Section 20A-7-312 - 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 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.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