Utah Code 20A-7-602. Local referendum process — Application procedures
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(1) Individuals wishing to circulate a referendum petition shall file a referendum application with the local clerk.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-7-602
- Local clerk: means the county clerk, city recorder, or town clerk in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Local law: includes :(21)(a)(i) an ordinance;(21)(a)(ii) a resolution;(21)(a)(iii) a land use law;(21)(a)(iv) a land use regulation, as defined in Section
10-9a-103 ; or(21)(a)(v) other legislative action of a local legislative body. See Utah Code 20A-7-101- Referendum: means a process by which a law passed by the Legislature or by a local legislative body is submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
- Referendum application: means :
(30)(a) for a statewide referendum, an application described in Subsection20A-7-302 (2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection20A-7-302 (2); or(30)(b) for a local referendum, an application described in Subsection20A-7-602 (2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection20A-7-602 (2). See Utah Code 20A-7-101- Referendum petition: means :
(32)(a) as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection20A-7-303 (2)(a), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection;(32)(b) as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection20A-7-313 (2), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection;(32)(c) as it relates to a local referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection20A-7-603 (2)(a), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection; or(32)(d) as it relates to a local referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection20A-7-614 (2), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection. See Utah Code 20A-7-101- 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
(2) The referendum application shall include:(2)(a) the name and residence address of at least five sponsors of the referendum petition;(2)(b) a statement indicating that each of the sponsors is registered to vote in Utah;(2)(c) a statement indicating whether persons gathering signatures for the referendum petition may be paid for gathering signatures;(2)(d) the signature of each of the sponsors, acknowledged by a notary public; and(2)(e)(2)(e)(i) if the referendum challenges an ordinance or resolution, a copy of the ordinance or resolution; or(2)(e)(ii) if the referendum challenges a local law that is not an ordinance or resolution, a written description of the local law, including the result of the vote on the local law.