Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
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(1) A Utah voter may sign a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and resides in the local jurisdiction.
(2)
(a) The sponsors shall ensure that the individual in whose presence each signature sheet was signed:
(i) is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
(ii) verifies each signature sheet by completing the verification printed on the last page of each initiative packet; and
(iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative.
(b) An individual may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the initiative packet if the individual signed a signature sheet in the initiative packet.
(3)
(a) A voter who has signed an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by submitting a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:
(i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement;
(ii) 90 days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-507(2)(a);
(iii) 316 days after the day on which the application is filed; or
(iv)
(A) for a county initiative, April 15 immediately before the next regular general election immediately after the 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 application is filed under Section 20A-7-502.
(b)
(i) The statement shall include:
(A) the name of the voter;
(B) the resident address at which the voter is registered to vote;
(C) the signature of the voter; and
(D) the date of the signature described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(C).
(ii) To increase the likelihood of the voter's signature being identified and removed, the statement may include the voter's birth date or age.
(c) A voter may not submit a statement by email or other electronic means.
(d) In order for the signature to be removed, the county clerk must receive the statement before 5 p.m. no later than the applicable deadline described in Subsection (3)(a).
(e) A person may only remove a signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this Subsection (3).
(f) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-506.3.