Section 20A-7-301 - Referendum - Signature requirements - Submission to voters(1)(a) A person seeking to have a law passed by the Legislature submitted to a vote of the people shall, after filing a referendum application, obtain: (i) legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and(ii) from at least 15 Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.(b) When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), the governor shall issue an executive order that:(i) directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general election; or(ii) calls a special election according to the requirements of Section 20A-1-203 and directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election.(2) When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters, the law that is the subject of the petition does not take effect unless and until it is approved by a vote of the people at a regular general election or a statewide special election.(3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information to any interested person: (a) the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and(b) for each county, the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session ,§ 22, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session ,§ 15, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 217, 2019 General Session ,§ 6, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 17, 2011, 2011 General Session.