
             1473          (1) (a) Each registered political action committee that has received contributions or made
             1474      expenditures that total at least $750 during a calendar year shall file a verified financial statement
             1475      with the lieutenant governor's office on:
             1476          (i) January 5, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the previous
             1477      year;
             1478          (ii) September 15; and
             1479          (iii) seven days before the regular general election.
             1480          (b) The registered political action committee shall report:
             1481          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             1482      statement; and


             1483          (ii) for financial statements filed on September 15 and before the general election, all
             1484      contributions and expenditures as of three days before the required filing date of the financial
             1485      statement.
             1486          (c) The registered political action committee need not file a statement under this section
             1487      if it received no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             1488          (2) (a) The verified financial statement shall include:
             1489          (i) the name, address, and occupation of any individual that makes a contribution to the
             1490      reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             1491          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a
             1492      contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             1493          (iii) the name and address of any political action committee, group, or entity that makes
             1494      a contribution to the reporting political action committee, and the amount of the contribution;
             1495          (iv) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1496          (v) the name and address of each reporting entity that received an expenditure from the
             1497      reporting political action committee, and the amount of each expenditure;
             1498          (vi) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1499          (vii) the total amount of contributions received and expenditures disbursed by the reporting
             1500      political action committee;
             1501          (viii) a paragraph signed by the political action committee's treasurer or chief financial
             1502      officer verifying that, to the best of the signer's knowledge, the financial report is accurate; and
             1503          (ix) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             1504          (A) beginning balance;
             1505          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             1506          (C) total contributions to date;
             1507          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1508          (E) total expenditures to date.
             1509          (b) (i) Contributions received by a political action committee that have a value of $150 or
             1510      less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an aggregate total.
             1511          (ii) Two or more contributions from the same source that have an aggregate total of more
             1512      than $150 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1513          Section 33. Section 20A-11-802 is amended to read:


             1514           20A-11-802. Political issues committees -- Financial reporting.
             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 statewide ballot [issues that total] propositions, or to influence an incorporation petition
             1518      or an incorporation election, totaling at least [$750] $50 during a calendar year, shall file a verified
             1519      financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office [on]:
             1520          (i) on January 5, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the
             1521      previous year;
             1522          (ii) seven days before the date of an incorporation election, if the political issues
             1523      committee has received donations or made disbursements to affect an incorporation;
             1524          [(ii)] (iii) on September 15; and
             1525          [(iii)] (iv) seven days before the regular general election.
             1526          (b) The political issues committee shall report:
             1527          (i) a detailed listing of all contributions received and expenditures made since the last
             1528      statement; and
             1529          (ii) for financial statements filed on September 15 and before the general election, all
             1530      contributions and expenditures as of three days before the required filing date of the financial
             1531      statement.
             1532          (c) The political issues committee need not file a statement under this section if it received
             1533      no contributions and made no expenditures during the reporting period.
             1534          (2) (a) That statement shall include:
             1535          (i) the name, address, and occupation of any individual that makes a political issues
             1536      contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues
             1537      contribution;
             1538          (ii) the identification of any publicly identified class of individuals that makes a political
             1539      issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political
             1540      issues contribution;
             1541          (iii) the name and address of any political issues committee, group, or entity that makes
             1542      a political issues contribution to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the
             1543      political issues contribution;
             1544          (iv) the name and address of each reporting entity that makes a political issues contribution


             1545      to the reporting political issues committee, and the amount of the political issues contribution;
             1546          (v) for each nonmonetary contribution, the fair market value of the contribution;
             1547          (vi) the name and address of each individual, entity, or group of individuals or entities that
             1548      received a political issues expenditure of more than $50 from the reporting political issues
             1549      committee, and the amount of each political issues expenditure;
             1550          (vii) for each nonmonetary expenditure, the fair market value of the expenditure;
             1551          (viii) the total amount of political issues contributions received and political issues
             1552      expenditures disbursed by the reporting political issues committee;
             1553          (ix) a paragraph signed by the political issues committee's treasurer or chief financial
             1554      officer verifying that, to the best of the signer's knowledge, the financial statement is accurate; and
             1555          (x) a summary page in the form required by the lieutenant governor that identifies:
             1556          (A) beginning balance;
             1557          (B) total contributions during the period since the last statement;
             1558          (C) total contributions to date;
             1559          (D) total expenditures during the period since the last statement; and
             1560          (E) total expenditures to date.
             1561          (b) (i) Political issues contributions received by a political issues committee that have a
             1562      value of $50 or less need not be reported individually, but shall be listed on the report as an
             1563      aggregate total.
             1564          (ii) Two or more political issues contributions from the same source that have an aggregate
             1565      total of more than $50 may not be reported in the aggregate, but shall be reported separately.
             1566          Section 34. Section 63-96-103 is amended to read:
             1567           63-96-103. Reporting of funds -- Reports are public records.
             1568          (1) (a) By January 5 of each year, each state elected official who has a fund, each
             1569      multicounty elected official who has a fund, each surrogate for a state elected official who has a
             1570      fund for a state elected official, and each surrogate for a multicounty elected official who has a
             1571      fund for a multicounty elected official shall file a funds report containing the information required
             1572      by this section with the lieutenant governor.
             1573          (b) By January 5 of each year, each local elected official who has a fund and each surrogate
             1574      for a local elected official who has a fund for a local elected official shall file a funds report
             1575      containing the information required by this section with the county clerk of the county in which


             1576      the local elected official exercises his official duties.
             1577          (2) Each report shall contain:
             1578          (a) the dollar value of the fund as of December 31 of the previous year;
             1579          (b) an itemized list of disbursements from the fund during the previous calendar year
             1580      identifying:
             1581          (i) the date of each disbursement;
             1582          (ii) the name and address of each person or entity to whom a disbursement was made; and
             1583          (iii) the purpose of each disbursement; and
             1584          (c) an itemized list of contributions to the fund during the previous calendar year,
             1585      identifying:
             1586          (i) the date of each contribution; and
             1587          (ii) the name and address of each person or entity from whom a contribution was received.
             1588          (3) Reports filed under this section are classified as public records for purposes of
             1589      disclosure under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
             1590          Section 35. Effective date.
             1591          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this act takes effect
             1592      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             1593      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto, the
             1594      date of veto override.
             1595          Section 36. Coordination clause.
             1596          (1) If this bill and H.B. 91, Western States Presidential Primary, both pass, it is the intent
             1597      of the Legislature that the following amendments be made in this bill:
             1598          Subsection 20A-4-401(1)(a) of the database shall read:
             1599          "(1) (a) For any regular [general] primary, municipal primary, regular general, or municipal
             1600      general election, or the Western States Presidential primary, when any candidate loses by not more
             1601      than a total of one vote per voting precinct, [he] the candidate may file a request for a recount with
             1602      the appropriate election officer within seven days of the canvass."
             1603          (2) If this bill and H.B. 110, Financial Disclosure Requirement on Initiatives, both pass,
             1604      it is the intent of the Legislature that the following amendments be made in this bill:
             1605          Subsection 20A-11-802 (1)(a) of the database shall read:
             1606          "(1) (a) Each registered political issues committee that has [made] received political issues


             1607      contributions totaling at least $750, or disbursed political issues expenditures [on current or
             1608      proposed ballot issues that total at least $750] totaling at least $50 during a calendar year on
             1609      current or proposed statewide ballot propositions, to influence an incorporation petition or an
             1610      incorporation election, or on initiative petitions to be submitted to the Legislature, shall file a
             1611      verified financial statement with the lieutenant governor's office on:
             1612          (i) January 5, reporting contributions and expenditures as of December 31 of the previous
             1613      year;
             1614          (ii) September 15; and
             1615          (iii) seven days before the regular general election."


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