Utah Code § 20A-7-216

Electronic initiative process -- Obtaining signatures -- Request to remove
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signature.
(1) This section applies to the electronic initiative process.
(2) A Utah voter may sign an initiative 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 proposed by the
initiative.
(4) A voter who signs an initiative petition may have the voter's signature removed from the
initiative 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) for an electronic signature gathered before December 1:
(i) the first business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the voter signs
the signature removal statement; or
(ii) the first business day that is at least 90 calendar days after the day on which the county
clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4); or
(b) for an electronic signature gathered on or after December 1:
(i) the first business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the voter signs
the signature removal statement; or
(ii) the first business day that is at least 45 calendar days after the day on which the county
clerk posts the voter's name under Subsection 20A-7-217(4).
(5)
(a)
(i) A voter may not submit a signature removal statement described in Subsection (4) by mail
using prepaid postage, email, or other electronic means.
(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a)(i), a county clerk may accept a signature removal
statement submitted by mail using prepaid postage if the statement is postmarked on or
before the effective date of this bill.
(b) A person may only remove an electronic signature from an initiative petition in accordance
with this section.
(c) A county clerk shall analyze a holographic signature, for purposes of removing an electronic
signature from an initiative petition, in accordance with Subsection 20A-1-1003(3).

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