Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-7-503 v2

• Budget officer: means :
       (2)(a) for a county, the person designated as finance officer as defined in Section 17-36-3;
       (2)(b) for a city, the person designated as budget officer in Subsection 10-6-106(4); or
       (2)(c) for a town, the town council. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Initial fiscal impact and legal statement: means a financial and legal statement prepared under Section Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative: means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Initiative packet: means a copy of the initiative petition, a copy of the proposed law, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Sponsors: means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and who sign the initiative application or referendum application. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Verified: means acknowledged by the person circulating the petition as required in Section 20A-7-105. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
• Voter: means an individual who:
       (79)(a) meets the requirements for voting in an election;
       (79)(b) meets the requirements of election registration;
       (79)(c) is registered to vote; and
       (79)(d) is listed in the official register book. See Utah Code 20A-1-102

     “Verification of signature collector

     State of Utah, County of ____

     I, _______________, of ____, hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that:

     I am at least 18 years old;

     All the names that appear in this packet were signed by individuals who professed to be the individuals whose names appear in it, and each of the individuals signed the individual’s name on it in my presence or, in the case of an individual with a qualifying disability, I have signed this initiative petition on the individual’s behalf, at the direction of the individual and in the individual’s presence, by entering the initials “AV” as the individual’s signature;

      I certify that, for each individual whose signature is represented in this initiative packet by the initials “AV”:

      I obtained the individual’s voluntary direction or consent to sign the initiative petition on the individual’s behalf;

      I do not believe, or have reason to believe, that the individual lacked the mental capacity to give direction or consent;

      I do not believe, or have reason to believe, that the individual did not understand the purpose or nature of my signing the initiative petition on the individual’s behalf;

      I did not intentionally or knowingly deceive the individual into directing me to, or consenting for me to, sign the initiative petition on the individual’s behalf; and

      I did not intentionally or knowingly enter false information on the signature sheet;

     I did not knowingly make a misrepresentation of fact concerning the law proposed by the initiative; and

     I believe that each individual’s name, post office address, and residence is written correctly, that each signer has read the law proposed by the initiative, and that each signer is registered to vote in Utah.

     ______________________________________________________________________

     (Name)

     The correct date of signature appears next to each individual’s name.

     I have not paid or given anything of value to any individual who signed this petition to encourage that individual to sign it.

     _____________________________________________________________________

     (Name)