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Title 19 - Initiative, Referendum and Recall

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Chapter 1
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Sec: 19-101-19-161
Article 1Form of Petitions
  • 19-101
  • Referendum petition; circulators; violation; classification
  • 19-101.01
  • Legislative findings and intent; strict compliance
  • 19-102
  • Initiative petition; circulators
  • 19-102.01
  • Initiative petitions; standard of review
Article 2Circulation of Petitions and Signatures
  • 19-111
  • Number for petition; training materials
  • 19-111.01
  • Text review; legislative council; recommendations
  • 19-112
  • Signatures and verification; attachment
  • 19-113
  • Withdrawal of petition signature; payment of remuneration; violation; classification
  • 19-114
  • Prohibition on circulating petitions by certain persons; statement of organization
  • 19-114.01
  • Prohibition on signing petition for profit; classification
  • 19-115
  • Unlawful acts; violations; classification
  • 19-116
  • Signing petitions; coercion; intimidation; false description; classification
  • 19-117
  • Initiative and referendum petition; changes; applicability
  • 19-118
  • Registered circulators; requirements; violation; classification; definition
  • 19-118.01
  • Signature collection; prohibited payments; violation; classification
  • 19-119
  • Deceptive mailings; civil penalty
  • 19-119.01
  • Petition signature fraud; classification; list of prohibited persons
  • 19-119.02
  • Initiative, referendum and recall handbook; secretary of state
Article 3Filing of Petition and Election
  • 19-121
  • Signature sheets; petitions; form; procedure for filing
  • 19-121.01
  • Secretary of state; removal of petition and ineligible signatures; sheets copies; random sample; presumption
  • 19-121.03
  • Judicial review of actions by county recorder; venue
  • 19-121.04
  • Disposition of petitions by secretary of state
  • 19-121.05
  • Special fund for reimbursement of county recorders
  • 19-122
  • Refusal of secretary of state to file petition or transmit facsimiles of signature sheets or affidavits of circulators; writ of mandamus; venue
  • 19-123
  • Publicity pamphlet; printing; distribution; public hearings
  • 19-124
  • Arguments and analyses on measures; cost; submission at special election
  • 19-126
  • Counting and canvassing votes; governor's proclamation
  • 19-127
  • Preservation and publication of approved measures
  • 19-129
  • Destroying, suppressing or filing false initiative or referendum petition; classification
Article 4Initiative and Referendum in Cities, Towns and Counties
  • 19-141
  • Initiative and referendum in counties, cities and towns
  • 19-142
  • Referendum petitions against municipal actions; emergency measures; zoning actions
  • 19-143
  • Initiative petition in cities; action of council; amendment of charter
Article 5Challenges
  • 19-161
  • Challenges to legislative referenda
Chapter 2
RECALL AND ADVISORY RECALL
Sec: 19-201-19-234
Article 1Petition and Election Procedures
  • 19-201
  • Officers subject to recall; number of petitioners
  • 19-201.01
  • Legislative finding and intent; strict compliance
  • 19-202
  • Recall petition; limitations; subsequent petition
  • 19-203
  • Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance
  • 19-204.01
  • Sample recall petitions; strict compliance
  • 19-205
  • Signatures and verification
  • 19-205.01
  • Registered circulators; requirements; violation; classification; definition
  • 19-205.02
  • Prohibition on circulating of petitions by certain persons
  • 19-205.03
  • Prohibition on signing petition for profit; classification
  • 19-205.04
  • Withdrawal of petition signature; payment of remuneration; violation; classification
  • 19-206
  • Coercion or other unlawful acts; violation; classification
  • 19-206.01
  • Recall petition signature fraud; violation; classification; list of prohibited persons; definition
  • 19-207
  • Notice to officer; statement of defense
  • 19-208.01
  • Removal of petition sheets and ineligible signatures; certification of number of signatures
  • 19-208.03
  • Disposition of petition; date of filing
  • 19-208.04
  • Judicial review of actions by county recorder
  • 19-208.05
  • Special fund for reimbursement of county recorders
  • 19-208.06
  • Refusal of filing officer to file petition or transmit facsimiles of signature sheets or affidavits of circulators; writ of mandamus; venue
  • 19-209
  • Order for special recall election; officer in charge of election; definition
  • 19-210
  • Reimbursement for county expenses in conducting special recall election
  • 19-212
  • Nomination petition; form; filing
  • 19-213
  • Form and contents of ballot
  • 19-214
  • Recall election board; consolidation of precincts
  • 19-215
  • General election laws applicable
  • 19-217
  • Recall petition; changes; applicability
Article 2Members of Congress
  • 19-222
  • Pledge to resign subject to recall
Article 3United States District Judges
  • 19-231
  • Petition for election to request resignation of district judges
  • 19-233
  • Canvass of vote; effect of results
  • 19-234
  • Recommendation of candidate by electors; filing by candidate of pledge to recall