§ UCA § 20A-7-515Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature

Effective 3/7/2026

20A-7-515. 
Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature.




(1)
This section applies to the electronic initiative process.





(2)
A Utah voter may sign a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and resides in the local jurisdiction.





(3)
The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an individual:


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





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








(4)



(a)
A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the initiative petition by, in accordance with Section 20A-1-1003, 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)
the first business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement;





(ii)
the first business day that is at least 90 calendar days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-516(4);





(iii)
the first business day that is at least 316 calendar days after the day on which the initiative application is filed; or





(iv)



(A)
for a county initiative, April 15 immediately before the next regular general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 20A-7-502; or





(B)
for a municipal initiative, April 15 immediately before the next municipal general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 20A-7-502.











(b)



(i)
A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4)(a) by mail using prepaid postage, email, or other electronic means.





(ii)
Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(b)(i), a county clerk may accept a signature removal statement submitted by mail using prepaid postage if the statement is postmarked on or before the effective date of this bill.








(c)
A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this section.





(d)
A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-1003(3).






Amended by Chapter 27, 2026 General Session