Obtaining signatures -- Verification -- Removal of signature.
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(1) A Utah voter may sign a local referendum 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 referendum packet; and
(iii) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that the referendum seeks to overturn.
(b) An individual may not sign the verification printed on the last page of the referendum packet if the individual signed a signature sheet in the referendum packet.
(3)
(a) A voter who has signed a referendum petition may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed no later than the earlier of:
(i) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the statement requesting removal; or
(ii) 45 days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-607(2)(a).
(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 45 days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-607(2)(a).
(e) A person may only remove a signature from a referendum petition in accordance with this Subsection (3).
(f) A county clerk shall analyze a signature, for purposes of removing a signature from a referendum petition, in accordance with Section 20A-7-606.3.