20A-7-516. Electronic initiative process -- Collecting signatures -- Email notification -- Removal of signatures.

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Effective 5/25/2026

(1)This section applies only to the electronic initiative process.

(2)A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m., the earlier of:

(a)316 calendar days after the day on which the initiative application is filed; or

(i)for a county initiative, April 15 immediately before the next regular general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 20A-7-502 ; or

(ii)for a municipal initiative, April 15 immediately before the next municipal general election immediately after the initiative application is filed under Section 20A-7-502 .

(3)The local clerk shall send to each individual who provides a valid email address during the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following:

(a)the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding Your Petition Signature"; and

(b)the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type:

"You signed a petition for the following initiative:

[insert title of initiative]

To access a copy of the initiative petition, the text of the law proposed by the initiative, the initial fiscal impact and legal statement, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from the initiative petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that includes the information referred to in the email]."

(4)Except as provided in Subsection

(5), the county clerk shall, within two business days after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs an initiative petition is certified under Section 20A-21-201 , post the voter identification number and the date of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor.

(a)If the local clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-515(4) , the local clerk shall:

(i)ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are not included in the posting described in Subsection

(4); and

(ii)remove the voter's signature from the initiative petition and the initiative petition signature totals.

(b)The local clerk shall comply with Subsection (5)(a) before the later of:

(i)the deadline described in Subsection

(4); or

(ii)two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-515(4) .

Amended by Chapter 102 , 2026 General Session