20A-7-301. Referendum -- Signature requirements -- Submission to voters.

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Effective 5/3/2023

(a)A person seeking to have a law passed by the Legislature submitted to a vote of the people shall, after filing a referendum application, obtain:

(i)legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and

(ii)from at least 15 Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.

(b)When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) , the governor shall issue an executive order that:

(i)directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general election; or

(ii)calls a special election according to the requirements of Section 20A-1-203 and directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election.

(2)When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters, the law that is the subject of the petition does not take effect unless and until it is approved by a vote of the people at a regular general election or a statewide special election.

(3)The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information to any interested person:

(a)the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and

(b)for each county, the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.

Amended by Chapter 107 , 2023 General Session