AGENCY: Lieutenant Governor

SERIES: 30019
TITLE: Referendum petition packets
DATES: 1960-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by petition packet number.

DESCRIPTION: These are referendum packets submitted to the Lieutenant Governor as per Utah Code 20A-7-3. A statewide referendum is a publicly sponsored petition that submits a law passed by the legislature to the voters for their approval or rejection at the general election. Packets contain signature sheets signed by individuals wishing to petition for a referendum to be added to the election ballot at election time. These signature sheets are used to determine if the referendum sponsors collected enough signatures. Petition packets may include personal information, signature, and date of signature of all individuals who signed the referendum. The referendum petition application is preserved permanently under a different retention schedule.

RETENTION

Retain for 22 month(s) after final action

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Petition signature records, GRS-1729

AUTHORIZED: 08/27/2020

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until final action and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 22 months and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

Legal requirements are detailed in Utah Code 20A-7-3.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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