20A-7-213.   Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
     (1) It is unlawful for any person to:
     (a) sign any name other than his own to any initiative petition;
     (b) knowingly sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;
     (c) sign an initiative knowing he 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) he does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
     (b) he 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.
     (5) The attorney general or the county attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.

Amended by Chapter 304, 2003 General Session
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