Section 20A-7-616 - Electronic referendum process - Collecting signatures - Removal of signatures(1) This section applies only to the electronic referendum process.(2) A signature-gatherer may not collect a signature after 5 p.m. 45 days after the day on which the first three sponsors receive notice, under Section 20A-7-602.7 or 20A-7-602.8, that the referendum is legally referable to voters.(3) The local clerk shall send to each individual who provides a valid email address during the signature-gathering process an email that includes the following: (a) the subject of the email shall include the following statement, "Notice Regarding Your Petition Signature"; and(b) the body of the email shall include the following statement in 12-point type: "You signed a petition for the following referendum:
[insert title of referendum]
To access a copy of the referendum petition, the law that is the subject of the referendum petition, and information on the deadline for removing your signature from the referendum petition, please visit the following link: [insert a uniform resource locator that takes the individual directly to the page on the lieutenant governor's website that includes the information referred to in the email]."
(4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the county clerk shall, within two business days after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs a referendum petition is certified under Section 20A-21-201, post the name, voter identification number, and date of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website, in a conspicuous location designated by the lieutenant governor, for at least 45 days.(5)(a) If the local clerk timely receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-615(4), the local clerk shall:(i) ensure that the voter's name, voter identification number, and date of signature are not included in the posting described in Subsection (4); and(ii) remove the voter's signature from the referendum petition and the signature totals.(b) The local clerk shall comply with Subsection (5)(a) before the later of:(i) the deadline described in Subsection (4); or(ii) two business days after the day on which the county clerk receives a statement requesting signature removal under Subsection 20A-7-615(4).Amended by Chapter 107, 2023 General Session ,§ 76, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 325, 2022 General Session ,§ 55, eff. 1/1/2023.