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Section 205 - Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.

UT Code § 20A-7-205 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.

(2) (a) The sponsors shall ensure that the individual in whose presence each signature sheet was signed: (i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105; (ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page of each initiative packet; and (iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative. (b) A person may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the initiative packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the initiative packet.

(a) The sponsors shall ensure that the individual in whose presence each signature sheet was signed: (i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105; (ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page of each initiative packet; and (iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative.

(i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;

(ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page of each initiative packet; and

(iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative.

(b) A person may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the initiative packet if the person signed a signature sheet in the initiative packet.

(3) (a) A voter who has signed an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of: (i) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1: (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or (B) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(2)(c); or (ii) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1: (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or (B) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(3)(c); (b) (i) The statement shall include: (A) the name of the voter; (B) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote; (C) the signature of the voter; and (D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C). (ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the statement may include the voter's birth date or age. (c) A voter may not submit a statement by email or other electronic means. (d) A person may only remove a signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this Subsection (3). (e) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-206.3.

(a) A voter who has signed an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of: (i) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1: (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or (B) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(2)(c); or (ii) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1: (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or (B) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(3)(c);

(i) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk before December 1: (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or (B) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(2)(c); or

(A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or

(B) 90 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(2)(c); or

(ii) for an initiative packet received by the county clerk on or after December 1: (A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or (B) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(3)(c);

(A) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or

(B) 45 days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-206(3)(c);

(b) (i) The statement shall include: (A) the name of the voter; (B) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote; (C) the signature of the voter; and (D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C). (ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the statement may include the voter's birth date or age.

(i) The statement shall include: (A) the name of the voter; (B) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote; (C) the signature of the voter; and (D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C).

(A) the name of the voter;

(B) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote;

(C) the signature of the voter; and

(D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C).

(ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the statement may include the voter's birth date or age.

(c) A voter may not submit a statement by email or other electronic means.

(d) A person may only remove a signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this Subsection (3).

(e) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-206.3.

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Section 205 - Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.