Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-7-603 v2

• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
• 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
• Manual referendum process: means the process for gathering signatures for a referendum using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. 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 packet: means a copy of the referendum petition, a copy of the law being submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. 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 Subsection 20A-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 Subsection 20A-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 Subsection 20A-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 Subsection 20A-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
• 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 referendum 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 referendum packet by the initials “AV”:

      I obtained the individual’s voluntary direction or consent to sign the referendum 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 referendum 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 referendum 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 this petition seeks to overturn; and

     I believe that each individual’s name, post office address, and residence is written correctly, that each signer has read the law that the referendum seeks to overturn, 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 referendum packet to encourage that individual to sign it.

     _____________________________________________________________________

     (Name)