Utah Code 20A-7-202. Statewide initiative process — Initiative application procedures — Time to gather signatures — Grounds for rejection
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20A-7-202. Statewide initiative process — Initiative application procedures — Time to gather signatures — Grounds for rejection.
(1) | Individuals wishing to circulate an initiative petition shall file an initiative application with the lieutenant governor. |
(a) | for a statewide initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-202(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-202(2); or |
(b) | for a local initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-502(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-502(2). See Utah Code 20A-7-101 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) | The initiative application shall include:
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(4) | If the initiative petition fails to qualify for the ballot of the election described in Subsection 20A-7-201(2)(b), the sponsors shall:
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(5) | The lieutenant governor shall reject an initiative application or an initiative application addendum filed under Subsection 20A-7-204.1(6) and not issue signature sheets if:
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(6) | To evaluate whether the proposed law contains more than one subject under Subsection (5)(a)(iv), the lieutenant governor shall apply the same standard provided in Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 22, which prohibits a bill from passing that contains more than one subject. |
Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session