Bill > HB0374

This bill updates Utah's election laws regarding signature collection for political nominations, with a focus on clarifying and modifying procedures for candidates seeking party nominations and unaffiliated candidacy. The bill makes several key changes to the existing election code, including providing more transparent processes for signature verification, allowing voters to remove their signatures from nomination petitions within a specific timeframe, and requiring filing officers to post verified signature names and dates on the lieutenant governor's website for 90 calendar days. The bill affects both manual and electronic signature gathering processes for qualified political parties and unaffiliated candidates, and introduces new requirements for notifying county or district attorneys if someone claims they did not sign a petition. Specifically, the changes impact how candidates can gather signatures, how those signatures are verified, and the procedures for removing signatures from nomination petitions. The bill also includes coordinating language with another potential election-related bill (H.B. 299) and sets an effective date of May 7, 2025, ensuring that election officials and political parties have time to adapt to the new requirements.

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