20A-9-408.3. Submission of candidate signature packet -- Requirements for submission -- Signature packet chain of custody and storage.

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Effective 5/7/2025

(1)To submit a candidate signature packet to an election officer, a person shall:

(a)label the front of each candidate signature packet with a unique, consecutive number;

(b)organize each candidate signature packet that is submitted at the same time in numerical order; and

(c)with the candidate signature packets, provide the election officer with a document containing:

(i)for each candidate signature packet submitted at the same time:

(A)the number assigned to the candidate signature packet under Subsection (1)(a) ; and

(B)the number of signatures in the candidate signature packet;

(ii)the total number of candidate signature packets submitted at the same time;

(iii)the sum of all signatures on all candidate signature packets submitted at the same time;

(iv)a list of all individuals who collected signatures for the candidate signature packets submitted together, including for each the individual's:

(A)full name;

(B)residential address;

(C)phone number; and

(D)email address; and

(v)a certification that each individual described in Subsection (1)(c)(iv) was at least 18 years old when the individual collected the signatures.

(2)If the election officer discovers that a candidate signature packet is verified by an individual who has not been disclosed under Subsection (1)(c)(iv), with all information required under Subsection (1)(c)(iv):

(a)the election officer shall notify the candidate;

(b)the candidate shall provide the information described in Subsection (1)(c)(iv) in relation to the individual no later than the first business day that is at least three calendar days after the day on which the election officer notifies the candidate under Subsection (2)(a) ; and

(c)if the candidate fails to timely comply with Subsection (2)(b) , the election officer shall reject the candidate signature packet, and all candidate signature packets collected by the same individual, that were submitted at the same time.

(3)An election officer shall reject a candidate signature packet that is not submitted in accordance with Subsection

(2).

(4)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act:

(a)the information described in Subsection (1)(c)(iv)(A) is a public record; and

(b)the information described in Subsections (1)(c)(iv)(B) through

(D)is a private record.

(5)An election officer shall preserve the chain of custody of all candidate signature packets and signature sheets in accordance with this section.

(6)An election officer shall, upon receipt of a candidate signature packet:

(a)review the candidate signature packet; and

(b)assign the candidate signature packet a unique number in the election officer's petition processing system, to be used to track the candidate signature packet during processing.

(7)An election officer shall ensure that, when workers review signatures in a candidate signature packet for verification, the workers record for the candidate signature packet:

(a)the names of the workers who review signatures on the candidate signature packet;

(b)if the signature packet is reviewed additional times, the names of the workers who conduct the review;

(c)the total number of signatures in the candidate signature packet;

(d)the total number of valid signatures in the candidate signature packet;

(e)the total number of signatures in the candidate signature packet that were rejected, including the reasons for the rejection; and

(f)if not all signatures in the candidate signature packet are reviewed:

(i)the number of signatures that were not reviewed;

(ii)the reason the signatures were not reviewed; and

(iii)the name of the worker who pulled the candidate signature packet from further review.

(8)An election officer shall store the candidate signature packets by:

(a)making a log of the candidate signature packets as the signature packets are placed into storage that specifies:

(i)the boxes into which the candidate signature packets for a particular candidate are placed; and

(ii)which candidate signature packet is stored in which box; and

(b)affixing to each box a description of the contents of the box.

Enacted by Chapter 448 , 2025 General Session