Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Referendum: means a process by which a law passed by the Legislature or by a local legislative body is submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
Referendum petition: means :
(a)
as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-303(2)(a), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection;
(b)
as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-313(2), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection;
(c)
as it relates to a local referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-603(2)(a), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection; or
(d)
as it relates to a local referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-614(2), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., 40 days after the day on which the legislative session at which the law passed ends.
(3)
The lieutenant governor shall send to each individual who provides a valid email address during the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:
(a)
the subject of the email shall include the following statement, “Notice Regarding Your Petition Signature”; and
(b)
the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type: “You signed a petition for the following referendum: [insert title of referendum] To access a copy of the referendum petition, the law that is the subject of the referendum petition, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from the referendum petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor’s website that includes the information referred to in the email].”
(4)
Except as provided in Subsection (5), the county clerk shall, within two business days after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs a referendum petition is certified under Section 20A-21-201, post the name, voter identification number, and date of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor’s website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor.
(5)
(a)
If the county clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-314(4), the county clerk shall:
(i)
ensure that the voter’s name, voter identification number, and date of signature are not included in the posting described in Subsection (4); and
(ii)
remove the voter’s signature from the referendum petition and the signature totals.
(b)
The county clerk shall comply with Subsection (5)(a) before the later of:
(i)
the deadline described in Subsection (4); or
(ii)
two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-314(4).
