UEG v. GREG BELL AND MARK SHURTLEFF

Nos. 20120594, 20120608.

291 P.3d 235 (2012)

2012 UT 90

UTAHNS FOR ETHICAL GOVERNMENT, a Utah political issues committee, Plaintiff, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Clerks Of All Counties in the State of Utah; GREG BELL, in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah; AND MARK SHURTLEFF, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Utah, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 14, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen L. Smith and David R. Irvine , Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Bridget K. Romano , Utah Solicitor Gen., Thom D. Roberts , Asst. Att'y Gen., and Melanie F. Mitchell , Salt Lake City, for defendants.


Justice LEE, Opinion of the Court:

¶ 1 Utahns for Ethical Government (UEG) is a Utah political action committee. Its activities focus on ethics reform in Utah, including a petition for an initiative to be included on the ballot for the statewide general election. Before UEG began gathering signatures on its petition, it asked the Lieutenant Governor to allow it to utilize a petition targeting both the 2010 and 2012 ballots. The Lieutenant Governor denied this...

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