H.B. 63
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill adds to the Election Code, subject to passage of an enabling amendment to the
10 Utah Constitution, recall election provisions for the recall of the governor, the state
11 auditor, the state treasurer, or the attorney general.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . defines terms;
15 . enacts a chapter governing a recall election of the governor, the state auditor, the
16 state treasurer, or the attorney general;
17 . describes application and petition requirements for a recall election;
18 . describes signature requirements and provides a process for a voter to remove the
19 voter's signature from a petition;
20 . describes the signatures that are required, together with other requirements, to
21 qualify for a recall election to be held;
22 . describes the process for submission and review of recall election packets;
23 . describes duties of the lieutenant governor and county clerks with respect to a recall
24 election petition;
25 . establishes an appeals process if the lieutenant governor determines that a recall
26 election petition is insufficient;
27 . describes circumstances under which a recall election may not be held;
28 . describes the ballot and election date of a recall election;
29 . provides for removal from office of an executive branch elected official who is
30 recalled;
31 . describes unlawful conduct in relation to provisions of this bill; and
32 . makes passage of this bill contingent upon passage of an enabling amendment to the
33 Utah Constitution.
34 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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36 Other Special Clauses:
37 This bill provides a contingent effective date of January 1, 2015.
38 Utah Code Sections Affected:
39 ENACTS:
40 20A-17-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
41 20A-17-102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
42 20A-17-201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
43 20A-17-202 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
44 20A-17-203 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
45 20A-17-204 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
46 20A-17-205 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
47 20A-17-206 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
48 20A-17-301 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
49 20A-17-302 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
50 20A-17-303 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
51 20A-17-304 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
52 20A-17-401 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
53 20A-17-402 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
54 20A-17-403 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
55 20A-17-404 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
56 20A-17-501 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
57 20A-17-502 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
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59 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
60 Section 1. Section 20A-17-101 is enacted to read:
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63 20A-17-101. Title.
64 (1) This chapter is known as "Recall Elections."
65 (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
66 Section 2. Section 20A-17-102 is enacted to read:
67 20A-17-102. Definitions.
68 As used in this chapter:
69 (1) "Executive branch elected official" means the governor, the state auditor, the state
70 treasurer, or the attorney general.
71 (2) "Legal voter" means an individual who:
72 (a) is registered to vote; or
73 (b) intends to register to vote within 30 days after the day on which the individual signs
74 a recall election petition.
75 Section 3. Section 20A-17-201 is enacted to read:
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77 20A-17-201. Title.
78 This part is known as "Application and Petition Requirements."
79 Section 4. Section 20A-17-202 is enacted to read:
80 20A-17-202. Application for recall election.
81 (1) A person who desires to subject an executive branch elected official to a recall
82 election shall file a recall election application with the lieutenant governor.
83 (2) The application shall be on a form provided by the lieutenant governor's office that
84 contains:
85 (a) the name and residential address of at least five sponsors of the recall election
86 application;
87 (b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors:
88 (i) is a resident of Utah; and
89 (ii) voted in a regular general election in Utah within the last three years;
90 (c) the signature of each of the sponsors, attested to by a notary public;
91 (d) the name and office of the executive branch elected official whom the sponsors
92 desire to subject to a recall election; and
93 (e) a statement indicating whether any person may be paid to gather signatures for the
94 recall election petition.
95 (3) The application and the application's contents are public when filed with the
96 lieutenant governor.
97 Section 5. Section 20A-17-203 is enacted to read:
98 20A-17-203. Form of recall election petition and signature sheets.
99 (1) A recall election petition is invalid unless:
100 (a) the recall election petition is printed in substantially the following form:
101 "RECALL ELECTION PETITION
102 To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
103 We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that _____________ (name
104 and office of the executive branch elected official sought to be recalled) be subjected to a recall
105 election;
106 Each signer says:
107 I have personally signed this petition;
108 I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah within 30
109 days after the day on which I sign this petition; and
110 My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."; and
111 (b) each signature sheet:
112 (i) is printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
113 (ii) is ruled with a horizontal line three-fourths inch from the top, with the space above
114 that line blank for the purpose of binding;
115 (iii) contains the words "Recall Election Petition for," followed immediately by the
116 name and office of the executive branch elected official sought to be recalled, printed below
117 the horizontal line;
118 (iv) contains the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet;
119 (v) contains, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or
120 typed in not less than eight-point, single leaded type:
121 "It is a class A misdemeanor for an individual to sign a recall election petition with any
122 other name than the individual's own name, to knowingly sign the individual's name more than
123 once for the same recall election, or to sign a recall election petition when the individual knows
124 the individual is not a registered voter and does not intend to become a registered voter within
125 30 days after the day on which the individual signs the election recall petition."; and
126 (vi) is vertically divided into columns as follows:
127 (A) the first column shall appear at the extreme left of the sheet, be five-eighths inch
128 wide, be headed with "For Office Use Only," and be subdivided with a light vertical line down
129 the middle with the left subdivision entitled "Registered" and the right subdivision left untitled;
130 (B) the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Registered Voter's Printed
131 Name (must be legible to be counted)";
132 (C) the next column shall be 2-1/2 inches wide, headed "Signature of Registered
133 Voter";
134 (D) the next column shall be one inch wide, headed "Birth Date or Age (Optional)";
135 (E) the final column shall be 4-3/8 inches wide, headed "Street Address, City, Zip
136 Code"; and
137 (F) at the bottom of the sheet, contain the following statement: "Birth date or age
138 information is not required, but may be used to verify your identity with voter registration
139 records. If you choose not to provide this information, your signature may not be verified as a
140 valid signature if you change your address before petition signatures are verified or if the
141 information you provide does not match your voter registration records."
142 (2) The final page of each recall election packet shall contain the following printed or
143 typed statement:
144 "Verification
145 State of Utah, County of ____
146 I, _______________, of ____, hereby state that:
147 I am a resident of Utah and am at least 18 years old;
148 All the names that appear in this packet were signed by individuals who professed to be
149 the individuals whose names appear in it, and each of the individuals signed the individual's
150 name on it in my presence;
151 I believe that each individual printed and signed the individual's name and wrote the
152 individual's post office address and residence correctly and that each signer is registered to vote
153 in Utah or intends to become registered to vote within 30 days after the day on which the
154 individual signed the petition.
155 I have not paid or given anything of value to any individual who signed this recall
156 petition to encourage that individual to sign it.
157 ______________________________________________________________________
158 (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
159 (3) The forms prescribed in this section are not mandatory, and, if substantially
160 followed, the recall election petitions are sufficient, notwithstanding clerical or technical errors.
161 Section 6. Section 20A-17-204 is enacted to read:
162 20A-17-204. Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors
163 with materials.
164 (1) In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this chapter, the
165 sponsors shall circulate recall election packets that meet the form requirements of this part.
166 (2) The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the recall election
167 petition and one signature sheet.
168 (3) The sponsors of the recall election petition shall:
169 (a) arrange and pay for the printing of all additional copies of the petition and signature
170 sheets; and
171 (b) ensure that the copies of the petition and signature sheets meet the requirements of
172 this part.
173 (4) (a) The sponsors may prepare the recall election petition for circulation by creating
174 multiple recall election packets.
175 (b) The sponsors shall create the recall election packets by binding a copy of the recall
176 election petition and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the
177 packets may be conveniently opened for signing.
178 (c) The sponsors are not required to attach a uniform number of signature sheets to
179 each recall election packet.
180 (5) (a) After the sponsors have prepared sufficient recall election packets, the sponsors
181 shall deliver the recall election packets to the lieutenant governor.
182 (b) The lieutenant governor shall:
183 (i) within five working days after the day on which the sponsors delivered the recall
184 election packets to the lieutenant governor under Subsection (5)(a), number and return the
185 recall election packets to the sponsors; and
186 (ii) keep a record of the numbers assigned to each recall election packet.
187 Section 7. Section 20A-17-205 is enacted to read:
188 20A-17-205. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
189 (1) A Utah voter may sign a recall election petition if the voter is a legal voter.
190 (2) (a) The sponsors shall ensure that the individual in whose presence each signature
191 sheet is signed:
192 (i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements described in Section
193 20A-2-105 ; and
194 (ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page
195 of each recall election packet.
196 (b) An individual may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the recall
197 election packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the recall election packet.
198 (3) (a) A voter who signs a recall election petition may have the voter's signature
199 removed from the petition by, before the day on which the lieutenant governor completes the
200 process of removing signatures described in Section 20A-17-304 , submitting to the county
201 clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed.
202 (b) The statement described in Subsection (3)(a) shall include:
203 (i) the name of the voter;
204 (ii) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote;
205 (iii) the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number;
206 (iv) the voter's driver license or identification card number; and
207 (v) the signature of the voter.
208 (c) A voter may not submit the statement described in this Subsection (3) by email or
209 other electronic means.
210 (d) The county clerk shall deliver all statements received under this Subsection (3):
211 (i) with the recall election packets delivered to the lieutenant governor; or
212 (ii) in a supplemental delivery to the lieutenant governor for a statement submitted
213 after the county clerk delivers the recall election packets.
214 (e) An individual may only remove a signature from a recall election petition in
215 accordance with this Subsection (3).
216 Section 8. Section 20A-17-206 is enacted to read:
217 20A-17-206. Signature requirements -- Submission to a vote of the people.
218 (1) A recall election of the executive branch elected official named in a recall election
219 petition may not be held unless:
220 (a) the sponsors obtain legal signatures that, after the verification and evaluation
221 process described in Sections 20A-17-303 and 20A-17-304 , are equal to or greater than:
222 (i) 10% of the cumulative total of all votes cast by voters of this state for all candidates
223 for president of the United States at the last regular general election at which a president of the
224 United States was elected; and
225 (ii) for each of at least 26 Utah state Senate districts, 10% of the total of all votes cast
226 in that district for all candidates for president of the United States at the last regular general
227 election at which a president of the United States was elected;
228 (b) the sponsors obtain the signatures described in Subsection (1)(a) within the period
229 of time that:
230 (i) begins on the day on which the lieutenant governor returns the recall election
231 packets to a sponsor under Subsection 20A-17-204 (5)(b); and
232 (ii) ends 180 days after the day described in Subsection (1)(b)(i); and
233 (c) the recall election petition is declared sufficient in accordance with Section
234 20A-17-304 .
235 (2) The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information from the official
236 canvass of the last regular general election at which a president of the United States was elected
237 to any interested person:
238 (a) the cumulative total of all votes cast by voters in this state for all candidates for
239 president of the United States; and
240 (b) for each Utah state Senate district, the total of all votes cast in that district for all
241 candidates for president of the United States.
242 (3) A person may not use signature sheets, or signatures collected on those signature
243 sheets, in relation to a previous recall election petition for a subsequent recall election petition.
244 Section 9. Section 20A-17-301 is enacted to read:
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246 20A-17-301. Title.
247 This part is known as "Submission and Review of Petition."
248 Section 10. Section 20A-17-302 is enacted to read:
249 20A-17-302. Submitting recall election petition -- Certification of signatures by
250 county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
251 (1) (a) In order to qualify for holding a recall election, the sponsors of a recall election
252 petition shall deliver each signed and verified recall election packet to the county clerk of the
253 county in which the packet was circulated no later than 180 days after the day on which the
254 lieutenant governor returns the recall election packets to a sponsor under Subsection
255 20A-17-204 (5)(b).
256 (b) A sponsor may not submit a recall election packet after the deadline described in
257 Subsection (1)(a).
258 (2) Within 30 days after the day on which a county clerk receives each signed and
259 verified recall election packet that was circulated in the county, the county clerk shall:
260 (a) check the name of each individual who completed the verification for each recall
261 election packet to determine whether each individual is a resident of Utah and is at least 18
262 years old; and
263 (b) submit to the attorney general and the county attorney the name of each individual
264 who completed the verification for a recall election packet who is not a Utah resident or who is
265 not at least 18 years old.
266 (3) The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (4) on a recall
267 election packet that is not verified in accordance with Section 20A-17-205 .
268 (4) No later than 30 days after the day on which a county clerk receives each signed
269 and verified recall election packet that was circulated in the county, the county clerk shall:
270 (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter in accordance with the
271 requirements of Section 20A-17-303 ;
272 (b) certify on each recall election packet whether each name in the packet is the name
273 of a registered voter; and
274 (c) deliver each verified recall election packet to the lieutenant governor.
275 (5) Upon receipt of a recall election packet under Subsection (4) and any statement
276 timely submitted under Subsection 20A-17-205 (3), the lieutenant governor shall remove from
277 the recall election petition a voter's signature if the voter has requested removal in accordance
278 with Subsection 20A-17-205 (3).
279 (6) A sponsor or an agent of a sponsor may not retrieve a recall election packet from a
280 county clerk or the lieutenant governor after the sponsor or an agent of the sponsor submits the
281 recall election packet to the county clerk.
282 Section 11. Section 20A-17-303 is enacted to read:
283 20A-17-303. Verification of petition signatures.
284 (1) As used in this section:
285 (a) "Substantially similar name" means:
286 (i) the given name or surname shown on the petition, or both, contain only minor
287 spelling differences when compared to the given name or surname shown on the official
288 register;
289 (ii) the surname shown on the petition exactly matches the surname shown on the
290 official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is a
291 commonly used abbreviation or variation of the other given name;
292 (iii) the surname shown on the petition exactly matches the surname shown on the
293 official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is
294 accompanied by a first or middle initial or a middle name that is not shown on the other record;
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296 (iv) the surname shown on the petition exactly matches the surname shown on the
297 official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is an
298 alphabetically corresponding initial that has been provided in the place of a given name shown
299 on the other record.
300 (b) "Substantially similar name" does not include a name with an initial or a middle
301 name shown on the petition that does not match a different initial or middle name shown on the
302 official register.
303 (2) The county clerk shall use the following procedures in determining whether a
304 signer is a registered voter:
305 (a) when a signer's name and address shown on the petition exactly match a name and
306 address shown on the official register and the signer's signature appears substantially similar to
307 the signature on the statewide voter registration database, the county clerk shall declare the
308 signature valid;
309 (b) when there is no exact match of an address and a name, the county clerk shall
310 declare the signature valid if:
311 (i) the address on the petition matches the address of an individual on the official
312 register with a substantially similar name; and
313 (ii) the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide
314 voter registration database of the individual described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); or
315 (c) when there is no match of an address, but a substantially similar name, the county
316 clerk shall declare the signature valid if:
317 (i) the birth date or age on the petition matches the birth date or age of an individual on
318 the official register with a substantially similar name; and
319 (ii) the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide
320 voter registration database of the individual described in Subsection (2)(c)(i).
321 (3) If a signature is not declared valid under Subsection (2), the county clerk shall
322 declare the signature to be invalid.
323 Section 12. Section 20A-17-304 is enacted to read:
324 20A-17-304. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor.
325 (1) When a recall election packet is received from a county clerk, the lieutenant
326 governor shall check off from the record the number of the recall election packet filed.
327 (2) Within 15 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives all of the
328 recall election packets, the lieutenant governor shall:
329 (a) remove the signatures as required by Section 20A-17-205 ; and
330 (b) after removing the signatures as required by Section 20A-17-205 :
331 (i) count the number of the names certified by the county clerks that remain on each
332 verified signature sheet; and
333 (ii) declare the recall election petition to be sufficient or insufficient.
334 (3) (a) If the total number of names counted under Subsection (2)(b)(i) equals or
335 exceeds the number of names required under Section 20A-17-206 and the requirements of this
336 chapter are met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the recall election petition
337 the word "sufficient."
338 (b) If the total number of names counted under Subsection (2)(b)(i) does not equal or
339 exceed the number of names required under Section 20A-17-206 or a requirement of this
340 chapter is not met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the recall election
341 petition the word "insufficient."
342 (c) The lieutenant governor shall, on the day on which the lieutenant governor marks
343 the recall election petition "sufficient" or "insufficient":
344 (i) send notice of the lieutenant governor's action to any one of the sponsors; and
345 (ii) post notice of the lieutenant governor's action on the lieutenant governor's website.
346 (4) After the lieutenant governor declares a recall election petition to be insufficient,
347 the sponsors may not submit additional signatures to qualify the petition for the ballot.
348 (5) (a) If the lieutenant governor marks a recall election petition "insufficient" or fails
349 to timely comply with Subsection (2)(b)(ii), any voter who believes that the recall election
350 petition is sufficient may, within 15 days after the earlier of the day on which the lieutenant
351 governor makes the notification described in Subsection (3)(c) or the day on which the deadline
352 described in Subsection (2) expires, apply to the Supreme Court for an extraordinary writ to
353 compel the lieutenant governor to declare the election petition to be sufficient.
354 (b) The Supreme Court shall:
355 (i) determine whether the recall election petition is legally sufficient; and
356 (ii) certify the court's findings to the lieutenant governor.
357 (c) If the supreme Court certifies that the recall election petition is legally sufficient,
358 the lieutenant governor shall, within one business day after the day on which the Supreme
359 Court certifies that the recall election petition is legally sufficient:
360 (i) attach a verified copy of the judgment to the recall election petition; and
361 (ii) mark the petition as "sufficient."
362 (d) If the Supreme Court determines that a recall election petition is not legally
363 sufficient, the Supreme Court may enjoin the lieutenant governor and all other officers from
364 proceeding with the recall election.
365 (6) A petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is qualified
366 for the ballot.
367 Section 13. Section 20A-17-401 is enacted to read:
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369 20A-17-401. Title.
370 This part is known as "Recall Election."
371 Section 14. Section 20A-17-402 is enacted to read:
372 20A-17-402. Recall election dates -- Cancellation of recall election.
373 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor and each county clerk
374 shall ensure that a recall election, based on a recall election petition that is declared to be
375 sufficient under Section 20A-17-304 , is held on the earlier of:
376 (a) the next Western States Presidential Primary that will occur at least 65 days after
377 the day on which the recall election petition is declared to be sufficient under Section
378 20A-17-304 ;
379 (b) the next regular primary election that will occur at least 65 days after the day on
380 which the recall election petition is declared to be sufficient under Section 20A-17-304 ;
381 (c) the next regular general election that will occur at least 65 days after the day on
382 which the recall election petition is declared to be sufficient under Section 20A-17-304 ; or
383 (d) the next statewide special election called by the governor or the Legislature that
384 will occur at least 65 days after the day on which the recall election petition is declared to be
385 sufficient under Section 20A-17-304 , regardless of whether the special election is called for the
386 purpose of the recall election.
387 (2) A recall election may not be held if:
388 (a) the executive branch elected official who is the subject of the recall election
389 petition resigns or is otherwise removed from office before the day on which the recall election
390 will be held;
391 (b) (i) the executive branch elected official's term of office will end within 90 days
392 after the day on which the recall election petition is declared to be sufficient under Section
393 20A-17-304 ; and
394 (ii) the executive branch elected official will not be on the ballot for reelection; or
395 (c) (i) the recall election would, under Subsection (1), be held at the next general
396 election; and
397 (ii) the executive branch elected official will be on the ballot for reelection in a regular
398 general election.
399 Section 15. Section 20A-17-403 is enacted to read:
400 20A-17-403. Form of ballot -- Manner of voting.
401 (1) The county clerks shall ensure that the portion of a ballot for a recall election of an
402 executive branch elected official is presented on the official ballot as follows:
403 (a) the name of the executive branch elected official who is the subject of the recall
404 election petition shall appear on the ballot;
405 (b) immediately after the executive branch elected official's name shall appear the
406 name of the registered political party of which the executive branch elected official is a
407 member;
408 (c) immediately after the name and political party described in Subsections
409 (1) (a) and (b) shall appear the question, "Shall __________ (name of the executive branch
410 elected official) be retained as __________(position that the executive branch elected official
411 holds)?"; and
412 (d) immediately adjacent to the question described in Subsection (1)(c) shall appear the
413 words "Yes" and "No," each word presented with an adjacent square in which the elector may
414 indicate the elector's vote.
415 (2) Electors desiring to retain the executive branch elected official in office shall mark
416 the square adjacent to the word "Yes," and electors desiring to remove the executive branch
417 elected official from office shall mark the square adjacent to the word "No."
418 Section 16. Section 20A-17-404 is enacted to read:
419 20A-17-404. Return and canvass -- Retention -- Removal from office.
420 (1) The votes in a recall election shall be counted, canvassed, and delivered as provided
421 in Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns.
422 (2) After the state board of canvassers completes its canvass, the lieutenant governor
423 shall issue a proclamation that:
424 (a) certifies the number of votes for and against retaining the executive branch elected
425 official in office; and
426 (b) (i) if the number of votes for retaining the executive branch elected official in office
427 equals or exceeds the number of votes against retaining the executive branch elected official in
428 office, declares that the executive branch elected official is retained in office; or
429 (ii) if the number of votes for retaining the executive branch elected official in office
430 does not equal or exceed the number of votes against retaining the executive branch elected
431 official in office, declares that the executive branch elected official is removed from office and
432 that the office is vacant.
433 Section 17. Section 20A-17-501 is enacted to read:
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435 20A-17-501. Title.
436 This part is known as "Unlawful Conduct."
437 Section 18. Section 20A-17-502 is enacted to read:
438 20A-17-502. Misconduct of electors, officers, and others -- Penalties.
439 (1) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to:
440 (a) sign any name other than the person's own name to a recall election petition;
441 (b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same recall election
442 petition;
443 (c) sign a recall election petition if, at the time that the person signs the recall election
444 petition, the person:
445 (i) knows that the person is not a legal voter; and
446 (ii) does not intend to become a legal voter within 30 days after the day on which the
447 person signs the recall election petition; or
448 (d) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part that is not described in
449 Subsections (1)(a) through (c), (2), or (3).
450 (2) It is a class B misdemeanor for an individual to sign the verification for a recall
451 election packet knowing that:
452 (a) the individual does not meet the residency requirements described in Section
453 20A-2-105 ;
454 (b) the individual did not witness the signatures of the individuals whose names appear
455 in the recall election packet; or
456 (c) an individual whose signature appears in the recall election packet:
457 (i) is not registered to vote in Utah; and
458 (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah within 30 days after the day on
459 which the individual signs the recall election packet.
460 (3) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the person:
461 (a) pays an individual to sign a recall election petition;
462 (b) pays an individual to remove the individual's signature from a recall election
463 petition;
464 (c) accepts payment to sign a recall election petition;
465 (d) accepts payment to have the individual's name removed from a recall election
466 petition; or
467 (e) removes an individual's name from a recall election petition, unless authorized by
468 law to remove the individual's name from the recall election petition.
469 Section 19. Effective date.
470 This bill takes effect on January 1, 2015, if the amendment to the Utah Constitution
471 proposed by H.J.R. 4, Joint Resolution on Recall Elections, 2014 General Session, passes the
472 Legislature and is approved by a majority of those voting on the amendment at the next regular
473 general election.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-14-14 8:20 AM