20A-7-206 - Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by the county clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
20A-7-206. Submitting the initiative petition -- Certification of signatures by thecounty clerks -- Transfer to lieutenant governor.
(1) In order to qualify an initiative petition for placement on the regular general electionballot, the sponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk ofthe county in which the packet was circulated no later than April 15 before the regular generalelection.
(2) No later than May 1 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
(a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet todetermine whether or not those persons are residents of Utah and are at least 18 years old; and
(b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not atleast 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
(3) No later than May 15 before the regular general election, the county clerk shall:
(a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to therequirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;
(b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
(c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
(4) Upon receipt of an initiative packet under Subsection (3) and any statement submittedunder Subsection 20A-7-205(3), the lieutenant governor shall remove from the initiative petitiona voter's signature if the voter has requested the removal in accordance with Subsection20A-7-205(3).
(5) In order to qualify an initiative petition for submission to the Legislature, thesponsors shall deliver each signed and verified initiative packet to the county clerk of the countyin which the packet was circulated by the November 15 before the annual general session of theLegislature.
(6) No later than December 1 before the annual general session of the Legislature, thecounty clerk shall:
(a) check the names of all persons completing the verification for the initiative packet todetermine whether or not those persons are Utah residents and are at least 18 years old; and
(b) submit the name of each of those persons who is not a Utah resident or who is not atleast 18 years old to the attorney general and county attorney.
(7) No later than December 15 before the annual general session of the Legislature, thecounty clerk shall:
(a) determine whether or not each signer is a registered voter according to therequirements of Section 20A-7-206.3;
(b) certify on the petition whether or not each name is that of a registered voter; and
(c) deliver all of the packets to the lieutenant governor.
(8) Initiative packets are public once they are delivered to the county clerks.
(9) The sponsor or their representatives may not retrieve initiative packets from thecounty clerks once they have submitted them.
Amended by Chapter 225, 2010 General Session