HB 145 (passed in 2019) modified the ballot measure process in Utah by creating a rolling window for signature submissions and for signature removals. This should make the process more fair by providing supporters of a ballot measure with a guaranteed path to the ballot: with enough early signatures, supporters can likely avoid a Count My [...]

Part 1: Preliminaries (6-8 weeks from date of filing, i.e., from early April until May or June) The initiative process starts with having 5 Utah voters sign a notarized application and then submitting that application to the Lieutenant Governor together with ballot language and various other statements. To maximize the signature-gathering window that should happen [...]

Update May 9: Here's the Fiscal Impact Statement, and here are the recordings of the seven public hearings. (We tried to record each hearing with two devices, so you may see multiple listings for each hearing.)  As required by state law, we'll be holding seven hearings around the state after the Fiscal Impact Statement is [...]