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Bipartisan Utah group starts voter referendum to repeal new tax reform package

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A group headed by a conservative former legislator is attempting to give voters the chance to reject the new tax reform package that passed in a special session last week.

Former Rep. Fred Cox, R-West Valley City, filed paperwork Monday with the lieutenant governor’s office to start the process to gather signatures. It potentially could block the bill from taking effect until voters decide whether to repeal it in next November’s general election.

But Cox and supporters face a herculean task: they must gather at least 115,689 signatures by Jan. 21, said Justin Lee, state elections director for the lieutenant governor’s office.