Utah § 20A-7-304 Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.

Utah Statutes

§ 20A-7-304 — Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.

Utah § 20A-7-304

Title 20AElection Code

Ch. 20A-7Issues Submitted to the Voters

Part 20A-7-3Statewide Referenda

This text of Utah § 20A-7-304 (Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Utah primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Utah Code Ann. § 20A-7-304 (2026).

Text

(1)This section applies only to the manual referendum process.

(2)In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in Subsection (3), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.

(3)The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the referendum petition and a signature sheet no later than the first business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on which the sponsors sign an agreement, under Subsection (6)(a), with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor specifying the range of numbers that the sponsors will use to number the referendum packets.

(4)The sponsors of the referendum petition shall:

(4)(a)

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process.
(2) In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in Subsection (3), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the referendum petition and a signature sheet no later than the first business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on which the sponsors sign an agreement, under Subsection (6)(a), with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor specifying the range of numbers that the sponsors will use to number the referendum packets.
(4) The sponsors of the referendum petition shall:
(4)(a) arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the referendum packets; and
(4)(b) ensure that the referendum packets and the documents described in Subsection (4)(a) meet the form requirements of this section.
(5) (5)(a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the referendum packets for circulation by creating multiple referendum packets.
(5)(b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create referendum packets by binding a copy of the referendum petition with the text of the law that is the subject of the referendum and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the referendum packets may be conveniently opened for signing.
(5)(c) A referendum packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.
(6) (6)(a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:
(6)(a)(i) contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use to number referendum packets;
(6)(a)(ii) sign an agreement with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, specifying the range of numbers that the sponsor will use to number the referendum packets; and
(6)(a)(iii) number each referendum packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers provided by the lieutenant governor's office, starting with the lowest number in the range.
(6)(b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not:
(6)(b)(i) number a referendum packet in a manner not directed by the lieutenant governor's office; or
(6)(b)(ii) circulate or submit a referendum packet that is not numbered in the manner directed by the lieutenant governor's office.