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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah creates signature cure process for initiative and referendum petitions
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Andrew Stoddard
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill creates a process to cure an initiative or referendum petition signature that is declared invalid.
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.
Utah voters
Voters who sign initiative or referendum petitions receive the right to cure mismatched signatures and have their votes counted upon submitting a timely affidavit.
county clerks
County clerks must notify voters of invalid signatures, distribute affidavit forms, process returned affidavits, and update the statewide voter registration database.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if my petition signature does not match the voter registration database?
What is the deadline to return the signature curing affidavit?
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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
15 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 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
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- Feb 24, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 24, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0583
- Feb 23, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0583
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0583
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0583
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Establishment of Petition Signature Cure
The legislation introduces a structured remedy for petition signatures rejected due to database mismatches, aligning petition signature rules closer to mail-in ballot curing standards.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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