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Senate tightens rules for initiatives and petitions, bars electronic signatures
Summary
The Senate passed a sweeping set of election-law amendments on March 7, 2011 (SB165) that clarify timelines for initiative and referendum petitions, prohibit electronic signatures for qualification packets and require county signature verification procedures; sponsors said the measures remove ambiguity used in litigation.
On March 7 the Utah Senate approved the second substitute of Senate Bill 165, a package of election-law amendments addressing initiative and referendum procedures, signature verification and petition timing.
Senator Bramble, sponsor of the measure, said the bill resolves ambiguity in the law about electronic signatures and petition timelines and requires…
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