Utah HB0223 mandates electronic signature collection for initiatives, referendums, and candidate nominations, effective January 1, 2030.

HB0223 amends Utah's election laws to require electronic signature collection for initiative, referendum, and candidate nomination petitions, effective January 1, 2030. It mandates the use of approved devices capable of scanning and extracting data from driver licenses, state IDs, or other voter IDs. The bill also requires these devices to operate offline starting January 1, 2028. It repeals sections related to manual signature gathering and updates definitions for electronic processes.

Utah HB0223 mandates electronic signature collection for initiatives, referendums, and candidate nominations, effective January 1, 2030.

HB0223 amends Utah's election laws to require electronic signature collection for initiative, referendum, and candidate nomination petitions, effective January 1, 2030. It mandates the use of approved devices capable of scanning and extracting data from driver licenses, state IDs, or other voter IDs. The bill also requires these devices to operate offline starting January 1, 2028. It repeals sections related to manual signature gathering and updates definitions for electronic processes.