This bill amends provisions for initiative and referendum petitions.
This bill:
- modifies certain forms to provide that:
for an individual who signs an initiative or referendum petition, the individual had an opportunity to read the entire statement included in the initiative or referendum packet; andfor an individual who gathers signatures for an initiative or referendum petition, the individual believes that the individual described above had an opportunity to read the law that is the subject of the petition;
- specifies that a person may use a spiral binder to bind together the pages that make up an initiative or referendum packet;
- provides that an individual who gathers signatures for an initiative or referendum petition may remove a signature sheet from the initiative or referendum packet for the purpose of gathering signatures; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Rules Review and General Oversight CommitteeStatutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-1-102, 20A-7-105, 20A-7-203, 20A-7-204, 20A-7-207, 20A-7-303, 20A-7-304, 20A-7-307, 20A-7-503, 20A-7-504, 20A-7-507, 20A-7-603, 20A-7-604, 20A-7-607, 20A-7-613