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Utah Statutes § 20A-7-612 Misconduct of electors and officers - Penalty

⤴ Up to Part 6: Local Referenda - Procedures

Statute Text

(1) It is unlawful for an individual to:
(a) sign a name other than the individual's own name to any referendum petition;
(b) knowingly sign the individual's name more than once for the same referendum at one election;
(c) knowingly indicate that an individual who signed a referendum petition signed the referendum petition on a date other than the date that the individual signed the referendum petition;
(d) sign a referendum petition knowing that the individual is not a legal voter;
(e) in connection with circulating a referendum petition, represent that a document is an official government document if the individual knows or has reason to know that the document is not an official government document; or
(f) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
(2) It is unlawful for an individual 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 individual's signature for the referendum petition is not the date that the individual signed the referendum petition;
(b) the individual has not witnessed the signatures the individual collects or submits; or
(c) one or more individuals whose signatures appear in the referendum packet is not registered to vote in Utah.
(3) It is unlawful for an individual to:
(a) pay an individual to sign a referendum petition;
(b) pay an individual to remove the individual's signature from a referendum petition;
(c) accept payment to sign a referendum petition;
(d) accept payment to have the individual'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) A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(5) The county attorney or municipal attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.

History

Amended by Chapter 442 , 2024 General Session , § 29 , eff. 5/1/2024 .

Amended by Chapter 17 , 2024 General Session , § 9 , eff. 2/28/2024 .

Amended by Chapter 107 , 2023 General Session , § 73 , eff. 5/3/2023 .

Amended by Chapter 325 , 2022 General Session , § 51 , eff. 1/1/2023 .

Amended by Chapter 203 , 2019 General Session , § 36 , eff. 5/14/2019 .

Amended by Chapter 20 , 2001 General Session .

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