Utah § 20A-7-211 Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on proclamation.

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§ 20A-7-211 — Return and canvass -- Conflicting measures -- Law effective on proclamation.

Utah·Title 20A Election Code·Ch. 20A-7 Issues Submitted to the Voters·Part 20A-7-2 Statewide Initiatives

1/1/2027

(1)Except as provided in Subsection 20A-7-209.5(2), the votes on the law proposed by the initiative petition shall be counted, canvassed, and delivered as provided in Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns.

(2)Except as provided in Subsection 20A-7-209.5(2), after the state board of canvassers completes the canvass, the lieutenant governor shall certify to the governor the vote for and against the law proposed by the initiative petition.

(3)(3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-7-209.5(2), the governor shall immediately issue a proclamation that:

(3)(a)(i) gives the total number of votes cast in the state for and against each law proposed by an initiative petition; and

(3)(a)(ii) declares those laws proposed by an initiative petition that are approved by majority vote to b

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1/1/2027
(1) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-7-209.5(2), the votes on the law proposed by the initiative petition shall be counted, canvassed, and delivered as provided in Chapter 4, Part 3, Canvassing Returns.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-7-209.5(2), after the state board of canvassers completes the canvass, the lieutenant governor shall certify to the governor the vote for and against the law proposed by the initiative petition.
(3) (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-7-209.5(2), the governor shall immediately issue a proclamation that:
(3)(a)(i) gives the total number of votes cast in the state for and against each law proposed by an initiative petition; and
(3)(a)(ii) declares those laws proposed by an initiative petition that are approved by majority vote to be in full force and effect on the date described in Subsection 20A-7-212(2).
(3)(b) When the governor believes that two proposed laws, or that parts of two proposed laws approved by the people at the same election are entirely in conflict, the governor shall proclaim as law the initiative that receives the greatest number of affirmative votes, regardless of the difference in the majorities which those initiatives receive.
(3)(c) Within 10 days after the day of the governor's proclamation, any qualified voter who signed the initiative petition proposing the law that is declared by the governor to be superseded by another initiative approved at the same election may bring an action in the appropriate court to review the governor's decision.
(4) Within 10 calendar days after the day on which the court issues an order in an action described in Subsection (3)(c), the governor shall:
(4)(a) proclaim as law all initiatives approved by the people that the court determines are not entirely in conflict; and
(4)(b) of the initiatives approved by the people that the court determines to be entirely in conflict, proclaim as law, regardless of the difference in majorities, the law that receives the greatest number of affirmative votes, to be in full force and effect on the date described in Subsection 20A-7-212(2).

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