Utah Statutes § 20A-7-612 Misconduct of electors and officers - Penalty
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
(9)
, knowing that:
(a)
the individual does not meet the residency requirements of Section
20A-2-105
;
(b)
the signature date associated with the individual's signature for the referendum petition is not the date that the individual signed the referendum petition;
(c)
the individual has not witnessed the signatures the individual collects or submits; or
(d)
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; or
(d)
accept payment to have the individual's name removed from a referendum petition.
(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 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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