Utah § 20A-7-604 Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Local clerk to provide sponsors with materials.

Utah Statutes

§ 20A-7-604 — Manual referendum process -- Circulation requirements -- Local clerk to provide sponsors with materials.

Utah § 20A-7-604

Title 20AElection Code

Ch. 20A-7Issues Submitted to the Voters

Part 20A-7-6Local Referenda - Procedures

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Utah Code Ann. § 20A-7-604 (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 Subsections (3) and 20A-7-401.5(4)(b), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.

(3)Within five calendar days after the day on which a county, city, town, or court determines, in accordance with Section 20A-7-602.7, that a proposed referendum is legally referable to voters, the local clerk shall provide the sponsors with:

(3)(a) a copy of the referendum petition;

(3)(b) a signature sheet; and

(3)(c) a copy of the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under Subsection 20A-7-401.5(4)(b).

(4)The

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(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 Subsections (3) and 20A-7-401.5(4)(b), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.
(3) Within five calendar days after the day on which a county, city, town, or court determines, in accordance with Section 20A-7-602.7, that a proposed referendum is legally referable to voters, the local clerk shall provide the sponsors with:
(3)(a) a copy of the referendum petition;
(3)(b) a signature sheet; and
(3)(c) a copy of the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under Subsection 20A-7-401.5(4)(b).
(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.
(5)(d) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall include, with each packet, a copy of the proposition information pamphlet provided to the sponsors under Subsection 20A-7-401.5(4)(b).
(6) (6)(a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures:
(6)(a)(i) contact the county clerk to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use to number referendum packets;
(6)(a)(ii) sign an agreement with the local clerk, 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 county clerk, 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 county clerk; or
(6)(b)(ii) circulate or submit a referendum packet that is not numbered in the manner directed by the county clerk.