Vote Utah announced Thursday that signature verification for the HB267 referendum had been completed by state elections officials.
HB 267 referendum update. Signature verification is complete pic.twitter.com/PUnmNBO9wf
— Vote Utah (@ElectionsUtah) May 8, 2025
At the end of the verification process, conducted under direction of the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office, 251,590 signatures had been verified and 73,136 signatures had been rejected.
There are a number of reasons why signatures may not get certified: signers may not be registered to vote, they may have written their address wrong, filled out the form incorrectly or their handwriting may be illegible…