{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-216","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-7-216","heading":"Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature.","body":"(1) This section applies to the electronic initiative process.\n(2) A Utah voter may sign an initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter.\n(3) The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an individual:\n(a) verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105; and\n(b) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law proposed by the initiative.\n(4) A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the initiative petition by, in accordance with Section 20A-1-1003, submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed before 5 p.m. no later than the earlier of:\n(a) for an electronic signature gathered before December 1:\n(i) the first business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or\n(ii) the first business day that is at least 90 calendar days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4); or\n(b) for an electronic signature gathered on or after December 1:\n(i) the first business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement; or\n(ii) the first business day that is at least 45 calendar days after the day on which the county clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4).\n(5)\n(a)\n(i) A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) by mail using prepaid postage, email, or other electronic means.\n(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a)(i), a county clerk may accept a signature removal statement submitted by mail using prepaid postage if the statement is postmarked on or before the effective date of this bill.\n(b) A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this section.\n(c) A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-1003(3).","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-7 Issues Submitted to the Voters","Part 20A-7-2 Statewide Initiatives"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter7/20A-7-S216.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b6de4259070fd5ef111bcdbe970e5d46d62767c2e9a6b45b3fb2d781e594b0d8","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-215","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}