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Utah Statutes § 20A-7-312 Misconduct of electors and officers - Penalty

⤴ Up to Part 3: Statewide Referenda

Statute Text

(1) It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) sign any name other than the person's own to a referendum petition;
(b) knowingly sign the person's name more than once for the same referendum petition at one election;
(c) knowingly indicate that a person who signed a referendum petition signed the referendum petition on a date other than the date that the person signed the petition;
(d) sign a referendum petition 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 a referendum packet, or to electronically sign the verification for a signature under Subsection 20A-21-201 (10) knowing that:
(a) the signature date associated with the person's signature for the referendum petition is not the date that the person signed the referendum petition;
(b) the person has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose signatures the person collects or submits; or
(c) one or more individuals who sign the referendum petition are not registered to vote in Utah.
(3) It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) pay a person to sign a referendum petition;
(b) pay a person to remove the person's signature from a referendum petition;
(c) accept payment to sign a referendum petition;
(d) accept payment to have the person's name removed from a referendum petition; or
(e) on behalf of a voter described in Section 20A-7-106 , place the initials "AV" or enter any information on a signature sheet or statement described in Section 20A-7-106, if the individual:
(i) does not obtain the voluntary direction or consent of the voter;
(ii) believes or has reason to believe that the voter lacks the mental capacity to give the voter's direction or consent;
(iii) believes or has reason to believe that the voter does not understand the purpose or nature of the action taken by the individual on behalf of the voter;
(iv) intentionally or knowingly deceives the voter into providing the direction or consent of the voter; or
(v) intentionally or knowingly enters false information on the signature sheet or statement.
(4) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

History

Amended by Chapter 442 , 2024 General Session , § 15 , eff. 5/1/2024 .

Amended by Chapter 17 , 2024 General Session , § 5 , eff. 2/28/2024 .

Amended by Chapter 107 , 2023 General Session , § 35 , eff. 5/3/2023 .

Amended by Chapter 325 , 2022 General Session , § 25 , eff. 1/1/2023 .

Amended by Chapter 210 , 2019 General Session , § 13 , eff. 5/14/2019 .

Amended by Chapter 253 , 2013 General Session , § 7 , eff. 5/14/2013 .

Amended by Chapter 202 , 2009 General Session

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