Utahns for Ethical Government v. Clerks of All Counties in the State

Justice LEE,

Opinion of the Court:

1 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 request and required UEG to advance a petition targeting only a single ballot. UEG did not contest the Lieutenant Governor's decision at…