§ 20A-7-213. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to:

(a) sign any name other than the person's own to any initiative petition;

(b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same measure at one election;

(c) sign an initiative knowing the person is not a legal voter; or

(d) 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 person has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose names appear in the initiative packet; or

(c) 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.

Amended by Chapter 253, 2013 General Session