(1)
(a) A person seeking to have a law passed by the Legislature submitted to a vote of the people shall, after filing a referendum application, obtain:
(i) legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and
(ii) from at least 15 Senate districts, legal signatures equal to 8% of the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.
(b) When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters to meet the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), the governor shall issue an executive order that:
(i) directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at the next regular general election; or
(ii) calls a special election according to the requirements of Section 20A-1-203 and directs that the referendum be submitted to the voters at that special election.
(2) When the lieutenant governor declares that a referendum petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters, the law that is the subject of the petition does not take effect unless and until it is approved by a vote of the people at a regular general election or a statewide special election.
(3) The lieutenant governor shall provide the following information to any interested person:
(a) the number of active voters in the state on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election; and
(b) for each county, the number of active voters in that Senate district on January 1 immediately following the last regular general election.