{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-515","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-7-515","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 a local initiative petition if the voter is a legal voter and resides in the local jurisdiction.\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)\n(a) 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(i) the first business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the voter signs the signature removal statement;\n(ii) the first business day that is at least 90 calendar days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-516(4);\n(iii) the first business day that is at least 316 calendar days after the day on which the initiative application is filed; or\n(iv)\n(A) 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\n(B) 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.\n(b)\n(i) A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4)(a) by mail using prepaid postage, email, or other electronic means.\n(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(b)(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(c) A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in accordance with this section.\n(d) 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-7-5 Local Initiatives - Procedures"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter7/20A-7-S515.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b40d8723ae5a00e1edea925cb2f39c3ba6d2cf7bf6d2f6f2736268fe2a54786a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-514","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-516"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}