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Lawmakers advance bill aiming to put limits on paid signature gatherers for ballot initiatives

‘This would take away our ability to do a referendum,’ say opponents of the bill.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Signed tax referendum petitions at the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Utah lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would place limits on the use of paid signature gatherers in ballot initiative or referendum efforts.