H.B. 27
FailedSignature Verification Revisions
HB0027S01 (Substitute)
Signature Verification Revisions
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
Mar 5
House Committee
Jan 23
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to candidate nomination petitions.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- requires an election official to post the name, voter precinct number, and date of signature of a registered voter who signs a candidate nomination petition on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 days after the date of an election;
- requires an election official to send an email notice to a registered voter described above informing the voter that:
- the voter's name and voter-related information is posted on the lieutenant governor's website; and
- the voter may request to have the voter's signature removed from the candidate nomination petition by submitting a written statement to the election official requesting removal of the signature;
- requires an election official to make the website posting described above regardless of whether the voter's voter registration record is classified as a private record;
- amends candidate nomination petition forms to include information notifying a voter of the posting and signature removal processes described above;
- for a candidate seeking the nomination of a qualified political party to an elective office through signature gathering, shortens the deadline for the candidate to submit signatures to an election official from 14 to 21 days before the day on which the qualified political party holds a convention to nominate a candidate for the same elective office; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
When a voter signs a candidate nomination petition in Utah, this bill requires election officials to publicly post that voter's name, precinct number, and signature date on the lieutenant governor's website within one business day of signature verification, keeping it posted for at least 90 days after the election — even if the voter has previously chosen to keep their voter registration information private. Election officials must also email voters whose signatures are posted to notify them of the disclosure and inform them they can submit a written request to have their signature removed within three business days. The bill also updates nomination petition forms to include this disclosure notice, and extends the deadline for candidates seeking a qualified political party's nomination through signature gathering to submit their signatures — moving the cutoff from 14 to 21 days before the party's nominating convention. Voters who have intentionally kept their registration records private are most directly affected, as their information will be made publicly visible whenever they sign a nomination petition.
H.B. 27
FailedSignature Verification Revisions
Current version: HB0027S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
Mar 5
House Committee
Jan 23
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionJan 20
House RulesMar 5
House CommitteeJan 23
House Floor Vote
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to candidate nomination petitions.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- requires an election official to post the name, voter precinct number, and date of signature of a registered voter who signs a candidate nomination petition on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 days after the date of an election;
- requires an election official to send an email notice to a registered voter described above informing the voter that:
- the voter's name and voter-related information is posted on the lieutenant governor's website; and
- the voter may request to have the voter's signature removed from the candidate nomination petition by submitting a written statement to the election official requesting removal of the signature;
- requires an election official to make the website posting described above regardless of whether the voter's voter registration record is classified as a private record;
- amends candidate nomination petition forms to include information notifying a voter of the posting and signature removal processes described above;
- for a candidate seeking the nomination of a qualified political party to an elective office through signature gathering, shortens the deadline for the candidate to submit signatures to an election official from 14 to 21 days before the day on which the qualified political party holds a convention to nominate a candidate for the same elective office; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
When a voter signs a candidate nomination petition in Utah, this bill requires election officials to publicly post that voter's name, precinct number, and signature date on the lieutenant governor's website within one business day of signature verification, keeping it posted for at least 90 days after the election — even if the voter has previously chosen to keep their voter registration information private. Election officials must also email voters whose signatures are posted to notify them of the disclosure and inform them they can submit a written request to have their signature removed within three business days. The bill also updates nomination petition forms to include this disclosure notice, and extends the deadline for candidates seeking a qualified political party's nomination through signature gathering to submit their signatures — moving the cutoff from 14 to 21 days before the party's nominating convention. Voters who have intentionally kept their registration records private are most directly affected, as their information will be made publicly visible whenever they sign a nomination petition.
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