From Deseret News archives:
'02 ruling could impact petition drives
In 2002, sponsors of Initiative 1 the Radioactive Waste Control Act (Frank was the campaign manager) satisfied the then existing requirement to obtain 10 percent of the number of registered voters who cast a ballot in the prior gubernatorial election in at least 20 of the 29 counties. However, the initiative opponents launched an effort to persuade signatories in select counties to rescind their signatures and thus decertify the initiative. Initiative 1 detractors went door-to-door to find a small number of citizens willing to remove their name from the petition, thereby dropping the number of required signatures below the threshold in the lesser populated counties.
(For example, the initiative foes secured signature withdrawals in areas like Wayne, Daggett and Piute counties with little effort. Because the signature deadline had passed, initiative advocates could not respond with more signatures.) Lt. Gov. Olene Walker was forced to deny the initiative for placement on the ballot.
In state law, a difference exists between initiatives and referendums. An initiative enacts a statute into law, while a referendum amends or repeals something passed by the Legislature. Initiatives and referendums are identified separately, with distinguishing requirements, in Utah code. The referendum regulations have not been altered for years, despite all the activity surrounding initiatives.
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