Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.

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  • (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
    • (a) sign any name other than the person's own to an initiative petition or a statement described in Subsection 20A-7-205(3);
    • (b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same measure at one election;
    • (c) knowingly indicate on an initiative packet that a person who signed the packet signed the packet on a date other than the date that the person signed the packet;
    • (d) sign an initiative knowing the person is not a legal voter; or
    • (e) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
  • (2) It is unlawful for any person to sign the verification for an initiative packet knowing that:
    • (a) the person does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
    • (b) the signature date next to the person's name on the initiative packet is not the date that the person signed the packet;
    • (c) the person has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the initiative packet; or
    • (d) one or more persons whose signatures appear in the initiative packet is either:
      • (i) not registered to vote in Utah; or
      • (ii) does not intend to become registered to vote in Utah.
  • (3) It is unlawful for any person to:
    • (a) pay a person to sign an initiative petition;
    • (b) pay a person to remove the person's signature from an initiative petition;
    • (c) accept payment to sign an initiative petition; or
    • (d) accept payment to have the person's name removed from an initiative petition.
  • (4) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.




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