Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Initiative: means a new law proposed for adoption by the public as provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
Initiative packet: means a copy of the initiative petition, a copy of the proposed law, and the signature sheets, all of which have been bound together as a unit. See Utah Code 20A-7-101
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
sign any name other than the individual’s own name to an initiative petition or a statement described in Subsection 20A-7-505(4) or 20A-7-515(4);
(b)
knowingly sign the individual’s name more than once for the same initiative at one election;
(c)
knowingly indicate that an individual who signed an initiative petition signed the initiative petition on a date other than the date that the individual signed the initiative petition;
(d)
sign an initiative petition knowing the individual is not a legal voter; or
(e)
knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
(2)
It is unlawful for an individual to sign the verification for an initiative 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 initiative petition is not the date that the individual signed the initiative petition;
(c)
the individual has not witnessed the signatures of the individuals whose signatures the individual collects or submits; or
(d)
one or more individuals who signed the initiative petition are not registered to vote in Utah.
(3)
It is unlawful for an individual to:
(a)
pay an individual to sign an initiative petition;
(b)
pay an individual to remove the individual’s signature from an initiative petition;
(c)
accept payment to sign an initiative petition; or
(d)
accept payment to have the individual’s name removed from an initiative petition.
(4)
A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
