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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah HB 25 Modifies Candidate Petition Requirements, Signature Verification, and County Reimbursement Rules
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Lisa Shepherd and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill updates candidate procedures, requiring signature packets to be submitted to the county clerk where the majority of signatures were collected, and establishes state rules and legislative appropriations for county signature-verification reimbursements.
Candidates for elective office must navigate updated signature submission and county verification deadlines, while county clerks face new auditing mandates and reimbursement frameworks tied to state legislative appropriations.
- Utah's election code provides multiple pathways for candidates to secure a spot on the primary or general election ballot, including convention designation and direct signature gathering. context
- County clerks in Utah are responsible for verifying voter signatures on candidate petitions and ballot packets. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Candidates seeking nomination by gathering signatures
Candidates must submit signature packets to the county clerk where the majority of signatures were collected and adhere to updated filing and signature collection deadlines.
County clerks
County clerks must verify nomination petition signatures, manage signature removal requests, and conduct 1% regular audits of signature comparisons.
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
The office is authorized to make rules establishing a reimbursement process for counties verifying signatures for federal, constitutional, and multicounty offices.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where should a candidate submit nomination petition signature packets?
Can a voter remove their signature after signing a candidate's petition?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
28 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0025S03
- Feb 20, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0025S03
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- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0025S03
- Feb 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0025S03
- Feb 2, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0025S02
- Jan 29, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0025S02
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0025S02
- Jan 26, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0025S02
- Jan 23, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 23, 2026House Rules CommitteeBill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- Jan 21, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0025S01
- Jan 21, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0025S01
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0025S01
- Jan 17, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0025S01
- Jan 14, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0025
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 12, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0025
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0025
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0025
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Decentralized Signature Submission to County Clerks
The legislation clarifies and formalizes the requirement for candidates to split and submit signature packets to the specific county clerk where the majority of signatures within that packet were gathered.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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