{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-615","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-7-615","heading":"Electronic referendum process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove signature.","body":"(1) This section applies to the electronic referendum process described in Section 20A-21-201.\n(2) A Utah voter may sign a local referendum 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 that is the subject of the referendum petition.\n(4)\n(a) A voter who signs a referendum petition may have the voter's signature removed from the referendum 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 statement requesting removal; or\n(ii) the first business day that is at least 45 calendar days after the day on which the local clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-616(3).\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 a referendum petition in accordance with this section.\n(d) A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic signature from a referendum petition, in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-1003(3).","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-7 Issues Submitted to the Voters","Part 20A-7-6 Local Referenda - Procedures"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter7/20A-7-S615.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"1ca4cc11cbfeae7d117894f646f86002c4f60a6aedb68875f6f71003c82225f6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-614","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}