Section 312 – Misconduct of electors and officers — Penalty.

• (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 measure at one election;
  • (c) knowingly indicate that a person who signed a referendum petition signed the petition on a date other than the date that the person signed the petition;
  • (d) sign a referendum 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(9) knowing that:
  • (a) the person does not meet the residency requirements of Section 20A-2-105;
  • (b) the signature date associated with the person’s signature for the referendum is not the date that the person signed the petition;
  • (c) the person has not witnessed the signatures of those persons whose signatures the person collects or submits; or
  • (d) one or more individuals who sign the referendum 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; or
  • (d) accept payment to have the person’s name removed from a referendum petition.

• (4) Any person violating this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Amended by Chapter 325, 2022 General Session