(12) "Initial fiscal impact and legal statement" means a financial and legal statement prepared under Section 20A-7-502.5 or 20A-7-602.5 for a local initiative or a local referendum. (13) "Initiative" means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. (14) "Initiative application" means: (a) for a statewide initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-202(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-202(2); or (b) for a local initiative, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-502(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-502(2). (15) "Initiative packet" means: (a) a traditional initiative packet; or (b) a condensed initiative packet. (16) "Initiative petition": (a) as it relates to a statewide initiative, using the manual initiative process: (i) means the form described in Subsection 20A-7-203(2)(a), petitioning for submission of the initiative to the Legislature or the legal voters; (ii) includes the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-203(2)(b), if the initiative proposes a tax increase; and (iii) includes the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-203(2)(c), if: (A) the initiative proposes a law other than a tax increase; and (B) the form described in Subsection 20A-7-203(2)(a) is part of a condensed initiative packet; (b) as it relates to a statewide initiative, using the electronic initiative process: (i) means the form described in Subsections 20A-7-215(2) and (3), petitioning for submission of the initiative to the Legislature or the legal voters; and (ii) if the initiative proposes a tax increase, includes the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-215(5)(b); (c) as it relates to a local initiative, using the manual initiative process: (i) means the form described in Subsection 20A-7-503(2)(a), petitioning for submission of the initiative to the legislative body or the legal voters; (ii) includes the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-503(2)(b), if the initiative proposes a tax increase; and (iii) includes the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-503(2)(c), if: (A) the initiative proposes a law other than a tax increase; and (B) the form described in Subsection 20A-7-503(2)(a) is part of a condensed initiative packet; or (d) as it relates to a local initiative, using the electronic initiative process: (i) means the form described in Subsection 20A-7-514(2)(a), petitioning for submission of the initiative to the legislative body or the legal voters; and (ii) if the initiative proposes a tax increase, includes the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-514(4)(a). (17) (a) "Land use law" means a law of general applicability, enacted based on the weighing of broad, competing policy considerations, that relates to the use of land, including a land use regulation, a general plan, a land use development code, an annexation ordinance, the rezoning of a single property or multiple properties, or a comprehensive zoning ordinance or resolution. (b) "Land use law" does not include a land use decision, as defined in Section 10-20-102 or 17-79-102. (18) "Legal signatures" means the number of signatures of legal voters that: (a) meet the numerical requirements of this chapter; and (b) have been obtained, certified, and verified as provided in this chapter. (19) "Legal voter" means an individual who is registered to vote in Utah. (20) "Legally referable to voters" means: (a) for a proposed local initiative, that the proposed local initiative is legally referable to voters under Section 20A-7-502.7; or (b) for a proposed local referendum, that the proposed local referendum is legally referable to voters under Section 20A-7-602.7. (21) "Local attorney" means the county attorney, city attorney, or town attorney in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. (22) "Local clerk" means the county clerk, city recorder, or town clerk in whose jurisdiction a local initiative or referendum petition is circulated. (23) (a) "Local law" includes: (i) an ordinance; (ii) a resolution; (iii) a land use law; (iv) a land use regulation, as defined in Section 10-20-102; or (v) other legislative action of a local legislative body. (b) "Local law" does not include a land use decision, as defined in Section 10-20-102. (24) "Local legislative body" means the legislative body of a county, city, or town. (25) "Local obligation law" means a local law passed by the local legislative body regarding a bond that was approved by a majority of qualified voters in an election. (26) "Local tax law" means a law, passed by a political subdivision with an annual or biannual calendar fiscal year, that increases a tax or imposes a new tax. (27) "Manual initiative process" means the process for gathering signatures for an initiative using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. (28) "Manual referendum process" means the process for gathering signatures for a referendum using paper signature packets that a signer physically signs. (29) (a) "Measure" means a proposed constitutional amendment, an initiative, or referendum. (b) "Measure" does not include a ballot proposition for the creation of a new school district under Section 53G-3-301.1, 53G-3-301.3, or 53G-3-301.4. (30) "Presiding officers" means the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives. (31) "Referendum" means a process by which a law passed by the Legislature or by a local legislative body is submitted or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection. (32) "Referendum application" means: (a) for a statewide referendum, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-302(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-302(2); or (b) for a local referendum, an application described in Subsection 20A-7-602(2) that includes all the information, statements, documents, and notarized signatures required under Subsection 20A-7-602(2). (33) "Referendum packet" means: (a) a traditional referendum packet; or (b) a condensed referendum packet. (34) "Referendum petition" means: (a) as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-303(2), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection; (b) as it relates to a statewide referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-313(2), petitioning for submission of a law passed by the Legislature to legal voters for their approval or rejection; (c) as it relates to a local referendum, using the manual referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-603(2), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection; or (d) as it relates to a local referendum, using the electronic referendum process, the form described in Subsection 20A-7-614(2), petitioning for submission of a local law to legal voters for their approval or rejection. (35) "Signature": (a) for a statewide initiative: (i) as it relates to the electronic initiative process, means an electronic signature collected under Section 20A-7-215 and Subsection 20A-21-201(6)(c); or (ii) as it relates to the manual initiative process: (A) means a holographic signature collected physically on a signature sheet described in Section 20A-7-203; (B) as it relates to an individual who, due to a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, is unable to fill out the signature sheet or to sign the voter's name consistently, the initials "AV," indicating that the voter's identity will be verified by an alternate verification process described in Section 20A-7-106; and (C) does not include an electronic signature; (b) for a statewide referendum: (i) as it relates to the electronic referendum process, means an electronic signature collected under Section 20A-7-313 and Subsection 20A-21-201(6)(c); or (ii) as it relates to the manual referendum process: (A) means a holographic signature collected physically on a signature sheet described in Section 20A-7-303; (B) as it relates to an individual who, due to a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, is unable to fill out the signature sheet or to sign the voter's name consistently, the initials "AV," indicating that the voter's identity will be verified by an alternate verification process described in Section 20A-7-106; and (C) does not include an electronic signature; (c) for a local initiative: (i) as it relates to the electronic initiative process, means an electronic signature collected under Section 20A-7-514 and Subsection 20A-21-201(6)(c); or (ii) as it relates to the manual initiative process: (A) means a holographic signature collected physically on a signature sheet described in Section 20A-7-503; (B) as it relates to an individual who, due to a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, is unable to fill out the signature sheet or to sign the voter's name consistently, the initials "AV," indicating that the voter's identity will be verified by an alternate verification process described in Section 20A-7-106; and (C) does not include an electronic signature; or (d) for a local referendum: (i) as it relates to the electronic referendum process, means an electronic signature collected under Section 20A-7-614 and Subsection 20A-21-201(6)(c); or (ii) as it relates to the manual referendum process: (A) means a holographic signature collected physically on a signature sheet described in Section 20A-7-603; (B) as it relates to an individual who, due to a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, is unable to fill out the signature sheet or to sign the voter's name consistently, the initials "AV," indicating that the voter's identity will be verified by an alternate verification process described in Section 20A-7-106; and (C) does not include an electronic signature. (36) "Signature sheets" means sheets in the form required by this chapter that are used under the manual initiative process or the manual referendum process to collect signatures in support of an initiative or referendum. (37) "Special local ballot proposition" means a local ballot proposition that is not a standard local ballot proposition. (38) (a) "Sponsor liaison" means an individual designated by the sponsors of an initiative or referendum to: (i) receive communications from Office of the Lieutenant Governor; and (ii) communicate with and act on behalf of the sponsors regarding the initiative or referendum. (b) "Sponsor liaison" includes a sponsor or another individual designated by the sponsors. (39) "Sponsors" means the legal voters who support the initiative or referendum and who sign the initiative application or referendum application. (40) (a) "Standard local ballot proposition" means a local ballot proposition for an initiative or a referendum. (b) "Standard local ballot proposition" does not include a property tax referendum described in Section 20A-7-613. (41) "Traditional initiative packet" means the following components, all of which are bound together as a unit in accordance with Subsection 20A-7-204(5)(b), for a statewide initiative, or Subsection 20A-7-504(5)(b), for a local initiative: (a) a copy of: (i) the initiative petition; and (ii) the law proposed by the initiative petition; (b) the signature sheets; and (c) the circulator verification sheet described in Subsection 20A-1-1004(1). (42) "Traditional referendum packet" means the following components, all of which are bound together as a unit in accordance with Subsection 20A-7-304(5)(b), for a statewide referendum, or Subsection 20A-7-604(5)(b), for a local referendum: (a) a copy of: (i) the referendum petition; and (ii) the law being submitted or referred to the voters for approval or rejection; (b) the signature sheets; and (c) the circulator verification sheet described in Subsection 20A-1-1004(1). (43) "Tax percentage difference" means the difference between the tax rate proposed by an initiative or an initiative petition and the current tax rate. (44) "Tax percentage increase" means a number calculated by dividing the tax percentage difference by the current tax rate and rounding the result to the nearest thousandth. (45) "Verified" means acknowledged by the person circulating the petition as required in Section 20A-7-105.
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