HB 27 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Signature Verification Revisions

HB 27 requires election officials to post the name, precinct, and signature date of voters who sign candidate nomination petitions on the lieutenant governor's website for 90 days after an election. It also mandates emailing voters to inform them their information is posted and to provide a process for requesting signature removal. The bill shortens the deadline for candidates to submit signatures to election officials from 14 to 21 days before a party convention. These changes directly affect voters who sign petitions and election officials managing candidate nominations, with no new funding required.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill amends Utah election laws to increase transparency and voter control over candidate nomination petitions. The primary changes require election officials to publicly post voter signatures and send email notifications, regardless of whether a voter's registration is private. Additionally, the deadline for qualified political parties to submit nomination signatures was extended from 14 to 21 days before their convention.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of public disclosure to include voters with private registration records and extends the timeline for signature submission for qualified political party candidates.

REQUIREMENT

Requires election officials to post voter names, precincts, and signature dates on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 days after an election.

Mandates that election officials send email notices to voters informing them their information is posted and explaining how to request signature removal.

Requires the public posting of signature information even if the voter's registration record is classified as private.

Updates petition forms to include warnings and notices about the new public posting and signature removal processes.

TIMELINE

Extends the deadline for qualified political party candidates to submit nomination signatures from 14 to 21 days before their party convention.

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Committee

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [House Rules Committee]

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor