Section 20A-7-304 - Manual referendum process - Circulation requirements - Lieutenant governor to provide sponsors with materials(1) This section applies only to the manual referendum process.(2) In order to obtain the necessary number of signatures required by this part, the sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, after the sponsors receive the documents described in Subsection (3), circulate referendum packets that meet the form requirements of this part.(3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the sponsors with a copy of the referendum petition and
a signature sheet within three days after the day on which the sponsors sign an agreement, under Subsection (6)(a), with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor specifying the range of numbers that the sponsors will use to number the referendum packets.
(4) The sponsors of the referendum petition shall: (a) arrange and pay for the printing of all documents that are part of the referendum packets; and(b) ensure that the referendum packets and the documents described in Subsection (4)(a) meet the form requirements of this section.(5)(a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may prepare the referendum packets for circulation by creating multiple referendum packets.(b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall create referendum packets by binding a copy of the referendum petition with the text of the law that is the subject of the referendum and no more than 50 signature sheets together at the top in a manner that the referendum packets may be conveniently opened for signing.(c) A referendum packet is not required to have a uniform number of signature sheets.(6)(a) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors shall, before gathering signatures: (i) contact the lieutenant governor's office to receive a range of numbers that the sponsors may use to number referendum packets;(ii) sign an agreement with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, specifying the range of numbers that the sponsor will use to number the referendum packets; and(iii) number each referendum packet, sequentially, within the range of numbers provided by the lieutenant governor's office, starting with the lowest number in the range.(b) The sponsors or an agent of the sponsors may not:(i) number a referendum packet in a manner not directed by the lieutenant governor's office; or(ii) circulate or submit a referendum packet that is not numbered in the manner directed by the lieutenant governor's office.Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session ,§ 25, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 325, 2022 General Session ,§ 19, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session ,§ 22, eff. 5/5/2021, coordination clause.Amended by Chapter 418, 2021 General Session ,§ 8, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 140, 2021 General Session ,§ 18, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 153, 1995 General Session