§ 20A-7-213. 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 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