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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends initiative and referendum provisions and nomination petition
10 provisions.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 ▸ modifies signature sheets for initiative and referendum petitions;
14 ▸ modifies the required contents of, and the deadline for submitting, a statement
15 requesting removal of a signature on an initiative or referendum petition;
16 ▸ requires initiative and referendum signature packets to be submitted, and the
17 signatures certified, on an ongoing basis during the signature-gathering process;
18 ▸ requires a county clerk to post the names of initiative and referendum petition
19 signers on the county's website;
20 ▸ modifies appeal provisions for an initiative or referendum petition that is declared
21 insufficient;
22 ▸ makes it a crime to knowingly place or verify a false signature date on an initiative
23 or referendum signature packet;
24 ▸ makes it a crime for a person to pay or accept payment in exchange for a person
25 signing a referendum petition or removing a person's signature from a referendum
26 petition;
27 ▸ modifies the deadline for a filing officer to verify candidate nomination signatures;
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29 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
30 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
31 None
32 Other Special Clauses:
33 This bill provides coordination clauses.
34 Utah Code Sections Affected:
35 AMENDS:
36 20A-1-609, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 19
37 20A-7-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 291
38 20A-7-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 291
39 20A-7-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
40 20A-7-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 231
41 20A-7-206.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
42 20A-7-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
43 20A-7-213, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 253
44 20A-7-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 329
45 20A-7-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
46 20A-7-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
47 20A-7-307, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
48 20A-7-312, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 253
49 20A-9-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 80
50 20A-9-408, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 11
51 Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
52 20A-7-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
53 20A-7-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 231
54 20A-7-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
55 20A-7-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
56 20A-7-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 17
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58 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
59 Section 1. Section 20A-1-609 is amended to read:
60 20A-1-609. Omnibus penalties.
61 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person who violates any provision of
62 this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
63 (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a provision of this title for which another
64 penalty is expressly stated.
65 (c) An individual is not guilty of a crime for, by signing a petition for an initiative or
66 referendum, falsely making the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-203(2)(e)(ii),
67 20A-7-303(2)(h)(ii), 20A-7-503(2)(e), or 20A-7-603(2)(h).
68 (2) Except as provided by Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5, an individual
69 convicted of any offense under this title may not:
70 (a) file a declaration of candidacy for any office or appear on the ballot as a candidate
71 for any office during the election cycle in which the violation occurred;
72 (b) take or hold the office to which the individual was elected; and
73 (c) receive the emoluments of the office to which the individual was elected.
74 (3) (a) Any individual convicted of any offense under this title forfeits the right to vote
75 at any election unless the right to vote is restored as provided in Section 20A-2-101.3 or
76 20A-2-101.5.
77 (b) Any person may challenge the right to vote of a person described in Subsection
78 (3)(a) by following the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3-202.
79 Section 2. Section 20A-7-101 is amended to read:
80 20A-7-101. Definitions.
81 As used in this chapter:
82 (1) "Budget officer" means:
83 (a) for a county, the person designated as budget officer in Section 17-19a-203;
84 (b) for a city, the person designated as budget officer in Subsection 10-6-106(5);
85 (c) for a town, the town council; or
86 (d) for a metro township, the person described in Subsection (1)(a) for the county in
87 which the metro township is located.
88 (2) "Certified" means that the county clerk has acknowledged a signature as being the
89 signature of a registered voter.
90 (3) "Circulation" means the process of submitting an initiative or referendum petition
91 to legal voters for their signature.
92 (4) "Eligible voter" means a legal voter who resides in the jurisdiction of the county,
93 city, or town that is holding an election on a ballot proposition.
94 (5) "Final fiscal impact statement" means a financial statement prepared after voters
95 approve an initiative that contains the information required by Subsection 20A-7-202.5(2) or
96 20A-7-502.5(2).
97 (6) "Initial fiscal impact estimate" means:
98 (a) a financial statement prepared under Section 20A-7-202.5 after the filing of an
99 application for an initiative petition; or
100 (b) a financial and legal statement prepared under Section 20A-7-502.5 or 20A-7-602.5
101 for an initiative or referendum petition.
102 (7) "Initiative" means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in
103 this chapter.
104 (8) "Initiative packet" means a copy of the initiative petition, a copy of the proposed
105 law, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit.
106 (9) "Legal signatures" means the number of signatures of legal voters that:
107 (a) meet the numerical requirements of this chapter; and
108 (b) have been certified and verified as provided in this chapter.
109 (10) "Legal voter" means a person who:
110 (a) is registered to vote; or
111 (b) becomes registered to vote before the county clerk certifies the signatures on an
112 initiative or referendum petition.
113 (11) "Local attorney" means the county attorney, city attorney, or town attorney in
114 whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated.
115 (12) "Local clerk" means the county clerk, city recorder, or town clerk in whose
116 jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated.
117 (13) (a) "Local law" includes:
118 (i) an ordinance;
119 (ii) a resolution;
120 (iii) a master plan;
121 (iv) a comprehensive zoning regulation adopted by ordinance or resolution; or
122 (v) other legislative action of a local legislative body.
123 (b) "Local law" does not include an individual property zoning decision.
124 (14) "Local legislative body" means the legislative body of a county, city, town, or
125 metro township.
126 (15) "Local obligation law" means a local law passed by the local legislative body
127 regarding a bond that was approved by a majority of qualified voters in an election.
128 (16) "Local tax law" means a law, passed by a political subdivision with an annual or
129 biannual calendar fiscal year, that increases a tax or imposes a new tax.
130 (17) "Measure" means a proposed constitutional amendment, an initiative, or
131 referendum.
132 (18) "Referendum" means a process by which a law passed by the Legislature or by a
133 local legislative body is submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection.
134 (19) "Referendum packet" means a copy of the referendum petition, a copy of the law
135 being submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection, and the signature
136 sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit.
137 (20) (a) "Signature" means a holographic signature.
138 (b) "Signature" does not mean an electronic signature.
139 (21) "Signature sheets" means sheets in the form required by this chapter that are used
140 to collect signatures in support of an initiative or referendum.
141 (22) "Sponsors" means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and
142 who sign the application for petition copies.
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146 proposed by an initiative or an initiative petition and the current tax rate.
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148 percentage difference by the current tax rate and rounding the result to the nearest thousandth.
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150 required in Sections 20A-7-205 and 20A-7-305.
151 Section 3. Section 20A-7-203 is amended to read:
152 20A-7-203. Form of initiative petition and signature sheets.
153 (1) (a) Each proposed initiative petition shall be printed in substantially the following
154 form:
155 "INITIATIVE PETITION To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
156 We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully demand that the following proposed
157 law be submitted to the legal voters/Legislature of Utah for their/its approval or rejection at the
158 regular general election/session to be held/ beginning on _________(month\day\year);
159 Each signer says:
160 I have personally signed this petition;
161 I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
162 certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
163 My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name.
164 NOTICE TO SIGNERS:
165 Public hearings to discuss this petition were held at: (list dates and locations of public
166 hearings.)"
167 (b) If the initiative petition proposes a tax increase, the following statement shall
168 appear, in at least 14-point, bold type, immediately following the information described in
169 Subsection (1)(a):
170 "This initiative petition seeks to increase the current (insert name of tax) rate by (insert
171 the tax percentage difference) percent, resulting in a(n) (insert the tax percentage increase)
172 percent increase in the current tax rate."
173 (c) The sponsors of an initiative shall attach a copy of the proposed law to each
174 initiative petition.
175 (2) Each signature sheet shall:
176 (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
177 (b) be ruled with a horizontal line three-fourths inch from the top, with the space above
178 that line blank for the purpose of binding;
179 (c) contain the title of the initiative printed below the horizontal line, in at least
180 14-point, bold type;
181 (d) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
182 (i) the edge of the first column shall appear [
183 sheet, be [
184 Office Use Only[
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186 (ii) the second column shall be .25 inch wide;
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188 Voter's Printed Name (must be legible to be counted)";
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190 of Registered Voter";
191 (v) the fifth column shall be .75 inch wide, headed "Date Signed";
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198 (e) be horizontally divided into rows as follows:
199 (i) the top of the first row, for the purpose of entering the information described in
200 Subsection (2)(d), shall be .5 inch high;
201 (ii) the second row shall be .15 inch high and contain the following statement printed
202 or typed in not less than [
203 "By signing this petition, you are stating that you have read and understand the law
204 proposed by this petition."; and
205 (iii) the first and second rows shall be repeated, in order, leaving sufficient room at the
206 bottom of the sheet for the information described in Subsection (2)(f); and
207 (f) at the bottom of the sheet, contain in the following order:
208 (i) the title of the initiative, in at least 14-point, bold type;
209 (ii) the initial fiscal impact estimate's summary statement issued by the Governor's
210 Office of Management and Budget in accordance with Subsection 20A-7-202.5(2)(b),
211 including any update in accordance with Subsection 20A-7-204.1(4), and the cost estimate for
212 printing and distributing information related to the initiative petition in accordance with
213 Subsection 20A-7-202.5(3), in not less than 12-point, bold type;
214 (iii) the word "Warning," followed by the following statement in not less than
215 eight-point type:
216 "It is a class A misdemeanor for an individual to sign an initiative petition with a name
217 other than the individual's own name, or to knowingly sign the individual's name more than
218 once for the same measure, or to sign an initiative petition when the individual knows that the
219 individual is not a registered voter and knows that the individual does not intend to become
220 registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
221 (iv) the following statement: "Birth date or age information is not required, but it may
222 be used to verify your identity with voter registration records. If you choose not to provide it,
223 your signature may not be verified as a valid signature if you change your address before
224 petition signatures are verified or if the information you provide does not match your voter
225 registration records."; and
226 (v) if the initiative petition proposes a tax increase, spanning the bottom of the sheet,
227 horizontally, in not less than 14-point, bold type, the following statement:
228 "This initiative petition seeks to increase the current (insert name of tax) rate by (insert
229 the tax percentage difference) percent, resulting in a(n) (insert the tax percentage increase)
230 percent increase in the current tax rate."
231 (3) The final page of each initiative packet shall contain the following printed or typed
232 statement:
233 "Verification
234 State of Utah, County of ____
235 I, _______________, of ____, hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that:
236 I am a resident of Utah and am at least 18 years old;
237 All the names that appear in this packet were signed by individuals who professed to be
238 the individuals whose names appear in it, and each of the individuals signed the individual's
239 name on it in my presence;
240 I believe that each individual has printed and signed the individual's name and written
241 the individual's post office address and residence correctly, that each signer has read and
242 understands the law proposed by the initiative, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah
243 or intends to become registered to vote before the certification of the petition names by the
244 county clerk.
245 Each individual who signed the packet wrote the correct date of signature next to the
246 individual's name.
247 I have not paid or given anything of value to any [
248 petition to encourage that [
249 ________________________________________________________________________
250 (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
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252 described in this section are substantially followed, the initiative petitions are sufficient,
253 notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
254 Section 4. Section 20A-7-205 is amended to read:
255 20A-7-205. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
256 (1) A Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.
257 (2) (a) The sponsors shall ensure that the [
258 signature sheet was signed:
259 (i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
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261 (ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page
262 of each initiative packet[
263 (iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by
264 the initiative.
265 (b) A person may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the initiative
266 packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the initiative packet.
267 (3) (a) A voter who has signed an initiative petition may have the voter's signature
268 removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the
269 voter's signature be removed[
270 (i) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1:
271 (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
272 (B) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under
273 Subsection 20A-7-206(2)(c); or
274 (ii) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1:
275 (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or
276 (B) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under
277 Subsection 20A-7-206(3)(c);
278 (b) (i) The statement shall include:
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284 (D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C).
285 (ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the
286 statement may include the voter's birth date or age.
287 (c) A voter may not submit a statement by email or other electronic means.
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295 accordance with this Subsection (3).
296 (e) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from
297 an initiative petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-206.3.
298 Section 5. Section 20A-7-206 is amended to read:
299 20A-7-206. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the
300 county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
301 (1) (a) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general
302 election ballot, the sponsors shall deliver [
303 county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated [
304 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
305 (i) 30 days after the day on which the first individual signs the initiative packet;
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307 filed; or
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309 immediately after the application is filed under Section 20A-7-202.
310 (b) A sponsor may not submit an initiative packet after the deadline [
311 described in [
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313 packet received by the county clerk before December 1, the county clerk shall, within 30 days
314 after the day on which the county clerk receives the packet:
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322 (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of
323 Section 20A-7-206.3;
324 (b) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter; [
325 (c) post the name and voter identification number of each registered voter certified
326 under Subsection (2)(b) in a conspicuous location on the county's website for at least 90 days;
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334 (3) For an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1, the
335 county clerk shall, within 21 days after the day on which the county clerk receives the packet:
336 (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of
337 Section 20A-7-206.3;
338 (b) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter;
339 (c) post the name and precinct of each registered voter certified under Subsection (2)(b)
340 in a conspicuous location on the county's website for at least 45 days; and
341 (d) deliver the verified initiative packet to the lieutenant governor.
342 (4) Within seven days after timely receipt of a statement described in Subsection
343 20A-7-205(3), the county clerk shall:
344 (a) remove the voter's signature from the posting described in Subsection (2)(e) or
345 (3)(e); and
346 (b) (i) remove the voter's signature from the signature packet totals; and
347 (ii) inform the lieutenant governor of the removal.
348 (5) The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (2) or (3):
349 (a) on an initiative packet that is not verified in accordance with Section 20A-7-205; or
350 (b) that does not have a date of signature next to the signature.
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352 sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the
353 county in which the packet was circulated [
354 before the next annual general session of the Legislature immediately after the application is
355 filed under Section 20A-7-202.
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363 initiative packet that is not verified in accordance with Section 20A-7-205.
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365 Legislature, the county clerk shall, for an initiative described in Subsection (6):
366 (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of
367 Section 20A-7-206.3;
368 (b) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter; and
369 (c) deliver all of the verified initiative packets to the lieutenant governor.
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372 (9) The sponsor or a sponsor's representative may not retrieve an initiative packet from
373 a county clerk after the initiative packet is submitted to the county clerk.
374 Section 6. Section 20A-7-206.3 is amended to read:
375 20A-7-206.3. Verification of petition signatures.
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377 (a) "Substantially similar name" means:
378 (i) the given name and surname shown on the petition, or both, contain only minor
379 spelling differences when compared to the given name and surname shown on the official
380 register;
381 (ii) the surname shown on the petition exactly matches the surname shown on the
382 official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is a
383 commonly used abbreviation or variation of the other;
384 (iii) the surname shown on the petition exactly matches the surname shown on the
385 official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is
386 accompanied by a first or middle initial or a middle name which is not shown on the other
387 record; or
388 (iv) the surname shown on the petition exactly matches the surname shown on the
389 official register, and the given names differ only because one of the given names shown is an
390 alphabetically corresponding initial that has been provided in the place of a given name shown
391 on the other record.
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394 not match a different initial or middle name shown on the official register.
395 (2) The county clerk shall use the following procedures in determining whether [
396 a signer is a registered voter:
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398 and address shown on the official register and the signer's signature appears substantially
399 similar to the signature on the statewide voter registration database, the county clerk shall
400 declare the signature valid[
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402 declare the signature valid if:
403 (i) the address on the petition matches the address of [
404 official register with a substantially similar name; and
405 (ii) the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide
406 voter registration database of the [
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408 county clerk shall declare the signature valid if:
409 (i) the birth date or age on the petition matches the birth date or age of [
410 individual on the official register with a substantially similar name; and
411 (ii) the signer's signature appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide
412 voter registration database of the [
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414 the county clerk shall declare the signature to be invalid.
415 (3) The county clerk shall use the following procedures in determining whether to
416 remove a signature from a petition after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal
417 of the signature:
418 (a) if a signer's name and address shown on the statement and the petition exactly
419 match a name and address shown on the official register and the signer's signature on both the
420 statement and the petition appears substantially similar to the signature on the statewide voter
421 registration database, the county clerk shall remove the signature from the petition;
422 (b) if there is no exact match of an address and a name, the county clerk shall remove
423 the signature from the petition if:
424 (i) the address on the statement and the petition matches the address of an individual
425 on the official register with a substantially similar name; and
426 (ii) the signer's signature on both the statement and the petition appears substantially
427 similar to the signature on the statewide voter registration database of the individual described
428 in Subsection (3)(b)(i);
429 (c) if there is no match of an address and a substantially similar name, the county clerk
430 shall remove the signature from the petition if:
431 (i) the birth date or age on the statement and petition match the birth date or age of an
432 individual on the official register with a substantially similar name; and
433 (ii) the signer's signature on both the statement and the petition appears substantially
434 similar to the signature on the statewide voter registration database of the individual described
435 in Subsection (3)(c)(i); and
436 (d) if a signature does not qualify for removal under Subsection (3)(a), (b), or (c), the
437 county clerk may not remove the signature from the petition.
438 Section 7. Section 20A-7-207 is amended to read:
439 20A-7-207. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor.
440 (1) When [
441 governor shall check off from the record the number of [
442 received.
443 (2) (a) [
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445 The lieutenant governor shall, within 14 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor
446 receives an initiative packet from a county clerk:
447 (i) count the number of the names certified by the county clerks [
448 verified signature sheet; and
449 (ii) update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as of
450 the date of the update.
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453 Subsection 20A-7-201(2)(b).
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455 (2)[
456 the requirements of this part are met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the
457 petition the word "sufficient."
458 [
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460 20A-7-201 or a requirement of this part is not met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the
461 front of the petition the word "insufficient."
462 [
463 the lieutenant governor's finding.
464 (3) [
465 additional signatures to qualify the petition for the ballot.
466 (4) (a) If the lieutenant governor refuses to accept and file [
467 that a sponsor believes is legally sufficient, any voter may, [
468 apply to the [
469 governor to [
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474 the lieutenant governor shall file [
475 attached to [
476 originally offered for filing in the lieutenant governor's office.
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478 sufficient, the [
479 certifying or printing the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot.
480 (5) A petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is qualified
481 for the ballot.
482 Section 8. Section 20A-7-213 is amended to read:
483 20A-7-213. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
484 (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
485 (a) sign any name other than the person's own to [
486 statement described in Subsection 20A-7-205(3);
487 (b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same measure at one
488 election;
489 (c) knowingly indicate on an initiative packet that a person who signed the packet
490 signed the packet on a date other than the date that the person signed the packet;
491 [
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493 (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for an initiative packet knowing
494 that:
495 (a) the person does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
496 (b) the signature date next to the person's name on the initiative packet is not the date
497 that the person signed the packet;
498 [
499 appear in the initiative packet; or
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501 (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
502 (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
503 (3) It is unlawful for any person to:
504 (a) pay a person to sign an initiative petition;
505 (b) pay a person to remove the person's signature from an initiative petition;
506 (c) accept payment to sign an initiative petition; or
507 (d) accept payment to have the person's name removed from an initiative petition.
508 (4) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
509 Section 9. Section 20A-7-303 is amended to read:
510 20A-7-303. Form of referendum petition and signature sheets.
511 (1) (a) Each proposed referendum petition shall be printed in substantially the
512 following form:
513 "REFERENDUM PETITION To the Honorable ____, Lieutenant Governor:
514 We, the undersigned citizens of Utah, respectfully order that Senate (or House) Bill No.
515 ____, entitled (title of act, and, if the petition is against less than the whole act, set forth here
516 the part or parts on which the referendum is sought), passed by the ____ Session of the
517 Legislature of the state of Utah, be referred to the people of Utah for their approval or rejection
518 at a regular general election or a statewide special election;
519 Each signer says:
520 I have personally signed this petition;
521 I am registered to vote in Utah or intend to become registered to vote in Utah before the
522 certification of the petition names by the county clerk; and
523 My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name."
524 (b) The sponsors of a referendum shall attach a copy of the law that is the subject of the
525 referendum to each referendum petition.
526 (2) Each signature sheet shall:
527 (a) be printed on sheets of paper 8-1/2 inches long and 11 inches wide;
528 (b) be ruled with a horizontal line three-fourths inch from the top, with the space above
529 that line blank for the purpose of binding;
530 (c) contain the title of the referendum printed below the horizontal line, in at least
531 14-point, bold type;
532 (d) contain the word "Warning" printed or typed at the top of each signature sheet
533 under the title of the referendum;
534 (e) contain, to the right of the word "Warning," the following statement printed or
535 typed in not less than eight-point, single-leaded type:
536 "It is a class A misdemeanor for [
537 petition with any other name than [
538 [
539 petition when [
540 knows that [
541 certification of the petition names by the county clerk.";
542 (f) contain horizontally ruled lines, three-eighths inch apart under the "Warning"
543 statement required by this section; and
544 (g) be vertically divided into columns as follows:
545 (i) the edge of the first column shall appear [
546 sheet, be [
547 Office Use Only[
548 (ii) the second column shall be .25 inch wide;
549 [
550 Voter's Printed Name (must be legible to be counted)";
551 [
552 of Registered Voter";
553 (v) the fifth column shall be .75 inch wide, headed "Date Signed";
554 [
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558 (h) be horizontally divided into rows as follows:
559 (i) the top of the first row, for the purpose of entering the information described in
560 Subsection (2)(g), shall be .5 inch high;
561 [
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563 (ii) the second row shall be .15 inch high and contain the following statement printed
564 or typed in not less than [
565 "By signing this petition, you are stating that you have read and understand the law this
566 petition seeks to overturn."; and
567 (iii) the first and second rows shall be repeated, in order, leaving sufficient room at the
568 bottom of the sheet for the information described in Subsection (2)(i); and
569 (i) at the bottom of the sheet, contain the following statement: "Birth date or age
570 information is not required, but it may be used to verify your identity with voter registration
571 records. If you choose not to provide it, your signature may not be verified as a valid signature
572 if you change your address before petition signatures are verified or if the information you
573 provide does not match your voter registration records."
574 (3) The final page of each referendum packet shall contain the following printed or
575 typed statement:
576 "Verification
577 State of Utah, County of ____
578 I, _______________, of ____, hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that:
579 I am a Utah resident and am at least 18 years old;
580 All the names that appear in this packet were signed by [
581 professed to be the [
582 individuals signed [
583 I believe that each individual has printed and signed [
584 written [
585 read and understands the law that the referendum seeks to overturn, and that each signer is
586 registered to vote in Utah or intends to become registered to vote before the certification of the
587 petition names by the county clerk.
588 Each individual who signed the packet wrote the correct date of signature next to the
589 individual's name.
590 I have not paid or given anything of value to any individual who signed this petition to
591 encourage that individual to sign it.
592 ________________________________________________________________________
593 (Name) (Residence Address) (Date)"
594 (4) [
595 described in this section are substantially followed, the referendum petitions are sufficient,
596 notwithstanding clerical and merely technical errors.
597 Section 10. Section 20A-7-305 is amended to read:
598 20A-7-305. Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
599 (1) A Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter.
600 (2) (a) The sponsors shall ensure that the [
601 signature sheet was signed:
602 (i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
603 [
604 (ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page
605 of each referendum packet[
606 (iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that the
607 referendum seeks to overturn.
608 (b) A person may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the referendum
609 packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the referendum packet.
610 (3) (a) [
611 signature removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting
612 that the voter's signature be removed[
613 (i) 14 days after the day on which the voter signs the statement; or
614 (ii) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under
615 Subsection 20A-7-306(3)(c).
616 (b) (i) The statement shall include:
617 [
618 [
619 [
620 [
621 [
622 (D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C).
623 (ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the
624 statement may include the voter's birth date or age.
625 (c) A voter may not submit a statement by email or other electronic means.
626 (d) In order for the signature to be removed, the county clerk must receive the
627 statement [
628
629 on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-306(3)(c).
630 [
631 [
632 [
633
634 [
635 accordance with this Subsection (3).
636 (f) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from
637 a referendum petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-206.3.
638 Section 11. Section 20A-7-306 is amended to read:
639 20A-7-306. Submitting the referendum petition -- Certification of signatures by
640 the county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
641 (1) (a) [
642
643 county clerk of the county in which the packet was circulated[
644 earlier of:
645 (i) 14 days after the day on which the first individual signs the referendum packet; or
646 (ii) 40 days after the end of the legislative session at which the law passed.
647 (b) A sponsor may not submit a referendum packet after the deadline [
648
649 (2) (a) No later than [
650
651 the county clerk shall:
652 (i) check the [
653 the verification on the last page of each referendum packet to determine whether [
654
655 old; and
656 (ii) submit the name of each [
657 who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
658 (b) The county clerk may not certify a signature under Subsection (3):
659 (i) on a referendum packet that is not verified in accordance with Section
660 20A-7-305[
661 (ii) that does not have a date of signature next to the signature.
662 (3) No later than [
663
664 the county clerk shall:
665 (a) determine whether each signer is a registered voter according to the requirements of
666 Section 20A-7-306.3;
667 (b) certify on the referendum petition whether each name is that of a registered voter;
668 [
669 (c) post the name and voter identification number of each registered voter certified
670 under Subsection (3)(b) in a conspicuous location on the county's website for at least 45 days;
671 and
672 [
673 governor.
674 [
675
676
677
678 (4) Within two business days after timely receipt of a statement described in
679 Subsection 20A-7-305(3), the county clerk shall:
680 (a) remove the voter's signature from the posting described in Subsection (3)(c); and
681 (b) inform the lieutenant governor of the removal.
682 (5) The sponsor or a sponsor's representative may not retrieve a referendum packet
683 from a county clerk after the referendum packet is submitted to the county clerk.
684 Section 12. Section 20A-7-307 is amended to read:
685 20A-7-307. Evaluation by the lieutenant governor.
686 (1) When [
687 governor shall check off from the record the number of [
688 received.
689 (2) (a) [
690
691
692 lieutenant governor receives a referendum packet from a county clerk:
693 (i) count the number of the names certified by the county clerks [
694 verified signature sheet; and
695 (ii) update on the lieutenant governor's website the number of signatures certified as of
696 the date of the update.
697 (b) The lieutenant governor shall:
698 (i) within one business day after the day on which the lieutenant governor provides the
699 notification described in Subsection 20A-7-306(4)(a)(ii), subtract the number of signatures
700 removed from the number of signatures certified and update the number on the lieutenant
701 governor's website accordingly; and
702 (ii) declare the petition to be sufficient or insufficient [
703 the end of the legislative session at which the law passed.
704 [
705 (2)[
706 the requirements of this part are met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the front of the
707 petition the word "sufficient."
708 [
709 (2)[
710 20A-7-301 or a requirement of this part is not met, the lieutenant governor shall mark upon the
711 front of the petition the word "insufficient."
712 [
713 the lieutenant governor's finding.
714 (f) After a petition is declared insufficient, the sponsors may not submit additional
715 signatures to qualify the petition for the ballot.
716 (3) (a) If the lieutenant governor refuses to accept and file [
717 any voter may, not later than 10 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor declares
718 the petition insufficient, apply to the [
719 compel the lieutenant governor to [
720 referendum petition.
721 (b) If the [
722 the lieutenant governor shall file [
723 judgment attached to [
724 petition was originally offered for filing in the lieutenant governor's office.
725 (c) If the [
726 the [
727 printing the ballot title and numbers of that measure on the official ballot.
728 (4) A petition determined to be sufficient in accordance with this section is qualified
729 for the ballot.
730 Section 13. Section 20A-7-312 is amended to read:
731 20A-7-312. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
732 (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
733 (a) sign any name other than the person's own to [
734 (b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same measure at one
735 election;
736 (c) knowingly indicate on a referendum packet that a person who signed the packet
737 signed the packet on a date other than the date that the person signed the packet;
738 [
739 [
740 (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for a referendum packet
741 knowing that:
742 (a) the person does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
743 (b) the signature date next to the person's name on the referendum packet is not the
744 date that the person signed the packet;
745 [
746 appear in the referendum packet; or
747 [
748 either:
749 (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
750 (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
751 (3) It is unlawful for any person to:
752 (a) pay a person to sign a referendum petition;
753 (b) pay a person to remove the person's signature from a referendum petition;
754 (c) accept payment to sign a referendum petition; or
755 (d) accept payment to have the person's name removed from a referendum petition.
756 [
757 Section 14. Section 20A-9-403 is amended to read:
758 20A-9-403. Regular primary elections.
759 (1) (a) Candidates for elective office that are to be filled at the next regular general
760 election shall be nominated in a regular primary election by direct vote of the people in the
761 manner prescribed in this section. The fourth Tuesday of June of each even-numbered year is
762 designated as regular primary election day. Nothing in this section shall affect a candidate's
763 ability to qualify for a regular general election's ballot as an unaffiliated candidate under
764 Section 20A-9-501 or to participate in a regular general election as a write-in candidate under
765 Section 20A-9-601.
766 (b) Each registered political party that chooses to have the names of the registered
767 political party's candidates for elective office featured with party affiliation on the ballot at a
768 regular general election shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall nominate
769 the registered political party's candidates for elective office in the manner described in this
770 section.
771 (c) A filing officer may not permit an official ballot at a regular general election to be
772 produced or used if the ballot denotes affiliation between a registered political party or any
773 other political group and a candidate for elective office who is not nominated in the manner
774 prescribed in this section or in Subsection 20A-9-202(4).
775 (d) Unless noted otherwise, the dates in this section refer to those that occur in each
776 even-numbered year in which a regular general election will be held.
777 (2) (a) Each registered political party, in a statement filed with the lieutenant governor,
778 shall:
779 (i) either declare the registered political party's intent to participate in the next regular
780 primary election or declare that the registered political party chooses not to have the names of
781 the registered political party's candidates for elective office featured on the ballot at the next
782 regular general election; and
783 (ii) if the registered political party participates in the upcoming regular primary
784 election, identify one or more registered political parties whose members may vote for the
785 registered political party's candidates and whether individuals identified as unaffiliated with a
786 political party may vote for the registered political party's candidates.
787 (b) (i) A registered political party that is a continuing political party shall file the
788 statement described in Subsection (2)(a) with the lieutenant governor no later than 5 p.m. on
789 November 30 of each odd-numbered year.
790 (ii) An organization that is seeking to become a registered political party under Section
791 20A-8-103 shall file the statement described in Subsection (2)(a) at the time that the registered
792 political party files the petition described in Section 20A-8-103.
793 (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e), an individual who submits a
794 declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 shall appear as a candidate for elective
795 office on the regular primary ballot of the registered political party listed on the declaration of
796 candidacy only if the individual is certified by the appropriate filing officer as having submitted
797 a set of nomination petitions that was:
798 (i) circulated and completed in accordance with Section 20A-9-405; and
799 (ii) signed by at least 2% of the registered political party's members who reside in the
800 political division of the office that the individual seeks.
801 (b) (i) A candidate for elective office shall submit nomination petitions to the
802 appropriate filing officer for verification and certification no later than 5 p.m. on the final day
803 in March.
804 (ii) A candidate may supplement the candidate's submissions at any time on or before
805 the filing deadline.
806 (c) (i) The lieutenant governor shall determine for each elective office the total number
807 of signatures that must be submitted under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) by counting the aggregate
808 number of individuals residing in each elective office's political division who have designated a
809 particular registered political party on the individuals' voter registration forms on or before
810 November 15 of each odd-numbered year.
811 (ii) The lieutenant governor shall publish the determination for each elective office no
812 later than November 30 of each odd-numbered year.
813 (d) The filing officer shall:
814 (i) verify signatures on nomination petitions in a transparent and orderly manner, no
815 later than 14 days after the day on which a candidate submits the signatures to the filing officer;
816 (ii) for all qualifying candidates for elective office who submit nomination petitions to
817 the filing officer, issue certifications referenced in Subsection (3)(a) no later than 5 p.m. on the
818 first Monday after the third Saturday in April;
819 (iii) consider active and inactive voters eligible to sign nomination petitions;
820 (iv) consider an individual who signs a nomination petition a member of a registered
821 political party for purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if the individual has designated that
822 registered political party as the individual's party membership on the individual's voter
823 registration form; and
824 (v) utilize procedures described in Section 20A-7-206.3 to verify submitted nomination
825 petition signatures, or use statistical sampling procedures to verify submitted nomination
826 petition signatures in accordance with rules made under Subsection (3)(f).
827 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Subsection (3), a candidate for
828 lieutenant governor may appear on the regular primary ballot of a registered political party
829 without submitting nomination petitions if the candidate files a declaration of candidacy and
830 complies with Subsection 20A-9-202(3).
831 (f) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
832 director of elections, within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, may make rules that:
833 (i) provide for the use of statistical sampling procedures that:
834 (A) filing officers are required to use to verify signatures under Subsection (3)(d); and
835 (B) reflect a bona fide effort to determine the validity of a candidate's entire
836 submission, using widely recognized statistical sampling techniques; and
837 (ii) provide for the transparent, orderly, and timely submission, verification, and
838 certification of nomination petition signatures.
839 (g) The county clerk shall:
840 (i) review the declarations of candidacy filed by candidates for local boards of
841 education to determine if more than two candidates have filed for the same seat;
842 (ii) place the names of all candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy for a
843 local board of education seat on the nonpartisan section of the ballot if more than two
844 candidates have filed for the same seat; and
845 (iii) determine the order of the local board of education candidates' names on the ballot
846 in accordance with Section 20A-6-305.
847 (4) (a) By 5 p.m. on the first Wednesday after the third Saturday in April, the lieutenant
848 governor shall provide to the county clerks:
849 (i) a list of the names of all candidates for federal, constitutional, multi-county, single
850 county, and county offices who have received certifications under Subsection (3), along with
851 instructions on how those names shall appear on the primary election ballot in accordance with
852 Section 20A-6-305; and
853 (ii) a list of unopposed candidates for elective office who have been nominated by a
854 registered political party under Subsection (5)(c) and instruct the county clerks to exclude the
855 unopposed candidates from the primary election ballot.
856 (b) A candidate for lieutenant governor and a candidate for governor campaigning as
857 joint-ticket running mates shall appear jointly on the primary election ballot.
858 (c) After the county clerk receives the certified list from the lieutenant governor under
859 Subsection (4)(a), the county clerk shall post or publish a primary election notice in
860 substantially the following form:
861 "Notice is given that a primary election will be held Tuesday, June ____,
862 ________(year), to nominate party candidates for the parties and candidates for nonpartisan
863 local school board positions listed on the primary ballot. The polling place for voting precinct
864 ____ is ____. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and continue open until 8 p.m. of the same day.
865 Attest: county clerk."
866 (5) (a) A candidate, other than a presidential candidate, who, at the regular primary
867 election, receives the highest number of votes cast for the office sought by the candidate is:
868 (i) nominated for that office by the candidate's registered political party; or
869 (ii) for a nonpartisan local school board position, nominated for that office.
870 (b) If two or more candidates, other than presidential candidates, are to be elected to
871 the office at the regular general election, those party candidates equal in number to positions to
872 be filled who receive the highest number of votes at the regular primary election are the
873 nominees of the candidates' party for those positions.
874 (c) (i) As used in this Subsection (5)(c), a candidate is "unopposed" if:
875 (A) no individual other than the candidate receives a certification under Subsection (3)
876 for the regular primary election ballot of the candidate's registered political party for a
877 particular elective office; or
878 (B) for an office where more than one individual is to be elected or nominated, the
879 number of candidates who receive certification under Subsection (3) for the regular primary
880 election of the candidate's registered political party does not exceed the total number of
881 candidates to be elected or nominated for that office.
882 (ii) A candidate who is unopposed for an elective office in the regular primary election
883 of a registered political party is nominated by the party for that office without appearing on the
884 primary election ballot.
885 (6) (a) When a tie vote occurs in any primary election for any national, state, or other
886 office that represents more than one county, the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney
887 general shall, at a public meeting called by the governor and in the presence of the candidates
888 involved, select the nominee by lot cast in whatever manner the governor determines.
889 (b) When a tie vote occurs in any primary election for any county office, the district
890 court judges of the district in which the county is located shall, at a public meeting called by
891 the judges and in the presence of the candidates involved, select the nominee by lot cast in
892 whatever manner the judges determine.
893 (7) The expense of providing all ballots, blanks, or other supplies to be used at any
894 primary election provided for by this section, and all expenses necessarily incurred in the
895 preparation for or the conduct of that primary election shall be paid out of the treasury of the
896 county or state, in the same manner as for the regular general elections.
897 (8) An individual may not file a declaration of candidacy for a registered political party
898 of which the individual is not a member, except to the extent that the registered political party
899 permits otherwise under the registered political party's bylaws.
900 Section 15. Section 20A-9-408 is amended to read:
901 20A-9-408. Signature-gathering process to seek the nomination of a qualified
902 political party.
903 (1) This section describes the requirements for a member of a qualified political party
904 who is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office through the
905 signature-gathering process described in this section.
906 (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-201(7)(a), the form of the declaration of
907 candidacy for a member of a qualified political party who is nominated by, or who is seeking
908 the nomination of, the qualified political party under this section shall be substantially as
909 described in Section 20A-9-408.5.
910 (3) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(1)(a), and except as provided in Subsection
911 20A-9-202(4), a member of a qualified political party who, under this section, is seeking the
912 nomination of the qualified political party for an elective office that is to be filled at the next
913 general election shall:
914 (a) within the period beginning on January 1 before the next regular general election
915 and ending on the third Thursday in March of the same year, and before gathering signatures
916 under this section, file with the filing officer on a form approved by the lieutenant governor a
917 notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy that includes:
918 (i) the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered
919 political party under this section;
920 (ii) the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking
921 nomination;
922 (iii) the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
923 (iv) the address and telephone number of the member; and
924 (v) other information required by the lieutenant governor;
925 (b) except as provided in Subsection 20A-9-202(1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy,
926 in person, with the filing officer on or after the second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on
927 the third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
928 (c) pay the filing fee.
929 (4) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(2)(a), a member of a qualified political
930 party who, under this section, is seeking the nomination of the qualified political party for the
931 office of district attorney within a multicounty prosecution district that is to be filled at the next
932 general election shall:
933 (a) on or after January 1 before the next regular general election, and before gathering
934 signatures under this section, file with the filing officer on a form approved by the lieutenant
935 governor a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy that includes:
936 (i) the name of the member who will attempt to become a candidate for a registered
937 political party under this section;
938 (ii) the name of the registered political party for which the member is seeking
939 nomination;
940 (iii) the office for which the member is seeking to become a candidate;
941 (iv) the address and telephone number of the member; and
942 (v) other information required by the lieutenant governor;
943 (b) except as provided in Subsection 20A-9-202(1)(b), file a declaration of candidacy,
944 in person, with the filing officer on or after the second Friday in March and before 5 p.m. on
945 the third Thursday in March before the next regular general election; and
946 (c) pay the filing fee.
947 (5) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-202(3)(a)(iii), a lieutenant governor candidate
948 who files as the joint-ticket running mate of an individual who is nominated by a qualified
949 political party, under this section, for the office of governor shall, on or before 5 p.m. on the
950 first Monday after the third Saturday in April, file a declaration of candidacy and submit a letter
951 from the candidate for governor that names the lieutenant governor candidate as a joint-ticket
952 running mate.
953 (6) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the certification described in Subsection
954 20A-9-701(1) also includes the name of each candidate nominated by a qualified political party
955 under this section.
956 (7) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-701(2), the ballot shall, for each candidate who
957 is nominated by a qualified political party under this section, designate the qualified political
958 party that nominated the candidate.
959 (8) A member of a qualified political party may seek the nomination of the qualified
960 political party for an elective office by:
961 (a) complying with the requirements described in this section; and
962 (b) collecting signatures, on a form approved by the lieutenant governor, during the
963 period beginning on January 1 of an even-numbered year and ending 14 days before the day on
964 which the qualified political party's convention for the office is held, in the following amounts:
965 (i) for a statewide race, 28,000 signatures of registered voters in the state who are
966 permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in
967 a primary election;
968 (ii) for a congressional district race, 7,000 signatures of registered voters who are
969 residents of the congressional district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote
970 for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
971 (iii) for a state Senate district race, 2,000 signatures of registered voters who are
972 residents of the state Senate district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for
973 the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
974 (iv) for a state House district race, 1,000 signatures of registered voters who are
975 residents of the state House district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for
976 the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election;
977 (v) for a State Board of Education race, the lesser of:
978 (A) 2,000 signatures of registered voters who are residents of the State Board of
979 Education district and are permitted by the qualified political party to vote for the qualified
980 political party's candidates in a primary election; or
981 (B) 3% of the registered voters of the qualified political party who are residents of the
982 applicable State Board of Education district; and
983 (vi) for a county office race, signatures of 3% of the registered voters who are residents
984 of the area permitted to vote for the county office and are permitted by the qualified political
985 party to vote for the qualified political party's candidates in a primary election.
986 (9) (a) In order for a member of the qualified political party to qualify as a candidate
987 for the qualified political party's nomination for an elective office under this section, the
988 member shall:
989 (i) collect the signatures on a form approved by the lieutenant governor, using the same
990 circulation and verification requirements described in Sections 20A-7-204 and 20A-7-205; and
991 (ii) submit the signatures to the election officer no later than 14 days before the day on
992 which the qualified political party holds its convention to select candidates, for the elective
993 office, for the qualified political party's nomination.
994 (b) An individual may not gather signatures under this section until after the individual
995 files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy described in this section.
996 (c) An individual who files a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy,
997 described in Subsection (3)(a) or (4)(a), is, beginning on the day on which the individual files
998 the notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy:
999 (i) required to comply with the reporting requirements that a candidate for office is
1000 required to comply with; and
1001 (ii) subject to the same enforcement provisions, and civil and criminal penalties, that
1002 apply to a candidate for office in relation to the reporting requirements described in Subsection
1003 (9)(c)(i).
1004 (d) Upon timely receipt of the signatures described in Subsections (8) and (9)(a), the
1005 election officer shall, no later than the earlier of 14 days after the day on which the election
1006 officer receives the signatures, or one day before the day on which the qualified political party
1007 holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective office to which the signature packets
1008 relate:
1009 (i) check the name of each individual who completes the verification for a signature
1010 packet to determine whether each individual is a resident of Utah and is at least 18 years old;
1011 (ii) submit the name of each individual described in Subsection (9)(d)(i) who is not a
1012 Utah resident or who is not at least 18 years old to the attorney general and the county attorney;
1013 (iii) determine whether each signer is a registered voter who is qualified to sign the
1014 petition, using the same method, described in Section 20A-7-206.3, used to verify a signature
1015 on a petition; and
1016 (iv) certify whether each name is that of a registered voter who is qualified to sign the
1017 signature packet[
1018 [
1019 the election officer shall, no later than one day before the day on which the qualified political
1020 party holds the convention to select a nominee for the elective office to which the signature
1021 packets relate, notify the qualified political party and the lieutenant governor of the name of
1022 each member of the qualified political party who qualifies as a nominee of the qualified
1023 political party, under this section, for the elective office to which the convention relates.
1024 [
1025 in this section, the lieutenant governor shall post the notice of intent to gather signatures for
1026 candidacy on the lieutenant governor's website in the same location that the lieutenant governor
1027 posts a declaration of candidacy.
1028 Section 16. Coordinating H.B. 145 with H.B. 195 and S.B. 33 -- Substantive and
1029 technical amendments.
1030 (1) If this H.B. 145, H.B. 195, Initiative and Referendum Amendments, and S.B. 33,
1031 Political Procedures Amendments, all pass and become law, it is the intent of the Legislature
1032 that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code
1033 database for publication, as follows:
1034 (a) the changes to Section 20A-7-205 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1035 20A-7-205 in H.B. 195 and S.B. 33; and
1036 (b) the changes to Section 20A-7-206 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1037 20A-7-206 in H.B. 195 and S.B. 33.
1038 (2) If this H.B. 145 and H.B. 195, Initiative and Referendum Amendments, both pass
1039 and become law, but S.B. 33, Political Procedures Amendments, does not pass, it is the intent
1040 of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall prepare the
1041 Utah Code database for publication, as follows:
1042 (a) the changes to Section 20A-7-205 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1043 20A-7-205 in H.B. 195; and
1044 (b) the changes to Section 20A-7-206 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1045 20A-7-206 in H.B. 195.
1046 (3) If this H.B. 145 and S.B. 33, Political Procedures Amendments, both pass and
1047 become law, but H.B. 195, Initiative and Referendum Amendments, does not pass, it is the
1048 intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall
1049 prepare the Utah Code database for publication, as follows:
1050 (a) the changes to Section 20A-7-205 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1051 20A-7-205 in S.B. 33; and
1052 (b) the changes to Section 20A-7-206 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1053 20A-7-206 in S.B. 33.
1054 Section 17. Coordinating H.B. 145 with H.B. 195 -- Substantive and technical
1055 amendments.
1056 If this H.B. 145 and H.B. 195, Initiative and Referendum Amendments, both pass and
1057 become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
1058 General Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication so that the changes to
1059 Section 20A-7-207 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section 20A-7-207 in H.B. 195.
1060 Section 18. Coordinating H.B. 145 with S.B. 33 -- Substantive and technical
1061 amendments.
1062 If this H.B. 145 and S.B. 33, Political Procedures Amendments, both pass and become
1063 law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
1064 Counsel shall prepare the Utah Code database for publication, as follows:
1065 (1) the changes to Section 20A-7-305 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1066 20A-7-305 in S.B. 33; and
1067 (2) the changes to Section 20A-7-306 in H.B. 145 supercede the changes to Section
1068 20A-7-306 in S.B. 33.