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Senate clarifies initiative petition verification rules allowing birth‑date as a backup match
Summary
SB11 clarifies procedures county clerks may use to validate initiative petition signatures, including using a signer's birth date as a secondary matching method; supporters said the change reduces the risk of valid signatures being discarded and the measure passed on a unanimous roll call.
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 11 on Jan. 19, a measure intended to reduce signature‑verification disputes in the initiative petition process by formally authorizing additional validation methods. The bill, sponsored by Senator Beverly Evans, was read for the third time by roll call and recorded as passing 27–0.
Senator Evans said the bill came from the elections office and is…
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