Section 20A-7-314 - Electronic referendum process - Obtaining signatures - Request to remove signature(1) This section applies to the electronic referendum process.(2) A Utah voter may sign a referendum petition if the voter is a legal voter.(3) The sponsors shall ensure that the signature-gatherer who collects a signature from an individual:(a) verifies that the individual is at least 18 years old and meets the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105; and(b) is informed that each signer is required to read and understand the law that is the subject of the referendum petition.(4) 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: (a) 30 days after the day on which the voter signs the statement requesting removal; or(b) 45 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-315(4). (5)(a) A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) by email or other electronic means, unless the lieutenant governor establishes a signature removal process that is consistent with the requirements of this section and Section 20A-21-201.(b) A person may only remove an electronic signature from a referendum petition in accordance with this section.(c) 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).Amended by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 17, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 116, 2023 General Session ,§ 31, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session ,§ 37, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 325, 2022 General Session ,§ 27, eff. 1/1/2023.